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December 08th 2006 - December Scrap Update
All the latest stock and news from the store [Update].
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November 14th 2006 - Cut the Cost of Christmas
Cut the environmental and financial cost of Christmas. Orinoco launches
"Cut the Cost" on Tuesday November 14th with a Scrappy Christmas sale and
AGM at the store. [more] |
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November 1st - RePaint Store at OCVA
A partnership between the Community RePaint store at Orinoco and
Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary action will expand the reach of the
Community RePaint scheme in the City. Further growth is planned over 2006-07 to bring
the scheme to communities across Oxfordshire. [more]
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November 1st - On yer bike
The Oxford Cycle Workshop has donated a selection of children's bikes.
They have been refurbished and are in excellent condition. Prices range from
£10 to £20. [more] |
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October 1st 2006 - Soap in Store
The scrapstore smells delightful, thanks to a big donation of soap from
the Eynsham Soap Company. [more] |
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September 8th 2006 - National Scrapswap
Well done and thanks to Milton Keynes Play Association for organising a
fantastic Swap. We arrived late so were worried we would miss the best scrap
but we needn't have worried as there was plenty to go around. The new stock in
store from Saturday 9th. The local BBC news team were there and it made
the evening television bulletin. I've stuck a copy on the website. [more] |
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August 30th 2006 - Annie Sloan Practical Style
Annie Sloan Practical Style have donated hundreds of litres of new,
specialist paint. The paint, translucent top-coats is perfect for creating
finishes where wood grain or underlying colours show through to stylish
effect, blending with the top coat. [more
about Annie Sloan] [more about
Glossy Glaze paint] |
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August 18th 2006 - Feature on Orinoco
A feature on Orinoco and our work appeared in the Oxford Times 'In
Business' supplement. [Oxford
Times Website] |
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August 8th 2006 - New Scrap
Cardboard tubes, Forex Foamboard, New Paint... [more] |
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August 4th 2006 - Feng Shui Give Away
Focus DIY is handing over pallets of paint for community re-use.
Nationally, they’re handing out £150,000 of paint to local community
projects, schools and good causes. Stores in Banbury, Didcot and Witney are
working with Orinoco and Community RePaint. The paint will be available at
the Scrapstore from Saturday August 12th. [news
release] [photos]
[PDF
photo index] |
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July 30th 2006 - Volunteers Overwhelmed
Volunteers at Orinoco, the Oxfordshire scrapstore were overwhelmed by the
bargain hunters keen to get their hands on cut-price fabric off-cuts at
their Headington store. By the end of the weekend, seven pallets had been
sold raising over £500. In total, the fabric, combined with increased sales
of paint, garden tools, art materials and membership raised £1020. [news
release] [PDF
photo index] [photos] |
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July 9th 2006 - Fabric Off-cuts Sale (July 29th & 30th)
Fabulous off-cuts from furniture makers Wesley Barrell are now in the
store and need to be bought. We've got hundreds of roll-ends of fabric from
all the major textile houses: Sanderson, G.P. & J. Baker, Lelievre, Osborne
& Little, Liberty… the list goes on. [more]
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July 9th 2006 - New Orinoco Poster
The new Orinoco poster is ready for
download. Please print some out and stick them up somewhere. We need your
help to keep the store in business. [more] |
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July 9th 2006 - New Orinoco Leaflet
The new Orinoco leaflet and membership form is ready for download. Please
print some out and leave them around for people to discover. There's a
colour version and a Monochrome one for laser printers and photocopiers
[more] |
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July 3rd 2006 - Wesley Barrell Donate Fabric
Orinoco has linked up with furniture manufacturer
Wesley Barrell to find new
homes for hundreds of metres of quality fabric off-cuts and roll ends. Three
vans full of fantastic quality scrap have been picked up and are now on sale
at the store. [news
release and photos - PDF] [press
launch photos - JPG gallery] |
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July 1st 2006 - New Scrap
Wooden blocks, travel mirrors, safety scissors & fabric. Get them while
they're hot [update
sheet - PDF] |
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June 29th 2006 - Howie Watkins of Orinoco Wins
Award
Howie Watkins was
nominated for the award by
Malborough
School, Woodstock, for an "Investors in Education" award in recognition
of his work with Orinoco – the Oxfordshire scrapstore and for helping raise
funds for their wildlife garden with a benefit performance of his
one-man-show ‘Beastly Behaviour’. [news
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June 6th 2006 - Windale Community Primary School
As part of the Artweeks programme, Orinoco worked with artist Tom Cox
from Kids@rt and
Becci Man of
Windale Community Primary School to create school grounds sculptures.
[more] [news
release] |
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May 27th 2006 - Paint Sort
Volunteers Sarah & Bade get ready for the summer rush of DIY enthusiasts, mural
artists and gardeners that take advantage of the Orinoco paint store. All
paint has now been sorted to make shopping easier. Kitchen & Bathroom,
exterior and specialist paints are now separated out. [news
release] |
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May 10 2006 - ScrapSwap
Scrap traded with Worcester, Wiltshire and Bristol Scrapstores. We
exchanged surplus stock and have some fabulous new items. Be at the store on
Saturday 13th May if you want to get the best stuff as it comes off the van.
See what's new in the catalogue
update. Join the mailing list if you want stock updates emailed top you. [more] |
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May 4th 2006 - Re-Connect
Television presenter and environmental campaigner Howie Watkins (BBC -
Really Wild Show, BBC - Science in Action...) joined children in Year three
at St. Andrew's CE Primary School, Headington to launch Re-Connect, the
recycled connection kit.
[pictures] [news
release] [Re-Connect page] |
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April 22nd 2006 - New Scrap
New Scrap delivery of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream pots... hundreds of them,
with lids. Good sized, clean, cardboard pots with a wax lining. Waterproof
and perfect for use as plant pots, paint containers or to model with. |
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April 8th 2006 - Cricket Force
Orinoco and Community Re>Paint support the NatWest Cricket Force 2006,
where amateur cricket clubs across England and Wales are encouraged to
do-up/redecorate/refurbish their clubs. [Cricket
Force Website] |
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March 31st 2006 - New Scrap
New Scrap, just in from one of our best suppliers:
Cochranes of Oxford
Ltd. Including: exciting plastic bits, rip-stop nylon off-cuts and
sheets, kite material, kite shapes, string, windmills, bobbins and plastic
straws. |
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January 28th 2006 - Paint Sorting Weekend
Big Paint Sorting Weekend. A long overdue tidy up at the store to get our
new stock out and looking good. Thanks to all who took part. [details
and pictures] |
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