The Simple Things - 04.2020

LONDON

Hetu, Battersea, (hetu.co.uk);

Pipoca, Brixton,

(@pipocavegan); Common,

Clapham, (wearecommon.

co.uk); The Store Cupboard,

Crystal Palace, (@thestore_

cupboard); Roots & Cycles,

Crystal Palace, (rootsandcycles.

co.uk); Cups & Jars, Forest

Gate, (@cupsandjars_e7);

Harmless Store, Hornsey,

(harmlessstore.co.uk);

Bring Your Own, Nunhead,

(linktr.ee/bringyourownuk);

The Refill Larder, Teddington,

(refill-larder.co.uk)

MIDLANDS

Sue’s Sustainables,

Belper (facebook.com/

SuesSustainables); Raw,

Bingham (@RawBingham);

The Clean Kilo, Birmingham

(thecleankilo.co.uk); The

Reworks, Burton Latimer

(facebook.com/thereworks);

Re, Flore (coffeeandrefills.com);

Fodder, Hereford (facebook.

com/fodder.hereford); Zero

Waste, Leamington Spa

(zerostore.co.uk); NADA,

Leicester (zerowasteleicester.

co.uk); Refill Revolution, Market

Harborough (refillrevolution.

co.uk); Roots Larder, Stafford

(rootslarder.com)

NORTH

Another Weigh, 6 Angel Lane,

Penrith, CA11 7BP; T: 01768

863156 and Unit 13 Blackhall

Yard, Stricklandgate, Kendal,

anotherweigh.uk.

O Hidden down an alleyway

in the market town of Penrith,

Another Weigh channels

all of its profits into Another

Way, a conservation charity

founded by 17-year-old oceans

campaigner (and youngest

ever winner of Cumbria

Woman of the Year), Amy Bray.

The not-for-profit zero-waste

shop, which sells 50% plastic-

free household, baby and

lifestyle items and 50%

wholefoods, is a partnership

between Amy’s parents, Chris

and Emma Bray, and manager

Zoe Hedges. Zoe crowdfunded

£3,000 to kickstart Another

Weigh and has been

overwhelmed by the support

of the local community.

“When we opened in

January 2019, we launched

a membership scheme, which

already has 450 members,”

Zoe says. “People come here

to shop but it is also a social

space where people can talk

to us and to one another about

making changes and aiming

for a zero-waste lifestyle.”

A year later, Another Weigh

had opened a second shop

in Kendal and is now looking

for bigger premises in Penrith,

where popular features include

a nut-butter machine and

non-dairy milk dispenser. “We’re

full to bursting and there are so

many more things that we’d like

to stock,” says Zoe. “It’d be great

if every small- and medium-sized

town could have a shop like this.”

ALSO RECOMMENDED:

A Small Good Thing, Bolton

(asmallgoodthing.co.uk); Day

Zero, Buxton (dayzeroshop.

co.uk); Just Footprints, Chester

(justfootprintschester.co.uk);

Hoole Food Market, Chester

(hoolefoodmarket.co.uk);

Haworth Wholefoods, Haworth

(haworthwholefoods.co.uk);

Valley Organics Unwrapped,

Hebden Bridge (valleyorganics.

coop); Matthias Winter,

Hexham (matthiaswinter.co.uk);

The Hoylake Pantry, Hoylake

(hoylakezerowaste.co.uk);

ecoTopia, Leeds (ecotopialeeds.

co.uk); The JarTree, Leeds

(thejartree.co.uk); Something

Good, Newcastle upon Tyne

(somethinggoodnewcastle.com);

Plentiful, Ramsbottom

(plentifulshop.co.uk);

The Dispensary, Salford

(thedispensarysalford.com);

Giddy Arts, Saltaire (giddyarts.

co.uk); Unwrapped, Sheffield

(unwrappedshop.co.uk);

Zero Yorkshire, Slaithwaite

(zerowasteyorkshire.com);

The Good Life, Stockport

(thegoodlifeheatons.com);

Buy the Kilo, Tynemouth

(buy-the-kilo.com); Cut the

Wrap!, Ulverston (cutthewrap.

co.uk); The Bishy Weigh, York

(thebishyweigh.co.uk); The

Giftery & The Shop of Small

Changes, York (thegiftery.net)

N.IRELAND & EIRE

Refill Quarter, Belfast

(refillquarter.com); Twig

Refill Shop, Clonakilty

(@twigrefillshop); The Filling

Station, Galway

(@thefillingstationgalway)

SCOTLAND

Remake Scotland, Crieff

(remakescotland.co.uk);

Zero Waste Shop, Helensburgh

(@zerowastehelensburgh)

SOUTH EAST

Lemon & Jinja, Unit 20

Basepoint, Premier Way, Abbey

Park Industrial Estate, Romsey,

Hampshire lemonandjinja.com

O Founded a year ago by Jess

Dugdale, whose environmental

consciousness was awakened

while living in Uganda during

her teenage years, Lemon

& Jinja occupies the unlikely

location of two units on an

industrial estate on the outskirts

of town. After starting up in one

unit, Jess soon built up so much

local support that she extended

next door to open a vegan café.

As well as serving plant-based

cakes and great coffees, the café

will be soon be collaborating

with local chefs to offer pop-up

menus. “People have to travel

to find us, so we want to make

it a destination,” Jess says. “We

have lot of mums who come

with young children. While

they have a coffee and a rest

we’ll take their shopping list

and do their refilling for them.”

Alongside foodstuffs,

plastic-free toiletries and

household goods, Lemon & Jinja

sells printed dungarees, organic

T-shirts and other textiles made

by artisans in Uganda, where

Jess’s parents run a charity that

supports community-based

WHERE YOU LIKE TO SHOP

GUIDE

Hoole Food

Market

Another Weigh

Lemon & Jinja

»

LONDON
Hetu, Battersea, (hetu.co.uk);
Pipoca, Brixton,
(@pipocavegan); Common,
Clapham, (wearecommon.
co.uk); The Store Cupboard,
Crystal Palace, (@thestore_
cupboard); Roots & Cycles,
Crystal Palace, (rootsandcycles.
co.uk); Cups & Jars, Forest
Gate, (@cupsandjars_e7);
Harmless Store, Hornsey,
(harmlessstore.co.uk);
Bring Your Own, Nunhead,
(linktr.ee/bringyourownuk);
The Refill Larder, Teddington,
(refill-larder.co.uk)

MIDLANDS
Sue’s Sustainables,
Belper (facebook.com/
SuesSustainables); Raw,
Bingham (@RawBingham);
The Clean Kilo, Birmingham
(thecleankilo.co.uk); The
Reworks, Burton Latimer
(facebook.com/thereworks);
Re, Flore (coffeeandrefills.com);
Fodder, Hereford (facebook.
com/fodder.hereford); Zero
Waste, Leamington Spa
(zerostore.co.uk); NADA,
Leicester (zerowasteleicester.
co.uk); Refill Revolution, Market
Harborough (refillrevolution.
co.uk); Roots Larder, Stafford
(rootslarder.com)

NORTH
Another Weigh, 6 Angel Lane,
Penrith, CA11 7BP; T: 01768
863156 and Unit 13 Blackhall
Yard, Stricklandgate, Kendal,
anotherweigh.uk.

O Hidden down an alleyway
in the market town of Penrith,
Another Weigh channels
all of its profits into Another
Way, a conservation charity
founded by 17-year-old oceans
campaigner (and youngest
ever winner of Cumbria
Woman of the Year), Amy Bray.
The not-for-profit zero-waste
shop, which sells 50% plastic-
free household, baby and
lifestyle items and 50%
wholefoods, is a partnership
between Amy’s parents, Chris
and Emma Bray, and manager
Zoe Hedges. Zoe crowdfunded

£3,000tokickstartAnother

Weighandhasbeen

overwhelmedbythesupport

ofthelocalcommunity.

“Whenweopenedin

January2019,welaunched

a membershipscheme,which

alreadyhas 450 members,”

Zoesays.“Peoplecomehere

toshopbutit is alsoa social

spacewherepeoplecantalk

tousandtooneanotherabout

makingchangesandaiming

fora zero-wastelifestyle.”

A yearlater,AnotherWeigh

hadopeneda secondshop

in Kendalandis nowlooking

forbiggerpremisesin Penrith,

wherepopularfeaturesinclude

a nut-buttermachineand

non-dairy milk dispenser. “We’re

full to bursting and there are so

many more things that we’d like

to stock,” says Zoe. “It’d be great

if every small- and medium-sized

town could have a shop like this.”

ALSO RECOMMENDED:

A Small Good Thing, Bolton

(asmallgoodthing.co.uk); Day

Zero,Buxton(dayzeroshop.

co.uk);JustFootprints,Chester

(justfootprintschester.co.uk);

HooleFoodMarket,Chester

(hoolefoodmarket.co.uk);

HaworthWholefoods,Haworth

(haworthwholefoods.co.uk);

ValleyOrganicsUnwrapped,

HebdenBridge(valleyorganics.

coop);MatthiasWinter,

Hexham(matthiaswinter.co.uk);

TheHoylakePantry,Hoylake

(hoylakezerowaste.co.uk);

ecoTopia,Leeds(ecotopialeeds.

co.uk);TheJarTree,Leeds

(thejartree.co.uk);Something

Good,NewcastleuponTyne

(somethinggoodnewcastle.com);

Plentiful,Ramsbottom

(plentifulshop.co.uk);

TheDispensary,Salford

(thedispensarysalford.com);

GiddyArts,Saltaire(giddyarts.

co.uk);Unwrapped,Sheffield

(unwrappedshop.co.uk);

ZeroYorkshire,Slaithwaite

(zerowasteyorkshire.com);

TheGoodLife,Stockport

(thegoodlifeheatons.com);

BuytheKilo,Tynemouth

(buy-the-kilo.com);Cutthe

Wrap!,Ulverston(cutthewrap.

co.uk); The Bishy Weigh, York

(thebishyweigh.co.uk); The

Giftery & The Shop of Small

Changes, York (thegiftery.net)

N.IRELAND & EIRE

Refill Quarter, Belfast

(refillquarter.com); Twig

Refill Shop, Clonakilty

(@twigrefillshop); The Filling

Station,Galway

(@thefillingstationgalway)

SCOTLAND

RemakeScotland,Crieff

(remakescotland.co.uk);

ZeroWasteShop,Helensburgh

(@zerowastehelensburgh)

SOUTH EAST

Lemon& Jinja,Unit 20

Basepoint,PremierWay,Abbey

ParkIndustrialEstate,Romsey,

Hampshirelemonandjinja.com

OFoundeda yearagobyJess

Dugdale,whoseenvironmental

consciousnesswasawakened

whilelivingin Ugandaduring

herteenageyears,Lemon

& Jinjaoccupiestheunlikely

locationoftwounitsonan

industrialestateontheoutskirts

oftown.Afterstartingupin one

unit,Jesssoonbuiltupsomuch

localsupportthatsheextended

nextdoortoopena vegancafé.

Aswellasservingplant-based

cakesandgreatcoffees,thecafé

willbesoonbecollaborating

withlocalchefstoofferpop-up

menus.“Peoplehavetotravel

tofindus,sowewanttomake

it a destination,”Jesssays.“We

havelotofmumswhocome

withyoungchildren.While

theyhavea coffeeanda rest

we’lltaketheirshoppinglist

anddotheirrefillingforthem.”

Alongsidefoodstuffs,

plastic-freetoiletriesand

householdgoods,Lemon& Jinja

sellsprinteddungarees,organic

T-shirtsandothertextilesmade

byartisansin Uganda,where

Jess’sparentsruna charitythat

supportscommunity-based

WHERE YOU LIKE TO SHOP

GUIDE

Hoole Food

Market

Another Weigh

Lemon & Jinja

»