The Forest Exchange

27/05/2026

Unfortunately, we will NOT be able to accept any donations at our event at Lydney Community Centre on May 30th.

Please come along and take whatever you need, you do not need to exchange.
EVERYTHING IS FREE!!

We are very sad that this will be our last event at the Community Centre, particularly as we have found it to be a very popular location.
Keep following us here for news about our next event in July at Ta**us Crafts!

13/05/2026

⭐️Unit ready and our next event. ⭐️

We now have all the donations in our new storage container already for our next event on the 30th May Lydney Community Centre.

A massive thanks to Now Self Storage for your help and support over the last three years, your essential support at the beginning of our project was is so appreciated.

A huge thanks again to Emma Kemsley and Pearl Biddle for there huge kindness in letting us put our new Storage container on their land and to the Forest of Dean Climate Action Partnership (FODCAP) for funding everything! We are over the moon!😊

Please note this is our last event unfortunately at Lydney Community centre, but lets make it the best yet, please spread the word of the event and get in touch if you would like to help.

This is a reuse event and no money is involved, take what you need, give what you can. Please make sure all donations are clean and in working order. We can pick up if needed, just get in touch via messenger or our website. https://forestexchange.weebly.com/

See you all on the 30th!!🤩❤️

01/05/2026

🎉 Exciting news! 🎉

📣 We now have our very own storage container! 🤩

👏We have to say some absolutely amazing thanks to (Forest of Dean Climate Area Partnership) for helping us get the unit by providing funds and paying for the unit and delivery. You have been so incredibly helpful and supportive, a huge thankyou from us all (especially to Piers Cardiff).🙏

To Emma Kemsley and Pearl Biddle in allowing us to put our storage container on your land, none of this would be possible without you, thankyou so much, we appreciate your kindness and support for our community organisation, this means a lot to us all. 💖

Another huge thanks to Reecer Group Ltd for the most amazing reused storage container. You have selected the best container you have for our use and we thankyou so much for this.

To A1 for delivery of the storage container and managing the delivery.

Thanks to everyone involved in this massive process for us, to all our volunteers including Steve Stockham who organised most of the delivery, Kelly Winstone for all you are doing with the shelving, boxes etc, you’re an absolute star, to all other members including Caroline, Vickie, Angela and even Annie who has now moved to Hove! We all work so hard together and this would not be possible without the help and support all volunteers bring. 💖

This is going to make a massive difference to us, because we won’t be having any money issues again to continue in Lydney, previously we have had to fundraise. 🤩🎉

Our next hurdles are to get more storage, hopefully in Coleford and Cinderford, so please get in touch if you are a business, organisation, charity or person that can help with any aspect of this.

Again a huge thanks to everyone involved! 💚


Forest of Dean District Council The Forester The Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Gloucestershire Live

24/04/2026

Don’t forget we will have a small stall at this event on tomorrow and we look forward to making new connections and continuing to help the people of Coleford ♻️😁🌎💖💚

Join your community in Coleford this Friday and Saturday to explore simple ways to save money and live more sustainably 🌍

Everyone is welcome to drop in at the Coleford community sustainability event - two days of community action, support and inspiration. Local organisations will be hosting stalls, plus there will be free activities, including ones especially for children.

Organisations attending include:
The Forest Exchange - free household goods, toys and clothing (Saturday)
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust - make your own terrarium (Friday)
Gloucestershire Gateway Trust - children's activities (Friday)
Severn Trent Water - help with reducing water bills and waste water
Severn Wye Energy Agency - support and advice

There will also be a food waste caddy collection point, free refreshments and a prize draw in which you could win a locally sourced hamper or a warmth pack.

📅 Friday 24 April | 11am - 7pm
📅 Saturday 25 April | 10am - 4pm
📍 Coleford Baptist Church, 27 Newland St, Coleford, GL16 8AJ

21/04/2026

21/04/2026

That photo gets about a bit! 😆

Anyway, our community project will be at Coleford Baptist Church this Saturday for a sustainability event, come and say hi and learn more about us.
We will have a small amount of clothes, books and household items available. 💖♻️

Discover how Coleford is bringing together locals and organisations to promote sustainable living and cost-saving tips.

19/04/2026

We will have a small stall at the sustainability event this Saturday, come along and see how local organisations can help our communities. 🌎♻️

16/04/2026

⭐️Our last Forest Exchange Event at Lydney Community Centre!⭐️

Come along and see what you might find, everything is free, we are a face to face freecycle and have items such as, clothes, toys, books and household items. 🧸👕🥣📕

We are a volunteer led grassroots community project enabling a sustainable future for everyone. Through community events across the Forest of Dean, we promote the principles of inclusive, supportive and sustainable living, where we help each other. ♻️

We are sad to not be holding events at Lydney Community Centre anymore, as it’s in the heart of the Lydney community and we know so many people have really benefited from this greatly, we thank the community centre for their support over the years as this being our first wonderful venue, we have so many great memories. 💖

There is free parking available in the community centre carpark and disabled spaces too. The access to the centre is open and flat with no accessible issues. ♿️ We always allow access for those whith disability aids, half an hour prior to the event.

👕If you have any donations please bring them along on the day or get in touch in advance.



Lydney Community Centre