Cookery book and kitchen utensil swap planned - as campaigners say 'it should be as normal as a clothes swap'
An event is taking place in Devon on April 18th
As household bills rise on what's been dubbed 'awful April', a new Devon scheme is aiming to encourage households to swap cookery books and utensils.
The Exmouth Town Council-backed event on Saturday April 18th, 12.30-2pm at the Salvation Army Hall, is also a chance to swap clothes as well as cooking ideas and equipment.
Zoey Cooper, the town council's Climate Officer, said: "We're trying to encourage people to reduce the amount of things that they throw away - and to think about sharing or swapping before they go to chuck something in the bin.
"We've been hosting big clothing swaps, once a month, for about a year now encouraging people to bring clothes, shoes, accessories that they don't want any more - as long as they are clean and in good condition. They can bring them along and swap them for more clothes, shoes and accessories.
"If they don't have anything to swap they can make a pledge for the planet, or they can make a donation.
"This time we've decided to extend the swapping opportunity to cookery books. We're aware that you have your favourite cookery book and then maybe you get tired of cooking the same recipe, or maybe you've been trying to be vegetarian for a while and maybe now you don't want to pursue that.
"Why not, instead of throwing away your book or giving your book to a charity shop, why not bring your book to our event and swap it for another cookery book?
"One the same stand we will have lots of kitchen utensils as well, so if you are in need of another wooden spoon or other crockery, cutlery and you've got things to swap then you can bring things to swap and get some new kitchen utensils as well.
The climate and environmental campaigner hopes the even will continue to grow in popularity, adding; "I haven't bought any new clothes for years.
"I used to go charity shop shopping but now I just wait for the clothes swaps because it's free and I've always got stuff to give away and I can basically refresh my wardrobe every couple of months by going to a clothes swap.
"To that end I don't see why book swaps and kitchen utensil swaps won't become equally as popular," she added.
There's a list here of other environmental activities also underway in Exmouth