Mr. Whetstone - Saltaire - Sustainable Store

by Mr Whetstone in Shipley, England, United Kingdom

We did it

On 25th March 2020 we successfully raised £9,777 with 109 supporters in 35 days

Mission: to open a low-waste sustainable store on a shoestring budget - creating an accessible free grocery shop for my community

by Mr Whetstone in Shipley, England, United Kingdom

Food and Drink, Environment

NatWest Back Her Business donated to this cause

NatWest Back Her Business has provided £4,500 of funding

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The Crowd

Anonymous

25th March 2020 at 4:45pm

pledged £250

Anonymous

23rd March 2020 at 9:11pm

pledged £1,000

Anonymous

23rd March 2020 at 8:37pm

pledged £200

Vanessa Torres

23rd March 2020 at 5:11pm

pledged £25

Vanessa Torres has also backed 1 other project

larry carr

23rd March 2020 at 5:05pm

pledged £25

Anonymous

21st March 2020 at 10:00pm

pledged £30

Deborah Carlisle

19th March 2020 at 6:46pm

pledged £30

Deborah Carlisle has also backed 2 other projects

Anonymous

19th March 2020 at 6:28pm

pledged £5

Shaun David Reynolds

19th March 2020 at 5:53pm

pledged £1

NatWest Back Her Business

19th March 2020 at 5:44pm

pledged £2,000

Shaun Reynolds

19th March 2020 at 5:44pm

pledged £1

Ann Bailey

19th March 2020 at 2:15pm

pledged £5

Anonymous

19th March 2020 at 2:08pm

pledged £5

Simon Jackson

19th March 2020 at 1:17pm

pledged £20

Ian Foxon

19th March 2020 at 1:10pm

pledged £20

Christine Crainie

19th March 2020 at 11:03am

pledged £5

Ben Hanington

19th March 2020 at 9:58am

pledged £5

Isambard Oram

19th March 2020 at 6:52am

pledged £5

Diane Dodd

18th March 2020 at 9:48pm

pledged £10

Natalie White

18th March 2020 at 8:05pm

pledged £2

Hayley Parker

18th March 2020 at 8:01pm

pledged £5

natalie-jane-dudding

18th March 2020 at 7:50pm

pledged £1

natalie-jane-dudding has also backed 2 other projects

Ben Moore

18th March 2020 at 7:04am

pledged £20

Anonymous

17th March 2020 at 10:31pm

pledged £5

Westly Garner

17th March 2020 at 7:04pm

pledged £5

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Rewards

This project offers rewards in return for your donation. Please select a reward below.

£3 or more

0 of 20 claimed

Hopwoods Hot Drink & 10% First Shop Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on any dry goods refill on your first shop, 1 hot drink from the lovely ladies at Hopwoods Sandwich Shop.

£4 or more

0 of 4 claimed

Dandelion Cafe Hot Drink & 10% First Shop Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on any dry goods refill on your first shop, 1 hot drink** from the dandies at The Dandelion Cafe (**excludes 'hot and tasty hot drinks' menu).

£5 or more

Blessings and Felicitations

Eternal Gratitude....a very special thank you from some very special friends will be emailed to you. (email address required!)

£5 or more

1 of 5 claimed

Head in The Woods PlantPot & 10% 1st Shop Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on any dry goods refill on your first shop, 1 washable paper plant pot hand crafted by Head In The Woods. (collect in store)

£10 or more

2 of 30 claimed

Fabric Pin Badges & 10% First Shop Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on any dry goods refill on your first shop, 2 unique vintage fabric pin badges hand crafted by bigsislittlesiscardboardbox.

£10 or more

1 of 4 claimed

Heather Yoga Class & 10% First Shop Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special email from special friends), 10% discount on any dry goods refill on your first shop, 1 class pass for Heather Yoga.

£10 or more

0 of 5 claimed

Bicycle Puncture Repair & 10% First Shop Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special email from special friends), 10% discount on any dry goods refill on your first shop, 1 puncture repair by Nathan at Saltaire Cycles.

£15 or more

0 of 10 claimed

Hand Printed Notecards & 2 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 2 separate purchases of any dry goods, ltd edition set of 3 notecards, hand screen printed by bigsislittlesiscardboardbox.

£20 or more

3 of 10 claimed

The Best Brownies & 2 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 2 separate purchases of any dry goods, a box of beautiful brownies, made down the road by Caterpillar Catering,

£20 or more

0 of 5 claimed

Sneaky Experience for 2 & 3 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 3 separate purchases of any dry goods, 2 tickets to an upcoming Sneaky Experience Extravaganza.

£25 or more

0 of 15 claimed

Hand Printed Tea Towel & 2 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 2 separate purchases of any dry goods, ltd edition Mr. Whetstone tea towel, hand screen printed by bigsislittlesiscardboardbox

£25 or more

0 of 15 claimed

Hand Printed Tote Bag & 2 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 2 separate purchases of any dry goods, ltd edition Mr. Whetstone tote bag, hand screen printed by bigsislittlesiscardboardbox.

£25 or more

2 of 10 claimed

Miniml Refills Bundle & 3 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 3 separate purchases of any dry goods, a selection of Miniml Refills (500ml) - choose from household, laundry, haircare or hand and body.

£50 or more

0 of 1 claimed

Book - The Guilty Feminist & 3 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 3 separate purchases of any dry goods, a signed copy of 'The Guilty Feminist', kindly donated by no other than... Deborah Frances White!

£50 or more

0 of 1 claimed

Dawn o Porter - The Cows & 3 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 3 separate purchases of any dry goods, a signed copy of 'The Cows', kindly donated by the wonderful wonderwomen that is Dawn o Porter...

£50 or more

0 of 1 claimed

Dawn o Porter - So Lucky & 3 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 3 separate purchases of any dry goods, a signed copy of 'So Lucky', kindly donated by the wonderful wonderwomen that is Dawn o Porter...

£50 or more

0 of 1 claimed

Tom Kerridge - Cook Book & 3 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 3 separate purchases of any dry goods, a copy of a Tom Kerridge cookbook (donated by him but it will be a surprise as to which one he has sent and whether he has signed it...)

£50 or more

0 of 1 claimed

Hannah Turner Tiger Money Box & 3 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 3 separate purchases of any dry goods, a Hannah Turner ceramic tiger money box - donated by the inspired woman herself.

£50 or more

0 of 20 claimed

Spice Up Your Life & 5 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 5 separate purchases of any dry goods, a special jar of herb or spice that reflects your personality alone will be named after you and you can visit it whenever you want.

£50 or more

Trees Trees Trees

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), trees will be planted in honour of you.

£50 or more

0 of 1 claimed

Zero Waste Home - Bea Johnson & 3 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 3 separate purchases of any dry goods, a copy of 'Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life' kindly donated by the one and only lady-with-the-5Rs, Bea Johnson!

£100 or more

0 of 30 claimed

You, Me and Gravity & 5 x 10% Discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on 5 separate purchases of any dry goods, a gravity dispenser will be named after you and no-one can take that away from you.

£100 or more

Trees Trees Trees Trees Trees

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), trees will be planted in honour of you.

£300 or more

0 of 1 claimed

Tickets - The Guilty Feminist & 1 YR 10% discount

Eternal Gratitude (special thank you email from special friends), 10% discount on any dry goods for 12 months, 2 tickets to 'The Guilty Feminist' at Kings Place, London in April 2020, kindly donated by... will you please welcome to the stage...Deborah Frances White!

£1,000 or more

0 of 2 claimed

Tattoo of Your Name on My Toe

I WILL tattoo your name on my big toe. I will (as well as Eternal Gratitude, (special thank you email from special friends), 10% of purchases on any dry goods forever, 2 unique vintage fabric pin badges, ltd edition Mr. Whetstone tea towel, ltd edition Mr. Whetstone tote bag, invite to the grand opening with priority queuing of the staff toilet.

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