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Selco Builders Warehouse has announced Children’s Scrapstore as a finalist for its 2026 Community Heroes initiative.
Based in Bristol, Children’s Scrapstore is a reuse charity dedicated to helping businesses divert safe and clean reusable waste away from landfill, transforming it into opportunities for creativity and learning.
The charity supports children, young people and adults across the city, through a number of initiatives including its Scrapstore Warehouse, ArtShop, play services, events and community programmes.
Children’s Scrapstore will join seven other finalists selected between April and November 2026 to face a public vote in December, which will decide the overall Community Heroes 2026 winner who will receive £15,000 in cash.
The charity has also secured £2,000 to spend in their local Selco Builders Warehouse branch in Bristol.
Commercial director at Selco Builders Warehouse, David Lennon, said: “Children’s Scrapstore has spent decades making a positive impact across Bristol, combining creativity and sustainability in a truly inspiring way.
“The impact of their work – from supporting schools and families to diverting thousands of reusable materials from landfill – really impressed our judging panel. We’re delighted to name the charity as a Community Heroes finalist and to be supporting its plans for the future.”
