The manager of Au Lait café just down the street, Kamal Mortada, said he's been seeing the effect of steadily increasing prices for a while now. Inflation spiked to a 40-year high under former US President Joe Biden.
"I must of saved hundreds and hundreds of pounds [over the years] we're all trying to save where we can and budget appropriately and save for Christmas so if we can make some kind of difference it's very helpful," Ms Murray said.Some items are sold for as little as 50p.
The shop is opened by volunteers every Monday morning but will also advertise additional opening times to other schools across the Forest.The school community has been raising money in a number of different ways from a sponsored litter pick and environmental bingo competition, to piles of uniform folded, washed and sorted by parents.Headteacher of Newnham St Peters C Of E Primary School, Aga Przybylska said a lot of the pupils 'think very carefully' about "the future".
"It's not just reusing and recycling the uniforms, it's also about encouraging courageous advocacy," Ms Przybylska said.She adding that "we want our children to stand up against general waste and make changes for the future they would like to have".
Elsie is in year six and has had uniforms from the pre-loved shop.
"It's like a circle, you can buy some clothes and if you grow out of them you can give them to the pre-loved hut and someone else can use them and then it can keep just going round and round so everyone gets a go," Elsie said.On Friday, on the 110th anniversary of their deaths, their family and a party from 2nd Battalion the Rifles visited the memorial to remember the missing brothers.
Keith Brooks, Pte Tame's great nephew, helped the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) to identify him by giving a DNA sample."John and his brothers Alfred and William have been remembered by the family from just photographs and vague memories from those who have now long passed," Mr Brooks said.
"Now, after finding John's remains, he is more than just a distant photograph. This has made him more real along with his story for future generations."This has all been achieved because of the excellent work the MOD do with all the research and investigations, giving missing people who have served their country the funeral they all greatly deserve."