Having discovered this charity the previous
year, it was nice to see them at the show again, more loyal readers will know
that with Peter Evans's help, we have revisited them since, but a charity can
never have too much coverage!
This is Jane Garfield, the founder of The Toy Project, with a recycled
giraffe, and lets be honest here, who knew? Who knew a recycled giraffe could
look so healthy! In the background one of the legendary Plastic Warrior magazine founder's; Peter himself, checking out all
the little bags of recycled, figural goodness!
Anyway, a quick look round the stall, then
- later today; a visit to the shop, you can do that on the Internet, remove an
8-month gap!
Some Aussie bloke who supports the charity
(he's the Patron), I've mentioned him before, but I don't think he collects Toy
Soldiers - which is a bit lucky for the rest of us, as I understand his buying
power is a tad greater than yours or mine, so he'd hoover-up all the good
stuff!
Other shots are of various projects the
charity has helped with, both at home and abroad, and they seem to have done a
great deal in a very short time?
More of the same; toy libraries, donations,
playgroup support, children's hospital visits, you name it, if in involves kids
and can involve toys, The Toy Project
seems to be in there doing good work.
A bit late now, had I blogged earlier some
of you might have been tempted, but this Year's panned-out a bit odd, and
there's the thing, but anyway - there were calendars going; worth thinking
about one for next year though, make nice presents (do I get the 'mentioned
Christmas in context first' award this year?!!), contact;
Web.
- www.thetoyproject.co.uk
eMail
- donations@thetoyproject.co.uk
+44
(0)7590 256 530 (from abroad)
07590
256 530 (UK)
SHOP
81
Junction Road, Archway N19 5QU
OPENING
TIMES
Mon–closed
Tues–Saturday
10am-6pm
Sunday–closed
Registered
Charity - 1164282
Twitter
- @the TOY project uk
Facebook
- The TOY Project UK
Having been to the shop now (next post) and
not seen any of these little parcels there, I suspect that these are what are
given out to kids, wrapped in gift-paper as is happening in one of the shots
above? The knights look interesting, as does the fire-breathing dragon!
Larger and mostly recognisably iconic
character toys were on a shelf, jogging memories!
We can't leave The Toy Project without a
'what can you spot' shot . . . and I think that's Harvey the calendar-bear in
the background?
This treasure trove of a store is a few minutes walk from where I grew up and near the very (site of) Woolworth's store I bought my unpainted, Lone Star, Marx and Cherilea figures back in the 1950's.
ReplyDeleteWill have to visit on next trip to UK.
I can definitely recommend it Terra'; it's like a little Aladdin's cave! But it has moved up the road since last year, so check the address before traveling if it's not going to be for a while? I'll keep reporting on it though! I'll try and make it an annual 'trip-to-town', might see you there!
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