{"id":370,"date":"2013-10-19T17:32:27","date_gmt":"2013-10-19T16:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebradfordsouprun.org.uk\/?p=370"},"modified":"2013-10-19T17:32:27","modified_gmt":"2013-10-19T16:32:27","slug":"clothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thebradfordsouprun.org.uk\/index.php\/2013\/10\/19\/clothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Clothing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"clothing\"<\/a>If you\u2019ve got some gardening or decorating clothes, please use them for that.<\/p>\n

We always have a stock of clothes and footwear \u2013 sometimes they\u2019re required each week, otherwise they\u2019re given out when necessity demands.<\/p>\n

The clothing most required are waterproof coats, trousers, woollens, shirts, scarves, gloves, hats, and socks [thick and dark \u2013 they provide warmth as well as hide the dirt]. Underwear is always bought new, and with the labels still on.<\/p>\n

But the most needed item is good quality boots and shoes. [When you or I travel, we\u2019ll probably do so by car, bus or train. Our clients tend to walk.] There have been some [thankfully, rare] occasions when we have simply run out of footwear so we tend to meet the client the following morning and take him to a store so he can choose his own. Although this does add to our costs, it is sometimes a unique experience for our clients, who don\u2019t often have the chance to choose what they\u2019d like to wear.<\/p>\n

Again, like with bedding, we require a trickle, not a flood and, to be quite honest, I\u2019m a little wary about posting this as we don\u2019t have much time these days to go and collect [or wait in for them to be delivered]. It can be a bit of a conundrum, but then that\u2019s often life, these days.