International Women’s Day celebrates the cultural, economic, social and political achievements of women. As a business, our staff, including our freelance colleagues, are 73% women. Seven of our eleven female colleagues are working mums. And amongst the amazing people who manufacture our clothes there is a similarly positive story of equality in our workplaces. 43% of the manufacturing staff at our UK partner factories are women. We recognise equality in ability and reflect this through equality in pay.
It’s British Pie Week next week. Which in our office means one thing: serious debate.Steak & ale versus pork pie. North v South.
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2025 was a year of some pretty amazing numbers for Community Clothing, but there are two that mean more than all the others. Read Patrick's New Year Impact Update |
Maybe it’s because we’ve been into wool for at least six thousand years? Or maybe it’s because whilst pretty much everyone else on the planet switched to trying to make the cheapest clothes they could, we stuck to trying to make the best ones.
The first question to ask is, what do we mean by a good raincoat? We think to be really good it needs to do several things.
Our latest collaboration is with Sheffield based ReTribe, a brand that upcycles tents. Together we have created a limited edition Pack a Sacks made from abandoned festival tents.
Community Clothing says No! to Black Friday. Instead we say Yes! to a great deal for everyone, every single day of the year.
Today (20/11/25) is Social Enterprise Day! Patrick explains what a Social Enterprise is and why it's so important for our economy.
Our raincoats begin in Rochdale, at British Millerain. A sixth generation, family-run mill that’s been leading the way in waterproof cotton since 1880. Their fabric combines over a century of Lancashire craftsmanship with modern innovation, and we’re proud to make it part of our raincoats with it.
Our denim offcuts were transformed into 'The Sanctuarie', a striking textile installation by MA student Claire Malley at Manchester Metropolitan University.
We all have a soft spot for our first cars. My actual first car was a quarter share in a 1962 Volkswagen Squareback. It was tangerine orange and had leopard skin front seats. It was great, but also rubbish.
The half yearly update to our impact figures is about the best part of doing this job. No matter how hard running Community Clothing might be (and sometimes it’s really hard), seeing the positive impact grow just feels really great.
