Vintage and Value Enterprises @ Crowle

Winners of the 2011 City of Ryde Volunteer Recognition Group Award for volunteer service

Our Vintage and Value Enterprises at Crowle Home are social enterprises and fundraising initiatives run by our dedicated volunteers. They offer a unique range of goods and the volunteers hold a wealth of knowledge and experience they are happy to share.

The Enterprises offer a vast array of specialties from needlecraft, fabrics, books, plants and pre-loved clothing.

Proceeds from the sale of goods help us to continuously improve our provision of services for the people we support.

We have started contributing to the Achieve Blog!

One of our long-serving volunteers, Jo McKerrell, regularly contributes to the Achieve Blog to keep you informed about everything that's happening at the Vintage and Value Enterprises.

Read our blog here.

What do our Vintage and Value Enterprises offer?

• Needlecraft Emporium & Fabric Cave
  
  Sydney’s great treasure trove of beads, buttons and braids, cottons, canvasses and crochet items, heritage linen, upholstery fabrics, dress fabrics and period vintage pieces. There are also tapestries and unfinished needlecraft and you can pick up knitting wools, patterns and needles.
  
  Opening hours:
  
  
  • Monday: 9am-2pm
  • Friday: 9am-2pm
  • 1st Sunday of the month: 9am-Midday
    
    
• Laurel Grove & The Folly Nursery
  
  Plants, plants and more plants! Bromeliads, grasses, tropicals, specimen trees and hanging plants.
  
  Experienced volunteers are happy to assist with gardening questions.
  
  Opening hours:
  
  
  • Friday: 9am-2pm
  • 1st Sunday of the month: 9am-Midday
    
    
• Pre Loved Clothing

There is an assortment of women’s and men’s clothing for all occasions and seasons; shirts, pants, skirts, dresses and coats. You may even find a small amount of vintage wear!

Opening hours:

• Friday: 9am-2pm
• 1st Sunday of the month: 9am-Midday

• Second Hand Bookshop
  
  For the bookworms; you will find books in soft cover, hard cover, rare books and collectables, popular fiction, non-fiction, gardening and recipes books and more!
  
  For the music and movie lovers; you will find albums, CDs and DVDs.
  
  You must be quick; this bookshop boasts a loyal customer base!
  
  Opening hours:
  
  
  • Friday: 9am-2pm
  • 1st Sunday of the month: 9am-Midday
    

  Entry via Porter Street off Junction Street, Ryde. Street parking is available.

Make a Donation

The Vintage and Value Enterprises happily accepts donations of the following:

• Antiques
• Buttons
• CDs and DVDs
• Clothing
• Cotton
• Craft
• Crochet cottons, hooks and books
• Cuttings
• Doileys
• Elastic
• Fabrics for all sewing
• Fine china
• Fine handkerchiefs
• Gardening equipment
• Haberdashery
• Handbags
• Knitting books and patterns
• Knitting wools, books and needles
• Laces
• Mirrors
• Old needlecraft items
• Paintings
• Pictures
• Pots
• Scarves
• Silverware
• Stranded and embroidery cottons, silks and wool threads
• Table linen
• Tapestries
• Threads
• Vintage rolls and cut lengths

Group Bookings

Groups are welcome and bookings can be arranged outside of regular opening hours.

For more information about making donations, group bookings or how to become a volunteer, contact us on 02 8878 3353 (during opening hours) or 02 9034 1600.

Alternatively, you can complete our feedback form.

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