Categories: ReColour Stories

Lollard Street Adventure Playground was built on a derelict bomb site after WWII. The purpose of the space is to support and enrich children’s self-directed play. The playground includes large wooden play structures, scrap materials, sports pitches, a nature garden and even a boat! Children are encouraged to play imaginatively, building resilience, creativity, inclusivity and a sense of fun and adventure.

Over the Covid-19 lockdown, there was a long break due to the restrictions, which meant that the playground was in need of a rejuvenation. 

With the help of Community RePaint – Cambridgeshire, and ReColour paint, Lollard Street Adventure Playground got a serious splash of colour!

As a child-centred playground, it seemed fitting that local children were part of the redecoration. “The children got very involved with the painting, which can be seen by all of the splats and slightly chaotic designs!” 

The bright colours are eye-catching and without doubt bring life back to the playground, preparing it for it’s next 65 years of creative play!

General manger Jack Shear, was delighted with the ReColour Paint. He says; “We had a really positive experience with ReColour in every aspect. Marcus was incredibly helpful in getting us the right paint and the right colours and we were very happy with the range of colours that arrived and their affordable price. It saved us a lot of money […] We will definitely be using ReColour again in the future.”

ReColour paint is our remanufactured paint, created from surplus paint from the paint industry that is deemed waste. Using innovative technology, we are able to take leftover paints, filter, treat and blend them to create a range of high-quality interior emulsion, exterior masonry and chalk furniture paint in large quantities of affordable paint.

Are you in need of affordable paint for your organisation? You can find out more here or contact us at repaint@resourcefutures.co.uk or call 07725760082.

The Cheltenham Paint Festival is a free art trail, showcasing a wide range of high-quality artwork in various painting styles from national and international artists. This year, 170 artists took part and painted 30 different locations around Cheltenham. The festival provided a colourful 5-mile walk for locals and visitors. This year in Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards it was awarded ‘Event of the Year.’

The festival never fails to add a huge splash of colour to the town. There was a huge variety of styles unique to each artist. Mural artist Katie Scott’s depiction of a undressed Barbie particularly sparked debate amongst the local residents.  The murals will remain until next year’s festival.

Artist and founder of the festival, Andy Davies, contacted Community RePaint to purchase 100 litres of affordable white paint to use at the festival. The central team passed the festival’s request onto Community RePaint Wirral, who was able to deliver ReColour remanufactured paint, costing just £1.20 per litre, meaning it could still go ahead on a reduced budget. The festival is crowd-funded, and entrance is free. This year the paint went even further because the Cheltenham Paint Festival team used a spray gun to apply the paint.

You can view a full gallery of the 2023 artwork on the Official Cheltenham Paint Festival website.

Do you need affordable paint for an upcoming project? Find your nearest scheme here. For Large-scale projects (over 60 litres) click here.

Back in 2021, Feeding Families purchased 120 litres of ReColour emulsion paint to decorate their then-new premises (click here to read about their past project). Fast forward to April 2023 when the Feeding Families team got in touch again, as due to growing demand, the charity had secured new, larger premises which needed decorating, prior to moving in during May 2023.

The new premises is more than double the size of their previous location, providing more space to better serve the North East community. As a result, a larger ReColour order of 450 litres of Brilliant White ReColour emulsion paint was placed for the large decorating task.

The order was processed by our remanufacture centre run by Community RePaint Wirral, and once packaged, the paint order was delivered directly to the door of Feeding Families’ new premises.

ReColour remanufactured paint is bulk produced from leftover paint that is filtered, treated and blended to produce a high-quality range of emulsion, masonry and chalk paint, available in over 20 colours. ReColour remanufactured paint is perfect for projects requiring more than 60 litres of paint and prices start from £1.20 per litre.

Take a look at the incredible before and after photos below:

Rachel Lister, Digital Engagement Officer at Feeding Families let us know:

“We are thrilled to be working with Community Repaint to decorate the inside of our new building. Their remanufactured paint offers a cost-effective solution to help us create a warm and welcoming environment for our clients. We are incredibly grateful for their support and for providing us with the discounted paint. We are excited about the future and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of those who need it most. We appreciate the support of our partners and volunteers who help make our mission a reality.”

Do you know of a charity or community looking to redecorate and need a large quantities of affordable paint? Community RePaint can help individuals and organisations achieve their desired design with our ReColour range of remanufactured paints, available from £1.20 per litre! Find out more about ReColour here.

Trades4Care CIC supports young people in need of work experience within the construction sector, with skills and mentoring opportunities, while providing community hubs, education buildings and care facilities with an affordable decorating service – on this occasion working to redecorate the Methodist Church hall in Barnard Castle.

This church hall is a vital hub within the local town with lots of different activities taking place in the hall throughout each week. This includes a foodbank, Parkinson’s exercise classes, charity coffee mornings, a warm space, a polling station, as well as puppy and dog training.

With a team of young adults, keen to develop their decorating skills, Trades4Care jumped to action to redecorate this community space, repairing the ceiling and woodchip walling and repainting the interior of the hall – which had not seen a lick of paint in 25 years!

For the project, Trades4Care purchased 200 litres of emulsion paint from the ReColour range of remanufactured paint, with paint and delivery totalling £345 – a massive saving in comparison with the £700 they had been quoted for if they had bought from trade. The order was processed by our remanufacture centre run by Community RePaint Wirral. Once processed and packaged, the paint order was delivered directly to the door of the Methodist Church.

ReColour remanufactured paint is bulk produced from leftover paint that is filtered, treated and blended to produce a high-quality range of emulsion, masonry and chalk paint, available in over 20 colours. ReColour remanufactured paint is perfect for projects requiring more than 60 litres of paint and prices start from £1.20 per litre.

Over the course of eight days, the once previously coral pink interior of the hall was transformed into a modern, bright and airy space, well suited to the diverse range of activities that will continue to take place in this bustling community hub.

Do you know of a charity or community looking to redecorate and need a large quantities of affordable paint? Community RePaint can help individuals and organisations achieve their desired design with our ReColour range of remanufactured paints, available from £1.20 per litre! Find out more about ReColour here.