A mum who couldn’t afford to replace her son’s torn school trousers has opened a community shop in South Shields’ former WHSmith store to help families stock up on essential items. <br />Freema Chambers, 48, has opened the ‘Community School Clothing Scheme,’ in the unit on King Street to provide families with free school uniforms for their children, whatever their circumstances.<br />Parents can also loan essential items such as cots and prams for their babies and young children for free, returning the items when they are no longer needed.
