Repair Cafe coming soon!!

Repair Cafe coming soon!!

Despite Lockdown preventing the launch of a Repair Café for Macclesfield there have been exciting developments taking place. Discussions have taken place to see if the Repair Café could be attached to Scoop and Scales as the two ventures share many of the same...
A big S&S welcome to Fruits of the Forage

A big S&S welcome to Fruits of the Forage

It is with joy that we now have a very lovely range of Fruits of the Forest goods within our shop.  They specialise in preserves, cordials, jams and vinegars made with abandoned local fruits and native plants and are a great addition to our local suppliers.  ...

Oceans of Plastic

Jinny Chivers is a Scoop and Scales volunteer and regular customer.  In this shocking yet motivating article she explains why:   Why I support Scoop and Scales…. I am an experienced sailor, having spent over a decade living and working on sailing yachts, sailing...

We all want some Christmas Pudding

Here’s a simple recipe to follow to make a traditional Christmas Pudding. We have packaged up the right weights of some of the key ingredients (**) for you, but if you fancy something different you could always try some other fruits such as apricots, dates, figs or...

Sounds of the Forest

Scoop and Scales member Hayley Ashby explains how a global audio project launched in lockdown has tapped into a renewed appreciation of the natural world.  For more information and to listen to some of these incredible recordings click on Timber festival website links...