Hull charity helps more than 100 children with school uniforms

A charity which offers free school uniforms says it has helped more than 100 children prepare for the new school year.

Doreen’s, based at North Point Shopping Centre in Hull, repurposes unwanted uniforms and gives them to families across the city free of charge.

Ashleigh Hirst, the charity’s co-founder, said: “The demand is so high so we are just wanting to help with whatever we can.”

Sam Singh, founder of Uniform Direct which has stores in Lincolnshire, said items such as trainers and school shoes were often the most expensive.

Hirst, 34, said the charity had been particularly busy this week, with people queuing outside the shop before it had opened.

“We knew that there was a need, but we didn’t realise how big of a need there actually was,” she said.