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Parents save on school uniforms at city swap shop
Cristina Fernandez-Hierro said families were helping by reducing textile waste
Parents have said a school uniform pop-up has helped ease the stress of budgeting for the new term.
More than 600 people queued up outside a former burger bar on Bridge Street, Peterborough, to pick up free second-hand school clothes.
There are plans to turn Friday's pop-up, where parents could donate or take home items including coats, blazers and prom dresses, into a regular event.
Thirty-year-old Hannah - the BBC has agreed to not include her surname - whose eldest daughter starts secondary school in September, said branded school uniforms "really hit a hole in the budget".
She said: "I put money aside even before they finish the previous school year, because I'm thinking of the costs coming out of summer.
"This is a great way to give back to the community."
Victoria said she was looking for summer dresses for her five-year-old daughter
Victoria - the BBC has agreed to not include her surname - 33, said her five-year-old daughter had "shot up" in size and needed more clothes for the new term.
"She's five but she's in six and seven-to-eight stuff so we need summer dresses," she said.