Ladysmith Shopping Centre is proud to be supporting the Ashton-under-Lyne community with our Ask for Ruby initiative, designed to provide free access to essential menstrual products for anyone who needs them.

Whether you are experiencing period poverty or have started your period unexpectedly whilst shopping, we are here to support you. To access the support, simply visit one of the participating stores below and ask for Ruby. A member of staff will provide you with a discreet bag containing essential menstrual products, with no questions asked.

Participating stores include:

💚 Holland & Barrett

💪 International Gym

🧁 Pound Bakery

🎮 CeX

📸 Max Spielmann

Period poverty affects thousands of people across the UK, and through Ask for Ruby, Ladysmith Shopping Centre is helping to make period products more accessible to the Ashton-Under-Lyne community. Don’t get caught out when you need it most!

To help keep this initiative running for as long as possible, we welcome donations of menstrual products. If you would like to support Ask for Ruby, donations can be dropped off Ladysmith Shopping Centre Management Office.

Every donation we receive will help us to continue providing free period products to those who need them most. Thank you for supporting this initiative.