At least 100 Whanganui houses should now be warmer, thanks to the pop-up Curtainbank in Guyton St.
The Curtainbank was open for a month, giving away donated curtains and fittings to hang them. It also taught people how to make window blankets, and gave one dontated blanket away to each household.
It was an intiative of Community Resilience Whanganui (CReW). Nelson Lebo, Chris Cresswell and four other volunteers have kept it running in an empty shop.
About 20 people came to the first window blanket workshop, and more were due for the last one on Friday. They were asked to bring exact measurements of the window they want to cover.
Mr Cresswell said people had been fantastically generous with giving away curtains and blankets, and Bunnings had donated wood and fastenings.