Charities who collect goods?

A question about : Charities who collect goods?

I am getting ready to move house and so have had a big clearout. I now have about 6 black bags full of clothes, books, videos etc. The problem is, BF is working in Wales at the moment so he has the car most of the time. Does anyone know of any charities who would collect this stuff? I know the British Heart Foundation collect big items like furniture, but what about the ordinary clothes & bric-a-brac?

Best answers:

• Help the Aged and my local hospice have a collection service in my area, they may have in yours.
• Can I ask what area you live in? I'd try the Salvation Army, they will most likely collect both from you but only if they have a shop in your area.
• I'm on the SE London/Kent border & we are always getting sacks from various charities such as Scope & Great Ormond St Hospital through the letter box to fill with unwanted items for them to collect a few days later.
  It's very handy & ensures I have regular clearouts. : )
• I'd say it was definitely worth starting by calling any charity shops which seem to have lots of branches in your area! Our local hospice seems to have shops in every shopping street in the city, and they do a collection service.
• www.freecycle.org is a good way to clear unwanted items.
  Would also ring local schools as this time of year is lots of summer fayres etc going on
• i know Help The Aged are having problems collecting individual donations but are still doing the sacks through peoples doors. This is due to the cost of the collections and driver recruitment problems.
  The salvation army are normally quite good for collection goods
  James
• Emmaus Communities collect donated furniture, household goods, electrical items, bric a brac etc, which they re-sell in their shops. This provides work for formerly homeless people, who live and work in the Community, supporting themselves and using any surplus to help others in need. There's a list of Emmaus shops around the country on www.emmaus.org.uk - the best thing to do is call your nearest one to discuss collection.