Families helping families
Thank you so much for thinking of donating to MerryGoRound - we’re a community project and in order help families we need donations from people like you!
We want the bundles we give to families to feel like a special gift so we ask you to please only donate items you would use with your own children or give to ones you love. No stains, holes, rips or tears please.
We kindly ask that all clothing is freshly laundered before donating. You can discover why that’s so important here.
What we need right now
WINTER CLOTHES REQUIRED URGENTLY
Due to the cost of living crisis we have received lots of referrals so urgently need donations of winter clothes for all ages three plus.
A lot of the requests we receive are for 11 year old girls and boys that wear sizes 12, 13 or 14 so we accept donations for these sizes too.
We kindly ask that you sort the clothes into sizes as per the guidance below as we only have a small team of volunteers and it is a huge task to sort everything!
BABY AND TODDLER CLOTHES
Seasonally appropriate baby clothes including all-in-ones, vests, tops, jumpers, cardigans, leggings, socks etc
Outerwear including pramsuits, mittens & hats
Baby sleeping bags, towels, blankets and muslins
Baby carriers (e.g. BabyBjörn, Ergo)
Please sort into separate bags (and label the bag) by size/gender:
0 - 3 months
3 - 6 months
6 - 12 months
12 - 18 months
18 - 24 months
2 - 3 years
CHILDREN’S CLOTHES - FOR CHILDREN AGES 4 TO 11
Seasonally appropriate children’s clothes including t-shirts, long sleeved tops, jumpers, cardigans, trousers, jogging bottoms, dresses, shirts etc
Outerwear including winter coats, lightweight jackets, raincoats, hats, scarves and gloves/mittens
Pyjamas (no hoods)
Children's underwear (we accept pre-loved but please double check it is unstained)
Socks (rolled into pairs)
Please sort into separate bags (and label the bag) by size/gender:
4 years
5 years
6 years etc
CHILDREN’S SHOES
Shoes and wellies in near new condition only please (cleaned and paired together with elastic bands)
BOOKS
For children aged up to 11
We request that you do not donate any textbooks, religious texts, books for adults, books defined by relationships (e.g. titles such as ‘My Daddy is the Best’)
What we can’t accept
We can only accept clothes, shoes and books for children aged 0 - 11 that are in new or excellent condition and are free of stains, holes, rips and tears. We kindly ask that you do not donate any other items.
We cannot accept adult clothing / maternity clothing.
You can recycle any unwanted/old/stained (but clean) clothes at participating H&M and M&S stores for textile recycling, or take them to your nearest textile recycling bank (check your council website).
For larger items such as buggies, cots etc, please get in touch with your local baby bank - Little Village has a very useful map of baby banks here
how to DONATE
If you have items to donate, please complete our donation form below and we will be in touch to arrange a time for you to drop the items off. We are based at Islington Square in Angel, Islington N1.
Please note that our storage unit is not accessible to the public so please contact us for details of where to deliver your donations.
Islington Square has kindly gifted us the storage space to use for free so we ask that you do not leave any donations at the site - we don’t want to jeopardise our relationship with them!
We only have a small team of volunteers so please ensure you sort the clothing and separate it into a different bag for each size/gender (and label the bags) follows:
0 - 3 months
3 - 6 months
6 - 12 months
12 - 24 months
2 years
3 years
4 years etc
donation form
If you would like to donate clothes, shoes and/or books for children from newborn to age 11, please complete the following form.
Corporate gifting
If your business has sample stock, excess inventory, or unsaleable stocks of new children’s clothing and/or shoes we would love to hear from you! Please do get in touch for a chat.
OUR GIFTING POLICY
At MerryGoRound we want the bundles that we give to families to feel really special, so we reserve the right to dispose, recycle or sell any items that do not meet our standards or criteria for re-gifting.
