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Great Western Air Ambulance Charity

Shops in the Bristol area Website ↗ Their donation guidance ↗ verified

As of , Great Western Air Ambulance Charity publishes donation guidance covering 34 of the 110 items in this directory: 21 they can't accept, 5 they may accept in some cases and 8 they accept, plus 1 category-wide rule.

Low-quality or unsuitable clothing/textiles should go to a clothing bank instead; space limitations may mean a shop can't take a donation on a given day — donors are encouraged to call ahead.

Baby & children

4
  • Can't accept
    Car seats and booster seats
    Their wording
    “Children's items (car seats, pushchairs/prams, cots, mattresses, high chairs)”
  • Can't accept
    Cots, carrycots and cot mattresses
    Their wording
    “Children's items (car seats, pushchairs/prams, cots, mattresses, high chairs)”
  • Can't accept
    High chairs
    Their wording
    “Children's items (car seats, pushchairs/prams, cots, mattresses, high chairs)”
  • Can't accept
    Prams, pushchairs and buggies
    Their wording
    “Children's items (car seats, pushchairs/prams, cots, mattresses, high chairs)”

Toys & games

2

Furniture

1

✕ Can't accept General furniture is not accepted; used duvets and mattresses are separately refused. — “Furniture”

  • Check first
    Mattresses

    Used mattresses are refused by name, and their list also refuses furniture generally — check before bringing a new mattress.

    Their wording
    “Used duvets and mattresses”

Homeware & household

2
  • Check first
    Rugs source ↗

    Small rugs are accepted as soft furnishings only if they still have fire tags attached.

    Their wording
    “Soft furnishings (small rugs, curtains, etc.) Please note we can only accept furnishings that still have fire tags on.”
  • Accepted
    Homeware and kitchenware source ↗
    Their wording
    “Homeware items (photo frames, kitchenware, etc.)”

Electrical

2
  • Can't accept
    Large appliances and white goods
    Their wording
    “White goods”
  • Check first
    Computers and data-storage devices

    Electronic devices with personal data are refused — the wording implies devices wiped of data are acceptable; small electrical items are otherwise welcomed.

    Their wording
    “Electronic devices with personal data”

Safety equipment

3

Mobility & medical

2

Health & beauty

2

Sharps & weapons

2

Hazardous materials

1

Food & drink

2
  • Can't accept
    Food

    Covers perishable food and drink.

    Their wording
    “Perishable goods (food and drink)”
  • Can't accept
    Non-alcoholic drinks

    Covers perishable food and drink.

    Their wording
    “Perishable goods (food and drink)”

Media & books

4

Bedding & textiles

2
  • Check first
    Curtains and small soft furnishings source ↗

    Accepted as soft furnishings only if they still have fire tags attached.

    Their wording
    “Soft furnishings (small rugs, curtains, etc.)”
  • Check first
    Duvets and pillows

    Only used duvets are refused; new ones appear acceptable.

    Their wording
    “Used duvets and mattresses”

Clothing & accessories

4

Sport & outdoor

1

Other things they mention

More rules from their donation guidance, in their own words — these don't have their own page on this site yet:

  • Can't accept Soft furnishings (rugs, curtains) without fire tags attached — “we can only accept furnishings that still have fire tags on”