St John's Hospice (Lancaster, Morecambe, Kendal & Garstang)
As of , St John's Hospice (Lancaster, Morecambe, Kendal & Garstang) publishes donation guidance covering 36 of the 110 items in this directory: 26 they can't accept, 4 they may accept in some cases and 6 they accept.
St John's Hospice North Lancashire and South Lakes, based in Lancaster — one of several UK hospices called St John's Hospice, so check you have the right one.
Baby & children
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Can't accept
Car seats listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Inflatable toys, soft toys without the CE label or toy guns, prams, pushchairs or buggies (unless brand new), cots, cot mattresses, carry cots or playpens, high chairs or car seats”
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Can't accept
Cots, cot mattresses and carry cots listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Inflatable toys, soft toys without the CE label or toy guns, prams, pushchairs or buggies (unless brand new), cots, cot mattresses, carry cots or playpens, high chairs or car seats”
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Can't accept
High chairs listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Inflatable toys, soft toys without the CE label or toy guns, prams, pushchairs or buggies (unless brand new), cots, cot mattresses, carry cots or playpens, high chairs or car seats”
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Can't accept
Playpens listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Inflatable toys, soft toys without the CE label or toy guns, prams, pushchairs or buggies (unless brand new), cots, cot mattresses, carry cots or playpens, high chairs or car seats”
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Check first
Prams, pushchairs and buggies not accepted unless brand new.
Their wording
“Inflatable toys, soft toys without the CE label or toy guns, prams, pushchairs or buggies (unless brand new), cots, cot mattresses, carry cots or playpens, high chairs or car seats”
Toys & games
1-
Can't accept
Soft toys without the CE label listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Inflatable toys, soft toys without the CE label or toy guns, prams, pushchairs or buggies (unless brand new), cots, cot mattresses, carry cots or playpens, high chairs or car seats”
Furniture
2-
Can't accept
Sofas and upholstered beds are only listed among welcomed items when they carry a fire safety label, implying unlabelled upholstered furniture is not accepted.
Their wording
“Furniture e.g. sofas & beds with mattresses (with fire safety labels) dining sets and bedroom furniture”
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Check first
Beds with mattresses are only listed as welcomed when they carry a fire safety label.
Their wording
“Furniture e.g. sofas & beds with mattresses (with fire safety labels) dining sets and bedroom furniture”
Homeware & household
2-
Accepted
Full crockery sets and general homeware welcomed.
Their wording
“Homeware such as ornaments, vases & full crockery sets”
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Accepted
Ornaments and vases explicitly welcomed.
Their wording
“Homeware such as ornaments, vases & full crockery sets”
Electrical
8-
Can't accept
Hard drives listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Home recorded DVDs, computer games & software, hard drives”
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Can't accept
Electric blankets listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that use gas or oil, knives and scissors, ovens, electrical items e.g. foot baths, sun lamps & shavers, electric blankets, power tools or food mixers without instructions, microwaves”
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Can't accept
Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that uses gas is listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that use gas or oil, knives and scissors, ovens, electrical items e.g. foot baths, sun lamps & shavers, electric blankets, power tools or food mixers without instructions, microwaves”
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Can't accept
Microwaves listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that use gas or oil, knives and scissors, ovens, electrical items e.g. foot baths, sun lamps & shavers, electric blankets, power tools or food mixers without instructions, microwaves”
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Can't accept
Heating equipment that uses oil is listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that use gas or oil, knives and scissors, ovens, electrical items e.g. foot baths, sun lamps & shavers, electric blankets, power tools or food mixers without instructions, microwaves”
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Can't accept
Sun lamps listed as an example of electrical items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that use gas or oil, knives and scissors, ovens, electrical items e.g. foot baths, sun lamps & shavers, electric blankets, power tools or food mixers without instructions, microwaves”
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Check first
Ovens and gas/oil cooking equipment are refused; other large appliances are not addressed.
Their wording
“Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that use gas or oil, knives and scissors, ovens, electrical items e.g. foot baths, sun lamps & shavers, electric blankets, power tools or food mixers without instructions, microwaves”
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Check first
Personal-care electrical items such as shavers only accepted if unused and in a sealed box.
Their wording
“Underwear, safety equipment, safety helmets, safety harnesses, cycle helmets, life jackets or buoyancy aids, weapons, prescription glasses, items made from ivory, personal items, such as shavers (unless unused and in a sealed box)”
DIY & garden
1-
Can't accept
Power tools without instructions listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that use gas or oil, knives and scissors, ovens, electrical items e.g. foot baths, sun lamps & shavers, electric blankets, power tools or food mixers without instructions, microwaves”
Safety equipment
2-
Can't accept
Safety helmets and cycle helmets listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Underwear, safety equipment, safety helmets, safety harnesses, cycle helmets, life jackets or buoyancy aids, weapons, prescription glasses, items made from ivory, personal items, such as shavers (unless unused and in a sealed box)”
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Can't accept
Life jackets or buoyancy aids listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Underwear, safety equipment, safety helmets, safety harnesses, cycle helmets, life jackets or buoyancy aids, weapons, prescription glasses, items made from ivory, personal items, such as shavers (unless unused and in a sealed box)”
Mobility & medical
1-
Can't accept
Mobility equipment or aids, e.g. commodes, listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Mobility equipment or aids e.g. commodes, fire extinguishers or fire safety equipment, pillows and duvets, petrol or diesel fuelled garden equipment”
Health & beauty
1-
Can't accept
Prescription glasses listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Underwear, safety equipment, safety helmets, safety harnesses, cycle helmets, life jackets or buoyancy aids, weapons, prescription glasses, items made from ivory, personal items, such as shavers (unless unused and in a sealed box)”
Sharps & weapons
2-
Can't accept
Weapons listed under items the charity cannot take; toy guns are separately excluded in the Babies & Children's items list ('soft toys without the CE label or toy guns').
Their wording
“Underwear, safety equipment, safety helmets, safety harnesses, cycle helmets, life jackets or buoyancy aids, weapons, prescription glasses, items made from ivory, personal items, such as shavers (unless unused and in a sealed box)”
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Can't accept
Knives and scissors listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that use gas or oil, knives and scissors, ovens, electrical items e.g. foot baths, sun lamps & shavers, electric blankets, power tools or food mixers without instructions, microwaves”
Hazardous materials
2-
Can't accept
Fire extinguishers or fire safety equipment listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Mobility equipment or aids e.g. commodes, fire extinguishers or fire safety equipment, pillows and duvets, petrol or diesel fuelled garden equipment”
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Can't accept
Petrol or diesel fuelled garden equipment listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Mobility equipment or aids e.g. commodes, fire extinguishers or fire safety equipment, pillows and duvets, petrol or diesel fuelled garden equipment”
Media & books
1-
Can't accept
Home recorded DVDs (which would lack a BBFC rating) listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Home recorded DVDs, computer games & software, hard drives”
Restricted materials
1-
Can't accept
Items made from ivory listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Underwear, safety equipment, safety helmets, safety harnesses, cycle helmets, life jackets or buoyancy aids, weapons, prescription glasses, items made from ivory, personal items, such as shavers (unless unused and in a sealed box)”
Bedding & textiles
1-
Can't accept
Pillows and duvets listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Mobility equipment or aids e.g. commodes, fire extinguishers or fire safety equipment, pillows and duvets, petrol or diesel fuelled garden equipment”
Clothing & accessories
5-
Can't accept
Underwear listed under items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Underwear, safety equipment, safety helmets, safety harnesses, cycle helmets, life jackets or buoyancy aids, weapons, prescription glasses, items made from ivory, personal items, such as shavers (unless unused and in a sealed box)”
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Accepted
Clothing welcomed if new or nearly new.
Their wording
“New, or nearly new clothing and shoes”
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Accepted
Suitcases listed among welcomed bag donations; no condition on age/damage stated.
Their wording
“Bags e.g. handbags, rucksacks, briefcases and suitcases”
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Accepted
Bags (handbags, rucksacks, briefcases) are also separately listed as welcomed, in the same flat 'particularly welcome' bullet list as jewellery (not under a distinct 'Bags' sub-heading, unlike the refusal section which does use sub-headings).
Their wording
“Jewellery including costume jewellery (new or nearly new) and precious metal jewellery (even if it’s broken)”
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Accepted
Shoes welcomed if new or nearly new.
Their wording
“New, or nearly new clothing and shoes”
Sport & outdoor
1-
Can't accept
Inflatable toys listed under Babies & Children's items the charity cannot take.
Their wording
“Inflatable toys, soft toys without the CE label or toy guns, prams, pushchairs or buggies (unless brand new), cots, cot mattresses, carry cots or playpens, high chairs or car seats”
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 Safety equipment and safety harnesses (general) — “Underwear, safety equipment, safety helmets, safety harnesses, cycle helmets, life jackets or buoyancy aids, weapons, prescription glasses, items made from ivory, personal items, such as shavers (unless unused and in a sealed box)”
- Can't accept Foot baths (electrical) — “Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that use gas or oil, knives and scissors, ovens, electrical items e.g. foot baths, sun lamps & shavers, electric blankets, power tools or food mixers without instructions, microwaves”
- Can't accept Food mixers without instructions — “Heating, lighting and cooking equipment that use gas or oil, knives and scissors, ovens, electrical items e.g. foot baths, sun lamps & shavers, electric blankets, power tools or food mixers without instructions, microwaves”
- Can't accept Computer games and software — “Home recorded DVDs, computer games & software, hard drives”