St Nicholas Hospice Care
As of , St Nicholas Hospice Care publishes donation guidance covering 16 of the 110 items in this directory: 10 they can't accept, 1 they may accept in some cases and 5 they accept, plus 1 category-wide rule.
Offers a free furniture collection service across a catchment of West Suffolk and Thetford for large items ('We offer collections from Bury St Edmunds and surrounding areas within our catchment of West Suffolk and Thetford'); their van drivers make the final decision on any donations collected.
Baby & children
1-
Can't accept
Their wording
“car seats”
Toys & games
1-
Can't accept
Refers specifically to children's toys lacking a CE mark.
Their wording
“children’s toys without a CE mark”
Furniture
2-
Can't accept
Their wording
“Pianos”
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Accepted
Their wording
“We also need your quality furniture – sofas and chairs, sideboards, TV units, wardrobes, chest of drawers, beds, mattresses, divans, bed frames, desks, hand-painted furniture, table lamps, tables, dining tables and chairs, cane furniture, floor lamps.”
Homeware & household
1-
Accepted
Covers general 'household items' accepted alongside clothes, shoes and books.
Their wording
“All clothes, shoes, bric a brac, books and household items.”
Electrical
3-
Can't accept
Their wording
“Microwaves”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“foot spas, electric shavers and other items associated with personal hygiene”
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Check first
Condition: must be clean and in good working order.
Their wording
“We also accept electrical items that are clean and in good working order”
Safety equipment
1✕ Can't accept Listed as a blanket refusal in addition to crash/cycle/riding helmets named separately. — “safety equipment”
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Can't accept
Their wording
“crash helmets, cycle helmets, riding helmets”
Sharps & weapons
1-
Can't accept
Their wording
“weapons”
Media & books
1-
Accepted
Their wording
“All clothes, shoes, bric a brac, books and household items.”
Restricted materials
1-
Can't accept
Their wording
“ivory”
Bedding & textiles
1-
Can't accept
Their wording
“duvets, pillows”
Clothing & accessories
3-
Can't accept
Their wording
“underwear”
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Accepted
Their wording
“All clothes, shoes, bric a brac, books and household items.”
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Accepted
Their wording
“All clothes, shoes, bric a brac, books and household items.”
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 Hardware and software — “hardware and software”
- Can't accept Picture frames — “picture frames”
- Can't accept Hand-knitted items — “hand-knitted items”