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[pensnest]

A question for UK- (indeed, mostly London-) based friends: are there any charities in central London which will accept furniture?

My brother-in-law's girlfriend died last weekend. We are now helping him sort out her stuff, which will involve clearing the flat in the next three weeks. What furniture she has is mostly usable junk, rather than anything special, but it could be usable by someone else if we can figure out how to make it available. Bed, couple of easy chairs, fold-out futon, chest of drawers, that kind of thing. Fridge, probably, too. And a quite pretty, rather old wooden wardrobe.

Anybody know who to contact, or at least, suggest a name I can search for?

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_ducks/]

British Heart Foundation have huge furniture & electricals shops all over the country. I think they collect as well.

[pensnest]

Thank you - I shall call on Tuesday to see whether they'll cover this area.

[hsw.livejournal.com]

I was going to suggest them. They cover Battersea.

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[clear-my-eyes.livejournal.com]

Try the Salvation Army, I think they still take donations of furniture.

http://www1.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/www_uki.nsf

[pensnest]

Another good thought - thanks for the link.

[saffronra.livejournal.com]

I know that the Cancer Research shop in Ilford has a back room with a fair bit of furniture in it. Though Ilford isn't exactly central London.

[pensnest]

Mmm, but it would be particularly appropriate in the circumstances. I'll check with them. Thanks.

[simply-fly-away.livejournal.com]

Local Womens Aid charities might be able to help and places such as Home-Start help women who are fleeing domestic violence, giving them furniture and other essentials. There are offices in several (if not most) London boroughs, just do a yell.com search for the nearest or contact one for information on your nearest.

[pensnest]

That's an interesting thought, I shall investigate there too. Thanks for the suggestion.

[abishag.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you could find something helpful here:-
http://www.lcrn.org.uk/projects/london_frn/donations/

[pensnest]

I thought you might have something to suggest - thank you!

[abishag.livejournal.com]

Well, sounds as if you should find a home for it somewhere.

My concert-organising colleague asked me to find out whether there'd been any response to your suggestion/my poster.
I'd assumed silence meant nothing doing, at least yet.

Thanks for the ticket hints - I delivered a master sheet this morning.

[pensnest]

Yes, I'm afraid silence on the concert front means I haven't yet got a viable group. Some possibles, but my first-choice tenor isn't available. I'll give it another Thursday, if that's all right.

Would you like any of us (assuming a choir-let) to do individual songs, or will you have enough material without?

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

I know there is an Oxfam furniture depot in Leyton, and there used to be one near St Albans, if that's of any help.

[pensnest]

I obviously have plenty of choices to offer my B-i-L, after I've phoned a few to see whether they'll send burly chaps to collect the stuff, anyway. B-i-L is extremely un-burly, and the flat is three flights up.