Clothes Aid

In July 2009 the NSPCC partnered with Clothes Aid, one of the UK's leading house to house collection agents of good quality clothing for charity. Since then, over 22,000 tonnes of second hand clothing have been donated, helping raise over £1.7 million for the NSPCC.

Around two million tonnes of textiles are purchased in the UK every year, of which 60 per cent ends up as waste. Clothes Aid extends lifespan of garments by diverting from landfill to be sold in fashion-hungry European accession countries.

How to donate your clothes

Donations of good quality used clothing can be made through doorstep collections. Householders should look out for NSPCC branded bags posted in their letterboxes with a printed Clothes Aid collection date.

You can also request regular collections from your home address by signing up to become a Clothes Aid charity champion.  The scheme is currently operating in:

• Greater London
• Suffolk
• Norfolk
• Cambridgeshire
• Essex
• Bedfordshire
• Hertfordshire
• Northamptonshire

If you live and work in one of these areas then we would love to hear from you.  If not, why not sign up  and we'll let you know when the scheme has expanded to your area.

If you would like to learn more about the network or to sign up, visit www.clothesaid.co.uk/specialcollections or call 08450 722 780.

Set Your Clothes Free auction

Clothes Aid today launches an online auction offering people the chance to bid their unwanted clothes to win celebrity fashion finds.  First up for grabs is Jeff Banks original Clothes Show puffer jacket, which was kindly donated for the NSPCC.   A new item will appear on the website every Monday for the next four weeks.

Alongside Jeff Banks the celebrities who have donated clothes include Charlotte Church for the Noah’s Ark Appeal; and Laura Hamilton, Dancing on Ice and Nickolodeon presenter for Make-A-Wish.

Members of the public are being asked to outbid each other by pledging no longer wanted items of clothing at www.clothesaid.co.uk/specialcollections/celebrity-auction .

The person who donates the most items of clothing will win the celebrity fashion piece  for their own wardrobes, and the clothes will then be sold by Clothes Aid to raise much-needed funds for the Clothes Aid charities. 

Paul Amadi, Director of Fundraising at the NSPCC, says:

"This celebrity charity auction is a great way of getting people involved in clothing collections. The funds raised by members of the public who donate their unwanted clothes are invaluable to the NSPCC's work.
Our partnership with Clothes Aid has already made over £1.9 million, which will help the NSPCC to continue to support and protect vulnerable children in the UK."

The auction celebrates the launch of a new service from Clothes Aid called Charity Champions. Charity Champions is a network of volunteers who collect good-quality clothes, shoes and accessories, still in wearable condition, from friends, family and colleagues a few times throughout the year in order to raise funds for the NSPCC.