We Want Your Unwanted Tools And Equipment
Donate Tools
By donating your unwanted tools and equipment, you help empower young people through vocational training as well as have a positive impact on the environment.
Please check our lists below to know what items we are looking for and to ensure that your donations comply. We do ask that any mechanical items are in good working order. Garden electrical items should display a CE mark.
Find our donations drop-off instructions below.
Donation Hours
Mondays*, Wednesdays & Fridays (*excl bank holidays)
9:30am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Closed For Donations
We will be closed for donations at 1:30pm on Friday 11th and Monday 14th due to the heat
Closed For Haberdashery Donations
Due to being inundated with your generous donations, we are temporarily closed for haberdashery donations until further notice.
Sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your ongoing support.
List of Accepted Items
- Manual Knitting Machines
- Manual Sewing Machines
- Haberdashery
– Dressmaking Fabric
– Large Scissors
– Hand Knitting Wool
– Pressing Irons - Tools
– Levels
– Tape Measures
– Power Drills
– Angle Grinders
– Bench Grinders
– Pincers
- Carpentry
- Woodworking machinery
– Saws
– Lathes
– Routers
– Planers - Green woodworking
– Adzes
– Draw knives
– Forks - Plumbing
- Motor Mechanics
- Masonry & Bricklaying
- Electrical
- Cobblers
- Leatherwork
- Upholstery
- Metalwork & Engineering machines
- Blacksmithing
- Drilling & Milling machines
- Welding (MIG & Arc)
- Vintage & Antique
- Manual
- Electric
- Treadle
- Overlocker
- Electric
- Manual
- Tools (without woodworm)
– Spades
– Shovels
– Forks
– Shears
– Hand Trowels & Forks
– Long-handled Hoes - Electric garden tools (in working order with a CE Mark)
– Lawnmowers
– Strimmers - Petrol equipment
– Lawnmowers
– Hedge trimmers
– Strimmers
– Chainsaws - Watering cans
Everything you need for sewing, including;
- Dressmaking fabric
- Leather
- Reels of thread
- Scissors
- Pins & needles
- Ribbon & lace
- Elastic
- Zips
- Buttons
- Hand knitting wool
- Cones for knitting machines
- Knitting needles
- Patterns
- PPE (in original sealed packaging)
- Ironmongery (without rust)
– Screws, Nails, Bolts, Hinges, Locks - Solder & Flux
- Electric irons (pressing)
List of Not Accepted Items
A printable version (PDF) of our accepted and not accepted items can be found here.
Donation Drop-Off Instructions
On arrival, our donation drop-off point can be found located to the left of our main building though the green metal gates where our helpful volunteers will be on hand to assist you.
