Wantage and Grove Children’s Clothes Bank
Collecting good-condition baby and children's clothes and passing them on to local families who need them
Baby and children's clothes for local families
Wantage and Grove Children's Clothes Bank collects baby and children's clothes and distributes them to those who need them. It partners with the charity Little People and responds to direct requests from the community to help local families.
The Clothes Bank believes every child deserves warmth and comfort, whatever their family's financial situation, and knows that having children can be expensive.
It is run by Wantage Community Church, which is part of Oxfordshire Community Churches, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (company number 3223210, registered charity number 1056921).
For news, see the Clothes Bank's Facebook page.
If you need children's clothes
If you need clothes for a baby or child, email the Clothes Bank at w.g.clothesbank@gmail.com.
The Clothes Bank responds to direct requests from people in the community, and also works with the charity Little People to reach families who need help.
Where to leave donations
Please give baby and children's clothes in good condition. You can leave them at any of these collection points:
- Wantage Parish Church, Church Street, Wantage (open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 12 noon)
- St John's Church office, Main Street, Grove (open Monday to Friday, 10am to 12 noon)
- The Mix, Mill Street, Wantage
- Down to Earth Cafe, The Old Stables, Stirling Close, Wantage
- The Cornerstone Cafe, Savile Way, Grove
- Wantage Community Church Toddler Group, at the Methodist Church Hall off Newbury Street (Friday mornings in term time, 9.15am to 11.15am)
- Wantage Baptist Church Toddler Group, at Wantage Baptist Church (Thursday mornings in term time)
Questions and answers
How do I ask for children's clothes?
Email the Clothes Bank at w.g.clothesbank@gmail.com.
What can I donate?
Baby and children's clothes in good condition.
Where can I drop off clothes in Grove?
At St John's Church office on Main Street (Monday to Friday, 10am to 12 noon) or The Cornerstone Cafe on Savile Way.
Where can I drop off clothes in Wantage?
At Wantage Parish Church (Monday to Saturday, 10am to 12 noon), The Mix on Mill Street, Down to Earth Cafe on Stirling Close, or the Wantage Community Church and Wantage Baptist Church toddler groups in term time.
Who runs the Clothes Bank?
Wantage Community Church, part of Oxfordshire Community Churches, registered charity number 1056921. It works in partnership with the charity Little People.
Need clothes or want to help?
Email the Clothes Bank to ask for children's clothes or to find out more about donating.
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