We offer a collection service (see Pick-up details below) or you can drop your unwanted goods into your nearest Helen & Douglas House shop (See list below.)
Sorry no White goods.
Pick-up can be arranged by calling our warehouse:
Or drop the goods off at one of our shops:
18 High Street, Abingdon (01235) 553 484
32 High Street, Aylesbury (01296) 432786
40 Sheep St, Bicester (01869) 327554
10 Church Lane, Banbury (01295) 275 541
5 Market Place, Chipping Norton (01608) 643 138
3 Market Place, Didcot (01235) 818 888
8 Duke Street, Henley (01491) 412 689
6 High Street, Maidenhead (01628) 633 313
1 & 2 Kingsbury Street, Marlborough (01672) 516 029
The Oxford Covered Market (01865) 243 291
156 Cowley Road, Oxford (01865) 249 988
3 Upper High Street, Thame (01844) 260 446
4 Market Place, Wantage (01235) 764 849
26 Market Square, Witney (01993) 702 755
One sack of donated good quality second-hand clothing equates to about £40 for Helen & Douglas House, which can, for example, cover the cost of a Bereavement Team visit.
Recycling
As well as providing a home collection service for larger items, the Helen & Douglas House shops, like many other charity shops, will also act as a recycling hub.
Donated stock is sorted and then unsuitable items ,such as worn out clothing , are sold on for reprocessing. This often provides good quality garments at a fraction of European prices for people in Africa and other developing countries who would not be able to afford new clothes.
We can repair smaller broken electrical items to quality assured standards. By doing this we can dispose of unwanted items that would otherwise end up in landfill sites, at additional cost to the Local Authorities. It is estimated that the charity shop sector reuses or recycles well over 250,000 tonnes of textiles each year, representing some 30% of the total volume of textiles being recycled in the UK*.
* Association of Charity Shops