Things we are unable to accept

These include

• Batteries
• Upholstered furniture without a Fire Label, unless it is pre-1950s
• Electric blankets
• Electric showers
• Sunbeds and tanning equipment
• Waste Disposal Units
• Power tools without instructions
• Gas appliances (mains or bottled goods)
• Gas cookers
• Oil filled radiators (not supplied with a thermostat)
• Oil filled heaters (mobile)
• Storage heaters (hardwired)
• Oil and Gas
• Buoyancy aids, lifejackets, and inflatable dinghies
• Safety helmets, riding hats, crash helmets
• Cycle helmets
• Safety harnesses
• Firefighting equipment
• Children's car seats
• Prams, pushchairs and buggies
• Highchairs
• Cots, carrycots, and playpens
• Toys without a CE marks or UKCA marks
• Home recorded DVDs, video and audio
• Home recorded computer games and software on recordable Cds and DVDs
• Computer hard drives, laptops and notepads
• Knives
• Chemical products
• Paint or varnish
• Razors
• Weapons including swords, sword stocks, crossbows, guns and ammunition (unless obviously toys)
• Opened or unsealed cosmetics or creams
• Medication including vitamins
• Perishable goods - but we can accept unopened food and drinks suitable for tombolas and raffles with long shelf lives, for example boxes of chocolates, sweets, biscuits, and bottles of wine
• Prescription spectacles
• Cleaning agents, solvents and adhesives
• Items made from ivory