Helping families provide the essentials their children need
Pelican Parcels is the only baby bank in Brighton & Hove supporting children aged 0 to 16.
What we do is simple: we take new and pre-loved donated items from families who no longer need them and gift them to families who do.
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Help us provide school uniform for the children we support in Brighton & Hove.
Find out moreIt’s easy to help. Get involved today:
Our latest Wish list
- Beds from cots to single beds
- Changing bags
- Playmats
- Double buggies suitable from birth
- Rockers/bouncers
- Breastfeeding pillows
- Toys for 1 – 3 year olds (no soft toys)
You can drop off your donations to us:
Monday – Thursday, 10am – 5pm
+ the last Saturday of every month, 10am – 12pm
feedback from families we’ve supported
See our work in action
Every parcel is a gift from one family to another, given with love and carefully prepared by our team and volunteers. Our six services support children and families with the essentials they need at different stages of childhood and family life.
Thanks to our community:
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children and families supported
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of high-quality items saved from landfill
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referral partners collaborating with us
Latest news
Our Co-Founder, Shelley, reflects on the need for essential toiletries items for teenagers ⭐
After months of preparation, we’re now taking referrals for teenagers all the way up to 16 years old!
But we can’t do this work alone! We still need your donations of pre-loved and new items for teenagers
We need new and unopened donations of:
🧼 toothbrushes & toothpaste
🧼 Deodorant,
🧼 Shampoo
🧼 Flannels & sponges
🧼 Tampons & pads
You can drop them off or order them directly to our warehouse in Hove
📍Unit 1-2 Manor Industrial Estate Newtown Road Hove BN3 7BA
⌚ Monday to Thursday, 10am - 2pm
& the last Saturday of every month, 10am - 12pm
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Various clips of volunteers working hard in the warehouse, along with a few stock footage clips of teenagers.
6 items we urgently need…
✅ Beds (from cots to single beds)
Must be less then ten years old and we don’t take pre-loved mattresses! Please check our website for safety specs!
✅ Change bags
Please make sure they’re clean and in ‘like-new’ condition
✅ Playmats
Please make sure they’re clean and in ‘like-new’ condition
✅ Double buggies (suitable from birth)
Need to be clean and fully functional! Please check our website for safety specs!
✅ Bedding (from cot to double)
Please make sure they’re not stained or worn out
✅ Toys for 1 - 3 year olds (no soft toys for now)
Nothing battery operated.
Please check our website for more details and check our Instagram highlight for a full list of items we can always take
📍Unit 1-2 Manor Industrial Estate Newtown Road Hove BN3 7BA
⌚ Monday to Thursday, 10am - 2pm
& the last Saturday of every month, 10am - 12pm
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Orange, blue and white graphic with an abridge version of the above text.
🎅👀🤫
At Pelican Parcels, Christmas starts a little early…
We’ll soon be sharing all the details about how to support us and get involved.
Stay tuned to find out more…
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Video of the front of the warehouse. When the door opens, jingle bells can be heard coming from inside…
OMG couldn’t believe it ✈️
But have you heard the news? We’re now open from 10am - 5pm every Monday - Thursday, so there’s now more hours for you to drop off your donations!
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Someone dropping off a donation at our warehouse, then cutting to a paper plane with writing which says ‘Pelican Parcels is now open until 5pm, Monday - Thursday’
