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.
Support our latest campaign
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
- Newborn baby carriers
- Playmats
- Baby baths (no inserts)
- Baby bouncers/rockers
- Cold water sterilisers
- Season appropriate clothes for 2 – 16 yrs
- Beds of all sizes (no mattresses)
- Change bags
- Bedding up to and incl. single (no double)
- Prams/buggies
- New/unused toiletries
You can drop off your donations to us:
Monday – Thursday, 10am – 2pm
+ the last Saturday of every month, 10am – 12pm
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 we have:
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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
We want to say a massive congratulations to our friends at @ikeauk on their one year Brighton store anniversary!
This week, the lovely Claire from the Ikea team visited our warehouse to drop off 3 massive boxes full of so many wonderful donations for us to share with families.
We are so excited to be working in partnership with Ikea to help us deliver more essential items over the coming year. Thank you to Claire and Dan for working alongside us to help more families across the city.
A big thank you also to the @babybankalliance for all of their work connecting baby banks with their local Ikea stores
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A video showing a large table full of lovely ikea products including blankets, bedding, and weening items.
Every child deserves a safe place to sleep.
Yet 11% of children in the UK* don`t have a bed of their own. That`s around 3 children in every classroom.
You can help change that. By donating a pre-loved cots, beds and bedding in excellent condition, you`ll help provide a local child with a safe, comfortable place to rest and thrive.
*Barnardo’s, No Crib for a Bed: The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on bed poverty (2023)
We accept
🛏️ flat or fitted sheets
🛏️ duvet covers and pillow slips
🛏️ blankets
🛏️ quilts/duvets
🛏️ mattress protectors
🛏️ Moses baskets
🛏️ cots
🛏️ cobeds
🛏️ single beds
We don’t accept
❌ sleepy heads
❌ snuzpods
❌ next to me cribs
❌ cabin beds
❌ swinging cribs
❌ mattresses (as these are provided new)
Please make sure to check our website for more information about what we can and can`t donate, as well as the safety standards for cots and beds (link in bio 🔗)
📍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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A volunteer smiling at the camera next to a cot, with text edited on top to say:
Can you help a child in Brighton & Hove to sleep safer?
This time next week we’ll be heading to the Brunswick Festival!
📆Sunday 16th August
⏰ 12pm
📍Brunswick Square
Brunswick Festival is a vibrant annual community festival in Brighton & Hove happening on 15th and 16th August. It will be a fun filled family weekend with a FREE programme of live music, DJs, dance groups and a spectacular children’s parade.
On Sunday 15th August, Pelican Parcels will be hosting a stall where you will be able to make a donation of any amount and take home an item of your choice. It’s also an opportunity for visitors to learn more about the work we do and discover how to support us.
Polite notice: Brunswick Square is a Dog Free area. For more details please visit the event website.
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Hand-drawn poster for the event with people parading along with flags and instruments
Speak to your school, health service, community hub or other local orgs. They will be responsible for filling out our forms and for picking up your parcels from our warehouse.
Our service is only one part of the support that many families need, so the organisation referring you should also be able to provide or signpost you to other sources of support.
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1. Photo of a moses basket full of essential items. Text over the top says:
How can I be referred to Pelican Parcels?
2. Photo of a pregnant person talking to a healthcare professional. Text over the top says:
You can be referred to us by your school, health service, community hub or other local orgs
