East of England Lobbying for change

Hertfordshire

Furniture and electricals

9 Lives Furniture Scheme

25 Wharf Lane, Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire, WD3 1HA
Tania Metcalfe
01923 718666
tania@9livesfurniture.org.uk
Collects good quality furniture suitable to set up a home for the first time.

Broxbourne Furniture Project

Sharon Barson
Tel.07817 497917
Fax: 01992 766914
riskhome@hotmail.com
We operate mainly in the Borough of Broxbourne providing good quality furniture for people reciveing benefits or who are on low incomes

Dacorum Paradise Furniture

Paradise Industrial Estate
Wood Lane
Hemmel Hempstead
Herts HP2 4TP
Wendy Dove
paradise_project@talk21.com
Tel. 01442 263197
Charity collecting good quality unwanted furniture to be availabe at affordable prices. Those on benefit receive a 50% discount.

 

Earth Centre (The Centre)

Codicote Road, Welwyn, Herts AL6 9TU
01438 716873 01438 717535
planetwise@aol.com
Charitable business - profits support various environmental projects. Accepts or collects unwanted office furniture, computers (Pentium 2 or newer for re-use) and photocopier equipment, carpeting etc.

Emmaus St Albans Furniture Store

Hill End Lane,St Albans,Hertfordshire AL4 OFE
Anton Miller
Tel. 01727 817297 or 01727 817077
Emmausstalbans@aol.com
www.emmaus.org.uk
Emmaus St Albans provides low-cost furniture and delivery to people in need and raises fuunds towards building an Emmaus community. The Community will offer homeless people a home and work refurbishing donated furniture and household goods which are sold in their shop.

Harpenden Trust Centre

90 Southdown Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 1PS
John Borthwick
01582 460457
Charity to help those in need. Recycling of furniture and white goods.

Hatfield Wot Nots

10-16 High View, Hill Top, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8HU
Olwyn Buchta
01707 273294
Providing reasonably priced goods and furniture to the local community.

NHCVS Furniture Link

669 Saunders Close , Off Green Lane
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire, SG6 1PF
Nathan Price
01462 683800
Nhcvs.furniture@btconnect.com
www.nhcvs.co.uk
Charity collecting used good quality furniture, available to low income families via a warehouse in Letchworth.

Stevenage Furniture Recycling Scheme

2-4 Willows Link, Stevenage,
Hertfordshire, SG2 8AR
Faye Lloyd
01438 362900
info@stevenagefrs.org.uk
www.stevenagefrs.org.uk
Charity redistributing unwanted, good quality furniture and household goods to the general public can purchase from the scheme at second hand prices.

Mid Herts Furniture Scheme

26-28 Hyde Way
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3UQ
Jez Jones
01707 395635 01707 395635
whcvsfurniturescheme@hotmail.com
www.whcvs.org.uk
Furniture scheme aiming to supply affordable furniture and household items to people on means tested benefits.

Local Charity Shops

Garden House Hospice

Vantage Point, Birds Hill, Letchworth Garden City, Herts SG6 1GH
Warehouse Manager
01462 476922 01462 476916
Collect unwanted furniture and clothes in saleable condition.

Potters Bar in Focus

PO BOX 150 Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire, EN6 1ZR
Dorren Scrivyer-Chair
01707 65313
Supports efficient use of second-hand and goods transport and encourage the community to express their views on recycling and conservation

Recyclables

Apsley Paper Trail

Apsley Paper Trail, Apsley Mills Cottage, London Road, Hemel Hempstead,
Herts, HP3 9RL
Stuart Watson
0870 9509272 01442 275748
stuartwatson@thepapertrail.org.uk
www.thepapertrail.org.uk
www.recycleforlearning.org.uk
The Paper Trail is a working heritage paper mill and an educational visitor centre. The commercial paper mill produces 100% recycled paper.

St Georges Day Charity Club

c/o Sainsburys, London Colney, St Albans, Herts AL2 1BG
Gerry Gilham
01727 822018

Scrapstore

Wot-Ever Scrap Store
Unit 6 Bridgegate, Martinfield
Welwyn Garden City Herts AL7 1JG
Sheree Robertson
01707 371719/ 273294
connectclub.scrapstore@virgin.net
The project is a reuse/recycling scheme redirecting waste from local businesses and the community for the use in art, craft and education by a vast number of schools and community based organisations.

Watford Recycling Arts Project (WRAP)

Wiggenhall Depot Wiggenhall Road
Watford Herts WD18 0FB
01923 231395
Richard Ahrens
watfordscrap@btconnect.com

Miscellaneous

Groundwork

Mill Green, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5PE
01707 260129
hertfordshire@groundwork.org.uk
www.groundwork-herts.org.uk
Provides environmental solutions to local authorities, schools and communities.