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Wrap Up

Wrap Up is back for the ninth year running, from the 21st October to 11th November with collection points across 7 UK cities. As the UK’s most vulnerable people struggle to keep warm amid the continuing cost-of-living crisis, your spare winter coat can make a real difference.

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Wrap Up is back - 21st October - 11th November

As the cold winter months draw in, Wrap Up is back for the ninth year (21st October to 11th November) to help spread the warmth across Birmingham, Bradford, Glasgow, London, Luton, Leicester, and Manchester.

For 9 remarkable years, Wrap Up has been a symbol of warmth and kindness. This award-winning campaign, in collaboration with Hands on London, has been spreading comfort across UK cities. We collect and distribute warm winter coats to vulnerable residents, making winters more bearable.

The ongoing cost of living crisis is biting down hardest on those least able to cope, with sky-rocketing fuel and food costs leaving the UK’s most vulnerable people out in the cold. Your spare winter coat makes a very real difference for people who struggle to stay warm in wintertime.

You hand over your spare winter coat to us and we re-home it to charities that support people who are homeless, refugees, children living in poverty and people fleeing domestic violence. Simple.

Donate a coat from 21st October to 11th November at collection points across 7 cities.

Do something warm this winter. Donate a coat.

Our drop off locations

LONDON

Human Appeal Whitechapel, 123 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DT, Tuesday-Thursday, 10.00am-6.00pm

BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham New Street Station, Station St., B2 4QA – Monday 21st October and Tuesday 22nd October, 8.00am -11.00am

BBC Radio Midlands, BBC WM, Mail Box, B1 1AY, Monday- Sunday 9.00am-6.00pm

Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, Broadway Plaza, 220 Ladywood Middleway, B16 8LP , Monday – Friday 6.30 am-10.00pm, Saturday - Sunday 8.00am-8.00pm

Edgbaston Community Centre, 40 Woodview Dr, B15 2HU, Monday – Thursday 10.00am-4.00pm

Tesco Hockley, Camden St, Hockley, B18 7BH, Monday – Saturday 6.00am – 12.00am, Sunday 11.00am-5.00pm

Safestore Central - Miller Street, Newtown, B6 4JX, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Safestore Middleway - Highgate Trading Estate, 50 Highgate Middleway, B12 0DG, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Safestore Yardley - 198-202 Waterloo Rd, Birmingham, B25 8LD, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

LUTON

Discover Islam, 37C Upper George St, Luton, LU1 2RD, Monday-Thursday 10.00am-2.00pm

Safestore Unit 12, Cosgrove Way, Luton, LU1 1XL, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Wrap Up drop off locations

GLASGOW

Safestore Central - 9 Canal St, Glasgow, G4 0AD, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Safestore Southside – Blazes, 588 Lawmoor Street, Dixon, G5 0TY, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Safestore Rutherglen – Rutherglen Retail Park, Dalmarnock Rd, Rutherglen, G73 1AE, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Townhead Village Hall – 60 St Mungo Ave, Glasgow, G4 0PL, Monday – Friday 9.30am-6.30pm, Saturday - Sunday 10.30am-2.30pm

LEICESTER

Safestore, 1 Pioneer Cl, Abbey Ln, Leicester, LE4 5QY, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Peace Centre, Thurncourt Rd, LE5 2NG, Open during prayer times only, please find prayer times at https://peacecentre.org.uk/

The City Retreat, 74 Church Gate, Leicester, LE1 4AL, Mondays & Wednesdays only, 2.00pm-6.00pm

Enterprise South, 29 Lutterworth Rd, Aylestone, Leicester, LE2 8PH, Monday-Friday 8.00am-6.00pm, Saturday 8.00am-1.00pm

Enterprise Central, 248 Loughborough Rd, Belgrave, Leicester, LE4 5LG, Monday-Friday 8.00am-6.00pm, Saturday 8.00am-3.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-1.00pm

(GREATER) MANCHESTER

Piccadilly Station, Picadilly Station Approach, M60 7RA - 21st October and 22nd October, 7.00am-11.00am

Safestore Stockport Bryant - 61-63 Wellington Rd N, Stockport, SK4 1HS, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Safestore Old Trafford, 34 Brindley Rd, Old Trafford, Stretford, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Safestore Altrincham, 1-2 Atlantic St, Broadheath, Altrincham, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Safestore Oldham, 189 Manchester Rd, Oldham, OL8 4PS, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

Safestore Cheetham Hill, 202-208 Cheetham Hill Rd, Cheetham, Monday – Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8.00am-6.00pm, Thursdays 8.00am-8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

House of Book & Friends, 81 King Street, M2 4AH, Monday – Saturday 9.00am-6.00pm, Sunday 11.00am-5.00pm

Bradford

GET Free Books, 5 Darley Street, BD1 3LB, Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 11am-5pm

GET Free Books, 7 Darley Street, BD1 3LB, Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 11am-5pm

Enterprise Bradford North, 64 Queen's Rd, BD8 7BT, Monday-Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 8am-4pm, Sunday 10.00am-3.00pm

Enterprise City Centre, Mill Ln, Broomfields, BD5 0HG, Monday-Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 8am-1pm,

Enterprise South, 244 Sticker Ln, Bradford, BD4 8RS, Monday-Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 8am-1pm,

Wrap Up is getting bigger

We have exciting news. This year, our award-winning Wrap Up campaign is extending to a year-round initiative. In response to rising levels of poverty in the UK, we’re partnering with Bag2Charity, a convenient, free, ethical collection service that gives unloved clothing a fresh chance.

With Wrap Up Door to Door, you can now donate your unloved coats, all-season clothing, and shoes year-round in 20 cities across the UK. Coats will be contributed to our Wrap Up campaign, while Bag2Charity will sell other donated clothing and shoes to raise funds for our Where Most Needed Appeal. Additionally, for school collections booked via Bag2Charity, a portion of the proceeds raised by the schools will be donated to Human Appeal's Where Most Needed Appeal. This partnership makes it possible to support the world’s most vulnerable individuals throughout the year, not just during winter. Simply declutter your wardrobe, book your collection, and we’ll handle the rest!

Book a collection now

Last year’s achievements

Coats collected by Human Appeal

Coats collected by Human Appeal

4,408

4,408 coats were collected in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Derby, Leicester, London and Luton.

 Volunteer hours

Volunteer hours

297

297 hours were given by our volunteers, collecting and sorting coats.

Number of volunteers

Number of volunteers

179

179 volunteers across Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Derby, Leicester, Luton and London supported the campaign by collecting and sorting coats.

The overall number of coats collected for Wrap Up

The overall number of coats collected for Wrap Up

20,908

Hands On London collected a total of 20,908 coats throughout the national Wrap Up campaign, with Human Appeal’s support.

Charities supported

Charities supported

29

29 charities were supported across Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Luton, London and Leicester.

Number of warm clothing items donated

Number of warm clothing items donated

7,843

7,843 warm clothing items were collected and redistributed to charities this year.

Thank you for wrapping up with us last year

A warm thank you to all who supported our Wrap Up campaign last winter. You helped spread warmth by donating 20,908 winter coats, and over 7,843 jumpers, hats, scarves and gloves to protect 12,251 refugees, vulnerable women, homeless people, and children from the cold.

In partnership with Hands On London, we were able to pass your coats to 29 charities in Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester, London, Glasgow, Derby and Luton.

Thank you to the 179 volunteers who gave over 297 hours of their time, to the organisations who provided 29 collection centres, and to our partner charities who worked tirelessly. Thank you to everyone who spread the warmth by donating a spare winter coat and making Wrap Up 2023 a success. Keep spreading the warmth!

Download our Wrap Up 2023 report here to read more about how you’ve brought warmth to some of the UK’s most vulnerable.

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Other ways to be warm

Volunteer with us

Getting involved in Wrap Up as a volunteer will warm your heart! Please email our team at volunteers@humanappeal.org.uk to find out more.

Host a collection

Whether it’s at your school, place of work, place of worship, favourite club, local store, or your neighbourhood, why not host your own collection?

Share the warmth

Share our Wrap Up posts on your social media, or write your own using our campaign hashtags #WrapUpMCR, #WrapUpBrum, #WrapUpGlasgow, #WrapUpLeicester, #WrapUpLuton, #WrapUpBradford and #WrapUpLondon.

“I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Human Appeal for the coats they provided. These coats were incredibly useful for the people staying in temporary accommodation. They not only kept them warm during the cold weather but also provided a sense of comfort and security during a challenging time. Your generous donation made a significant difference in their lives, ensuring they stayed safe and protected from the harsh elements. Thank you for your kindness and compassion.”

Caritas Shrewsbury

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Together Money logo

“We are very grateful to Human Appeal because they supplied us with 236 coats during the Christmas time, which were distributed to asylum seekers and refugees. Thank you very much and may Allah allow us to always support those in need.”

Aspire Welfare

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Wrap Up Bradford, Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Luton, Leicester, and Manchester is brought to you by Human Appeal in partnership with Hands on London.

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