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Bare Necessities
Jun 30, 2025
June Newsletter
The June 2025 BN Bulletin highlights a vibrant month for Bare Necessities Toiletry Bank, showcasing community engagement and charitable initiatives. The fundraiser gig in May, featuring free entertainment from The Crows and DJ Moo, raised £4,000 to combat hygiene poverty. Meanwhile, Team Tuesday was busy distributing 165 Father’s Day gifts to children via six charities and schools, most crafted by their Sewing Bees. Prom Packs were also a major focus, with 200 kits containing hygiene essentials delivered to schools and youth centres, thanks to support from ambassador Tiffany at Amelia Knight.
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Wendy Hobson
Mar 23, 2025
Runners Go the Extra Mile for Bare Necessities, Charity Partner for Wilmslow Running Festival
We’re delighted to announce that Bare Necessities has been chosen as the Charity Partner for the next Wilmslow Running Festival on Sunday 23rd March 2025, where we will also be entering our very own team of runners.
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Bare Necessities
Mar 6, 2025
Our amazing team of volunteers!
Our annual lunch raised £7000 when 122 supporters.
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Bare Necessities
Jan 2, 2025
What a year that was
2024 saw the BN team make great strides forwards. Take a look at what we got up to.
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Bare Necessities
Nov 7, 2024
Bare Necessities chosen as charity partner for Manchester Tech Festival
Manchester Tech Festival 2024 has chosen to support Bare Necessities with donations from this year's event. Running from 28th Oct - 8th Nov, it's a two-week long festival for the tech community which we're delighted to be associated with.
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Richard Noden
Nov 6, 2024
Join our Festive Sing Out
We're kicking off the cosy Christmas season with a Festive Sing Out with Cheshire A Cappella. We're fundraising in the Big Give Christmas Challenge where every donation has the chance to be doubled!
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Bare Necessities
Nov 5, 2024
Calling all runners
Our team is once again sponsored by Redrow and we are recruiting runners for either the Asics 10km or the Waters Wilmslow Half Marathon. In exchange for a place on team BN we just ask that you will commit to raising £200 sponsorship, or hopefully a lot more.
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Wendy Hobson
Oct 6, 2024
Wilmslow Running Festival chooses Bare Necessities
We’re delighted to announce that Bare Necessities has been chosen as the Charity Partner for the next Wilmslow Running Festival on Sunday 23rd March 2025, where we will also be entering our very own team of runners.
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Fiona Miller
Mar 27, 2024
Runners Raise Money For Bare Necessities
36 Runners took almost half a million steps in the Wilmslow Running Festival to run hygiene poverty into the ground
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Abigail Gill
Feb 2, 2024
Bare Necessities Supporters Enter Wilmslow Running Festival 2024
Friends, volunteers, supporters and sponsors of Bare Necessities are gearing up to run either 10k or the half marathon, to boost fundraising.
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Bare Necessities Help 200 Local Teenagers Celebrate Prom, in Style!
Imagine the worry if money is tight and you are struggling to afford a prom dress or suit never mind the make-up, aftershave and hair stuff that teenagers desire, many children just can’t afford to go to Prom.
At Bare Necessities, with donations from our supporters and the very generous Amelia Knight and their Glow Hub skin care brand, we have provided 200 Prom packs to our partner charities at youth centres and schools.
Essentials such as deodorant and shower gel were provided alongside hair and make-up products all packed into a hand-sewn re-usable bag to help the teens prepare for the big night.
A teacher at a local Senior School emailed her thanks for the bags:
“The Year 11s will be so thrilled with their amazing Prom packs. They will help some of our more disadvantaged children feel part of what many of our teenagers take for granted. Thank you!”
Bare Necessities is incredibly grateful for all the support in donating products and raising much needed funds for our Wilmslow based charity. We hope to continue growing our friendly and supportive community and accept donations of toiletries and make-up in our donation boxes, we need all full-size, everyday toiletries, feminine hygiene products, dental and baby products as well as hotel and beauty miniatures. The only proviso is that they must be unopened and unused. Donation Bin locations can be found on the website.
Help us end hygiene poverty for good.
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