Support with obtaining baby items
Brighton and Hove
Baby Basics -Brighton
Referral-only free support providing a moses basket for each baby, filled with baby clothes, blankets, nappies, towels, toiletries for mother and baby.
babybasicsbrighton@weareemmanuel.com
Pelican Parcels
Referral-only free support with essential baby items e.g. clothing, prams etc.
pelicanparcels@outlook.com
East Sussex
Best Basics -Hastings and Rother
Referral-only free support providing a moses basket for each baby, filled with baby clothes, blankets, nappies, towels, toiletries for mother and baby.
babybasics@kings1066.org
Baby Basics - Eastbourne
Referral-only free support providing a moses basket for each baby, filled with baby clothes, blankets, nappies, towels, toiletries for mother and baby.
Telephone: 01323 409925 (option 4)
babybasics@eastbourne.foodbank.org.uk
Family Go-Round at Seafuture, Seaford
Provides free clothes and shoes for children aged 0-4 years old, in addition to equipment such as cots, bouncers etc.
Visit WebsiteWest Sussex
Freeshop Crawley
Provides free baby essentials. Open daily except Sundays and Mondays. Proof of Crawley address required.
Telephone: 07861 907133
info@freeshopcrawley.com
NCT Little Bundles Babybank, Chichester
Referral-only support with essential baby items such as moses baskets, highchairs, toiletries, toys etc.
branch.westsussexcoastal@nct.org.uk
Ten Little Toes Babybank, Crawley
Referral-only support with essential baby items such as highchairs, clothing, nappies etc.
Surrey
Stripy Stork, Reigate
Referral-only support with essential baby items such as clothes and toiletries, in addition to toys.
refer@stripeystork.org.uk
Toy libraries
Brighton and Hove
Tarner Family Hub Toy Library
Provides toys and books to borrow for up to two months each time, for children aged 0-8 years old. Open Monday-Friday.
Telephone: 01273 294105
info@ecpuk.org
Whitehawk Library Toy Hub
Provides toys and books to borrow for babies and children. Open at various times (please see website for details).
01273 290800
libraries@brighton-hove.gov.uk
West Sussex
Toy libraries available in the following libraries: Haywards Heath, Bewbush, Broadfield, Horsham, Adur East, Worthing East, Arun East, Arun West, Chichester
Provides toys and books to borrow for up to three weeks each time, for babies and children up to age 5. Open at various teams (please see website for details).
Telephone: 01243 777807
family.info.service@westsussex.gov.uk
Brighton Road Baptist Church Toy Library, Horsham
Toy library open on Tuesdays, 4-6pm during school term-time only. Provides toys to borrow for up to three weeks each time, for children. Also provides arts and crafts and a free meal of hot dogs, vegetable sticks and cakes for the children during the session.
Telephone: 01403 211150office@brbc-horsham.org.uk