The Toy Appeal

17/06/2026

It was our absolute pleasure to be joined yesterday by regular supporters of The Toy Appeal , Aqueous Digital , Sam Lilley and Guy Wolstencroft .

Social workers, schools, women’s refuges, food banks and drop-in centres, can refer a child or family to The Toy Appeal to ensure that they have presents to open on Christmas morning - and our wonderful volunteers are crucial to making sure that happens - so thank you all for your amazing ongoing support!

14/06/2026

We were thrilled to be joined by a team of volunteers from SoftCat recently who created 520 toy sacks for children aged 9. They did an incredible job and we were so grateful for their support.

Special thanks to Josh Hughes for organising and to Marco from Deansgate Square for helping us on the day - your help was much appreciated!

We provide Christmas Toy Sacks to under privileged children each year, who otherwise would have no presents to open on Christmas morning. Each child receives a red sack made specific to their age and any special needs.

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/2026toyappeal

05/06/2026

The wonderful Waitrose & Partners in Knutsford have generously contributed a donation of £1000 to The Toy Appeal . The presentation was made by Noey West of Waitrose to our founder, Dee Drake earlier this week. This significant contribution will provide a substantial boost to our 2026 Christmas campaign enabling us to provide 40 additional toy sacks for children across the North West.

Thank you for your incredible support!

26/05/2026

We were thrilled to be joined by a team from Barclays UK who created 500 Christmas sacks last week for our children aged 8. Organised by Catherine Neeson alongside Barclays, this team did an incredible job and we were so grateful for their time and support.

Due to the scale of The Toy Appeal (80,000+ toys & gifts per year), we really appreciate any donations through our Justgiving Page, which allows us to buy toys in bulk via toy wholesalers at reduced rates, meaning we can support more children and get ahead to make sure we can meet our referrals.

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/2026toyappeal

22/05/2026

22/05/2026

We have incredible news! We need to say a huge thank you to Graham Wilkins for organising the fantastic Toy Appeal Golf Day, which raised an incredible £32,000 for our 2026 Toy Appeal! ⛳🎁

Special thanks as well to Simon, Stuart & Kit for their support in making the day such a success!

It’s events like this that help us prepare well in advance for Christmas 2026, ensuring we can reach even more children living below the poverty line. This amazing total will fund an additional 1,280 of our fantastic red toy sacks for children this Christmas ❤️

If you’d like to support the appeal, please donate via:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/2026toyappeal

14/05/2026

This week we were thrilled to be joined once again by Kirsty and the team from who helped to make up 500 toy sacks this week at The Elves House. They worked so hard and we are very grateful for their continued support!

Being able to get ahead is crucial for The Toy Appeal. Donations earlier in the year help us to get ahead, utilising our space to maximum effect and more importantly giving us time to prepare for the thousands of referrals we receive each year. If you would like to help us get ahead this year, please visit the link in our bio. Thank you!

08/05/2026

We were thrilled to have .fp back to support us again at the Toy Appeal last week, where their team created 500 Christmas toy sacks for our children aged 6.

We enjoyed a fabulous day with them and are so grateful for all their support and helping us to put smiles on children’s faces at Christmas!

Thank you so much!

26/04/2026

This week we were joined by a great team from .co.uk in Knutsford, who created the toy sacks for our ages 3 & 4. Gemma Johnson also joined us - thank you! The teddies were supplied by the wonderful Helen Neale

We are so grateful to have such amazing support again this year.

Please help us to continue getting ahead of our referrals by donating on our Justgiving page
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/2026toyappeal

Thank you!