Lover Baby Bank

31/05/2026

Due to a recent influx of referrals, we are seeing more families than ever needing support from the Lover Baby Bank. As we have limited storage space, we don't keep large stocks of items, so we rely heavily on the generosity of our local community to help us meet demand.

If you have any of the items on our current wish list, we would be incredibly grateful for your donation. We kindly ask that all donated items are clean, fully functioning, and safe for newborns and young children.

If you'd like to donate, please get in touch to find out the best way to do so. Alternatively, you can support us directly by purchasing an item from our Amazon Wish List:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/baby-reg/lover-babybank-january-2024-salisbury/Y669099BSMVN

Every donation, no matter how small, helps us provide essential items to local families when they need them most. Thank you for your continued support. ❤️

02/05/2026

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who came along to support us at the Cuckoo Fair today - to those who stopped to buy something from our stall, have a go at our game, ask us about the Baby Bank, donated prizes for the hamper and to the AMAZING team of volunteers, without which we would not have a Baby Bank.

Thank you all so much ♥️♥️♥️

It’s been a blast, and we have raised almost £250, to be used to purchase those items we must provide brand new, for health and safety reasons.

The lucky winner of the prize hamper was only 2 away from guessing the number of items in the baby bundle - the actual number in total was 314!

01/05/2026

🎉✨ Come and join the fun tomorrow at the Downton Cuckoo Fair! ✨🎉

We’re inviting you to take part in our exciting “Guess the Number of Items in the Baby Bundle” game! 👶🧺
Take a guess and you could win a fantastic hamper full of goodies – perfect for you or someone special! 🎁

💜 Every entry helps support our Baby Bank, so your guess will be making a real difference to local families in need.

But that’s not all…
We’ll also have a lovely selection of items for sale on our stall – perfect for a browse while you’re there!

📍 Find us in the Purple Zone Marquee
📅 Tomorrow at the Downton Cuckoo Fair

Come along, say hello, have a guess, and learn more about the work we do in the community. We’d love to see you there! 😊

19/04/2026

🎉 We’re putting together a fantastic prize hamper for our exciting competition at the Downton Cuckoo Fair this year – and we need your help!

Can you donate a product, voucher, or small gift? It’s a great way to promote your business and be part of a brilliant community event.

🎁 We will be sure to mention your kind donation to everyone who enters, and visitors won’t want to miss our stall - it will be great publicity!

💬 Message us if you’d like to contribute and don’t forget to come and see us on the day!

Thank you as always for your support and kindness ♥️

18/04/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Fordingbridge Surgery for their kindness and support over Valentine’s Day this year ❤️

Thanks to their help in collecting a HUGE box of much-needed items for our baby bank—and encouraging donations—we’re able to purchase new essentials for the families we support and complete some beautiful baby bundles.

Your generosity is making a real difference, and we’re so grateful to be part of such a caring community.

Thank you again to everyone involved 🥰

31/03/2026

✨ Our 2025 Impact Report is here… better late than never! ✨

Like many of you, we’re busy mums juggling full-time jobs, family life, and everything in between – and we run Lover Baby Bank in our spare time. So while this report may be a little later than planned, it’s something we’re really proud to share ❤

We hope you can see the difference your support has made over the past year – the families reached, the items redistributed, and the need within our community. It’s powerful, it’s real, and it’s all thanks to YOU.

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who supports us – whether you donate items, fundraise, give your time, share advice, or refer families to us. We truly couldn’t do this without you.

And there’s more to come… 👀
We’ve got some exciting changes on the horizon, including plans for larger premises. This means better organisation, more stock, and ultimately the ability to support even more families who need us.

Please take a moment to read and share our report and see the impact you’ve helped create 💕

Thank you for being part of our journey 🥰

28/03/2026

We need your help – it only takes a minute!

As a small baby bank charity run entirely by volunteers, our time is spent supporting families who need us most. That means we simply don’t have the capacity for long, complicated grant applications… but opportunities like this make a HUGE difference to us.

This one is quick, easy, and could help us continue providing essential items for local children and families 💕

Please click the link below and vote for us – every single nomination counts!

👉 https://movementforgood.com/draws/1000?cn=1204744&ct=poverty&i=1774597168-12789.jpg&utm_source=holiday+card&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=M4G2025card&utm_id=M4G2025card

Thank you so much for your support – and please share to help spread the word! 🥰

We could receive a £1,000 donation with your help through the Movement for Good Draw.

03/02/2026

📣 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Please contact us before donating — it really helps!

We’ve recently had a number of items dropped off that, unfortunately, we aren’t able to use or pass on. We know donations come from a good place, but this creates extra cost and workload for our small team, as we then have to dispose of items safely.

Before bringing anything to us, **please get in touch first** so we can confirm what we can accept and arrange a suitable time. Thank you!

A reminder of Items we cannot accept second-hand......

* Mattresses
* Bottle teats
* Dummies
* Car seats
* Toilet seats / potties
* Breast pumps
* Reusable nappies

and items we cannot accept for safety reasons

* Drop-sided cots
* Cot bumpers
* Sleeping pods/positioners
* Bumbo seats
* Sit-in baby walkers
* Door bouncers
* Infant food or formula

Your support means so much to the families we serve — checking with us first helps us make every donation count.

Please message or email us before dropping items off — thank you!

22/12/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at Lover Baby Bank! 🎄

As the year comes to a close, we want to say a huge thank you to every supporter, donor, volunteer and referral partner who has stood with us this year. Your kindness and generosity have made an incredible difference to our charity which in turn has helped us to help families when they needed it most ❤️

Over the festive period, our team will be taking a short break. We’ll only be able to respond to very urgent enquiries, and we’ll be closed for donations until the New Year.

Thank you for your understanding, and for being part of our community. We wish you and your loved ones a very merry Christmas and a peaceful, happy New Year 🎅✨

💫 See you in 2026!

06/12/2025

We ♥️ St Laurence Church, Downton for supporting our baby bank this year. If you haven’t been to see all the beautiful trees yet, make sure to pop down tomorrow 🥰