Reclaiming and reusing discarded tents and sleeping bags.
During the summer months in the UK a number of large festival events have an enormous task of clearing the unwanted items left by music lovers.
We always welcome volunteers for tent and sleeping bag salvage. In August 2025 we are focused on the Reading Festival, in conjunction with Herts for Refugees.
We are particularly in need of people with vans or large estate cars that can assist by picking up the sorted tents and sleeping bags and ferrying them back to the larger trucks. If you can help, please let us know and we can pass you onto the right people so that you can be registered and provided with the correct passes that will allow access to the venues.
Blankets and winter clothing are also essential items particularly when the cold months approach. It cannot be stressed enough that protection from weather and warmth is paramount to refugees and these unwanted items are invaluable in a time of need.
We continue to support Collective Aid in Calais which includes assisting Care4Calais in the UK.
We support and continue to work with Herts for Refugees who leads the salvage collection as this remains crucial in providing immediate protection to vulnerable adults and children in Northern France.
