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🚩 Pompey2Calais - Jan 2027 - The List

See in the main article for how to donate.

The Calais operation is not currently accepting women's or children's items.
Most of the people in the harsh camps round Calais are men, so there is limited call for women's or children's items in the area we are visiting.

Please only donate good quality items, i.e. items you might sell on a second-hand platform or give to a friend.  Care4Calais does not have the capacity to wash or repair clothing on site, so please ensure items are clean, and remove any dirty items.  Please check everything is undamaged, working, and all in one piece.

Items that are needed

• For men (all sizes needed especially small and medium)
  • Hoodies/jumpers
  • Joggers (with cuff bottoms if possible)
  • Jeans (slim fit if possible)
  • T-shirts (short or long sleeve)
  • New underwear (boxers only please) and socks
  • Warm/waterproof coats/jackets
  • Trainers or walking boots
  • Hats, gloves and snoods/scarves
  • Sliders
  • Backpacks
• Men's toiletries
  • Spray deodorant
  • Body wash
  • Toothbrushes and toothpaste
  • Razors
  • Shampoo
• Shelter
  • Sleeping bags and blankets
  • Tents - size up to 3 person only (most needed 2 person tents)
  • Tarpaulins
• Other
  • Tea and coffee
  • Rain ponchos
  • Power banks
  • Books in Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic, Farsi, Kurdish Sorani, Dari and Pashto
  • Notepads and pens

Items that are NOT needed

This is because Care4Calais already has lots of these things, because there is no demand for them, or because they aren’t appropriate.

• Any women's or children’s items
• Food (since Brexit we can no longer transport food to France)
• Work/smart clothes e.g. suits and smart shoes
• Going-out clothes/partywear
• Anything that is dirty, torn, or otherwise damaged

Thank you !