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Reuse your furniture

Instead of throwing unwanted furniture and household appliances away, you can arrange to have suitable items collected and re-used by local furniture reuse projects.

Furniture and appliances collected by these groups are provided at low cost to members of the community on low incomes.

Only reusable furniture and appliances can be accepted, although in some cases minor repairs can be undertaken. Items that are not suitable for reuse can be taken to Household Waste Recycling Centres in Somerset or can be collected by your local District or Borough Council.

For a copy of SWP's leaflet on furniture reuse, please click here.

Projects and their collection areas are:

Mendip FurnEquip (Frome)
  Unit 8, Keyford Court, Manor Furlong, Frome, BA11 4BD

Tel: (01373) 467320

Opening hours:

Mon to Fri - 9.30 to 3.30

FurnEquip (Glastonbury)
  Unit 7, The Beckery, Mill Lane, Glastonbury, BA6 9NX

Tel: (01458) 831188

Opening hours:
Mon to Fri - 9.30 to 3.30
Sedgemoor Sedgemoor Furniture Store
  Unit 10, Wills Estate, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, TA6 5JT
Tel: (01278) 425055
  www.sedgemoorfurniturestore.co.uk
Opening hours:
Mon to Thur - 10.00 to 5.00
Fri - 10.00 to 4.00
Sat - 10.00 to 1.00
South Somerset FurniCare (Yeovil)
  32 Goldcroft, Yeovil, BA21 4DH
  Tel: (01935) 433416
  www.furnicare.co.uk
Opening hours:
Mon - closed
Tues to Fri - 9.00 to 4.00
FurniCare (Chard)
  The Mill, Boden Street, Chard, TA20 2DD
Tel: Chard (01460) 68221
  www.furnicare.co.uk
Opening hours:
Mon to Thur - 9.00 to 4.00
Fri - closed
   
  FurniCare (Wincanton)
  1a & 2 Lawrence House, Southgate Road, Wincanton, BA9 9EB
  Tel: (01963) 34565
  www.furnicare.co.uk
  Opening hours:
  Monday & Tuesday 10.00 to 4.00
Taunton Deane The Home Furniture Services Trust
 

Chip Lane Retail Park, Taunton, TA1 1DU

  Tel: (01823) 253053
Opening hours:
Mon to Fri - 9.30 to 3.15
West Somerset Engage Furniture Reuse Project
  Ground Floor, Alcombe Village Hall, Marshfield Road, Alcombe, TA24 6AQ
  Tel: (01643) 707484
Opening hours:
Mon to Fri - 10.00 to 2.00

Accepted

A whole range of furniture and household item, including electrical, will be accepted. Items must be in a reasonable condition and furniture such as sofas must be made of the suitable fire resistant material now required by law.

For a list of items accepted by the Furniture re-use groups, please click on the links below:

Furniture
Click here
Electrical items
Click here
Miscellaneous
Click here

Preparation

There is no real preparation required, simply contact your nearest group from the list above, and arrange a suitable date and time for collection.

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FRN (Furniture Re-use Network) is the national body supporting and co-ordinating re-use projects. Visit www.frn.org.uk or call 0845 602 8003 to find your nearest furniture reuse network store.

Other charity outlets

A number of charity shops now sell donated good quality furniture alongside bric-a-brac, books and clothing.

The British Heart Foundation Furniture and Electrical store in Taunton can off free collection of unwanted furniture and electrical items for sale to raise funds for the foundation.
Please contact them on 0844 248 9122 or visit BHF.org.uk for queries or to arrange a collection.





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