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The Mayor of Tunbridge Wells Christmas Toy Appeal 2021
The Mayor's Toy Appeal is a charitable Appeal that provides Christmas presents to children of families in crisis, referred to us by Social Services, schools, churches and other agencies, allowing the children to experience the magic of Christmas, whilst enabling their parent a valuable respite from the pressures of the season.
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We seek to help children who, due to family circumstances, would not receive Christmas gifts.
For example:
- Families where parents/carers suffer with mental and/or physical difficulties
- Families experiencing emotional/stressful/abusive circumstances
- Families in crisis due to bereavement or illness of a parent
- Children housed in temporary accommodation
- Families facing severe financial difficulty
Whilst we receive much valuable support, we receive no funding and rely very heavily on volunteers and donations of gifts and funds.
It will run from Saturday 13th November to Friday 10th December 2021
We like to encourage people to shop in their town centres and alternatively you can visit our Amazon wishlist to purchase items or to see the type of gifts we would, ideally, like to receive.
Gift Drop Off
These are The Town Hall (weekdays), St George's Chilston Road (weekdays), Royal Victoria Place and Maddisons in the Pantiles.
Please drop your gifts off by Friday 10th December.
St George's and Royal Victoria Place will also feature `Giving Trees' where you choose a label featuring a gift and return it to any of the collection points.
Last year, in spite of all the difficulties with lockdown, we managed to provide just over 500 children with a sack of gifts thanks to your enormous generosity. We anticipate that numbers may well be higher this year.
Teddy Mayor has compiled a list of the gifts we'd like to receive on behalf of the children
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Construction Toys
Lego & Duplo
Bionicle & K’nex
Mega Bloks & Meccano
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Art & Craft Toys
Sketch pads
Art sets & paint by numbers
Colouring pencils & felt tips
Pens & pencil cases
Block crayons & stencils
Stationery sets
Rubbers, rulers & sharpeners
Finger paints & poster paints
Paint boxes & brushes
Colouring books
Sticker books
Craft activities
Paper dolls
Spirography & scribblers
Style model activity books
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Gifts for Teenagers
Hairbrushes, slides & bobbles
Leather belts
Makeup, eyeshadow & lip gloss
Nail varnish & manicure sets
Scent, toiletries & deodorant
Hair gel & spray
Makeup brushes & cosmetic bags
Combs, mirrors, umbrellas & purses
Necklaces & bracelets
Jewellery boxes & holders
Alarm clocks, watches & wallets
Secret diaries
Sunglasses
Handbags
Beanie hats & gloves
Tights
Branded football club items
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Games & Puzzles
Board games for 3-90 year olds
Pictionary & Frustration
Operation & Buckaroo
Cranium
Picture Lotto
Jigsaw puzzles (500 piece max.)
Playing cards
Sewing kits
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Educational Toys
Calculators & maths sets
Lunch boxes & flasks
Musical instruments
Frisbees & skipping ropes
Footballs
Cricket & badminton sets
Skittles & quoits
Football boot bags
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Baby & Toddler Toys
Bathtime toys & puzzles
Light & sound activity toys
Toys for under 3s
Mobile, cot & buggy toys
Clutch & roller rattles
Colourful wooden bricks
Stacking cups
Shape sorters & spinning tops
Hats, gloves & pyjamas
Comfort blanket & Cuddleuppets
Hand cars, pull along toys, ride-ons
Babies bibs, beakers & dishes
Buggy clip-on toys & baby walkers
Dolls for under 3s
Fisher Price, Tomy & Little Tikes
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Make Believe Toys
Finger & hand puppets
Dressing up clothes
Cash registers & play money
Play food & kitchen utensils
Play scales & doll bath sets
Doctors & nurses medical sets
Playdough & kinetic sand
Rolling pins & shape cutters
Tea & pastry sets, cutlery & kettles
Toolkits & car play mats
Happyland people & vehicles
Toy cars, trains & aeroplanes
Hot Wheels cars & Micro Machines
Telephones & torches
Barbie, Sindy & Monster High Dolls
My Little Pony
Dinosaurs, farm & zoo animals
Transformers & Marvel Avengers
Sylvanian Families & Playmobil
Baby Annabell & Baby Born
Shopkins
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Books
2022 diaries & calendars
Address books
Cloth books for babies
Card books for babies
Books with clips for buggies
Early reading books
Books for under 5s
Reading books for 6-17 year olds
Football & joke books
2022 annuals
Activity books
Song & sound books
Teenage books
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Branded Toys
Mickey & Minnie Mouse
Disney Little Princess
Winnie the Pooh
Peppa Pig
Hello Kitty
Thomas the Tank Engine
Postman Pat
Frozen
Spiderman
Fireman Sam
Transformers
Superman
Despicable Me
Mr Men & Little Miss
Paw Patrol
Mr Tumble
Twirlywoos
Top Gear
X-Men
WWE
Where’s Wally?
Batman
Football, Rugby & Cricket
The Hunger Games
Minecraft
The Simpsons
Star Wars
Marvel
Jurassic World
Shaun the Sheep
New gifts only please and no soft toys, weapon-type toys or candles.
For further information please email karen.collins@mayorstoyappeal.co.uk
A huge thank you from the Teddy Mayor's Toy Appeal 2021 to ...
Thank you to the Big Yellow Self Storage!
Big Yellow is the UK’s favourite self storage company and provide a range of secure storage rooms for homes and businesses which can be accessed seven days a week. Big Yellow have provided us with free storage space, allowing us a safe working environment to collect, store and sort through all of our donated items.
Thank you to Hilden Grange School!
We would like to say a big thank you to Hilden Grange School for their generous donations!
Thank you Asda Tunbridge Wells!
We would like to say a special thank you to Asda Tunbridge Wells for their generous donation!
Thank you to The Rotary Club of The Pantiles!
We would like to say a big thank you to the members of the Rotary Club of The Pantiles for their generous donation.
Thank you
Paul Lester!
We would like to say a big thank you to Paul Lester for his very generous donation.
Thank you Round Table
We would like to say a special thank you to the Round Table for their very generous donation of £500!
Help Teddy Mayor spread a little magic this Christmas!