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Support for Women

Next Chapter began life as Colchester & Tendring Women’s Refuge in 1976. Since then, our work has branched out to cover all regions of Essex, and our Staff team has grown to over 70 – this growth means we are now able to offer our services to Male clients across Essex.

You can find the support options we have available for Women by visiting our parent site.

thenextchapter.org.uk
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Call us for help: 0330 333 7 444 or 01206 500585
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Donate Items & Goods this Christmas 2024

For families struggling this Christmas

Supporting families this Christmas

Christmas should be a wonderful time spent with friends and loved ones, but we know that isn’t possible for everyone for a variety of reasons. The emotional and finance pressures are a real struggle at Christmas, add to this the current cost of living crisis and you can see that there will be many families struggling with impossible choices over the festive period.

We want to make sure this isn’t the case for the families we work with and that is where your support comes in.

We could not deliver our Christmas appeal without supporters just like you. We passionately believe every family deserves a safe and magical Christmas.

Buy individual presents and gifts

You can choose and buy the gifts you would like to donate. We ask that you leave them unwrapped so that we can make sure they go to the right person. You can deliver the gifts to us at the location and times mentioned below.

Buy a gift for a specific person/family

Donating items we need is a great way to support us. Click below to find out what items are really needed.

Buy a gift from our Amazon Wishlist

We utilise the Wishlist all year round so purchasing something from our list will not only support women and children over Christmas but all year round too.

Donate money

Cold hard cash is the easiest way to get the most relevant support to those that need it most quickly.

Donate Money

Gift cards

We support families all year round and quite often they arrive with us with the clothes they are wearing and very little else. Gift cards of £5 or £10 can be given to the families to shop for essentials.

Fundraise for us

You can collect monetary donations or challenge yourself to sit in a bath of beans for 24 hours, whatever works for you! Check out our page on Just Giving to help you with getting donations.

Just Giving Page

Drop off your items to us

You can deliver to our location at:
Willow Brook Primary School
‍Barnardiston Road
Colchester
CO4 0DT
Mondays and Fridays between 10am – 2pm
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Directions
Chapter House
Haven Road
Colchester
CO2 8HT
Wednesdays between 10am – 2pm
what3words /// over.swim.vibes
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Share Your Stories

Tag us on social media so that we can share the love and spread the word. If you have any pictures, you are happy to share with us for future appeals, please send them to info@thenextchapter.org.uk with the subject, Christmas.