Sussex ‘Baby bank’ charity for parents in poverty gets a makeover courtesy of flooring company

Baby2Baby which moved its headquarters to the village in 2019, received free flooring for its baby bank.

The charity collects donations of baby and children’s clothing and essential items for families in poverty.

Mothers Hannah Powell and Leila Parker, who run the baby bank, reached out to Thurrock-based Flooring Superstore to ask for help with refurbishing the charity’s kitchen area.

After learning more about the charity, the Essex business donated vinyl flooring to Baby2Baby free of charge.

Hannah Powell said: “Like all small charities we are reliant on people’s generosity to enable us to provide our service in East Sussex, so every penny needs to be accounted for.

“Because of our growing volunteer numbers, we needed to create a nice area for people to make a drink and have a break when they are working, so the we needed to revamp the kitchen.

A new floor would have set the charity back by around £80.00 which is the same amount it costs to buy four baby cot mattresses.

“When you consider many children living on the poverty line are sleeping on the floor, then this shows how important this donation is and we are very grateful to Flooring Superstore for their support.”

Volunteers at the High Hurstwood baby bank collect donations and redistribute them to East Sussex families living in poverty.

Chris Barber, Flooring Superstore retail operations manager, said: “We like to help as many charities and organisations as we can in the areas near our stores.

“When we heard about Baby2Baby, we couldn’t think of a better local charity to support.

“It’s doing amazing work helping families in need and we were delighted to be able to help in our own little way.”

More information on Baby2Baby which can provide help and support to families of babies and children up to 11-years-old, can be found at its website.