We accept donations of all womenswear.
This includes workwear, partywear and casual wear. We also accept accessories including shoes, bags and scarves.
We are in particular need of plus size clothing and flat shoes.
Every month we give away 400 items of clothing to support women on their journey into work.
Your donations are essential in ensuring that each woman who walks through our doors leaves feeling equipped, confident and more likely to succeed at interview.
Due to capacity we are unable to collect individual donations.
Stock can be donated to any of our donation stations:
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Smart Works Newcastle, Hadrian House, Higham Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AF, Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
EMG Solicitors, Croft House, High Street, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1NQ Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
Friday Vintage, 3, Old Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7JG, Tuesday to Sunday, 12am – 5pm.
Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd. 77-87 West Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6PR, Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm.
Home Group, One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BX. Monday to Friday, 8am – 6pm.
Toffee Factory, Lower Steenbergs Yard, Quayside, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2DF. Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5.30pm
Gateshead
Marra Limited, Floor 2, Northern Design Centre, Abbotts Hill, Baltic Business Quarter, Gateshead, NE8 3DF, Monday – Thursday, 9am – 5pm, Friday, 9am – 4.30pm
Westray Recruitment Group, Valley House, Kingsway South, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0JW, Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 6.30pm.
Northumberland
Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd, 27 Priestpopple, Hexham, NE46 1PB , Monday to Friday, 10am – 4pm
Weir Insurance Brokers Ltd, 12 Stanley Street, Blyth, NE24 2BU. Monday 10am – 5pm, Tuesday t0 Friday, 9am – 5pm.
North Tyneside
Greenbean, Quorum Park, The NEON Building, NE12 8BU. Monday to Thursday, 9am – 5pm, Friday, 9am – 4.30pm
Hadaway & Hadaway, 58, Howard Street, North Shields, NE30 1AL, Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
South Tyneside
Gentoo, City Hall, Plater Way. Sunderland, SR1 3AD. Monday to Thursday, 9am – 4pm, Friday, 9am – 12pm.
Gentoo, Emperor House, 2 Emperor Way, Doxford International Business Park. Sunderland, SR1 3XR. Monday to Thursday, 8.30am – 5pm, Friday, 8.30am – 12.30pm.
HTG, 11-12 Blue Sky Way, Monkton Business Park South. Hebburn, NE31 2EQ. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
Durham
Learning Curve Group, Dunelm Rise, Durham Gate, County Durham, DL16 6FS. Monday to Friday, 8am – 8pm, Saturday and Sunday, 9am – 5pm
Umi, Navigators Point, Belmont Business Park, Durham, DH1 1TW, Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 5.30pm
If you would like us to send an e-thank you card please complete this Thank You Slip and pop it in with your donations!
Unable to drop of your donations? Send them to us via post (Floor 3, Hadrian House Newcastle, Higham Place, NE1 8AF)
Want more information about what you can or cannot donate? See here Donation Guidelines
Organise a clothing drive
Many organisations run a clothing drive on behalf of Smart Works Newcastle, which is an easy and fun way to secure a large number of clothing donations, and ensure that great quality clothing is put to the best possible use. If this sounds like something you’d like to do download our clothing drive pack here.
If you have any questions please email Newcastle@smartworks.org.uk we are happy to help!