Thing donations welcome

If you have a Thing from our wishlist below that is good quality, in good working order, you no longer want and are happy to donate then please email us at hello@sharebristol.org.uk to discuss and we’ll let you know if we have space and need for it. If you want to donate something that is not on our wishlist that you think others would love to borrow, then please also get in touch.

Please expand the headings below to explore our wishlist.

In general we can only take donations that meet the following criteria:

Good working order
Good quality (they need to withstand getting a lot of use)
Relatively easy for one person to transport (not too heavy or bulky)
Something that will be useful to borrow for two weeks or less
No petrol items
No chainsaws

Last updated: 10 Oct 2024

Adventure

Beach/festival trolley (folding)
Bike panniers
Bike trailers
Bike work stand
Bivvy bag
Camera tripod
Camping chairs
Camping mats
Head torch
Inflatable mattress
Portable fire pit
Portable BBQ
Sack truck
Sleeping bags
Small tents
Tent pegs

DIY

Angle grinders
Bench saw
Bow saw
Calipers
Car battery charger
Car dent remover kit
Carpet stretcher
Clamps
Damp meter
Drill bits (masonry, wood, general purpose & SDS)
Drill (cordless)
Electric screwdriver
Extension reel
Furniture Dolly
G clamps
Glue gun
Heat gun
Manhole keys
Multidetector
Nail/brad gun
Paint spray gun
Pin hole jig
Planer (electric)
Pointing trowel
Reciprocating saw
Sanders
Soldering iron
Spanner set
Staple gun for upholstery (electric)
Thermal imaging camera
Vice (large)
Wall chaser
Wall scanner
Wire snippers
Wire strippers
Worktop jig

Garden

Brushcutter (electric)
Cordless strimmer
Garden roller (water filled)
Garden shredder
Hedge shears
Hedge trimmer with extension pole
Hose pipes
Loppers
Pressure washers
Rotavator
Secateurs
Trowel
Wheelbarrow

Home

Badge maker
Banjo
Bass guitar
Candy floss maker
Carpet cleaners
Coffee grinder
Dehumidifier
Home energy meter
Label maker
Nutribullet
Piping bags (reusable)
Pizza oven
Polaroid camera
Printer cutter
Projector
Projector screen
Scanner
Speakers (portable)
Steam cleaner
Wet and dry vacuum
Loop pedal

Hosting

Chocolate fountain
Folding tables and chairs
Gazebos(ideally pop up)
Good quality, reusable wedding and party decorations, place settings and plastic crockery
Karaoke/PA system
Outdoor games (e.g. Giant Jenga)
Smoke machine
Games controllers
Small sports equipment (e.g. tennis racquets, shuttlecocks)

Consumables

Carpet detergent
Dust masks (new)
Hacksaw blades
Hot glue sticks
Jigsaw blades
Laminator pouches
Printer ink cartridges
Sanding pads
Saw blades (coping saw, circular, jigsaw)
Solder (lead free)

Things for running the Library

Laptops
Tablet computers
Multimeter
Soldering third hand tool
Folding events table (or wallpaper pasting table)
Pens, tape, markers, string, coloured card and other stationery
Washing up liquid, soap, cleaning products of all kinds, toilet roll, tea and coffee supplies
WD40, Coke (yes really, it cleans!), and other things used for cleaning and repairing items