The Hygiene Bank - Ipswich

A photo of Vicky here from Newmarket Nexus receiving a donation of assorted hygiene products. Distributions like this to our Community Partners are only possible with donations from our collection points across the county, so thank you to everyone who keeps adding products to our boxes.
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Newmarket Nexus is a non-profit organisation helping young people in the Newmarket area running many community events and a youth hub. We're hoping some of these products will go towards helping their Teen Hygiene Scheme and young mums through their Baby Essential Scheme.
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Together we can help locally because

It's National Hygiene Week!
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This week, The Hygiene Bank - Ipswich and In Kind Direct published 'Time to Act: Hygiene Poverty in the UK in 2026', revealing research sharing the true scale and impact of hygiene poverty. The research found that hygiene poverty has gone mainstream, affecting nearly 1 in 5 UK adults including 14% of people in the East of England.
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One of the big reveals of the report is that 41% of those affected by hygiene poverty are experiencing it for the first time this year. We don't want any of us to be struggling with hygiene poverty, and we definitely don't want more of us to be suffering. Thank you to all our donors who help us to help others.
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Together we can help locally because

It's National Hygiene Week!
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To celebrate National Hygiene Week, on Thursday we partnered with Gainsborough Community Library to host a film screening of BAFTA award-winning film 'I, Daniel Blake', the film that inspired the creation of The Hygiene Bank.
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A huge thank you to Suffolk Community Libraries for helping us to make it happen and to every single person who came out to watch it with us. We were also so grateful for the collection of donations we received on the night, we will make sure these go to help those of us in the Suffolk area struggling like Daniel & Katie in the film. Thank you again for everyone's support for this event!
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Together we can help locally because

It's National Hygiene Week!
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A very exciting announcement for National Hygiene Week! We're very thrilled to announce that Eastern Angles Theatre Company, who are giving a local twist to Oliver Twist with their Suffolk-set Christmas production from 27th November until 8th January, will be collecting product donations for us at The Hygiene Bank! We're so grateful the team reached out to us and we're looking forward to this partnership.
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Following their critically acclaimed adaptations of A Christmas Carol and Treasure Island, the production will feature a brilliant ensemble of professional actors, multi-roling, puppetry, inventive staging and live music and we're really excited to see the new production! Tickets for the show can be bought through Eastern Angles website or by phone.
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Together we can help locally because
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It's National Hygiene Week!
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This week The Hygiene Bank and In Kind Direct published 'Time to Act: Hygiene Poverty in the UK in 2026', revealing research sharing the true scale and impact of hygiene poverty in adults in the UK. The research found that hygiene poverty has gone mainstream, affecting nearly 1 in 5 UK adults. 41% of those affected by hygiene poverty are experiencing it for the first time this year; this is the new face of hygiene poverty.
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When someone is living in hygiene poverty, they are having to make decisions about which items to prioritise, even though all of these products are "essentials". According to the report, in over 40% of cases, it is deodorant and toilet roll that people go without.
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Every product we collect from our donation boxes; each item donated from a brand; or any items we are able to purchase through funding, means that somebody in our local community can have access to these essentials.
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Thank you for continuing to support us to help locally because
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Don’t miss out!

To celebrate National Hygiene Week (5–11 October), we have partnered with Ipswich Gainsborough Community Library. We will host a screening of BAFTA award-winning film 'I, Daniel Blake', the film that inspired the creation of The Hygiene Bank.
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The film will be screened on Thursday 8th October at 7pm.
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Arrival from 6.45pm at Gainsborough Community Library, Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0RL.
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Refreshments will be available to purchase in the Voices Cafe Suffolk Community Libraries.
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Please note this film screening is for age 15+ due to certification.
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The screening is free, but donations are welcome.
You can support Gainsborough Library with a monetary donation to Voices for Gainsborough Library, and/or support The Hygiene Bank Ipswich with a donation of essential hygiene products on the night.
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If you are able to, we would particularly welcome hygiene product donations to help us continue supporting local people experiencing hygiene poverty. 💛
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Please reserve your free tickets:
-In person at Gainsborough Library
-Over the phone on 01473 927270
-By email to [email protected]
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We would be delighted if you would come along to support us.
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Together we can help locally because

It's National Hygiene Week!
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Yesterday, Laurie, Charlotte and Barbara who volunteer with us were very excited to be invited into the BBC Radio Suffolk studio for the Wayne Bavin at breakfast.
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They discussed the new hygiene poverty research from The Hygiene Bank and In Kind Direct published this week and how we help the local community with all your wonderful support and donations.
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Thank you so much to the team BBC Suffolk for welcoming us on to the show! If you missed it, you can catch up online!
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Together we can help locally because

Thank you very much to the Boots UK team for a huge brand donation at the start of last month! We were so grateful to be offered this fantastic pallet of Colgate and Oral-B products! With a reported 1 in 3 adult having tooth decay in the UK these products are so valuable and can help the people in our community keep their teeth clean and healthy.
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Boots Uk has been a brand partner of The Hygiene Bank since 2019 and we're so grateful for their support, they have donated 1.7million products over the years and we're so lucky to have received this pallet here in Ipswich. To anyone who has purchased a qualifying product in store that has added to the brands donation, thank you.
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Together we can help locally because

It's National Hygiene Week!
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Today, The Hygiene Bank and In Kind Direct have published 'Time to Act: Hygiene Poverty in the UK in 2026', revealing research sharing the true scale and impact of hygiene poverty. The research found that hygiene poverty has gone mainstream, affecting nearly 1 in 5 UK adults. 41% of those affected by hygiene poverty are experiencing it for the first time this year; this is the new face of hygiene poverty.
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The research shows that the East of England as a whole is no different, with an average of 14% of adults currently experiencing hygiene poverty. This just shows the importance of EVERY donation made to any of our donation points - please keep all of those generous product donations coming in to support all of us in need locally. Thank you for any donations you have given us.
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Together we can help locally because