On a wet and soggy day, this lovely post on our FB page has meant we will all be leaving work with a smile on our faces.

The impact of reuse the reuse sector is clear to see. Support your local organisation. #reuse #endfurniturepoverty

Harrogate charity appeals for support to prevent child bed poverty yourharrogate.co.uk/local-news/har…

Did you know nearly 1 million kids across the UK don't have their own bed? We've stepped up to the challenge to address this issue within our district but are on the hunt for a corporate partner to help us. You can find out more on yourharrogate.co.uk/local-news/har…

Some staff and volunteers enjoyed an afternoon of golf last week in the first Essential Needs matchplay event. Well done Kris & Neil on your victory. Get in touch if your looking for budding pros to join your charity golf days.

Can you help us to eliminate child bed poverty in Harrogate?

We recently started an initiative with local furniture stores for their customers to donate their existing furniture to us when they buy new items. A big thank you to Mr Noble who was the first customer to donate under this scheme and The Cotswold Company for their support. #reuse

Thank you to pupils & staff at St Roberts Catholic Primary School for inviting us to see its Mini Vinnies Toy Sale in action. The children were thrilled to meet Ted. They raised £283.65 to support our beds for children scheme for local children who don’t have a bed of their own.

As a beneficiary, we were delighted to attend The Local Fund celebration evening last week. Their support has enabled us to provide bedding packs on our free beds for children campaign. Two Ridings Community Foundation jdrury photography

Wow! Ted and Lee had the pleasure of being invited into Western Primary School to meet pupils who, through a series of toy sales, raised a staggering £530! We were blown away hearing that 50% of proceeds are being donated to Essential Needs in our fight against child bed poverty.

It's our 30th anniversary this year! We will be celebrating our achievements throughout the year with various events. Thank you to everyone who has been involved and supported Essential Needs over the past 30 years.

Thank you for coming to see us Tom. It was a pleasure to show you our store and explain how we have helped people in our local community for the past 30 years.

It was a pleasure to speak at Ripon Rotary Club last week, informing them about Essential Needs and how we support people experiencing furniture poverty in our local community.

So many charities and community organisations would simply not be able to operate without volunteers. If you are thinking of volunteering or your organisation could benefit from some extra help now and again, get in touch with Volunteering HADCA Harrogate & District Community Action

The Trussell Trust are opening a new foodbank at Jennyfield Evangelical Church to support the growing number of people who are struggling.

Harrogate charity Essential Needs teams up with local stores in fight against furniture poverty harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/business/harro…

In The Company Of: Lee Wright on how Essential Needs has been helping people in furniture poverty for 30 years harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/in…

Thanking the amazing Harrogate charity which has 'helped more than 12,000 people' in poverty harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/th…

It was lovely to welcome you to our event Elaine.

Our Manager, Lee and volunteer, Barbara had a lovely afternoon on Friday at ASDA in Harrogate celebrating their 60th anniversary. Barbara also received a Community Diamond Award in recognition of her volunteering for 16 years at Essential Needs.