Support our Santa’s Sack Christmas Appeal!
We are delighted to taking part in our third Big Give Christmas Challenge between 2nd – 9th December (midday). Donations to our Big Give appeal (up to a total of £10,000) will be doubled. Please help us raise £20,000 and continue supporting families experiencing poverty or crisis.
We are also asking supporters to organise toiletry collections at your place or work, school or community group.
Ways you can get involved
Each year we produce an annual Impact Report to share the impact Baby Bank Network has on the families we support, and how you enable us to achieve this.
This year we shared a special Impact Report, reflecting on the last 10 years of Baby Bank Network Bristol.
If you have been involved in our work over the last 10 years thank you so much!
We are particularly keen to hear from families we have supported over the last 10 years. To find out more please read our ‘share your stories’ section below.
Our Santa’s Sack Christmas Appeal has grown from strength to strength in recent years, and is now our largest annual fundraising campaign, raising over £26,500 in 2024 through financial donations and gifts in kind.
We are delighted to be taking part in our third Big Give Christmas Challenge this year, where donations made to our appeal between midday 2 – 9 December will be doubled!
We are also asking companies, schools, nurseries and other community groups to organise toiletry collections in the lead-up to Christmas, to help us provide essential toiletries for mums and babies throughout the year.
Find out more about our Santa’s Sack Christmas Appeal here.
As part of our 10 year activities, Baby Bank Network Bristol took part in the first Big Give Small Charities Week match funded campaign in June. Our Power the Hive campaign raised £9,024 (£9,304 with Gift Aid and minus fees) which we were delighted with!
Thank you so much to everyone who donated and helped raise awareness of our campaign!
Could you to take on a ’10’ themed challenge to help mark our 10th anniversary, raise awareness of our work, and vital funds to enable Baby Bank Network Bristol to continue supporting families?
We have put together a 10 for 10 Challenge Information Pack to give you some inspiration for your chosen challenge, and guidance to keep your challenge safe and legal.
If you would like to take on a 10 for 10 Challenge please read our information pack and then complete our registration form. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
Whether you are skydiving from 10,000 feet (with a suitably trained instructor of course!), reading 10 books in 10 days/weeks, hosting 10 friends for a film night, walking or wheeling 10,000 steps a day, or baking 10 cakes there is something for everyone! We are looking forward to hearing about all the interesting challenges you come up with!
Contact us at events@babybanknetwork.com with any queries, or to discuss your challenge ideas before registering.
Please note: Baby Bank Network Bristol cannot be held liable for any costs, accidents, injuries, loss or damages as a result of your challenge.
Thank you so much to everyone who took part in or donated to our Great Bristol Run this year to raise funds for Baby Bank Network Bristol!
You raised £2,951 (including Gift Aid) to support families in Bristol – thank you!
If you are interested in joining our 2026 Great Bristol Run team please get in touch at events@babybanknetwork.com
Saturday 9 May 2026: Junior & Mini Races
Sunday 10 May 2026: 10k and Half Marathon
Have you been involved with Baby Bank Network over the last 10 years? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Whether you have volunteered, been a trustee, a referral or corporate partner, a donor or fundraiser or supported in another way, we want to hear about your experience and the impact this has had. We are particularly keen to hear from families that have accessed our service over the last 10 years.
Complete our very short share your stories form – anonymous and open to everyone!
Complete our volunteer stories form – for volunteers past and present.
If you would like to share a more in-depth case study or would prefer to have a chat rather than fill in a form, please get in touch with us at info@babybanknetwork.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can to discuss this.
Please note – we may want to use your story in our public communications to help us explain the impact of our work. However, we will always discuss this with you first, ensure you are happy with what we want to share, and gain for your consent before doing so. You can remain anonymous if you prefer.
We were delighted to hold a special 10 year volunteer thank you event on Thursday 5 June. Thank you to everyone who attended, it was lovely to celebrate and reflect on your achievements together. To find out more about our wonderful volunteers please read our special anniversary volunteer blog.
Thank you to everyone who visited our stand at Party in the Ponds on Saturday 21 June. We were delighted to be a part of this wonderful community event for the first time, and to have the opportunity to meet more of the local community.
We rely on support from a range of businesses to help support families across Bristol. From fundraising activities, donating gifts in kind, providing pro-bono support or being your Charity of the Year – there are lots of ways to get involved!
If you run your own business, are part of a charity committee at work, or your employer would like to get involved with supporting Baby Bank Network Bristol in our 10th year we would love to hear from you!
Why not get involved in our 10 for 10 Challenge, join our Great Bristol Run team, organise a toiletries collection at work?
To find out more please read the information on this page, on our fundraising page and download our partnerships proposal for some inspiration!
We love it when children and young people get involved in supporting our work. We also think it’s a great way to start conversations with children about reusing the clothes, toys, books and other items they no longer need by passing them onto another family that needs them.
If you work at a nursery or school, or your children or grandchildren attend a school that would like to support Baby Bank Network in our 10th year we would love to hear from you!
Why not get the children involved in our 10 for 10 Challenge and organise a fundraising activity that suits their age and abilities, organise a gifts in kind collection or donate funds from an fundraising activity that you usually organise?
To find out more please read the information on this page, on our fundraising page and download our partnerships proposal for some inspiration!
Supporting families in Bristol since 2015
2015
“I joined in 2015. In those early days volunteering at the warehouse meant pretty much doing everything – from receiving a referral, to making sure we had the items needed, to arranging for them to be collected. It’s been phenomenal to be a part of such a fantastic local charity, to see how it‘s developed over the years,” Ellen, Volunteer
2024
In July 2024 Baby Bank Network reached a huge milestone, having supported 10,000 families in 9 years. “The service Baby Bank Network provides is invaluable. Honestly, I don't know how I, or the families we support, would manage without this service!” Jane Dennett, Central & East Bristol Children's Centre.
2025
“It's hard to believe that our original goal was to help 3 families per week, then 10. It's grown so much since then and none of this would have been possible without the support of our fantastic volunteers and staff, and everyone who has donated – thank you!” Becky Gilbert, Co-Founder and CEO.
Everything you raise will help us provide more families with the essentials they need for their babies and children.