Hygiene poverty - where the cost of purchasing everyday hygiene and grooming products such as shampoo, toothpaste and tampons is too much - is a recognised issue in society. To help those in the borough who experience hygiene poverty, the council has worked in partnership with the local community to install hygiene banks to help address the issue.
What is a hygiene bank?
Hygiene banks are designated locations where you can donate unused hygiene products. These banks will be regularly emptied, with the content redistributed through food banks and community pantries for those at need to access them.
What can I donate to a hygiene bank?
You can donate items such as:
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Shower gel
- Shampoo
- Hair conditioner
- Moisturising cream
- Deodorant
- Sanitary products
- Incontinence products
- New clean underwear
The list is not definitive, so please donate other hygiene products if suitable.
PLEASE NOTE all items should be NEW and UNUSED, with underwear being in its original packaging.
Where can I donate items?
The location of the hygiene banks is listed below. Please note this list may change over time, so do check this page for updates.
HAVANT
- Beacon Church: Meridian Shopping Centre, Elm Lane, PO9 1UN
- Co-Op Funeral Care: 28a North Street, PO9 1PT
- Havant Library: Meridian Shopping Centre, Elm Lane, PO9 1UN
- Havant Borough Council: Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, PO9 2AX
- Horizon Leisure Centre: Civic Centre Road, PO9 2AY
- Moores Traditional Funeral Directors: 11 North Street, PO9 1ET
- Oak Park Community Clinic: 8 Lavant Drive, PO9 2AW
WATERLOOVILLE
- Care and Share Waterlooville: 41 Stakes Hill Road, PO7 7LA
- Co-Operative Funeralcare: 320 London Road, PO7 7DU
- Growing Places Nursery: Mill Road, PO7 7DB
- Horizon Leisure Centre: Waterberry Drive, PO7 7UW
- Springwood Community Centre: 110 Springwood Avenue, PO7 8BJ
- Waterlooville Library: The Precinct, London Road, PO7 7DT
- Waterlooville Area Community Association (WACA) 10 Maurepas Way, PO7 7AY
LEIGH PARK
- Alfie's Arc: 19 Greywell Road, Greywell Shopping Centre, PO9 4EU
- Leigh Park Baptist Church: Stockheath Road, PO9 5NT
- Leigh Park Community Centre: Dunsbury Way, PO9 5BG
- Leigh Park Library: 50 Park Parade, PO9 5AB
- Munch Pantry: The Dickinson Centre, Park Community School, Middle Park Way, PO9 4BU
- Peace Centre: 15 Middle Park Way, PO9 4AB
BEDHAMPTON
- Bedhampton Community Centre: 21 Bedhampton Road, PO9 3ES
EMSWORTH
- One Church Emsworth: 134 Main Road, Thorney Road, PO10 8BN
HAYLING ISLAND
- Hayling Library and Hayling Pantry: 99 Elm Grove, PO11 9EE
- Hayling Island Community Centre Association (HICCA): Station Road, PO11 0HB
How can I get help?
If you need to use this service your best bet will be to contact your local food bank or pantry to check they have what you need. A list of organisations in the borough can be found on the following web page - Community Food Support Network.
We'd like to provide space for a hygiene bank - what do we do?
If you are an organisation that would like to provide space for a hygiene bank within the borough, please email askcommunity@havant.gov.uk in the first instance. A member of the council's Community Team will then contact you regarding next steps.
