I'm having a clear out but......

Persistentdonor, perhaps the church hall is used for a playgroup or toddlers where there is a need for changes of clothes.

Mums net had had a discussion on this gifting to women's refuge
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1364573-To-donate-to-a-womens-refuge

Freegle/Freecycle them, with an explanation. Oh someone has already said that!

When my husband had his stoma reversal operation, we had loads of stoma stuff that wasn`t needed any longer. It seemed a shame to just throw it away, especially as it probably cost the NHS a lot of money, but nobody wanted it. I tried the hospital and charity shops, but ended up taking it to the tip after all. Such a waste.

I gave some to the local special needs school for their nursery unit.

I'd say women's refuge would be most grateful.Google your area for a phone number or address.

Give them to a food bank

Definitely try and use a "Freebies" site. Just type in your home town/area followed by freebies and that will take you to a site and the good thing is most folks come to collect and are really happy to do so. I have met some really nice people through doing this and am pleased not to have just dumped stuff!

Women's refuges/Women's Aid definitely - and our local homeless charity/food bank always desperate for toiletries/ sanitary items...

You can always recycle them as water retention crystals. The inner core has a powdery substance which you can mix with soil when you pot up your spring flowers or plant your bedding plants. I did that last year with my DGD's unused nappies and it was brilliant. Apparently you can actually use wet nappies but I didn't fancy that.

I would never have thought of using them as water retention crystals icanhandthemback. Perhaps we should compile a booklet on ways to use up new nappies; there's some super suggestions on here

Try Freecycle or Freelywheely. I have got rid of loads of unwanted things.

Food banks

Well done for having a good clear out. Somebody will be grateful for them. Women's refuges would like all sorts of things, good quality clothes, books, toys and maybe some furniture.

GOLDEÑGIRL....great to hear about your under the stairs clear out as I'm going to do that very soon. I make decisions about which to throw out by pretending I'm moving house and asking myself..."Do I want to take this to me
new home ?"
Obviously if the answer iys No....then it goes in the suitable give away bag.
WORKS EVERY TIME !!

On a smaller scale just sorted 2 kitchen drawers out worse find packet lockets rather skicky!

Maybe some more cupboards another day!

I once cleared out my knicker drawer. When I say 'knickers', I mean BIIIG knickers and lots of them. Plenty of life left in them, very clean and serviceable, but rather faded with all the hot washes and I had graduated to a different type anyway.
Much to DH's horror, I advertised them on Freecycle, which caused a great deal of merriment from readers, but there were several women interested and I was amazed that they were snapped up very quickly!

Homeless projects are also always grateful for good quality clean underwear, male and female.

DH took a couple of bags of quite nice stuff to the charity shop and she wasn't keen on taking it - because everyone clears out after Christmas and they have far too much to cope with!
However, after having a quick look she decided yes she could.

I have spent a couple of hours sorting out clothes,including several winter coats, handbags, shoes, boots and other bits this afternoon, there are 5 black bin bags on my landing waiting to go into the car to be taken to the charity shop. But, there still doesnt seem to be much room in my wardrobe!!!
How is it we accumilate so much Stuff!!!!! lol