Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to donate pre-loved coats and blankets this winter

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Sadiq Khan has urged Londoners to donate preloved coats, shoes and blankets to their local baby bank as winter approaches. The mayor on Wednesday threw his support behind the Winter Warmers campaign run by the charity Little Village, a network of baby banks operating across the capital.  As part of the campaign’s launch, Mr Khan has announced £93,000 in City Hall funding towards it, which will allow Little Village hubs to stay open for a longer set of hours.

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00:00But unfortunately we know that there are too many families in London struggling with the

00:04cost of living crisis, parents in particular, as winter approaches are worried about winter

00:09coats for their children, wellington boots, jumpers and so forth. Little Village are one

00:15of the many charities, organisations doing great work across London. You can be referred here by

00:20a food bank, by a social worker, GP, counsellor, MP, health worker, to take advantage of the

00:27generosity of others. I'd encourage other readers who maybe have surplus, you know,

00:34prams, buggies and stuff, they can donate this winter to the Little Village website

00:39because there are families who could really do with this stuff.

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