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British Red Cross

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Find your nearest Red Cross services and events.

  • Health & support services 
  • Fundraising event 
  • First aid course 

    We educate people in life-saving skills, enabling them to respond to emergencies.

  • Charity shop 

    We sell and need: good quality clothes, designer brands, books, furniture and more.

  • Red Cross office 
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First aid courses

Learners at a first aid course are trained in CPR

Choose a first aid course to suit you.

about first aid training >

Borrow a wheelchair

Woman in a wheelchair laughing with her grandaughter

We provide short-term loans of wheelchairs and toilet aids.

how to borrow equipment >

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Become a volunteer

A Red Cross volunteer looks at a photo with a service user

Join our friendly team of volunteers and do something positive for your community.

browse volunteer roles >

Tweets from the British Red Cross

Did your family volunteer in WWI?

First world war nurses

Find out if your ancestors or members of your community volunteered for us during the First World War.

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Text to donate

Text message is a quick and easy way to donate to the British Red Cross: see full terms and conditions.




 Text reads Refusing to ignore people in crisis