One Stop Organisers - Clearing Clutter for Wandsworth Oasis Ashley Jordan was clutter clearing for about 10 years before she met Wandsworth Oasis. Our professional partnership has made a massive difference to the efficiency of what she can offer her clients and to the quality of our donations - which makes everyone happy. Expand One Stop Organisers Clutter Clearing – in Partnership with Wandsworth Oasis I was clutter clearing for about 10 years before I was introduced to Wandsworth Oasis. Their professional organisation has made a massive difference to the efficiency of what I can offer my clients, which makes everyone happy. There are three main ways in which they help more than any other charity that I have used for donations: They have a fantastic and well organised collection service, who come on a day when they say they will, at a time that they say they will, and often at short notice. This is in stark contrast to other charity shops which are unable to man their collection services in such a way, meaning that clients have to stay in all day or, even worse, stay in and the collection never happens. They are happy to accept a large amount in one go. Have you ever been to a charity shop with your car full and they have refused your donation? It’s very frustrating. They will take some things others won’t – check with them before you bring a lot of stuff, but they will sell things through the right medium to get money for the charity, and if that is ebay or a car boot sale they will do that, which means they will take some weird and wonderful items. The brilliant thing is that they also host community events so, as a supporter, you can get to know them and understand more about what they do and where the money goes. I donate on behalf of clients on a regular basis, and if my client is a UK tax payer I make sure that they have completed gift aid forms, so that the charity can benefit from the extra money. There are five main circumstances where I help clients ‘clear the clutter’, or stream-line as many prefer to term it; after all, these possessions are well-loved and therefore can be difficult to part with. And clutter clearing as a term can, I think, seem disrespectful: Households amalgamating – couples moving in together, with or without their children Seniors downsizing or moving into care Families or individuals moving abroad or travelling Nearest and dearest clearing after a bereavement Having building work done and disposing of items before putting into storage Most people just don’t know where to start, or how to start, but once we get going it can be a very cathartic process. My support might just be physical, but often it is also about strategy and emotional support too. Having a friend come to help you might speed up the process considerably if you are lucky, but clients do get distracted! Having a professional in to help means that things are done in a methodical way and therefore more than 100% quicker. Items are taken away at the end of each session either to Wandsworth Oasis or, if rubbish, to the tip, which means clients can see results more quickly. We’ve brought things back to London from Somerset, Dorset and Essex, but we couldn’t from Glasgow – the allowance on the plane wasn’t large enough! As well as clutter clearing we project manage other household projects including all of the admin and liaison for house moves and building projects. For more information visit Ashley's Website.
Gentleman & A Van Huge thanks to local removals and storage company Gentleman & A Van for their support of our charity. Great donations... Expand Local removals company, Gentleman & A Van are big supporters of Wandsworth Oasis. They recommend us to their storage customers when they are assessing what they wish to store and to customers who have excess items when they move. And it is all great quality to. So, we'd like to repay the favours...we have used their services and they are great. Polite, efficient, careful of your stuff - all round really nice guys. If you are moving home, relocating your business or simply need a large item moved from one destination to another; Gentleman & A Van have a solution to suit your needs. Their dedicated team can handle any type of removals in London and the surrounding areas. They also offer a secure self-storage facility in London with units designed to fit whatever you have in mind.
The Two Brewers We love these guys - fundraisers extraordinaire and huge supporters of our charity. Expand We are proud to have worked with the Two Brewers for about 5 years, particularly around World AIDS Day when they hold a massive fundraiser for us - great fun and a lot of money is raised. This year we also joined together with them at Pride which was an amazing day.
Big Yellow Balham Big Yellow in Balham are great supporters of local community organisations. They provide us with 100sq foot of free storage space which is invaluable for us. If you have storage requirements, do ask for a quote from them. Expand We'd like to thank Big Yellow in Balham for their continued support. We have our archive located at the warehouse in Balham - can you imagine having to have 6 years of files in our office?! We also store our seasonal items there too - watch out for the Christmas decorations coming out soon and Halloween going back in! Currently offering 50% discount on the first 8 weeks... 7 Weir Road, Balham, SW12 0LT or call 020 8675 4342
Samuel Estates - our local independent estate agent We are delighted to work in partnership with local independent estate agent, Samuel Estates. They support us on many levels - house and flat clearances and sponsorship of our fundraising events. They are currently donating 10% of any fees they earn on property sales or lettings from people introduced by Wandsworth Oasis. Find out more... Expand Samuel Estates is a local independent estate agency serving South West London. They have offices in Balham, Colliers Wood and Streatham. They are very community focussed and we are proud to be one of their chosen charities. Are you selling your property or do you have a property to let in South London? Mention Oasis when you contact Samuel Estates and if they successfully sell or rent your property they will donate 10% of their fee to Wandsworth Oasis. Tell your friends...
Wandsworth LGBT Forum We work closely with our local LGBT Forum who are very supportive of our work... Expand Wandsworth LGBT Forum is run by a team of committed volunteers who serve the local LGBT community. The forum campaigns for equality on LGBTQ issues and engages with local charities and organisations on its members behalf. If you live, work or socialise in any part of Wandsworth, then this is a great organisation to get involved with.
Wandsworth Radio Our lovely media partners and fab local community radio station. We've worked together for several years now, having been co located for about 2 years. Expand We were delighted to be able to offer Wandsworth Radio space above one of our shops when they were setting up. They offer such an amazing opportunity to local people who are interested in a career in journalism and broadcasting plus what a great community resource. If you haven't listened in, you can do so by following this link. Made by local people for local people.