Simply Play
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Simply Play
@SimplyPlayWL
Out of school childcare in your community creating adventures and lasting memories for your family

A BIG thank you to our generous customers, whose donations have helped The Big Yellow Foundation raise a total of £1.3 million to date. The funds raised allow our seven charity partners to continue in their missions of helping vulnerable people across the UK lead brighter lives.





As part of our Big Yellow Foundation, supported by the generous donations of our customers, we’re proud to have raised over £200,000 for @SupportingWoundedVeterans. Supporting Wounded Veterans are helping veterans regain independence through varied initiatives 💛.

Did you know we donate storage to over 250 charities across the country? Each and every Big Yellow store has units put aside to donate to local charities. Here are just some of them💛 All part of our commitment to help local communities.

After taking over Canary Wharf with an accessible art trail, the life-sized sculptures are now safely back in our storage. Not long left to place a bid on your favourite pup sculpture. Head over to the @guidedogs website for more details: guidedogs.org.uk/paws-on-the-wh…

This #WomensHistoryMonth we’re shouting out @WorkingChance, the UK's only employment charity solely for women with convictions. The Big Yellow Foundation supports the charity via funding, CV workshops and interview skills development 📑 Find out more at workingchance.org

Who would've thought you’d find Daleks and Cybermen at Big Yellow 🤖👽? Superfan Phil has amassed one of the world’s biggest Dr Who collections, keeping it all safe with us. Whether you have an established collection or a new hobby, we can help: bitly.ws/XhVF

Youth poverty and unemployment are rising, which is why we support our charity partner @StreetLeagueUK. Their sports programme helps young people gain confidence, motivation and essential skills to help secure employment. streetleague.co.uk #BYSSFoundation



Supporting biodiversity around our stores is a huge part of our #BigGreenCommitment. That’s why we plant trees, grow hedges and install nesting boxes for birds, bats and bees - so far we’ve installed a total of 136 of these at 27 of our stores. 🌳🐦🐝

Here’s support dog-in-training Alex visiting our Hillsborough store to check in on the charity’s equipment stored there. The space we provide to @supportdogsuk helps its mission of training specialist assistance dogs for people living with autism, epilepsy and other disabilities.

Choose to reuse ♻️ Here’s how you can give a new lease of life to items at home. What items have you upcycled and saved from waste?

Our partnership with @_Treepoints means that for every purchase made through our online Box Shop, we’ll plant one tree - all supporting the vital work done by Eden Reforestation Projects around the 🌎 Head to bit.ly/3x2ma9m to find out more.




We are very pleased to announce our Executive Chairman, Nick Vetch, was awarded a CBE in this year’s New Year Honours List. This is in recognition of his recent work in human rights and services to refugees. We all send our congratulations to Nick for his efforts in these areas.

Around ⅓ of food produced globally is wasted 🤯 . To save 💷 and #reducefoodwaste, search for clever ways to use leftovers such as this ‘Fridge-Raid Soup’ from @bbcgoodfood: bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collec… #SustainableHabits


