30/10/2025
🇯🇲❤️ URBAN TANNING – DONATION DROP-OFF POINT ❤️🇯🇲
My heart honestly aches seeing what’s happening in Jamaica right now. As many of you know, my late grandad was from Jamaica — it’s a place that means so much to me and my family. Seeing the devastation and how many families have lost everything has been really emotional, and I just can’t sit back and do nothing.
From today, Urban Tanning will be open as a drop-off point for donations. Everything collected will be taken to the African Caribbean Centre and sent directly to Jamaica to help those affected.
No donation is too small — even a 60p pack of baby wipes can make a difference to a family who’s struggling right now. Whether it’s food, clothes, or toiletries — every single item matters. 💛
Let’s come together and show love, kindness, and support for the people of Jamaica 🇯🇲💚💛🖤
🕊️ A little reminder of our shared history:
After World War II, thousands of men and women from Jamaica and across the Caribbean answered Britain’s call for help — arriving on the HMT Empire Windrush in 1948. They helped rebuild this country from the ground up: working in hospitals, factories, transport, and public services. They stood by Britain in its time of need.
Now it’s our turn to stand by them. ❤️
Drop-off point:
Urban Tanning
27–29 Blaby Road
Leicester
LE18 4PA
Items needed:
🩵 Tinned food
🩵 Dry food (rice, pasta, cereal)
🩵 Powdered or tinned milk
🩵 Baby food
🩵 Bottled water / drinks
🩵 Nappies (all sizes) & adult nappies
🩵 Sanitary towels / pads
🩵 Water purifying tablets
🩵 Toothbrush & toothpaste
🩵 Blankets
🩵 Generator
🩵 Baby mattress
🩵 Candles, lighters, torches
🩵 Books / games for children & adults
🩵 Toilet roll
🩵 Towels, shower gel, shampoo
🩵 Deodorant (male/female)
🩵 Clothes (all ages)
🩵 Shoes / flip flops
🩵 Soap, hand wipes
🩵 First aid kits, plasters, bandages
🩵 Batteries (all sizes)
🩵 Hygiene & personal items
🩵 Can opener
🩵 Paracetamol
🩵 Black bin bags
If you need any more information or would like to help in another way, please feel free to contact Reece Thomas directly. ❤️