The Oliver Thomas Children’s Centre has appealed to Recorder readers for donations of clothes, toys and equipment to boost the ‘Baby Bank’ they run for parents and carers to use in a free service.

They are looking for good quality, unwanted Moses baskets, buggies/ strollers, high chairs, baby baths, sterelisers, stair gates, baby clothes from birth to 2 years, toys and books.

The Children’s Centre at Mathews Avenue, East Ham, E6 6BU is open from Monday to Friday from

8.30am till 4pm