Jumble Sale

The Merton Park Scout Jumble Sale takes place twice yearly: during April or May; and October or November. We have been running a jumble sale for more than 45 years.

We are pleased to announce the Jumble Sale dates for 2025

Spring

Collection: Wednesday 7th May 2025

Sale: Saturday 10th May 2025

Early Access at 13:30, General Access at 14:00

Autumn

Collection: Wednesday 1st October 2025

Sale: Saturday 4th October 2025

Early Access at 13:30, General Access at 14:00

Where we collect from

We collect from the local area of Merton Park on the Wednesday evening before the Jumble Sale. This is so our volunteers can get all of the items sorted in time for the event. The map shows the parts of the area where we send volunteers to collect from.

If you live outside this area and have items which you wish to donate, feel free to bring them to the Scout Hut marked on the map.

Reach out to us at hello@1stmertonparkscouts.org.uk if you have any questions about what we do or don’t accept and if you need any help with donating items.

Why do we hold a Jumble Sale?

The purpose of raising funds is to contribute towards the running of the Group and to subsidise subscriptions and activities. The proceeds of the Jumble sale pay towards:

• Activities that children do on a weekly basis
• The purchase of neckerchiefs, woggles and badges
• The rent of the church hall
• The lease of the land on which the Scout Hut is located (in the church hall car park) as well as the shelters in the Glebe Field
• Maintenance of the hut and shelters, as well as provision of utilities
• Insurance
• Stationery and printing
• Leaders’ training, manuals, and uniforms (Leaders are volunteers, they don’t get paid!)
• Capitation payments to Scouts HQ (all groups pay towards national scouting activities)
• The Group Annual Camp, as well as individual camps for Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts
• Major items of camping equipment, including tents, tables and chairs, cooking facilities, lighting, safety and first aid equipment
• Special activities such as paintballing, go-karting, wall-climbing
• Contingency funding
• Supporting the Explorers

In 2022, we made £7,500 gross from jumble sales.

What we do with unsold items

We redistribute unsold items to other charities. Although we have a skip on site, we minimise its use to non-recyclable items.  Any unsold donations are redistributed to:

The Salvation Army, Christian Aid, Dogs Trust, Cats League, Oxfam, Save the Children, National Trust, British Heart Foundation, and towards supporting refugee families, especially Ukranian families during the present time. Unsold tea, coffee and food items go to the Wimbledon Food Bank