Colchester Anti Loo Roll Brigade (ALB)
Advice: Money, Housing & Work · Social Enterprise · Colchester
Community interest company in Colchester providing free furniture, household goods and crisis support to vulnerable people referred by partner agencies.
The Colchester Anti Loo Roll Brigade (ALB) is a Community Interest Company at 2 Western Approach, Stanway, Colchester CO3 8DX. The charity supports people in extreme trauma or crisis with free furniture, household goods and white goods, referred by domestic abuse teams, homeless agencies, the city council and social services. The Stanway Lakelands site has a cafe, inclusive playground, sports hall, sensory room and therapy suites, and the team runs school mentoring with YES across senior schools and an annual summer festival at Castle Park.
Contact
Website: https://albcolchester.com/
Email: info@albcolchester.com
Address: Colchester (contact for current address), CO2
Opening hours: Varies; contact for details
Who it's for
Who they help: Families fleeing domestic abuse, people leaving homelessness, low-income households needing furniture
Eligibility: Vulnerable people in Colchester referred by domestic abuse teams, homelessness agencies, the council or social services.
Area covered: Colchester
Not suitable for: Most support is by referral from partner agencies only; not a walk-in service. Free furniture stock depends on donations and is allocated on need.
Information last verified June 2026. Printed from https://socialprescriber.co.uk/charities/colchester-alb