Join us in honouring 40 years of community impact with Instant Neighbour at the prestigious Trinity Hall in 2025.
Experience an unforgettable evening at Trinity Hall! We’ll welcome you with a drinks reception and entertainment from world-renowned magicians, Fifth Dimension, followed by a three-course meal while bidding on unique items in our silent auction, with prizes to be won in our raffle too, we are sure it will be an enjoyable evening of fundraising. Entertainment will be provided throughout by the one and only Fred MacAulay, Fifth Dimension and high-energy music by Cherry Crumble, so you can dance us to a close and bring our evening to an end.
All money raised will help support the work we do in our local community, Foodbank, employability service and annual Giving Tree.
Book your spot by contacting reception@instantneighbour.co.uk
You can also sponsor us at one of these events!
You and your work place can support us by arranging to take part in one (or more) of our specially selected events, by asking your friends, family, work colleagues to sponsor you. We will support you through your fundraising journey by providing T-shirts, sponsor packs and we will celebrate your success by sharing your photos and stories on our social media platforms.
If you choose to participate in the Beast Race 2024 you can claim your free ticket by following the instructions on the link in our News section. Our Online Shop Administrator, Kat, will be running this years Beast Race along with a great team from Sekal Aberdeen who have decided to support us.
Please see our News section for more detailed information on each event.
Help us make a poverty free Aberdeen
Instant Neighbour supports people on low incomes to set up home by providing access to high quality, low-cost items, such as clothing, reuse furniture and white goods.
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Our Fundraising Pack
Take a look at our fundraising pack and you’ll find plenty of inspiration to host your own event. We would be delighted if you could fundraise for us to mark…
About Us
Instant Neighbour has been supporting people in Aberdeen City and Shire for the last 40 years. We support people on low incomes to set up home, by providing access to low-cost reuse furniture, white goods, clothing and bric a brac. As well as our shops, our services include Carpetinc and Joinerinc, professional services that are accessible to everyone to use.
We offer employability experiences through volunteering in our shops, warehouse, in our vans and in our office.
Any profit made from the above go back into the organisation to support our Charitable work, Food bank and Giving Tree.
The Giving Tree
We believe that no child should be without a gift at Christmas. Instant Neighbour’s Giving Tree appeal continues to be supported by many local businesses and the general public, to distribute new toys to children across the City & Shire who otherwise would not receive a gift at Christmas.
Our impact
In this particularly difficult year, we were only able to achieve this because of your donations and ongoing support.
Recycling
11 tonnes recycled compriding textiles, books and bric-a-brac.
Food Bank
10,500 food parcels provided to 2,500 different clients
Giving Tree
13,500 gifts to children across North East of Scotland.
Re-use
80.7 tonnes reused – household, electrical and clothing.
Employability
19 volunteers on training with 540 hours experience.
Furniture Store
We stored belongings of 67 individuals facing homelessness.
Food Bank
The foodbank at Instant Neighbour has offered emergency food parcels to people in need since 1984 when the charity launched in the back room of Holburn West Church in Aberdeen.
Today, it operates from our St Machar Drive premises where we have a full-time Community Connector to distribute food parcels and offer welfare advice and signposting to appropriate agencies that can help a wide array of issues that cause people to land themselves in food poverty.
Volunteering
Our volunteers play a huge part in everything that we do, quite simply we couldn’t do what we do without you! Whether you have some time on your hands, have recently been made redundant or have never worked, it does not matter, we want to hear from you! We would be delighted to have you on board!
Our shops and locations
Donate
Our unique model only works because of your generous donations and ongoing support. Please support us in the following ways.
Donate food or money to buy food to our food bank.
Good condition furniture, household and electrical items.
Donate good condition clothing you no longer need.
Donate funds directly through our Paypal link.
Donate your time by volunteering on of our programmes.
Donate effort by running or other sponsored events.
Home Services
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