{"id":952381,"date":"2026-05-11T10:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/952381\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:14:20","slug":"success-for-leeds-baby-bank-pram-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/952381\/","title":{"rendered":"Success for Leeds Baby Bank pram appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Generous people have responded in large numbers to Leeds Baby Bank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/westleedsdispatch.com\/leeds-baby-bank-issues-urgent-pram-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urgent appeal for prams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Armley-based charity, which<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>works to make sure no child goes without because they are born into a family experiencing poverty, says the response has been wonderful<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Cohen, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsbabybank.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds Baby Bank<\/a>, said: \u201cThanks to supporters all over our city, we have received lots of prams! So many, in fact, that we have been able to give a pram to every family who has a newborn or a baby due soon and needs a pram but is unable to afford one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-05-07-pram-bonanza1-506x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202411\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The prams are still being received and are being cleaned by the team of volunteers. All families receiving a pram, or any items from Leeds Baby Bank, have been referred by health or social care professionals as living in poverty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just a nice-to-have, added Sarah. \u201cPrams help families get out and about, attend appointments for the health of mum and baby, get exercise and fresh air and \u2013 crucially \u2013 help end isolation. Thank you from all the families we\u2019ve been able to help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we wonder if the people of Leeds might have a highchair or two they no longer need!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donations can be dropped off at the Leeds Baby Bank hub near Armley Gyratory. Just visit www.leedsbabybank.org\/donate-items to let them know when you are coming. If you can\u2019t get there, please email admin@leedsbabybank.org<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t got a highchair to donate, but would like to help, you can buy an item from Leeds Baby Bank\u2019s Amazon wish list or make an online donation<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leedsbabybank.org\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here,<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leeds Baby Bank was founded in 2017 to provide support to families living in poverty in Leeds. Over the years the charity has grown at a fast rate, supporting over 200 families a month<\/li>\n<li>It provides pre-loved and new baby items to families in Leeds with children age 0-5, including cot beds and bedding, prams, stair gates, nappies, formula milk, baby toiletries, toys, clothing and shoes.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sponsored content<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-03-at-13.23.42.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191083\"  \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.specsavers.co.uk\/stores\/kirkstall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.specsavers.co.uk\/stores\/kirkstall<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Generous people have responded in large numbers to Leeds Baby Bank\u2019s urgent appeal for prams. The Armley-based charity,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":952382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[81952,748,393,4884,1860,68956,206839,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-952381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-armley","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-leeds-baby-bank","14":"tag-new-wortley","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116555420244412250","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=952381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/952382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=952381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=952381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}