Twice as Nice WIG BANK – a caring way to pass on unwanted wigs and headwear
Please only send wigs to the address below. Please do not send them to any other Cancer Hair Care office or location – thank you.
Welcome to our Wig bank page. Here you can discover how to RECEIVE a wig as well as how to DONATE a wig and where to send it to.
HOW TO RECEIVE A WIG
We are delighted to offer you a free service. Please read the information below and follow the steps.
What is the wig bank receiving service?
The Wig Bank – ‘Twice as Nice ‘service is run by our Cancer Hair Care volunteer hairdressers. The aim is to provide you with a wig free of charge. All wigs have been donated by others then taken through a hygiene cleaning process ready for it’s new wearer.
How long will it take to get a wig?
From getting into contact to receiving a wig takes on average 3 weeks. Kindly note that we are not a wig supplier, this service relies upon donations. With this in mind we have a limited number of wigs and styles to offer.
Who can request a wig?
We kindly ask that in the first instance you try to access a NHS wig referral. However, our Wig Bank service is available to anyone in need of a wig who may not be able to purchase a wig. You must be over 18 to contact us.
What are the steps to receive a wig?
Please follow the steps below
Steps to request a Wig Bank wig
- Contact us via email: support@cancerhaircare.com or if required by phone: 01438 311322 (note wait 8 rings then leave a message).
- The more information you can provide us about the type of wig the easier it is for us to respond. For example length, style, colour and texture.
- We will pass on your details to our Cancer Hair Care Volunteer Hairdresser Wig Bank Team. Please note that our team use their own mobile phones to facilitate this service. If you do not feel comfortable with this you must let us know in advance and we will conduct all communications via us.
- Once the team has been in contact they will keep you up-to-date about when your wig will be sent out. It usually takes around 3 weeks from first contact to receiving a wig.
- No charges are made for this service wigs are supplied free of charge with thanks to kind donations.
I want to donate a wig
Please see below HOW TO DONATE AND SEND US A WIG’
HOW TO DONATE AND SEND US A WIG
Kindly note we can only receive donations of:
Wigs
Headwear
Please do not send us products or other items.
At Cancer Hair Care we run a Wig Bank service called ‘Twice As Nice’. Twice as nice is a beautiful project whereby wigs, headwear and specialist items are sent to us so that we can lovingly clean and pack them ready for another to wear. We have been running this project for 12 years. TOGETHER we have supplied thousands of wigs and headwear items to those in need (as well as helping the environment).
Unfortunately we do not have a freepost address, but if you would like to post your donation to us then please find below details for options of addresses for our fantastic volunteers who have nominated locations that have become postal Wig Banks to send your parcel to:
**Please note, the addresses below are for postal donations only. We are unable to accept wigs in person at the above addresses. Please only send to the address below DO NOT SEND TO ANY OTHER Cancer Hair Care office or address as we can’t receive wigs at these locations.
Please send your wig to your nearest Wig Bank location.
Cancer Hair Care Wigbank
The Studio@31
Prospect Avenue
Irchester
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN29 7DZ
Cancer Hair Care Wigbank (Kindly note: The cost of sending to Northern Ireland is the same as within England)
Salon Twenty
222 East Bridge Street
Enniskillen
Co Fermanagh
BT74 7BT
So many wonderful donations – however we are sorry but we are unable to acknowledge individual parcels.
Due to the fantastic upscale of donations to this project we are currently unable to write or email to acknowledge individual donations. We do log each donation and so if you would like to include a note please feel free to.
On behalf of our charity and the person you will never meet but who will receive your kind donation a huge THANK YOU – together we are making hair loss one less worry.
Content last reviewed: November 2024
Next review due: August 2025