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Charity collections

Street collections

You will need a Street Collection Permit if you wish to make a charitable tin collection in the street, in a public or private place.

Apply for a street collection permit

There is no fee.

View the street collection regulations

  • The completed form must be returned at least one month prior to the date of collection
  • We may, in granting the licence, limit the collection to certain parts of the street/place
  • After the collection has taken place a financial return form must be returned to us within one month
  • Licences are valid for one day

After you have returned the application form, if you have not heard from us by the end of the target completion period, the licence is deemed granted.

This table shows which dates have already been booked for street collections.

Charity Date of collection Date of collection Location
  From To  
Marie Curie 07/03/2026 07/03/2026 Newent
Coleford Carnival Of Transport 06/04/2026 06/04/2026 Coleford
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 17/10/2026 17/10/2026 Church Road, Longhope Industrial Estate and High street, Mitcheldean
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 18/10/2026 18/10/2026 Highstreet, Mitcheldean
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 24/10/2026 24/10/2026 Park End Road and Bowson Square, Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 24/10/2026 24/10/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 25/10/2026 25/10/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 26/10/2026 26/10/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 27/10/2026 27/10/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 28/10/2026 28/10/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 29/10/2026 29/10/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 30/10/2026 30/10/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 31/10/2026 31/10/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 01/11/2026 01/11/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 02/11/2026 02/11/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 03/11/2026 03/11/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 04/11/2026 04/11/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 05/11/2026 05/11/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 06/11/2026 06/11/2026 Bream
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 24/10/2026 24/10/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 25/10/2026 25/10/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 26/10/2026 26/10/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 27/10/2026 27/10/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 28/10/2026 28/10/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 29/10/2026 29/10/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 30/10/2026 30/10/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 31/10/2026 31/10/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 01/11/2026 01/11/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 02/11/2026 02/11/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 03/11/2026 03/11/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 04/11/2026 04/11/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 05/11/2026 05/11/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 06/11/2026 06/11/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 07/11/2026 07/11/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 08/11/2026 08/11/2026 Newherne street, Hams Road and Highstreet, Lydney
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 24/10/2026 24/10/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 25/10/2026 25/10/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 26/10/2026 26/10/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 27/10/2026 27/10/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 28/10/2026 28/10/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 29/10/2026 29/10/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 30/10/2026 30/10/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 31/10/2026 31/10/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 01/11/2026 01/11/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 02/11/2026 02/11/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 03/11/2026 03/11/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 04/11/2026 04/11/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 05/11/2026 05/11/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 06/11/2026 06/11/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 07/11/2026 07/11/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 08/11/2026 08/11/2026 Newnham on Severn
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 24/10/2026 24/10/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 25/10/2026 25/10/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 26/10/2026 26/10/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 27/10/2026 27/10/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 28/10/2026 28/10/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 29/10/2026 29/10/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 30/10/2026 30/10/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 31/10/2026 31/10/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 01/11/2026 01/11/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 02/11/2026 02/11/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 03/11/2026 03/11/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 04/11/2026 04/11/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 05/11/2026 05/11/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 06/11/2026 06/11/2026 Broad Street + Church Street, Newent
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 24/10/2026 24/10/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 25/10/2026 25/10/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 26/10/2026 26/10/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 27/10/2026 27/10/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 28/10/2026 28/10/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 29/10/2026 29/10/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 30/10/2026 30/10/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 31/10/2026 31/10/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 01/11/2026 01/11/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 02/11/2026 02/11/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 03/11/2026 03/11/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 04/11/2026 04/11/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 05/11/2026 05/11/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 06/11/2026 06/11/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 07/11/2026 07/11/2026 Bream 'Triangle’, Cinderford Town Centre
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 24/10/2026 24/10/2026 Cinderford High Street by the market square. Outside/near the Co-op store in Valley Road
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 25/10/2026 25/10/2026 Cinderford High Street by the market square. Outside/near the Co-op store in Valley Road
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 31/10/2026 26/10/2026 Cinderford High Street by the market square. Outside/near the Co-op store in Valley Road
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 02/11/2026 27/10/2026 Cinderford High Street by the market square. Outside/near the Co-op store in Valley Road
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 07/11/2026 28/10/2026 Cinderford High Street by the market square. Outside/near the Co-op store in Valley Road
The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 08/11/2026 29/10/2026 Cinderford High Street by the market square. Outside/near the Co-op store in Valley Road

House to house collections

You will need a licence to do a house-to-house collection of money or any other goods such as clothes on the doorstep of private homes and businesses.

Apply for a house to house collection licence

There is no fee.

View a summary of the eligibility criteria for this licence.

  • The completed form must be returned at least one month prior to the start date of the collection.
  • We may, in granting the licence, limit the collection to certain parts of the street/place/area.
  • Many of the large well-known charities hold a Home Office Exemption Certificate which means that no licence is required; however notice must be given to us as the licensing authority.
  • A licence will not be granted for a period of longer than 12 months.
  • We, as the licensing authority, may refuse a licence, or where granted, may revoke it in circumstances specified in The Act.
  • After the collection has taken place a financial return form must be returned to us within one month.

After you have returned the application form, if you have not heard from us by the end of the target completion period, the licence is deemed granted.

Notice of house to house collections:

 

Charity: Sue Ryder

(Direct Debit Signups only)

Dates: 23/02/2026 - 31/12/2026

Area: Forest Of Dean District

 

Charity: Breast Cancer Now

(Direct Debit Signups only)

Dates: 02/03/2026 - 29/03/2026

Area: Forest Of Dean District

 

Charity: Great Ormond Street Hospital

(Direct Debit Signups only)

Dates: 02/03/2026 - 29/03/2026

Area: Forest Of Dean District

 

Charity: National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline

(Direct Debit Signups only)

Dates: 01/03/2026 - 28/02/2027

Area: Forest Of Dean District

 

Charity: Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

(Direct Debit Signups only)

Dates: 30/10/2027 - 03/11/2027

Area: Forest Of Dean District

 

Charity: Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

(Direct Debit Signups only)

Dates: 28/10/2028 - 11/11/2028

Area: Forest Of Dean District