Do you have any old, obsolete or foreign coins and notes?

Drop off any of the above at the following collection points and we will convert them to usable currency with 100% going straight into red squirrel conservation:

  • C&W Herald Office
  • Post Offices:
    • Langwathby
    • Pooley Bridge
    • Appleby Travel
  • Worldwide Travel Connection (Angel Square, Penrith)
  • Or any P&DRSG collection box

A big thank you to these locations for agreeing to help and implement the scheme!

(If you would like to be a collection point or have some to donate, please don’t hesitate to contact us)

Make a Donation


The Giving Machine

You can now help raise donations for Penrith & District Red Squirrel Group without you even leaving your sofa.

And it doesn’t cost you a penny!

We have signed up to The Giving Machine that is a fundraising organisation designed to help charitable causes raise money online.

By signing up and shopping online via The Giving Machine you will generate a free cash donation for us. With over 2,000 of your favourite retailers, including  Amazon, Ebay, M&S, NEXT, Tesco, Sainsbury, John Lewis and Ocado, you are bound to find what you need and generate a donation.

In order to start raising free donations please Click here and follow these steps:

  • Click join as a giver. It will ask you to search for a cause. Type in Penrith & District Red Squirrel Group in the search and then select from the list of results.
  • Click join and support and then enter your details.

You are now signed up!

Make sure you never miss a donation and download the Shop & Give application:

https://www.thegivingmachine.co.uk/shop-and-give

It takes just a few minutes to install on your web browser and means that every time you click onto a retailer that supports this scheme you will get a prompt asking you to donate. Thank You.