OccupyWiki is a central hub of information related to UK Occupy sites. Of particular interest are the /Wishlist sections, that detail lists of materiel and hardware that the Occupy sites lack. Here’s a partial want-list for OccupyLondon:
Surplus Tent
* Sleeping bags and warm blankets are in high demand
* Tents, gazebos. Weights for larger tents. Rope/string.
* Wooden pallets, roll mats to prepare for the cold.
* Gloves, wooly hats, scarves.
* Low-power lighting (LED strips), solar-powered lighting, torch lights (esp hiking headlamps) with batteries
We could put up large-area lighting if someone can donate five meters of LED strips and three six-foot poles.
*Desks, chairs, benches are generally useful.
* Long extension leads
* Medical CO2 fire extinguishers
* Trailer bike for camp laundry runs
* A sofa?
* bicycles in need of TLC.
Sounds like the ideal way to dispose of some surplus camping gear, old bikes and the like.