Adopt a Kiosk

Turning old phone boxes into new community treasures.

A new lease of life

For just £1, more than 5,000 communities have turned our iconic red phone boxes into something that brings more value and enjoyment to local people – from libraries, to food banks, and defibrillators.

  • Step 1

    If you’re interested in adopting a kiosk, email us telling us which kiosk you want to adopt.
  • Step 2

    We’ll review your request and come back to you with kiosk availability, contracts and next steps.
  • Step 3

    After you’ve agreed and paid your £1, we’ll disconnect the phone and leave you in charge.

Who can adopt?

  • Recognised local authorities (district or borough council)
  • Parish, community or town council (or equivalent)
  • Registered charities
  • Private landowner with one of our phone boxes on their land
  • Please note the adoption scheme is for kiosks in their current location, BT do not supply kiosks for a specific location. If you wished to purchase a kiosk, there is a company called X2 Connect Ltd that do sell them.

    Go to X2 Connect’s website

    Success story: Book exchange

    phone booth library with books

    "We wanted to add the book exchange as the mobile library only visits briefly once a month. At Christmas we installed lights on the green for the first time, powered from the phone box, and we also installed a sound system with carols and songs written about the village during the Covid lockdown.”
     

    Jeremy James, Chairman of Church Lawford Parish Council

    Download our brochure

    Find out how thousands of people have used the Adopt a Kiosk scheme to improve their communities and how you could do the same.

    Download brochure

    Own a piece of British history

    red UK phone booths

    If you’d like to buy a classic red phone box for your business – or your garden – get in touch with our partners at X2Connect.

    Visit X2Connect website

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