6 STEPS TO MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE

If you would like to donate your unwanted phone to the Mobiles for Manchester appeal, please follow this step-by-step guide:

1 FIND your local Carphone Warehouse at carphone warehouse.com/

store-locator. Any phone can be donated, no matter how old or damaged, although its value will vary considerably depending on age and condition.

2 BACK up any personal data such as photos and social media accounts from your phone to your computer.

3 UNLINK your phone from accounts such as iTunes and iCloud, or their Android equivalents, then erase all content from the phone if possible. Carphone Warehouse staff may be able to help you with this.

4 REMOVE any SIM or SD memory storage cards from the phone.

5 ON ARRIVAL at the store, tell a Carphone Warehouse sales consultant you would like to donate a phone to Mobiles for Manchester, and they will process it on your behalf.

6 IF YOUR mobile phone still turns on, they may be able to delete any data from the phone for you. All phones that cannot be turned on will be destroyed so their components can be recycled.

All the money generated from your phone will be donated to charity. Carphone Warehouse stores cannot accept cash donations — but if you would like to send a cheque or donate by bank transfer, please see the ‘How You Can Help’ panel on the opposite page.