Give a gift you don’t want to Barnardo’s

BARNARDO’S is asking people in West Lancashire to donate any unwanted gifts to their local charity shop.

If Santa didn’t quite get it right this year, delivering the wrong size jumper or multiple copies of the same DVD boxset, don’t hoard your unsuitable presents – please deliver them to Barnardo’s gift amnesty.

A new survey has revealed that more than 60 million unwanted presents are given every year, at a cost of £380 million.

By donating any unsuitable pressies to Barnardo’s gift amnesty at your nearest shop, people can feel safe in the knowledge they are helping to support vulnerable children across the region.

The value of unwanted gifts really does add up and could provide vital support for the hundreds of thousands of children Barnardo’s helps every year:

An £18 cookbook could pay for three young carers to enjoy an afternoon of respite from their caring duties, giving them the chance to relax and meet other children.

That £20 DVD boxset you’ve already got could help to pay for an outreach worker for a vulnerable child.

The £50 too-big jumper could help pay for a senior specialist to spend an hour working one-to-one with a child to help them recover from sexual exploitation.

Barnardo’s chief executive Javed Khan said: “It can be difficult to buy the perfect present for a family member or friend.

“So, if you’ve unwrapped something that doesn’t quite fit or just isn’t right for you, do something special and donate the gift to your nearest Barnardo’s shop.

“This will help raise vital funds so we can continue to support the most vulnerable children in your region and beyond.”

There are three Barnardo’s shops in Ormskirk: Unit 1, Two Saints Retail Park 9 Wheatsheaf Walk 14a Burscough Street Further afield there are branches at : Unit 5 Molyneux Way, Old Roan, Aintree 14 Cooks Road, Crosby 10 Chapel Lane, Formby 17 Chapel Lane, Formby For more details please visit: https:// www.barnardos.org.uk/shops