THE Crediton branch of RGB Building Supplies and Devon-based charity Amigos are thanking the local community for the amazing response received to their recent appeal to donate preloved tools.

These will all now go on to help young people in Africa lift themselves and their families out of poverty.

Amigos has been working in Uganda for nearly 20 years and for the last nine it has been providing vocational training in construction skills.

Throughout June and July, a total of 33 "dumpy bags" of tools were collected across the store’s network and in some cases, instead of donating preloved tools, customers purchased brand new items to leave at the drop zones.

Amigos Chief Executive Phil Pugsley said: “This was a fantastic campaign and we are so grateful both to RGB and their staff for the wonderful support they provided, but even more so to their generous customers who have given tools. The impact these tools will make in Africa is beyond measure.”

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