PHYLLIS Tuckwell has once again been hit by fly-tipping. A large amount of un-saleable furniture has been left at its Furniture Showroom In Dogflud Way in Farnham, and it will cost the charity £200 to dispose of it.

“We have to hire a skip every time rubbish like this is left here,” said manager Claire Watmore. “It costs us about £200, not to mention the staff time which is wasted on organising the clear-up.

“That £200 could have been spent on 10 hours’ physiotherapy for a patient. Whilst this is extremely frustrating, we always need good quality furniture to sell, so if you are not sure what is suitable please give us a call and we can arrange a viewing - or visit the showroom during opening hours, when a member of the team can help you.”

“We have to raise over £20,000 a day to be able to offer all of our services - which are given free of charge to our patients and their families - because the funding which we receive from the NHS/Government only covers 20 per cent of our costs,” said retail manager Barry Young.

“Our local community is so generous in helping us to do this, and it is heart-breaking to see rubbish like this dumped so thoughtlessly, which will eat into the funds raised to support our services.

“Our shops are reliant on the good quality donations which we receive from the community, but unless it is brought to us during opening hours and is of good enough quality for us to resell, we cannot use it and have to pay out to have it disposed of safely.”

If you would like to donate to Phyllis Tuckwell’s charity shops, any items which are of saleable quality, or which can be recycled (such as textiles), would be gratefully received.

Take them to one of the charity’s shops during opening hours, where a member of staff or PTHC volunteer will greet you. For a list of shops, visit www.pth.org.uk/shops