A CHARITY which offers last wishes to adults with terminal or life-threatening illnesses has received a £15,000 grant to support their recycling and upcycling programme.

The HoneyRose Foundation, received the significant boost from the Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) and Veolia Community Fund 2018 towards its established programme of upcycling second-hand furniture.

Volunteers at the Cotham Street charity have received training for the testing and issuing of safety certificates for working on donated used items.

Lynn Duffy MBE, founder of HoneyRose Foundation said: “This is a great opportunity for both MRWA and HoneyRose Foundation.

“Being awarded the grant means our efforts to significantly reduce the amount of materials going to waste will have a real impact in helping us to deliver the Foundation’s aims in helping to grant wishes to adults who have a terminal illness.

“For us to be able to do this with a range of materials that would have been thrown away is amazing and we’ve got a real opportunity to increase awareness of the need for re-using and recycling.”

Cllr Tony Concepcion, MRWA chairman, added: “We’re so pleased to be supporting this project that is having a real impact on reducing waste and is also improving opportunities for residents to train and develop in recycling and upcycling skills.”

This Foundation currently has a back-log of more than 90 wish applications due to lack of funds.

The recycling and reuse activities and its retail operations actively go towards maintaining the charity and the number of wishes it is able to grant.