PUTTING unwanted belongings under the hammer has raised £4,000 for disabled children and adults.
The Tuesday Club netted £2,000 for the Hydrotherapy Pool Appeal, based at Humberston Park Special School, and another £2,000 for Sense in Louth by holding a weekly auction at the Mayflower Hotel, in Immingham. The cash will help swell the funds of the charitable organisations who care for people with physical and mental disabilities and sight and hearing impairment.
Alma Fenwick began the Tuesday Club 20 years ago with the help of her husband Arthur, because her daughter Kari, 25, has a disability.
She went to Humberston Park Special School and now lives in accommodation run by Sense.
Alma said: "We see first-hand where the money goes and we know how every little helps. Both organisations have helped Kari. We are grateful for everyone's support."
Betty Marsh and her husband Brian founded the Hydrotherapy Pool Appeal, and have raised more than £1 million for the facility.
"We have been raising money this way for years. It feels great to be able to help," said Betty.
"We would like to thank every member of the Tuesday Club for all their help and support, and the people who have donated all these gifts. It really makes a difference."
The money will be spent on running the pool and the sensory room at Sense, in Monks Dyke Road, Louth, and Sylv Bailey, 76, who has been part of the Tuesday Club for 20 years, said: " We feel we are doing our bit for charity. That is why we come.
"Plus, we have a laugh while we're here.
"The amount raised this year is brilliant, especially as there aren't many of us.
"We are more like a family than a club."
Fellow member Karren Brewster, 62, added: "I have made a lot of friends through the Tuesday Club and the causes we support are very worthy."