BLACK Country families can support children's charity Barnardo's by donating their unwanted toys.

People who hand in their pre-loved toys to their local Argos or Barnardo’s stores by November 25 will receive a £5 gift voucher to redeem when they spend £35 or more on toys at Argos up until Christmas Eve.

The money raised from the sale of the donated toys will go directly to support the local and national work of Barnardo’s.

Gerard Cousins, Barnardo’s Director of Retail and Trading said: “We have been amazed by the generosity of the West Midlands public since the Argos Toy Exchange was launched.

"The quality of the toys donated and numbers of bags we have received has been simply brilliant.”

He added: “This year is the third year of the campaign and we were more ambitious than ever, setting an overall target of £2 million from the three years combined.

"Christmas can be a difficult time for some and every penny of profit from the sale of these pre-loved toys in Barnardo’s stores will go directly towards our work with some of the UK’s most disadvantaged children and families.”