THE contents of a luxury show home has been donated to the British Heart Foundation.

Construction-firm, Taylor Wimpey North Yorkshire donated items of furniture from a showhome, to the charity shop in Hartlepool.

The items were sourced from Taylor Wimpey's Wynyard Manor site near Stockton.

Donated items, which have a total value of £33,797 include furniture, light fittings, pictures, curtains and other fittings from the five-bedroom show home.

British Heart Foundation area manager Richard Lay said: "We were delighted by Taylor Wimpey’s generous donation to the British Heart Foundation, the proceeds from which will help us to continue our vital research into heart and circulatory disease.

"We are extremely grateful to Taylor Wimpey and hope this will encourage shoppers in the Hartlepool area to check out the high-quality furniture available at their local British Heart Foundation store."

The items were donated as the construction-firm had refurbished their Wynyard Manor show home, choosing not to discard the items.

Sales and marketing director for Taylor Wimpey North Yorkshire Steven Ball said: "Our Wynyard Manor show homes have recently been given a facelift.

"As part of this, we wanted to donate the household items to a worthy cause like the British Heart Foundation.

"The work that the British Heart Foundation do is invaluable

"We are happy to be able to support them in whatever way that we can."