HOARDERS are being encouraged to clear out their cupboards to make money for charity.

Butterwick Hospice supporters are holding a car boot sale in Preston Park, Stockton, on Saturday, July 4.

The hospice wants to raise £3,000 which will go towards a £780,000 family support and complementary therapy unit in Stockton.

First-time stallholders will not be charged to sell their goods, as long as they donate the proceeds to the hospice.

Other sellers will be charged a £10 admission fee, which will go to the hospice, and get to keep their profits.

Paul Frost, former presenter of Tyne Tees TV and member of the hospice corporate steering group, has offered to set up a stall and will sell his pantomimeon- ice skates.

He said: “We are hoping that car boot sale virgins like me will sell items of value, not junk.”

Hospice chief executive Graham Leggatt-Chidgey said: “We hope that people who have never participated in a car boot sale before might do so if they think the proceeds will go to a good cause. But we also want to make it a fun, family day out.”

Anyone who would like to donate clothing or small household items can take them to a collection point in the car park at the Northfield site of Preston Park on the morning of the sale. Gates open to sellers at 9am with buyers welcome from 10am until 1pm.