A CHARITY which supports adults with disabilities swapped chopping sticks for stringing woollen vests together this week.

The volunteers at Chopsticks, Northallerton, made bunting out of jerseys knitted by local knitting groups to decorate the town centre in preparation for the visit by the UCI World Cycle Championships this week.

“It was a bit of a change for them as their normal work is to produce premium grade kindling, wood craft and gardening,” said Hambleton District Council cabinet member, Councillor Mrs Bridget Fortune.

“But they wanted to do their bit for the visit of the championships and seeing the work of our knitters come together was very exciting.”

The bunting is being strung very close to the start line of the UCI Road World Championships men’s elite time trial which sets off from Northallerton High Street at lunchtime on Wednesday, September 25.

Chopsticks is a non-profit charity so all proceeds go back into helping members.

It works with adults with disabilities, giving them opportunities that would otherwise be difficult to find in a workplace.

The charity was established by a small group of adults with learning disabilities that began working for themselves chopping firewood from scrap timber and selling it to the general public.

For information on the work Chopsticks does, or to volunteer, visit https://www.chopsticksnorthyorkshire.co.uk.