Thieves steal engine from charity's van in Rugby

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Thieves steal engine from charity's van in Rugby

Postby dutchman » Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:42 am

Thieves have stolen the engine from a charity's van, its "whole front end" and even the driver's seat

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Tools With A Mission [TWAM], which sends refurbished tools and sewing machines to Africa, estimated it would cost it £20,000.

Thieves broke into their depot in Paynes Lane, Rugby earlier this week and stripped their van.

Centre Manager Nigel Hyde said it would have a "huge" impact on the charity's work and he felt "really disappointed".

Mr Hyde said: "The whole front end had gone, the engine had gone and so on. It's really, really gutting because this was our livelihood."

Simon Danks from TWAM said they had to hire a van and were fundraising to cover a shortfall of about £20,000.

"That will radically slowdown the tools coming into this centre, which means that probably we delay at least one container leaving Rugby," he said.

From its centres, the charity, which works with volunteers in the UK, takes about 220 tonnes of unwanted equipment and tools to Africa each year, currently working with six countries.

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