Chestertons’ charity appeal in conjunction with UK charity KitAid has generated over 100 football shirts in just one week.

The appeal opened on Monday 5th November and closes on Friday 23rd November.

KitAid aims to put a smile on the face of both adults and children in Africa and other disadvantaged areas across the world.

Chestertons is collecting unwanted football kit (limited to shirts and shorts please, rugby and other kits also welcome) so that they can despatch them to people in Africa who relish the opportunity to wear foreign football kits. Whether England, Gibraltar, Liverpool, West Ham, Real Madrid or Bruno’s Magpies, all unwanted kit is welcomed.

MD of DHL Gibraltar was listening in to the interview with Chestertons’ CEO on GBC Radio and contacted Chestertons to offer their courier service free of charge. “There is no place better than Gibraltar for community spirit” said Mike Nicholls, Chestertons’ CEO.

Please start checking your wardrobes and drawers for old unwanted kits. Please deliver your kit (washed and ready to wear) to Chestertons, 20 Ocean Village Promenade. Chestertons’ opening hours are open from 9am – 6pm Monday to Friday and from 10am to 3pm every Saturday.

KitAid finds new homes for your unwanted football kit in Africa and beyond. KitAid is a charity set up by Derrick Williams MBE, who visited Tanzania on a WaterAid supporters' trip in 1998. Derrick, being a mad footie fan, was amazed at the reception he received from children and adults in remote villages just because he was wearing his favourite football shirt (Watford, Chesham Utd and Liverpool FC).

After two weeks in Tanzania, a flame was lit in Derrick's heart and he was on a mission to provide kit and equipment to the bare-footed children playing with footballs made of tied string and plastic bags. To date, KitAid has sent out over 200,000 kits to children and adults in 40 different countries across the world.

You can find KitAid on Twitter.

Chestertons will collect and DHL will despatch all shirts to KitAid HQ after the appeal ends.