Lusty Glaze Beach has launched its sixth annual "toy amnesty" in support of a children's hospice charity.

Running throughout December and January, the programme is calling on the public to bring in unneeded items such as toys, games, books and clothes for children up to 16.

These donations will then be passed onto Children's Hospice South West (CHSW) at the end of the month.

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The operations manager at Lusty Glaze, Andi Millson, applauded the project, saying: "We adore starting every year with such an important charity drive, bringing the campaign back for its sixth year was an easy decision."

Mr Millson also praised the community's spirit, saying: "Seeing our local community come together to show immense generosity is incredibly heartwarming, especially as we know firsthand that CHSW will put it to good use helping families going through the most unimaginable circumstances."

To express their gratitude to donators, Lusty Glaze will be offering a free tea or coffee to anyone who makes a contribution.

The past campaigns have seen the beach deliver van loads of donations to Little Harbour, the CHSW's care centre in St Austell.

New toys remain with the hospice's children, while second-hand items are sent to CHSW's charity shops to help raise funds.

Alice Merrett, area fundraiser at CHSW, said: "Little Harbour faces running costs of over £3m a year to cover the specialist respite, palliative, emergency, end-of-life and bereavement care we provide.

"Any support we receive towards this is greatly appreciated as we rely heavily on voluntary contributions to reach this figure."

The public is invited to bring in their unneeded toys, clothes, toiletries and other children's items to Lusty Glaze Beach any day in January.

Those who do will be welcomed with a complimentary tea or coffee served at the Lusty Glaze Beach Café, which will be open daily from 9.30am-4.30pm to facilitate donations.