Norton has instigated three Benefice harvests of tools, the most recent in 2024.

It is a chance for us all to come together and help give people a hand up. To empower them to become self reliant and create a livelihood.

At harvest time, rather than bringing produce, we gave tools. All were then restored and checked and sent to communities in Africa, including some to our friends in western Kenya. From hand sewing machines (many communities don’t have electricity), to anvils, bicycle repair tools, carpentry tools, basic engineering tools, plumbing tools and dressmaking equipment, a huge selection of items were collected.

In 2024 we gathered at Boddington church and donated through the charity Tools with A Mission. We found it to be a wonderful opportunity for us to express our thanks for our own harvest and the abundance that we enjoy, by giving our surplus tools to help others reap a better harvest for themselves!

 

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