A family firm which donated money to charity for each sale over the Black Friday weekend has raised more than £2,200 for good causes.

Ramsgate-based Home & Roost donated 10% for all sale items sold over the weekend, rather than offering discounts to customers.

And the firm, which makes solid wood homes for pets and wild animals, raised £2,270 in the process for animal welfare charities.

Director Alan Brimm explained: "I was a little nervous to tell you the truth. It’s certainly been hard for charities this year, but money has been tight for lots of ordinary people too. I wasn’t sure whether customers would be tempted away from us by the discounts on offer elsewhere.”

Customers were asked to vote for which charity to donate to, with six selected.

Adds Mr Brimm: "We had planned to donate to five charities, one for each of the animal species we work with. But the support for hedgehog charities was so overwhelming that we topped up the donation pot and gave an extra donation to the British Hedgehog Preservation Society.

“The reaction from customers and the charities has been fantastic."

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