Kits previously worn by a Chirk football club have been given a new lease of life after being sent to a community project in Kenya.

Chirk AAA donated the kits to Bill and Lynn Morris, of the Oswestry-based Kenyan Schools Project charity, who then sent the kits over to children at Elevate Kenya – a project which helps orphans living in the city of Nairobi.

Orphans at Elevate Kenya have been provided with hundreds of kits over the years, courtesy of Bill and Lynn and local teams donating pre-worn shirts, shorts and socks.

The couple have been running the Kenyan Schools Project for 16 years, and are grateful for the teams who have supported them over the years.

Bill said: “We’ve had loads of kits from Chirk as well as TNS and Shrewsbury Up and Comers.

“They’re all local teams and it’s good that the kits get a new lease of life with the kids over in Kenya.

“It’s amazing to see them enjoying football in kits which were worn by local teams here.

“To see people out there enjoy life a bit more is so important. The children there are all orphans, with some adults there as well aged around 20.

“It puts things into perspective.

“We’re very grateful to teams giving us these kits for free.

“It’s great for the kit sponsors as well who have given money towards these kits. They know it’s going to have another lease of life somewhere else.

Bill and Lynn have carried out major projects in communities in Kenya, including building necessary facilities and helping to provide better access to water for residents.

Bill added: “We’ve just been helping to provide water tanks and toilet blocks there.

“The football kits are an easier part of what we do, but the charity also focuses on some bigger projects to help with building facilities like the toilets.

“We’re helped by donations from people, which we are extremely grateful for.

“Without charities we wouldn’t be able to help these people.”

Mark Holmes, manager of the reserve team at Chirk AAA, is happy to see the kits putting a smile on the faces of those now using them in Kenya.

“We’ve done this quite a few times and sent kits over to Tanzania a few years ago,” he said.

“It’s good to see the kits being re-used, having a new home and making kids out there happy.

“It’s great for us to keep a link with Bill and Lynn’s charity and we’d like to continue our partnership with them and keep providing our kits to communities that need them.”