A CHARITY has revealed that a prosthetic leg, a sheep’s head and a Victoria Cross medal are among the most unusual items it has received as donations.

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has revealed its top 10 of the weird and wonderful items collected across Wales and the rest of the UK, which also includes a pair of canaries, a live ferret and a ventriloquist’s dummy.

Charities including Oxfam, Guide Dogs For The Blind and Cancer Research UK submitted items for inclusion. The donations have either been left at charity shops or bequeathed as legacies.

Joanna Walker of CAF said: “People think about giving money, but it is fascinating to see all the surprising and strange items which have been donated to charities either via shops or as legacies.

“Works of art and property can be hugely valuable to charities and provide enormous support for their work. The popularity of vintage chic means that one person’s junk may be a charity’s treasure and can be used again to provide vital resources for the causes we care about.”

CAF works with more than 50,000 charities and helps 250,000 people give to good causes. One of the most unusual items donated via a CAF charitable account was a central London townhouse.