Beauty queen gives time and donations to homeless charity

A junior beauty queen has been thanked for her generosity after collecting and donating a hoard of toiletries and food to Preston's Foxton Centre for homeless people.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Jul 2016, 15:46 BST

Updated 11th Jul 2016, 17:51 BST

Elli Westwood (centre) with volunteers at the Preston Foxton Centre for homeless people

Elli Westwood, who was this year crowned Junior Miss Preston, recently began volunteering for a youth group based at the centre.

The teenager has been inspired to volunteer her spare time to local community causes after a busy year of fundraising.

She will now be working with the youth group on a weekly basis, she said: “The kids were all great and so full of happiness, love and fun.

Miss Junior Preston Elli Westwood has donated a hoard of toiletries to the Foxton Centre

“Any activity to be done they did with such enthusiasm and I love it

“Although this is not directly to do with the heats (pageants) I do I am still buzzing to be helping out here

“I am so happy that all my work over the passed year has paid off and that I can now finally help out with such a great cause.”

Preston