The British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry is planning to support the British Heart Foundation in its 2025 fundraising campaign.

The centre, which has had a relationship with the British Heart Foundation for several years, approached the charity with sketches and ideas drawn up in 2019.

Clive Knowles, the chairman of the British Ironwork Centre, offered to make giant heart sculptures to be stationed across the UK.

They are intended to accommodate thousands of heart padlocks or other heart-shaped items.

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The scheme aims to attract new supporters who ordinarily wouldn't have been included.

The initial trial of this project will be at the Ironworks and could potentially expand throughout the UK based on its success - although the BHF says there are not current plans or conversations establishing the roll-out.

Mr Knowles said: "These heart sculptures are extremely cheap to produce and can hold thousands of hearts.

"Every heart has the ability to be personalised at the point of purchase.

"And we estimate that each heart sculpture could raise as much as £10,000 if the BHF rolled it out nationally."