We hope you will enjoy this snapshot into our UK mission, from one of our hardworking collectors. Andrew, who is based in Penarth just south of Cardiff in Wales, has written us the following short article, expressing hope for TWAM's continued growth in Wales... Andrew (one of our TWAM Collectors and Speakers) and his wife Joan The newly established Penarth Community Network Project has nominated 2026 as “Penarth Year of Community Connections and Collaborations”. On February 2

TWAM has this week reached a significant milestone: the preparation of the 1,000th carpentry toolkit from the Rugby warehouse since operations began at this site in 2022. We hear from volunteers Peter, Malcolm, and Ian - who have worked consistently to assemble these kits. The Rugby carpentry kit packing team. From L-R: Peter (former Uganda country coordinator), Malcolm, and Ian (former Manager of TWAM's former Coventry warehouse) Carpenter's kits are one of TWAM's most reque

Written by Hugh Priestner, TWAM Volunteer 'Do you remember the little books by Roger Hargeaves? His most famous collection was The Mister Men. But I remember one called Roundies and Squaries. And the best page of all proclaimed: Roundies count their blessings; Squaries count their money! There is no time quite like Christmas for reminding us to count our blessings. So how might we go about that? Our time is a great gift and so are the resources we have been given. We will be

The indomitable Steven, one of our volunteers who refurbishes tools at home, has shared a major milestone about his work this year. "Well," he writes, "I have just finished wrapping my restored vintage sewing machines for 2025. These will be collected early in January 2026." "I believe that, through great teamwork, TWAM has a system in place which has now allowed me, as a home worker, to restore around around 50 machines in 2025." Just one of fifty sewing machines Steven has