A year-long project by the Wrap with Love group has culminated with local knitters producing 33 pieces that will be distributed around the world.

The knitted, crotchet and patchwork blankets will be sent to the organisation’s headquarters in Sydney later in the week.

“Last year this organisation gave away 32,726 wraps to countries including Armenia, Argentina, Madagascar, Mongolia, Pakistan and various designations in Western Europe and within Australia,” local knitter Jan Reid said.

“Sincere thanks must go to the people who gave wool, bags, squares and many hours of work to make this year’s effort so successful,” she said.

The knitters, who meet weekly on Tuesdays from 10am at the library, are now making poppies to create a display for the Centenary of World War 1 celebrations next year.

In 1992 Wrap with Love began with the idea to help as many people as possible by providing warm wraps to ward off hypothermia and in the past 20 years they have sent more than 323,000 wraps to people in over 75 countries.

Another local initiative backed by the Order of Malta and Tenterfield St Vincent de Paul Society is also doing their piece to help the homeless.

Now in its second year, the ‘Coats for the Homeless’ project is hoping to help in a similar manner to Wrap with Love.

Tenterfield member for the Order of Malta Dr Ian Unsworth has brought the program to Tenterfield.

The organisation purchase and distribute coats in Tenterfield with 10 being kindly donated this year, but for next year’s winter.

“A problem like homelessness exists in the country as well as the city,” Dr Unsworth said.

“That’s why it is so important we get this done,” he said.

Last year the group gave 10 coats to St Vincent de Paul and new president of the local group Rhonda Rovera said all were distributed in town.

“We really do appreciate St Vincent de Paul receiving and using the coats,” Dr Unsworth said.