Gifts donated in memory of loved ones treated at a hospice are to be returned because they no longer fit the new-look building.

Families are being invited to reclaim about 100 items, including paintings, embroideries and engraved carriage clocks, which have adorned the walls at Manorlands in Oxenhope, near Keighley, for many years.

Those that are unwanted and left behind are expected to be auctioned off to raise money for the charity, which needs to raise £1.1m each year.

Manorlands, established in 1974, is undergoing a £700,000 refit.

The bulk of the money, £555,000, has come from the Department of Health’s Capital Grant Programme and about £180,000 has been donated.

The project involves creating 16 single-occupancy rooms – seven with ensuite facilities – a new kitchen and dining room, new therapy facilities, consulting and meeting rooms and a tele-medicine suite.

Hospice manager Steve Davison said: “We are very grateful to all those who donated works to the hospice.

“Over the years they have provided enjoyment for many patients, families and visitors and helped to enhance the environment, but we have made the difficult decision to follow a new decorative scheme in keeping with the new-look, hospice.”

Fundraiser Katie Rhodes said unfortunately there was no record of who donated the gifts and some had been at the hospice for many years.

“We’ve tried to organise the work to keep disruption to a minimum,” she said.

Anyone who has donated an item and would like to reclaim it should contact Katie on (01535) 640431 or at Katie.rhodes@suerydercare.org.