Kristina Kozlovska and Tomas Horvath fished out an unusual handbag. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 0875585)

MORE than 300 bargain hunters queued up for the second charity Handbags and Heels sale yesterday.

Organiser and Bridge 2 Sri Lanka founder Sarah Griffith was thrilled with the response to the event at The Farmhouse.

The proceeds will go towards the charity’s work helping people and communities in the area still affected by the Boxing Day 2004 tsunami.

‘The car park was full by 3pm when we started and cars were queued back to Specsavers,’ she said. ‘It’s been phenomenal.’

About 1,000 pairs of shoes and handbags had been donated.

Jill Cann looked after the handbag tables. ‘When we started, they were piled high with more than 500 bags,’ she said. ‘An hour in, we only have about 70 left.’

The bags ranged from £2 to £50, with most costing around £30.

‘There were some really good quality bags in there,’ said Mrs Cann. ‘We have had Mulberry, Gucci and Radley.’

The shoes, a new addition this year, proved equally popular.