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EVERY LITTLE HELPS
Monday 15th May 2006
Volunteers at Hospital Radio Colchester are celebrating thanks to a cash boost from a new local store.
To celebrate the opening of the new Tesco Express on Crouch Street, store manager Paul Payne and his staff donated £500 to local charity, Hospital Radio Colchester.
Monday 15th May 2006
Volunteers at Hospital Radio Colchester are celebrating thanks to a cash boost from a new local store.
To celebrate the opening of the new Tesco Express on Crouch Street, store manager Paul Payne and his staff donated £500 to local charity, Hospital Radio Colchester.
Volunteers from the station were guests of honour at the new store which opened its doors for the first time on Monday 15th May to receive the cheque for £500 from the store staff. As part of the special launch ceremony Iain Shreeve, Public Relations Officer of Hospital Radio Colchester cut the ribbon to declare the new store officially opened.
To celebrate the opening of the new Tesco Express on Crouch Street, store manager Paul Payne and his staff donated £500 to local charity, Hospital Radio Colchester. Volunteers from the station were guests of honour at the new store which opened its doors for the first time on Monday 15th May to receive the cheque for £500 from the store staff. As part of the special launch ceremony Iain Shreeve, Public Relations Officer of Hospital Radio Colchester cut the ribbon to declare the new store officially opened.
The Tesco Express store chose to make the donation to the charity as part of Tesco’s commitment to supporting local communities. Tesco Express store manager, Paul Payne said; “We would like to thank everyone from the hospital radio for agreeing to join us to officially open our new store. We are delighted to be able to offer our support to the charity, as they begin their latest fundraising campaign.”
Hospital Radio Colchester broadcasts to patients at Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital in Colchester. The station provides programmes 24 hours a day and has a team of 50 dedicated volunteers who give their time freely to visit patients in the hospitals, are studio presenters and carry out fundraising, management and engineering work. Hospital Radio Colchester has to raise all its own funds to keep providing the service to patients at the local hospitals, which amounts to around £7000 a year. The charity hold a number of fundraising events throughout the year, with their main event being their annual Fun Day at Lower Castle Park, which this year will be on Bank Holiday Monday 29th May.
To celebrate the opening of the new Tesco Express on Crouch Street, store manager Paul Payne and his staff donated £500 to local charity, Hospital Radio Colchester. Volunteers from the station were guests of honour at the new store which opened its doors for the first time on Monday 15th May to receive the cheque for £500 from the store staff. As part of the special launch ceremony Iain Shreeve, Public Relations Officer of Hospital Radio Colchester cut the ribbon to declare the new store officially opened.
The Tesco Express store chose to make the donation to the charity as part of Tesco’s commitment to supporting local communities. Tesco Express store manager, Paul Payne said; “We would like to thank everyone from the hospital radio for agreeing to join us to officially open our new store. We are delighted to be able to offer our support to the charity, as they begin their latest fundraising campaign.”
Hospital Radio Colchester broadcasts to patients at Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital in Colchester. The station provides programmes 24 hours a day and has a team of 50 dedicated volunteers who give their time freely to visit patients in the hospitals, are studio presenters and carry out fundraising, management and engineering work. Hospital Radio Colchester has to raise all its own funds to keep providing the service to patients at the local hospitals, which amounts to around £7000 a year. The charity hold a number of fundraising events throughout the year, with their main event being their annual Fun Day at Lower Castle Park, which this year will be on Bank Holiday Monday 29th May.