Peterborough firefighters make vital donation to Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice

Staff at Dogsthorpe Fire Station raised the money through their sports and social club. After seeing a social media post from Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice highlighting the need for support, White Watch agreed with the rest of the station to arrange a donation.

Sue Ryder, the charity that runs the hospice, said they could be forced to close because of a fundriaising gap due to their charity shops being closed and events being cancelled in lockdown.

Firefighter Matthew Johnson from white watch presented the donation of £1,250 to the hospice this week. He said: “I saw the plea on social media that the hospice posted for donations during the pandemic. Through our work we come across many people in the community who have family or friends who have used Thorpe Hall. Even our staff have had relatives cared for by the hospice.

“The station’s sports and social club raises money throughout the year for good causes, such as The Fire Fighters Charity. We always keep an amount of money to one side in case anyone throughout the year comes forward in desperate need of help, particularly from a local charity.”

The main way staff at the station raised money is by hosting an annual open day in the summer.

Matthew added: “Our annual open day is always very well supported by local community and raises thousands of pounds. We hope to host one again after the pandemic and the social distancing is relaxed. We don’t know when this will be, but hope to be able to soon so we can continue to support local causes.”

To donate money to Sue Ryder, visit https://www.sueryder.org/donate