A CREATIVE Redditch man has raised almost £3,000 for the Garden Suite at the Alexendra Hospital – selling calendars of photographs taken on his mobile phone.
Tony Winfield, from Winyates, made the calendars using photographs he took around Redditch and Arrow Valley and is putting the £2,700 raised from sales – plus gift-aid – towards making the Garden Suite Chemotherapy Unit at the Alex a more inviting and comfortable place.
Tony said; “The NHS is on its knees at the moment and I feel our local hospital needs all the support it can get.
“The people who use the Chemo suite are only there for one reason – survival. To make it a bit warmer, more comfortable and more inviting would make such a difference.
“My wife, Corine, is a cancer survivor, but the journey through cancer is a difficult one, and every bit of comfort in hard times helps.”
Tony, who is an engineer by trade, took the photos during his commute to and from work.
“I don’t really see myself as a photographer, but I think Arrow Valley really is the jewel in Redditch’s crown.”
The Lemon Press, run by a friend of Tony, printed 700 calendars for free so that every penny from the £5 sale of each one could go towards the Redditch hospital and Biddle’s convenience store in Webheath championed the cause by selling them too.
The 48 year-old added: “I am so grateful to everyone for all their help and support. We have raised this money together, as friends and it means a lot to me.”
“We handed the money over to the Alex League of Friends on Monday (January 30) and they will make sure it gets to the Garden Suite. “
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