Thursday 9 September 2010

Date: 8 February 2010

Waitrose Donates £250 To Radio Warneford

Waitrose in Kenilworth has made a fantastic donation to Radio Warneford, the hospital radio service for patients and staff at Warwick Hospital.

Earlier this month, Radio Warneford's Station Manger, Ley Bricknell, received a cheque from Wendy Dodic of Waitrose for £250. The donation will be used to help maintain and improve the service that Radio Warneford provides to patients and staff at Warwick Hospital.

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Under the Waitrose Community Matters scheme, the store donates £1,000 every month to local good causes nominated by customers.

Sara Lister, Radio Warneford's Chairman, says "It is wonderful for Radio Warneford to receive this donation from Waitrose. Radio Warneford completely relies on donations from local people and organisations to continue and develop its service and this generous support from Waitrose in Kenilworth really kick-starts our fundraising in 2010."

Issued by Andy Dowell, Communications Manager
8 February 2010

Note To Editors

• The Waitrose Community Matters scheme operates in all 225 Waitrose branches across the UK. Every month each store donates £1,000 which is divided amongst three local good causes nominated by customers.
• Waitrose opened their Kenilworth store in 2008.
• Radio Warneford is the hospital broadcasting service based at Warwick Hospital in the heart of Warwickshire.
• Volunteer members have been providing quality radio entertainment to both patients and staff at the Warneford and Warwick Hospitals since 1973.
• Radio Warneford is an independent charity (registered no 507582) and is not part of the National Health Service. The station requires financial support from local people and organisations in order to continue its service to patients.
• The Record Library contains around 35,000 tracks including LPs, CDs and 7-inch singles.