Jockeys go to Alder Hey Kids’s Hospital to deliver festive cheer

Jockeys visited a youngsters’s hospital to ship presents and produce festive cheer to younger folks and their households.

Sir AP McCoy, Rachael Blackmore, Mick Fitzgerald and Franny Norton had been among the many riders to go to Alder Hey Kids’s Hospital in Liverpool on Monday (9 December).

The go to was a part of Aintree racecourse’s long-standing partnership with the hospital.

Merseyside-born jockey Franny, who retired this yr, stated it was a “big privilege” to go to the hospital wards for the primary time.

“The work of everybody right here is nothing wanting awe-inspiring, as is the bravery of the kids receiving remedy,” he stated.

Alder Hey patron and 20-time champion leap jockey Sir AP added: “Alder Hey is someplace that I’ve been coming to for greater than 20 years and I’ve seen the wonderful work they do to boost funds to maintain the place going and in addition the wonderful work that the nurses and docs do – it’s essentially the most fabulous place.”

Gill Kennedy, movie star, VIP and occasions supervisor at Alder Hey Kids’s NHS Basis Belief, thanked all these concerned for visiting.

“To see our pals from The Jockey Membership at Christmas was such a stunning deal with for everybody right here at Alder Hey,” she stated.

“Coming right here throughout such a busy interval to offer Christmas presents to our youngsters and younger folks and to spend time talking to our households was actually particular for us all.”

Dickon White, regional director northwest at The Jockey Membership added that the organisation is “extremely proud” of its partnership with Alder Hey.

“To see the grins on the kids’s faces and to see the impression this go to has had is really transferring,” he stated.

“Yearly, on the eve of the Randox Grand Nationwide, dozens of jockeys using at Aintree over the three days come to Alder Hey for the same go to and it’s all the time one of many highlights of our yr. To develop this initiative is great.”

The Jockey Membership can be supporting youngsters and households in the local people by a gift-giving initiative. Racegoers at Aintree’s Boxing Day fixture are inspired to deliver presents on the day, which can then be distributed to youngsters and households within the space.

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