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A family member of a Weston Hospicecare patient has donated his prized motorcycle to the charity to raffle off. 

Tony Hutchings, from Cheddar, had recently experienced the care of the hospice after stepdaughter, Paula, received care from the charity.

Paula was passionate about donkeys. Staff at the hospice arranged for donkeys to visit her in her Inpatient Unit room patio and for a video from The Donkey Sanctuary to be sent.

Tony said:  “Well, first day in, it was a sigh of relief for Kathy (Paula’s mum) and myself that someone else was taking over and the professional hands were charge. Everyone proved very professional indeed which is why I have made this donation.

“It is just a wonderful place, and when you get the news you haven’t got long, you could not be in a better place than this hospice. You will be looked after! It’s absolutely brilliant.

Tony is part of the Panther Owners Motorcycle Club, (Member ref: Hutch | 5150), and has decided that he would like to donate the vehicle to the hospice to raise vital funds.

“I have owned the motorcycle four years. I’ll get another one when the time is right! I just thought it was the right thing to do and particularly as the hospice could make quite a bit of money out of it, good luck to you and well deserved.

Tony continued to say the gestures made by hospice staff as well as the outstanding care was incredible.

He said “The donkeys on the patio meant so much, and the video, well, it was absolutely outstanding. That really touched her heart.

“Paula with her wonderful warm heart loved animals. She was interested in donkeys so we went down to the donkey sanctuary and that’s where her love for donkeys started.

“She has had a couple of donkeys down there and I have one.”

The hospice contacted the Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth who were able to capture all the donkeys at their site including the ones sponsored by Tony and Paula.

If you are interested in being in with a chance to win the motorcycle, enter before 30 March 2022. Click here to enter the raffle.