A charity’s first fair in four years has been held in memory of a former president and raised £1,000.
The Friends of Johnson Hospital regularly held a Summer Fayre at the Pinchbeck Road facility, but it had to stop with the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Since then it lost is president Angela Newton who died in 2022.
The Friends finally were allowed to host the fundraising event again recently.
Angela’s daughter-in-law, Helen Porter, attended the Fayre and said: “It was a pleasure to attend.
“We’re very happy that Angela has been honoured in this way, as her involvement with the charity was immense.”
Christine Grocock, Secretary, said: “I think having the delightful deputy Flower Queen, Demi Fontaine Gilchrist, supporting us was a huge bonus.
“She fitted in perfectly, chatting with all the stall holders, visiting the patients with Steve Weatherly-Barton our chairman and Hospital Chaplain, and finally joining the Spalding Community Choir for a sing-along.”
“Demi’s ability to empathise and chat with the variety of patients she met was wonderful.” said Mr Weatherly-Barton.
Christine Lawton, President added: “On behalf of the Friends, I would like to thank everyone who attended and supported our charity.
Thanks to people’s generosity, the Friends will be able to continue to fund medical equipment and facilities to benefit the hard-working nurses and auxiliary staff and the comfort of the patients.”
