Matron Simmi Naidu and ward nurses receive the cheque from fundraiser Lisa Dance
Crowded streets, mawkish adverts and dwindling bank accounts – it’s easy to see how Christmas can bring out the Scrooge in all of us.
But with the big day just over three weeks away, it’s nice to be reminded why Christmas really is a time for a giving.
A group of nurses lost £1,600 when the company they booked their end-of-year party through went bust – but in just two days, the people of Watford rallied together and recuperated the funds.
READ MORE: Nurses thank grateful mums who recuperated lost Christmas holiday fund
It’s easy to get disheartened by Christmas consumerism, but you don’t have to enter a shop to give a gift this holiday.
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