Ilkeston Hospital League of Friends 2024 Bed Push Event.
Saturday 20th April saw the League of Friends undertake the first fundraising event of the year, the annual, traditional Bed Push. The League established its usual base on the Ilkeston market place which marked the finishing point for teams who had pushed a hospital bed up the Bath Street hill, from Wilton Place, collecting money on the way. The participant teams (Zest Fitness
Academy, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Ron Brooks and The Bedpan Pushers, the Hospital team), each contributed significantly to a record on-the-day total.
“We are always grateful for the giving nature of the Ilkeston public, the value of donations received whilst holding this event highlights the generosity that we always experience when the opportunity is given to support their local hospital,” said Michael Lathbury. League of Friends volunteers also contributed through the Tombola and a silent auction.
Also pictured are Maureen Clark and Diane Hulse who, along with other volunteers, distributed chocolate eggs to in-patients at the hospital.
