THE Friends of Tetbury Hospital’s recent annual door-to-door collection has raised a total of just under £30,000, with a generous £20,000 given by an anonymous donor.

About £10,000 was raised from the door-to-door collection and special thanks went to an anonymous donor who contributed a massive £20,000 to the collection.

John McGrath, chairman of The Friends of Tetbury Hospital, said: “We are absolutely delighted with this result and thank all who donated in Tetbury and surrounding villages for their generosity.

“Also, a huge thank you to the volunteers who tramped the streets knocking on doors.

“The support of the town and surrounding villages is hugely appreciated and vital, enabling the hospital to provide the very best range of services supported by modern medical equipment.”

Speaking of the massive generosity, he said: “It’s wonderful. I don’t know who it was or what triggered it.

“It is actually £25,000 with gift aid. We will be drawing up a priority list of equipment to see what we can buy with that.”

Tetbury Hospital Trust is a charity established in 1991 which receives payment from the NHS for patient treatments though not for new or replacement equipment.

The Hospital’s survival depends on local fund-raising and the generosity of local people.

In addition, local people donate money through their wills and over recent years income from legacies has grown.

Since the recent NHS re-organisation, the Hospital serves both Gloucestershire and Wiltshire with more than 20 consultants from both counties holding regular clinics there.

The Friends of Tetbury Hospital run many fund raising events each year, all locally based; these are publicised in the Tetbury Advertiser and on the Friends page of the hospital’s website: tetburyhospital.co.uk/friends.