Comedy legend Paul Chuckle has visited Nottinghamshire - giving up a few hours to help an organisation that he says helped care for his brother Barry. He said he was helping "a charity extremely close to my heart".
The Chuckle Brothers were regulars on BBC children's TV show ChuckleVision during the late 80s until around 2010. Barry died in 2018 of bone cancer. Comedian Paul Chuckle is now a Marie Curie Ambassador.
On Friday, March 10, shoppers in Morrisons Retford store were surprised to spot Paul in store joining fellow volunteers fundraising for Marie Curie’s annual Great Daffodil Appeal.
Paul said: “Marie Curie helped care for my brother Barry at the end of his life in 2018 and more recently my father-in-law so are a charity extremely close to my heart. The nurses were such a huge support to our family, coming in at such a difficult time and their visits gave us all a moment to breathe."
He added: “It was great to spend a few hours dressed in yellow with the other Marie Curie volunteers for the Great Daffodil Appeal and it was wonderful to receive so may donations from all the locals in return for a daffodil pin. I hope that anyone who spots Marie Curie volunteers out and about during March will make a donation too as every penny raised will help them to continue their vital work.”
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Paul is one of thousands of volunteers who don giant yellow top hats in supermarkets, train stations and on high streets for the Great Daffodil Appeal - Marie Curie’s flagship fundraiser, which has now been running for 37 years.
The money raised from the appeal will help Marie Curie Nurses provide round the clock specialist care to people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones in the local community or at one of their nine hospices. It will also fund Marie Curie Information and Support services, as well as research and campaigns.
Lauren Alexander, Marie Curie Community Fundraiser said: “We are so grateful to Paul for once again supporting the Great Daffodil Appeal. It’s my favourite time of the year and is a brilliant and fun way to support Marie Curie.
“Our volunteers are so important to us and there’s still time for anyone in Nottinghamshire to give a couple of hours of their time, don a big yellow hat and help us raise as much money as we can. All the money raised will help Marie Curie continue to provide vital end of life care for terminally ill people and their families during their final days, weeks and months.”
Emma Whitham, charity champion at Morrisons in Retford added: “We were delighted to have Paul Chuckle and the Marie Curie volunteers in our store on Friday... staff and customers at Morrisons have supported Marie Curie collections for the last 7 years and have to date raised an amazing £3,609,131".
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