City firm helps raise £97,000 for St Bart’s final appeal

Title

City firm helps raise £97,000 for St Bart’s final appeal

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

24 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:29

Description

Following the LBC breakfast show appeal by the Save Barts Campaign for £75,000 needed in the next 24 hours to lodge a final legal appeal against the planned closure of the accident and emergency unit at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Amy Bingham reports on the handing over of £97,000 by City firm Alexander Mann and Associates to campaign organisers, who worked only on the fundraising all day. Includes firm’s chairman James Caan making the presentation and on the importance of saving the unit; employee Bridget on donations received; campaign member Monica Willen confirming the appeal has been lodged; senior St Bart’s A&E nurse Elaine Horn(?) on the public support. With montage of LBC clips on the raising of the money through the day including Angela Rippon speaking on her Drivetime show.

Contributors

Angela Rippon; Amy Bingham; James Caan; Monica Willen; Elaine Horn(?)

Keywords

Hospitals; Fundraising; Appeals; St Bartholomew’s Hospital; Drivetime (radio programme); LBC Radio; Save Bart’s Campaign; Alexander Mann and Associates

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