OAPs dig deep for hospital scanner [Edition 2]

YEARS of proud charitable effort have been continued this year byvillagers in Thor nwood.

Over the past 15 years people in the village, part of the NorthWeald Bassett parish, have raised more than Pounds 30,000 forcharity, with a majority of the money going towards St ClareHospice, based in Hastingwood.

Last week, members of the Thornwood Seniors Association gatheredto celebrate their latest achievement- Pounds 1,500 for a new breastcancer scanner.

The money has been given to St Margaret's Hospital in Epping tohelp them fund the purchase of a new scanner.

Cyril Hawkins, who lives in Thornwood, is chairman of theassociation. He said: "There …