2024 was a record-breaking year for the Salisbury Hospital charity, the Stars Appeal.

£67,336 was raised through the charity’s bookshop and bucket collections at Salisbury Hospital throughout 2024, thanks to hard work of volunteers.

The bookshop itself, which can be found in the main entrance of the hospital, raised £48,619, while the Stars Appeal bucket collectors raised a further £18,717.

The combined totals smash the £62,653 raised in 2023.

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The volunteers were joined by hospital staff for a special presentation to unveil the total raised in 2024.

Helena Sinclair, of the Stars Appeal, has thanked all the volunteers for their hard work.

“This is an incredible achievement for our wonderful bookshop and bucket collection volunteers,” she said.

“We are hugely grateful for the time and dedication they give to supporting the charity.

“We want to say a massive thank you to our volunteers and to everyone who supports the bookshop and bucket collections, for making a difference to thousands of patients, their families, and staff at Salisbury Hospital.”

Money raised for the Stars Appeal helps fund new equipment, enhancements to buildings, and ongoing projects supporting patients across Salisbury Hospital including emergency patient clothing and toiletries, hospital chaplaincy, support for patients with cancer and the Stars Appeal Play Assistant on Sarum Children’s Ward.

To find out more about the charity’s projects visit www.starsappeal.org