Christmas came early for young patients at King’s Mill hospital as players from Mansfield Town paid them a special festive visit.
Stags’ first team squad, along with manager Nigel Clough and coach Andy Garner, lifted the spirits of poorly children and their families during the visit to the hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
The squad chatted with patients, parents and staff, posed for photos and handed out presents on the children’s ward.
Midfielder Ollie Clarke said: “Hopefully we’ve brought the children at King’s Mill some joy today.
“It’s brilliant for the club to have a strong link with the local hospital and for us to be able to get out and see people who are less fortunate than ourselves or who are having a tough time, especially at this time of year.
“To meet the patients today, give them a gift and see them smiling is a really good feeling.”
Nicola Armstrong, play leader at King’s Mill Hospital, said: “The squad at Mansfield Town have made a lot of children very happy.
“The staff were as excited as the patients! The support that Mansfield Town Football Club gives us is incredible. It brings so much cheer to the children and the staff think it’s wonderful.
“It makes everybody’s day so much happier,” she added.
