Operation Christmas toy drive weathered the storm that cancelled many festive events in Skegness, with a van load of toys heading for the local Storehouse Food Bank and the children's ward at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston. Helping volunteers load the van were MP for Boston and Skegness Richard Tice and Mayor of Skegness Coun Adrian Findley.
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00:00Not even a storm could stop the Skegness toy drive bringing joy to children in need this Christmas.
00:07In spite of many festive events being cancelled, a vanload of toys set off from PLHQ, the hideout cafe in Skegness,
00:16for the Storehouse Food Bank and Pilgrim Hospital's Children's Ward in Boston.
00:22Amongst the elves helping volunteers load the van were MP Richard Tice and the Mayor of Skegness, Councillor Adrian Finlay.
00:32So this is our third annual toy drive, we've been amazed at the generosity of the community so far.
00:38The boxes are just piling up now and we can't wait to deliver them to all the causes.
00:42Absolutely amazing, congratulations, I mean it's such a brilliant local initiative.
00:47So many toys have been donated for children at the Pilgrim and the Food Bank and Storehouse
00:53and I'm just absolutely in awe and so touched to be invited and I just congratulate everybody
01:00and thank everybody who's donated, it means so much to those in need at this time of Christmas.
01:06I was so bizarrely delighted this morning when I got the invitation to come along and buy a little bit more
01:11and obviously this morning you can see that the response, not just locally but south nationally,
01:16has come together to bring this, to make so many people happy.
01:20You guys giving up your time and your effort to get them all wrapped up and get them over,
01:25it's made so many people happy, definitely very commendable and such a kind thing to do.
01:30So now you've got to wrap them for the rest of the day!
01:32Well I'm going to stack them, you know I'm going to do a bit of wrapping.
01:36We're going to sort them.
01:37Thank you so much, well done, thank you.
01:39Thank you so much.