PHYLLIS Tuckwell Hospice has received a cheque for more than £12,000 following the latest White Dove Collectors Transport Show near Bordon this summer.

More than 300 veteran, vintage and classic cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles gathered at this year’s show, held at the Kingsley Sports Club on Sunday, August 14.

Set up over 10 years ago by classic car enthusiast John Turner, the show has grown over time, attracting increasing numbers of exhibitors and enthusiasts, and raising larger and larger sums of money for the hospice care charity which nursed John’s father in his last days.

Every day, Phyllis Tuckwell supports more than 250 patients, relatives and carers - in their own homes, at the hospice in Farnham and at the Beacon Centre in Guildford, through medical and nursing care, therapies, counselling, social work advice and practical support.

However, as the NHS/Government only covers 20 per cent of its costs, it has to raise over £20,000 a day to do this, which is why fundraising events such as the White Dove Collectors Transport Show are so important.

Last year, the money raised was used to purchase a hospice care at home car – pictured above - which is used by the charity’s nurses to visit patients who have chosen to spend their last days at home, instead of in hospital or at the hospice.

This year’s total of £12,293 will be used to buy a vehicle to transport wheelchair-using patients to and from the hospice and Beacon Centre.

“We would like to thank John and Anne Turner, Chrys Goodburn, Jenny Cooper and all of the White Dove Committee, whose ongoing support and commitment are hugely important to us and much appreciated,” said Laura Moody, events fundraising manager at Phyllis Tuckwell.

“We would also like to thank those who sponsored the event this year - Grizzly Tools, Thorne Leggett, MOTEST, Forest Motors, North Hants Tyres, Bill Rawles Classic Cars, AstonScott, XJ Engineering, Phillips Motor Services, Motorlink Distribution and Farnborough Communications, and offer our special thanks to Paul Fitchett of Paul Fitchett Images, for his support for the White Dove Committee and for taking photos of all the vehicles on the day.”

To find out more about Phyllis Tuckwell’s upcoming fundraising events, visit the website www.pth.org.uk/events-diary