Southern Railway employees raise over £2,000 for the Martlets

Southern Railway employees choose the Martlets Hospice in Hove as one of the charities they supported in their 2013 Charity Week. Southern rail raised more than £2,000 for the Hospice.

Southern Railway staff had a poll and the Martlets were voted as one of the charities that the company would be fundraising for throughout the year.

During their Charity week, employees cycled 414 miles or the total length of Southern Railway track on static bikes at East Croydon station. Other fundraising activities included a general knowledge at a quiz, held a cake and handbag sale and posed for caricatures all to raise funds for their favourite local charity. For every train that arrived on time during the week Southern Railway donated 10p, and they will donate £1 from every season ticket which is bought online during the year to their chosen charities.

Andy Harrowell, from Southern Rail said “We’re delighted that we've been able to support the Martlets Hospice with this donation. Everyone at the Hospice works extremely hard to help and support individuals in need and we are pleased to help them in the work they do. Charities week was a fantastic effort by our staff and passengers, who worked hard to help organise activities and dug deep to raise the money in a number of ways. We thank everyone who got involved to help us make our Charities Week such a success.”

For more information about the Matlets Hospice, please see Woodingdean in Business’s previous articles The Martlets Men Noon Walk and The Martlets Join Forces with Easy Art

For more information about how to donate to the Martlets, please visit their website www.themartlets.org.uk .