A SEVEN-year-old pupil from a school near Evesham has brought Christmas joy to ambulance staff treats after hearing how stressful things have been at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
Ava Preece, a year three pupil at Church Lench CE First School decided to take action when she overheard her aunt, Chloe Allen, who is a paramedic, talking to her mum about long working hours.
Ava decided she wanted to do something positive to cheer up the staff and spoke to her teachers at school to explain how she would like to be able to help them.
With the support of her teacher and school staff, she constructed a letter to the families of pupils at the school asking if they would support her in donating items that would spread a smile amongst the ambulance staff.
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After a week, the school was given lots of generous contributions from families including chocolates, biscuits, tea and coffee.
School staff said Ava was stunned and excited with all the donations and was looking forward to gifting it to the staff at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
School headteacher Samantha Price called her an "inspiration" for all her hard work.
Mrs Price said: "Ava is an inspiration and a true advocate for helping others.
"We are a school that teaches children about being responsible for the world in which they live, and Ava has taken this on board to help the wider community.
"It was an absolute pleasure to support Ava’s efforts and we are all very proud of her."
The ambulance staff were grateful and wanted to thank Ava personally for her kind actions.
A week after the donations were given, Ava's aunt and her ambulance colleagues came to thank Ava and all the children at the school for their kindness.
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It comes as the UK faces weeks of strikes in the weeks across different industries, causing widespread disruption.
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