Huddersfield company employees are helping bring more warmth and comfort to hospital cancer patients who undergo their treatment in isolation, after raising money for the much-loved “Hug on a Tray” charitable group.

Employees at Huddersfield science company Lubrizol have raised hundreds of pounds for Hug on a Tray, which pays for TVs and goody bags with tea, coffee and treats for blood cancer patients being treated at Leeds Cancer Centre, part of St James’ Hospital in Leeds.

Lubrizol’s staff wanted to benefit the highly valued volunteer group – along with Macmillan Cancer – after an employee saw first hand the love and care given to patients through its work.

Hug on a Tray was founded by hospital chaplaincy volunteer Lesley Noble who wanted to help patients stuck in isolation in hospital by providing them with free TV.

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Years later, the group of Hug on a Tray volunteers visit the hospital four days a week, distributing goody bags to patients.

She said: “Since we started we’ve been so grateful to everyone who has supported us. No-one in Hug on a Tray gets paid so 100 per cent of everything donated to us goes back to patients who really need the support.

“We provide patients with eggs at Easter time and make sure rooms in those two wards have TV available 24/7 – that alone costs us £26,500 a year. Our goody bags have tea bags, bottled waters, coffee bags, milk, sugar, toiletries, sweets and chocolates.

“Thank you very much to Lubrizol for their support – it is much appreciated.”

Sinead Quinn, from Lubrizol, who helped organise the fundraising, said: “We have a personal connection with Hug on a Tray – they provide so much support to patients on that cancer wing. It was a pleasure to raise money for them at Lubrizol and I hope the money helps them carry out more of their great work.”