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Horse gets rocking restoration
24 June 2010
Thanks to five year old Magnus Cameron and his parents Paula and Alisdair, the rocking horse in the Ear, Nose and Throat and Plastics Outpatients Department in the John Radcliffe Hospital's West Wing has been given a makeover.
At nearly one hundred years old, the cherished rocking horse was in real need of repair, so the family kindly donated over £1,000 to restore the horse to its original beauty.
Paula said, "I remember playing on the rocking horse at the Radcliffe Infirmary when I was a child; now Magnus loves to play on him too whenever we visit.
We are delighted to be able to help restore him to his former glory as a thank you to the great staff at the Audiology Unit whom Magnus visits at least twice a year."
Bernadette Mitchell, Sister of Specialist Surgery Outpatients Department said, "We are so grateful to the Cameron family for their fantastic contribution. The horse is a much loved and valued member of our 'team' – sadly, we simply could never have afforded to refurbish him.
The horse provides entertainment and a distraction for the youngsters visiting the department – he is a real asset to the unit.
I cannot begin to imagine the number of children that have ridden this horse over the years, it is truly wonderful to see him looking so beautiful and to have him for future generations of children visiting our department."
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