GRATEFUL patients and generous residents play a vital role in supporting the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Here are a few of the fundraising activities (outside of the The Oxford Mail's OX5 run) that have helped the hospital as it has grown over the years.

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From Mad Hatter's tea parties and presents for young patients delivered by motorbike to a four-year-old cycling a mile at Blenheim nothing is too big or small for these fundraisers.