VOLUNTEERS at an Oxford children's hospice have received a special delivery from Amazon.

A team from the company's delivery station in Banbury stopped by Helen & Douglas House this week with a £1,000 donation, as part of its national scheme to support local charities.

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The Amazon team also got the chance to meet Sienna Lyon, aged seven, who was born with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy.

Oxford Mail:

Her mum, Kay, said: “Helen & Douglas House provides Sienna with a welcoming and safe place to go. Helen & Douglas House is sensitive to the needs of our family and in that way, it feels a lot like coming home; a safe haven. It makes me feel normal again, and able to carry on.”

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Banbury manager, Chris Craddock, thanked the charity for inviting them to the hospice, adding: "It has been great to meet the staff and volunteers and we’re pleased to provide this donation to support such an important cause.”

Oxford Mail:

Nicola Wilson from the East Oxford hospice said: “I would like to say a huge thank you for the £1,000 donation Amazon has made to us to help local terminally-ill children and their families.

"We need to raise £3million a year to provide emotional, medical and practical support to these families and cannot do this without wonderful companies like Amazon donating money to us.”