YOUNGSTERS at the Oxford Children’s Hospital were thrilled to be confronted with a mountain of Easter eggs yesterday.

The chocolate mountain, featuring more than 370 full sized and 120 creme eggs, was presented to children who will be in the hospital over Easter. The goodies were handed over by Reed Specialist Recruitment, based in Oxford, who collected the eggs from businesses around the county.

Alice Clarke said: “I know that all of us at Reed, and our clients have as much fun collecting the eggs than the children do eating them. We would like to say a huge thank-you to all of the businesses who donated.”