A Welwyn Garden City gym has helped brighten up this Christmas for children in Stevenage's Lister Hospital with a teddy bear drive. 

Anytime Fitness along with its club members, family of the gym staff, and even some of the staff at John Lewis helped donate over 50 teddy bears to the children. 

The gym team were delighted to recently take all the teddy bears up to Lister Hospital for staff to share with children across a range of Hertfordshire hospitals. 

John Turner, Anytime Fitness club manager, said: “We are so happy to be able to help put a smile on the faces of children who will unfortunately be spending this Christmas in hospital.  

“I'd also like to add a huge thank you to everyone who donated a teddy bear, we are very proud of the community we have.”