Stags make Christmas visit to King's Mill Hospital
Players and staff from Mansfield Town Football Club made a festive visit to the children’s ward at King’s Mill Hospital to hand out gifts to poorly children and meet with families and staff ahead of Christmas.
Stags’ squad, along with manager Nigel Clough, his coaches and mascot Sammy the Stag, arrived with bundles of presents and also posed for photos as they shared some Christmas cheer.
Club captain Ryan Sweeney said: “It’s something that the club do every single year around the Christmas period.
“We go in and see the kids who are on the wards and hand them out some gifts and have a good chat with them.
“It’s a tradition we’ve always done and hopefully a lot of them will be out for Christmas.”
Stags’ striker Will Evans added: “We did it [a Christmas visit] last year, in my first year here, and it fills you with joy and Christmas cheer. It’s about offering support and appreciation.
“Myself, Ryan (Sweeney), Frazer (Blake-Tracy) and a few other lads have had children born in this hospital so it’s nice to come back in for such a happy memory and see the kids.”