STADIUMS across London donated £50,000 worth of snacks to hero NHS workers on last Friday.
Crisps and soft drinks were taken in lorries to hospitals where medics are putting their lives on the line helping look after coronavirus patients.
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London clubs have donated snacks to local hospital workers fighting coronavirus
The stock came from DN managed Wembley Stadium, The Emirates Stadium and The London Stadium.
Deliveries went to field hospital NHS Nightingale in East London and the Whittington Hospital in North London.
A source told The Sun: “There delivered around £50,000 worth of crisps and soft drinks to the Nightingale and the Whittington hospitals.
“Palletts of stock were just sitting there in the stadiums and bosses wanted to put it to good use – and give the hard working NHS staff some snacks.
“Staff loaded up lorries on Friday and were sure to maintain two metres between each other.”
GRATEFUL
Alan Sefton, Head of Arsenal in the Community, said: “We have a long history with Whittington Hospital and are extremely grateful for the heroic work they are doing at this challenging time.
“It is essential that we play our part in supporting our NHS and our local community throughout this period, so we are delighted to be able to support in this way thanks to a kind donation from Emirates Stadium’s hospitality supplier, Delaware North.”
Meanwhile, Premier League chiefs are working on a new SEVEN-WEEK football festival if the season resumes.
That includes completing the FA Cup and eases concerns about too many games in a tighter timetable after the coronavirus lockdown.
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The aim is to start on June 12, as SunSport exclusively revealed on Saturday, but the fresh plan gives an extra week if there are complications.
But it means matches MUST begin by June 19 — just under seven weeks away — or it will be impossible for the games to be completed before Uefa’s domestic league cut-off date of August 2.
And if the Government does not announce eases in the lockdown restrictions on Thursday and significantly more in the coming weeks, clubs may reluctantly accept they are running out of time.
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