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Gordon Brown offers help to the Five Stars Appeal
Mon 10th May 10 - 12:30
Gordon Brown offered to help the Five Stars Appeal with fundraising when he met Alison Foster and Nicola Smith at BBC Radio Lancashire yesterday. Alison (Maddi's Nana) and Nicola were invited on to Sally Naden's show to help promote little Maddi's Quid for a Kid campaign and were surprised to find that the third guest on the show was none other than British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
As Five Stars Appeal aims to raise £1million to buy a new MRI scanner for the New Children's Hospital it was fitting that MRI scanner inventor Sir Peter Mansfield, 75, was handed this year's Lifetime Achievement Award by Gordon Brown and wife Sarah. The PM told him: "There's not much better than winning a Nobel Prize - except for winning a Pride of Britain award."
Mr.Brown has pledged that steps will be taken to cut down on waiting time for screenings as he is very much aware that peoples lives will be saved if detection of illness is quicker.
Between talks on the radio he asked Alison how Maddi was doing and asked Nicola to send him a letter so that he and Sarah can help towards the fundraising activity.
To listen to the full interview please click on the link below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p004nrly/Sally_Naden_15_10_2009