Little Lola raises over £2,000 for hospitals doing laps of her garden
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A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl from Warwickshire has raised more than £2,000 by doing laps of her back garden.
Lola Poyner, from Warwick, was diagnosed with Staph Aureus in January resulting in a bone infection, meaning she had to spend a number of weeks in hospital and had invasive surgery on her right leg.
She was initially admitted to Warwick
Hospital, before being transferred to University Hospital Coventry for a specialist unit.
As Lola’s stay was during the Covid-19 pandemic, there was restrictions on what her parents could bring in to entertain her with.
However, every now and then the hospital provided a small new toy for Lola, which kept her busy while she was recovering.
Lola’s father, Nick, who works in careers advice, said: “Lola did not feel so well back in the new year. In two days she was admitted to hospital and she stayed there for nearly four weeks.
“Everything we could bring into the hospital was limited, due to Covid-19 restrictions.
“There was a day Lola’s treatment was tough and the nurses bought a Lego toy or something for her to play with and it really cheered her up.
“Most things like that at the moment are gifted, so we wanted to do something to give back.”
As part of her recovery Lola has to walk every day. The idea to raise money was started by her nan, who said she would give Lola a bit of money for every lap she did of the back garden.
The family set up a Gofundme page with a target of £200. However the page has surpassed all expectations, with more than £2,000 now donated to Lola’s cause.
Nick continued: “We thought we could get some Lego pieces for the hospital but I did not even think it would get to this sort of level.
“Now we have raised this much, we have contacted the hospital and asked what they need. The prospect of what this money could do is really exciting.”
If you would like to donate to Lola’s cause, you can do so at www. gofundme.com
A MAN who ran on to train tracks at busy stations on consecutive days caused “significant” disruption.
Sergejs Gracovs got on to the railway line at Nuneaton station on January 21 and obstructed a train - having done exactly the same thing in Liverpool the day before.
The first incident happened at Liverpool Lime Street station on January 20.
Gracovs, 38, appeared at Coventry Magistrates’ Court where pleaded guilty to two counts of running on the railway line and obstructing an engine or carriage, which is an offence under the Malicious Damage Act.
Gracovs, from Ryman Road, Leicester, who was subject to a community order at the time of his offences, was sent to prison for 12 weeks.
Magistrates said that it was a “repeated offence”, which was “aggravated due to drink” and caused “significant costs of disruption”.
He was also ordered to pay a £128 victim surcharge.
Other cases heard at Coventry Magistrates’ Court between February 8 and 11 included: Shane Hughes, 42, of Dorlecote Court, Nuneaton, admitted two counts of making threats to kill.
He was sent to prison for 16 weeks due to “record of previous convictions” and offences committed soon after release from term of imprisonment for assaulting same victim, and ordered to pay a £128 victim surcharge.
Vasile Bejnaru, 44, of Hancock Green, Canley, admitted drink-driving (breath 76, limit 35) in Harnall Lane East, driving a vehicle without a valid test certificate, driving without insurance, driving without a licence and failing to answer bail.
He was banned from driving for 40 months, given 150 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £300 compensation, £100 court costs and a £85 victim surcharge.
Alhaji Kamara, 21, of Thimbler Road, Canley, was found guilty in his absence of drug-driving in Gulson Road, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, and admitted failing to comply with requirements of a community order.
He was banned from driving for 18 months, given 180 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £165 court costs and a £90 victim surcharge.
Roger Beale, 47, of Maytree Close, Solihull, admitted two counts of sending threatening messages.
He was sent to prison for 18 weeks due to “record of previous offending” and ordered to pay £50 compensation.
Rizwam Abid, 36, of Francis Street, Foleshill, admitted driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and committing an offence while subject to a suspended sentence (possession of a blade).
He was sent to prison for 18 weeks (six weeks for new offences and 12 weeks imposed from suspended sentence), banned from driving for 22 months and ordered to pay a £128 victim surcharge.