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Razor Ruddock donates £15,000 to hospice
Posted on 23 April 2014
Former Premier League Footballer and Ashford man Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock today presented a cheque for £15,000 to the charity that cared for his Dad, Ted.
Razor and seven year old daughter Pebbles won the money on ITV’s Big Star Little Star in March. The game show sees three celebrity contestants and their children answering cheeky questions about each other to win up to £15,000 for a charity of their choice.
The pair beat the competition securing the jackpot for Pilgrims Hospices, visiting Ashford’s hospice to present the winnings to the team on Thursday.
“I lost my Dad here and they really looked after him for the days before he died,” said Razor. “It’s great to give something back to the staff, and many of them are volunteers. They all work so hard to make the experience as good for people as they can.
I lost my Dad here and they really looked after him.
Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock
“I’ve done lots of TV shows before but this was the most nerve wracking one, partly because I didn’t know what Pebbles was going to say about me and secondly, when you are doing it for charity you are under extra pressure – she was definitely the brains of the operation!”
Receiving the cheque, hospice manager Jon Sillett said: “We are already so grateful for all the support Razor has given to Pilgrims Hospices and this extra special donation means a great deal.
“A donation of this size covers one specialist nurse’s costs of giving care to our patients for five months. We cannot thank Razor and Pebbles enough and it’s been fun for the staff and volunteers meeting them today.”
The donation is being gifted through Gary Kirton’s Ashford Charity Funds which is organising a Charity Football Match starring Razor with Pebbles as mascot on Sunday 1 June in Maidstone. More information coming soon at  www.pilgrimshospices.org  or find Pilgrims on Facebook for updates and more pictures.