A Hastingwood hospice providing quality care for people with life-limiting illnesses has welcomed a kind donation from local business Hayter to help with much needed funds for its work.


L-R: Julie Dommett, Hayter; Amy Jacobs,  St Clare; and Susan Hayter

The St Clare Hospice in Hastingwood, near Harlow, was presented with the brand new Hayter Limited Edition Platinum mower before Christmas as part of Hayter’s 70th anniversary celebrations.

Hayter, based in Spellbrook, Bishop’s Stortford, made just 500 of the special Platinum Limited Edition Harrier 41 Autodrive mower as part of their 2016 70th Anniversary celebrations. The mowers are painted in a silver ‘platinum’ finish, instead of the traditional Hayter British Racing Green colour. Each mower was numbered, and models number 2 and 3 were offered to Mrs Susan Hayter, wife of the founder of Hayter, Douglas Hayter, one for a charity of her choice.

The local hospice charity was selected to receive the mower by Mrs Hayter, who commented: “Douglas and I used to live in old Harlow not far from the St Clare Hospice. Years ago when the hospice was first founded we gave them a Harrier as raffle prize, which must have been a good 30 years ago. It seems fitting that 70 years on we can support them once again.

“It’s important to support the hospice due to the fantastic work they do there and as it is expensive to maintain and keep going.”

Amy Jacobs at St Clare Hospice, said: “We are extremely grateful for the gift, from Mrs Hayter and Hayter, which we will be using as an auction prize to raise vital funds for St Clare, which now costs over £4million to run each year.”

Hayter also held a celebration event on December 9th to mark their official 70th anniversary.

Mrs Hayter, who attended the celebration, added: “It was a wonderful event and it’s just amazing that Hayter is still such a wonderfully successful business.”

Julie Dommett, Marketing Manager at Hayter, commented: “We were delighted with Mrs Hayter’s choice of charity and are really excited to be able to contribute to such a valuable cause. It was fascinating to see the work St Clare Hospice does and how much of a difference they make to people with these life-limiting illnesses.

“It’s been a really great year for us at Hayter marking the 70th anniversary and we look forward to another great year in 2017.”