KIND-HEARTED workers have taken time out to donate chocolates to a children's hospice.

Virgin Media call centre employees in Stockton spent weeks collecting the Easter eggs to give to Zoe's Place baby hospice, in Normanby, Middlesbrough.

Sian McGregor, from Virgin Media, said: "Everyone has been so excited about the Easter activities and has really got behind the fundraising activity. It is a fun way for us to treat local children who are less fortunate."

Liz Jacobs, from Zoe's Place, said: "We are very grateful to Virgin Media for its kind donation. Some of the children at Zoe's Place spend a lot of time at the hospice, and it will be great to share out the chocolate eggs."

The Middlesbrough hospice was only the second children's hospice in the country when it opened. To help the charity, visit www.zoes-place. org.uk