Appeal for Â£1 coins to help save LIVES

Emergency medical charity LIVES is appealing for donations of old Â£1 coins following the new coin which entered circulation yesterday (Tuesday).

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Apr 2017, 12:00 BST

Updated 9th May 2017, 18:52 BST

Love me tender: the new Â£1 coin will be introduced into circulation on Tuesday (Photo: Royal Mint)

From October 15, the old £1 will no longer be accepted as legal tender.

LIVES have produced donation boxes to fit old (and new) pound coins.

Nikki Silver, CEO of LIVES said: “If every person across Lincolnshire donated a £1, we could keep our trained first responders and medics attending 999 calls across Lincolnshire for an entire year”

Every year LIVES need to raise more than £1 million from public donations to keep their army of volunteers trained.

For more details, email: [email protected] or visit: www.lives.org.uk

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