Donkey lover knits for charity

An elderly donkey lover from Bristol has been helping The Donkey Sanctuary by knitting more than 40 cuddly donkeys.
Pat Whiting was inspired to knit the toys for the charity after being given an adoption donkey as a Christmas present one year.
She has now knitted 44 of the soft toys for the Sidmouth-based sanctuary which sells them to raise funds for donkeys all over the world.
A spokseperson for the sanctuary said:
"Pat's knitted donkeys are so popular that one was sold as she was handing them over to our fundraising team."
Despite having suffered five strokes, the pensioner has become so skilled at making the donkeys that she no longer needs to follow the pattern.
Speaking of the woman's gesture, Ruth Burrough, from the fundraising department said:
"We are so grateful to her for taking the time to provide us with all these knitted donkeys, which we can sell and raise much needed funds to help donkeys around the world."

If like Pat you would like to help The Donkey Sanctuary by knitting a pattern, visit www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk