Horsham District mum sews scrubs to donate to NHS

Coolham resident Bee Sperring, 50, started the fundraiser after being inspired by the For The Love of Scrubs campaign.

Bee purchased fabric and has begun sewing scrubs herself as well as distributing material to other sewers to help out, while following social distancing guidelines.

She said: “It’s just taken off.

“I have just bought 991m of fabric. – for 22 sewers around Horsham and another group [in Oxted].

“It’s really mushroomed in a big way. It’s gone a bit crazy.”

Bee, who is a self-employed companion worker said she can’t praise NHS workers enough and wanted to support them.

She added: “It’s a great feeling knowing that you’re doing something positive.

“We all need to collectively help the NHS in anyway we can. This was just my way of doing it locally.

“No-one wants to see their loved ones die or the NHS workers die.”

NHS staff can get through as many as ten sets of scrubs in a day according to Bee.

She added: “They’re just being amazing. Their commitment to their job is just phenomenal – I’m in awe of these people.

But Bee said that some NHS workers were even supporting her campaign – which has already seen scrubs distributed to a GP surgery in the area – including two ambulance drivers.

To donate to the fundraiser please visit https://www.facebook.com/donate/529230068025002/?fundraiser_source=external_url

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