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Radio Leicester,4 mins

Rockets raise astronomical £150k for Loros Hospice

Jimmy Carpenter

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Thirty-nine giant, decorated rockets, which were dotted around Leicester this summer, have been auctioned off for an astronomical price. The charity Loros Hospice coordinated the campaign and yesterday, they individually went under the hammer to raise money for charity. Laura Betts, from the hospice, spoke to BBC Radio Leicester’s Jimmy Carpenter.

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