CUSTOMERS and staff at a supermarket have delivered a festive extravaganza of toys and gifts to bring smiles to the faces of young patients at a hospital.

Tesco Burnley customers donated over five pallets of much-needed toys to Burnley General Hospital.

The toys will help keep sick and injured youngsters occupied in the hospital's urgent care centre.

They will also be shared with community organisations including Women's Refuge, East Lancashire Hospice, Salvation Army and the Chai Centre, Brierfield.

Staff at the urgent care centre, which opened in 2012 and treats around 1,000 patients a week, were delighted to receive the toy donation handed over by Tesco Burnley community champion, Billie-Jean Horne.

Tesco community champion Billie-Jean Horne, said: “Each December our customers and staff come up trumps and generously donate hundreds of toys to help local children in need at Christmas."

Urgent care centre sister Becki Slater: said: “It is never fun to be injured or need hospital treatment, especially at this time of the year, so this donation will make the world of difference to children in the urgent care centre."

"We are really grateful to the customers and staff at Tesco for their generosity in donating these toys.

"The kids love them, and the staff find them really useful to build a rapport with children - and their parents."