The University of Essex Day Nursery is supporting Colchester based charity, St Helena Hospice, by donating thousands of teabags.

The Hospice uses over 10,000 teabags a year in its support of patients, family and friends. Over 4,000 teabags have been donated to the Day Nursery's appeal.

Elaine Dixon, Manager of the Nursery said: 'Donating teabags is an easy, but valued way of supporting a local charity. Children and parents, as well as staff and students from across the University have been contributing to the collection - just by adding an extra box of teabags to their normal weekly shopping.'

Based at the Colchester Campus, the Day Nursery has places for 120 children, aged from 6 weeks to 5 years, and is open to the public.

There is still time to make a donation. The Day Nursery will be collecting teabags until 14 May. Drop into the Nursery on the Colchester Campus to make a donation.