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Stevenage Football Club players gave out Christmas presents and helped raised money when they visited a local hospice.

After they met patients, they also took part in a question-and-answer session at Garden House Hospice in Letchworth.

"They do fantastic work here," said club captain Carl Piergianni.

‘To see the level of care people receive towards the end of their life is very humbling."

Defender Dan Butler added: "I didn’t realise just how much work they [staff] do. It shocked me.

He added: "I’d want it for older members of my family. The funding is so important, people need this to enjoy the end of their lives."

Several families attended the event and met the players.

Derek Underwood, whose father was a former patient at the hospice, said: "It means a lot that they’ve come.

"The staff here at the hospice do a wonderful job. It’s like a second home for families."