AN OSWESTRY children's hospice will be promoted on some of the famous tracks in the country thanks to a local Ferrari racing team.

The WalkerSport team, which is based in Llanymynech, will carry Hope House Children's Hospice on its racing car appearing alongside brand names such as Pirelli.

It is hoped that the move will help to put the Morda hospice on the map.

Tim Walker, race driver, race instructor and owner of WalkerSport, said: "Hope House is an incredible local charity and we are proud to be associated with them and represent them across the country.

“The work they do for local children and families is vitally important, which I can appreciate as a father myself.

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“The car looks great with our local charity on it in prime position and we look forward to spreading the word of Hope House across the country, and hopefully getting a few wins along the way,” added Tim.

The children's hospice takes care of 750 terminally-ill children and their families providing specialist nursing care and support in Shropshire, Cheshire, North and Mid Wales and it costs £7.5 million a year to run its services.

Lynsey Kilvert, fundraiser for Hope House, said: "It’s great for us to be featured on the WalkerSport race car to help spread the word.

"We’ve been on a train, a bin lorry and now we are featuring on a race car, and it all helps raise awareness that we are here for local family and children, and that we need to raise lots of money to make sure we can be here for those that need us the most."

If you want to see how you can support the Hope House Children's Hospices you can visit www.hopehouse.org.uk