East Anglia's children's hospices call for urgent financial support to survive coronavirus crisis

The East Anglia's Children's Hospices charity (EACH) says it's in desperate need of funding to help get through the coronavirus crisis.

The charity has three hospices in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, and Norfolk, and is losing 100,000 pounds a week after closing all of its 43 shops.

Voluntary donations provide the vast majority of the care provider's funding, and so they're now asking the public to donate online or to get creative with at-home fundraising ideas.

EACH supports around 450 families of children and young people with life-threatening conditions Credit: ITV News Anglia

EACH supports around 450 families of children and young people with life-threatening conditions, including around 100 bereaved families at any one time.

The group of hospices has had to suspend the short breaks, wellbeing therapies and face-to-face counselling it would normally offer.

EACH's Acting Chief Executive says support from the government won't be enough: