A scaffolding firm is appealing for old mobile phones to help raise £50,000 for Radio Marsden.

Formark Scaffolding is calling on construction companies across London to help support the UK's leading hospital radio station, by collecting phones.

The charity run radio station had broadcasted to patients at the cancer hospital in Sutton and Chelsea for more than 40-years, but unless it replaces its ageing studio equipment, the station will go off-air permanently.

Managing Director Mark Coote, said: "To help mark out 21st anniversary as an independent scaffolding contractor we wanted to do something for people in the Croydon area that would make a difference.

"Although it broadcasts to patients and on-line 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the station does not receive any grants or funding from the hospital, the NHS or the Government, so relies entirely on donations and fund-raising to run the service.

"We simply want companies throughout the construction industry to put up a poster, provide a collection box and send the phones on to us or call us and we’ll come and collect them."

For a poster or further information call Formark Marketing on 07753374628 or email karren.foster@formarkscaffolding.co.uk