Old rocker Neddy's a £2,000 gift horse

A CENTURY-OLD rocking horse called Neddy is to saddle up for a brand-new adventure and do some good along the way.

- BY FRANCES MILLAR

Samantha and husband Paddy are helping hospice charity with childhood favourite Neddy

Samantha Cree, from Mountsorrel in Leics, took her childhood toy to a local repair group, hoping it could be freshened up for a new generation.

But once they took a closer look, they realised this wasn’t a “bit of paint and a tidy-up” job.