Reggie gets a new trike

A ONE-year-old boy who had his trike stolen from outside his Hayes home two weeks ago has been given a new one as a gesture of goodwill from a shopping centre.

Jenny Donnelly, 37 of Goshawk Gardens, Hayes, set up a group on the social networking site Facebook to express her anger after her son Reggie had his first birthday present stolen. After reading the story staff at The Mall Pavilions shopping centre, in High Street, Uxbridge, got together with The Entertainer toy shop to get a new trike which was given to Reggie on October 20.

Annemarie Collier, marketing manager at The Mall Pavilions, said: "It was great to see the family happy with the new trike, it took their breath away as it was a gesture of goodwill and it means Reggie won't have to wait till Christmas for his new trike."

Jenny said: "It was a wonderful surprise to get the call from the Pavilions. He loves his new trike, and I'll be using it when I pick the boys up from school this afternoon."