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Jimmy Savile cafe renamed at Stoke Mandeville | Jimmy Savile cafe renamed at Stoke Mandeville |
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A hospital cafe called "Jimmy's" after Jimmy Savile will be given a new name, it has been confirmed. | A hospital cafe called "Jimmy's" after Jimmy Savile will be given a new name, it has been confirmed. |
The cafe at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury was opened by Savile in 2005 following his years of fundraising for the spinal injuries unit. | The cafe at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury was opened by Savile in 2005 following his years of fundraising for the spinal injuries unit. |
Volunteering charity WRVS, which runs Jimmy's, said it had agreed with the hospital to rename it Cafe@WRVS. | |
Police believe Savile, who died in October 2011 aged 84, may have sexually abused 60 people since 1959. | Police believe Savile, who died in October 2011 aged 84, may have sexually abused 60 people since 1959. |
WRVS told the BBC last week it was considering a name change in the wake of the scandal, which has included at least one alleged assault at Stoke Mandeville. | WRVS told the BBC last week it was considering a name change in the wake of the scandal, which has included at least one alleged assault at Stoke Mandeville. |
'Tongue down throat' | 'Tongue down throat' |
Savile worked there as a volunteer porter from 1969 and began his charity work for the hospital three years later. | Savile worked there as a volunteer porter from 1969 and began his charity work for the hospital three years later. |
David McCullough, chief executive at WRVS, said: "WRVS and Stoke Mandeville Hospital have agreed that Jimmy's Cafe will be renamed Cafe@WRVS, aligning it with other WRVS cafes across the country." | David McCullough, chief executive at WRVS, said: "WRVS and Stoke Mandeville Hospital have agreed that Jimmy's Cafe will be renamed Cafe@WRVS, aligning it with other WRVS cafes across the country." |
A spokeswoman added it would change the sign, which is white neon and in the shape of Savile's signature, "as soon as possible". | |
The decision was made after allegations made by Caroline Moore, now 53, that Savile sexually assaulted her in a Stoke Mandeville corridor in 1971, when she was a 13-year-old patient. | The decision was made after allegations made by Caroline Moore, now 53, that Savile sexually assaulted her in a Stoke Mandeville corridor in 1971, when she was a 13-year-old patient. |
"He rammed his tongue down my throat... and walked off," said Ms Moore, of Clarkston, near Glasgow. | "He rammed his tongue down my throat... and walked off," said Ms Moore, of Clarkston, near Glasgow. |
She added her parents did not believe her because of the broadcaster's profile. | She added her parents did not believe her because of the broadcaster's profile. |
'Shocked and saddened' | 'Shocked and saddened' |
Retired Thames Valley detective John Lindsay, 71, also raised concerns about Savile abusing girls at Stoke Mandeville but said they were dismissed. | Retired Thames Valley detective John Lindsay, 71, also raised concerns about Savile abusing girls at Stoke Mandeville but said they were dismissed. |
When Mr Lindsay reported the matter he was told by a senior colleague not to worry and that Savile "must be OK", he said. | When Mr Lindsay reported the matter he was told by a senior colleague not to worry and that Savile "must be OK", he said. |
In a statement, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust said it had been shocked and saddened to hear of the "very serious allegations". | In a statement, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust said it had been shocked and saddened to hear of the "very serious allegations". |
"We have no record of any complaints of this nature and would have taken swift and decisive action if this had formally been raised with us," it said. | "We have no record of any complaints of this nature and would have taken swift and decisive action if this had formally been raised with us," it said. |
"We continue to cooperate fully with the police in their inquiries and have met with them to discuss their review." | |
It added that it would discuss the possibility of carrying out its own internal inquiry once the police findings were available. |
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