Article: My kind of place; Sir Norman Wisdom pays an emotional visit to Hope House.(News)

Byline: Gareth Hughes

LEGENDARY comic Sir Norman Wisdom admitted yesterday that he found his weekend visit to Hope House an emotional experience.

The 87-year-old comedian staged a golf tournament to raise funds for the Oswestry hospice which looks after terminally ill children from North Wales.

Obviously moved by his visit, Sir Norman said: ``I have visited the hospice and chatted to the children and their carers. I found a place full of life and laughter, just my kind of place, although there was the occasional moment which brought a lump to my throat.

``Hope House enables these children to make the most of every day and allows their ...

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