Keith Richards marches against cuts at local hospital

Keith Richards was among the 10,000 people rallying on Saturday (October 27th) in Chichester, England, against the possible cuts in services provided at his local hospital. Timesonline.co.uk reported that Richards was marching as part of a campaign to save the St. Richard's hospital's emergency unit and maternity services.

Richards, who was dressed in a long black leather coat, a trilby hat and sunglasses, addressed the crowd and said, "I have used St. Richard's a couple of times myself and it has saved a couple of lives on my behalf. Why are we talking about downgrading St. Richard's? We should be talking about upgrading it."

He went on to reference the nearby Chichester cathedral, by saying: "There's a big building over there called the cathedral that will look after you in the hereafter. St. Richard's will take care of you in the here and now."

Richards' longtime country home called Redlands in West Wittering is near Chichester, and was the scene of his and Mick Jagger's legendary drug bust in 1967.

The rally to save the hospital from budget cuts was organized by the Support St. Richard's group. Over the past year supporters have included Paul McCartney, among others.
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