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Man's 'jaw hit the floor' over scooter gift

Pippa RifkaBBC News, Somerset
BBC Mo is sat in his new red mobility scooter holding his camera, wearing a cap, surrounded by the rugby team members. One has their hand on his shoulder. BBC
Mo first started taking photos of matches in 2008 and can now carry on

A rugby club has raised money to buy their unofficial photographer a mobility scooter to thank him for years of work.

Mo Hunt, 83, first started taking images of Burnham-on-Sea matches when turning up to a game in 2008 after moving to Somerset to be closer to friends.

Since then he's been documenting the club's matches, but after suffering a few falls the club decided to help and players raised the money to buy him a mobility scooter.

Club Chairman Lee Berry told BBC Radio Somerset: "Mo's jaw hit the floor when he saw one of the lads drive it [mobility scooter] into the clubhouse."

Mo in action taking photographs as the team practice on the pitch, we can see the back of Mo's head, he is wearing a cap, and the large zoom lens. There are players standing on the grass and a few rugby balls in front of the picture.
The club previously helped raise money towards a new camera for Mo

Mo Hunt first took up photography in 1982 and worked for free.

"I was going round all the clubs around London. I was doing four games a weekend," he said.

"I've been across Zimbabwe with the United Hospitals for nothing, I covered the tall ships for nothing - I was learning."

When asked what has kept him coming to watch Burnham-on-Sea RFC he responded: "They feed me - there's a good chef on a Saturday!"

Lee Berry is standing left of centre to the photograph with his face angled towards the camera. He has grey short hair wearing a black jacket and is stood on the rugby pitch. There are greyish clouds behind him.
Club Chairman Lee Berry has been with the club since he was a child

Burnham on Sea RFC Chairman Lee Berry - who has been playing there since he was seven years old - said: " There was a couple of times last season when he [Mo] took a bit of a fall, he realised he needed more mobility around the pitch".

Mr Berry said after a series of meetings the players came up with the money, stressing it did not come from the club committee.

It is not the first time the club has helped Mo, it has previously raised money towards other items including a camera.

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