Pat, 84, is Clacton charity champion

Floor associate Pat has raised an estimated total of more than £40,000 for charity since she started working at Moon and Starfish (Clacton-on-Sea) in 1999.

Pat, 84, organises the Bonus Ball lottery game on a Monday night, in which customers pay £1 for a chance to win £30.

The event regularly raises £30 for Young Lives vs Cancer.

Her fundraising total also includes an annual total of around £170 raised at Christmas, when Pat dons a traditional garter outfit while taking collection buckets around the pub.

Pat said: “I love to organise charity events. “It’s important to support people with cancer, and their families.”

Pat, who worked as a silver-service waitress in the same building when it was The Royal Hotel, added: “I enjoy having a chat with customers – I know all of the regulars, of course, and everyone gets along great here.

“I don’t want to retire. What would I do? Stare at the four walls all day – no.

“I’ve spoken to [Wetherspoon’s founder and chairman] Tim Martin about it – and he is very supportive and a great guy to sit and have a chat with.

“So, as long as I can still do my job, I will.”