The Blandford-based brewers have donated more than 5,500 bottles of their Rio Tropical Light soft drink.

Anthony Woodhouse, chairman of Hall & Woodhouse, said, “With our pubs being temporarily closed, we wanted to use this time to give back to our local communities and acknowledge the amazing work that NHS staff and other key workers are carrying out across the county.

“Our team members have nominated charities and causes close to their hearts that they believe deserve a donation of Rio soft drink.”

Donations have been made to the NHS frontline staff at Poole Hospital, Dorset County Hospital and Alderney Hospital in Poole. The key workers at Dorset County Council’s Charminster Depot also received a Rio Tropical donation.

Hall & Woodhouse recently launched a Community Chest Emergency Fund to help those in financial difficulty in the coming months. The remaining Community Chest funds will be distributed later in the year, to focus on supporting voluntary and charity organisations through their recovery and resilience phase.