Family donate over £3500 to Bolham Ward to say thank you for their care Barbara and David Tilbury have raised over £3500 for Bolham Ward as a thank you for the care staff gave to their late son Patrick. Barbara and David raised the money as a thank you to the staff through contributions from family and friends. They also received support from the Budleigh Salterton Lions Club, who donated £250. The family were recently joined by Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw to present their cheque and a plaque to Bolham Ward Matron Anny Willett.
(From L to R) Ben Bradshaw, MP for Exeter; Alan Tilbury, from the Budleigh Salterton Lions Club; Barbara and David Tilbury; and Anny Willett, Matron on Bolham Ward.
Trees planted for Earth Day Two brand new cherry trees have been planted in the grounds of the hospital to mark World Earth Day (22nd April). The trees, which also form part of the RD&E’s contribution to the NHS Forest initiative, were planted in the car park close to the entrance to the Centre for Women’s Health.
Wynard Ward hold vintage cake sale for the Eve Appeal
Clare Sellick and her daughter Lucy hand over the blankets to Tiverton Birth Centre.
Bunting to baby blankets Members of Girlguiding Devon recently presented Tiverton Birth Centre with 55 cot blankets, which had been made out of bunting flags. The bunting had been knitted by Devon Brownies to mark their cemetery in 2014. To celebrate their ‘Big Brownie Birthday’ they held a sleepover for over 800 Brownies at Exeter Racecourse and decorated the venue with the knitted bunting. After the event the bunting was made into 225 cot blanks and given to Devon’s four main Mother and Baby Units.
Staff on Wynard Ward have raised over £600 for the Eve Appeal by holding a tea party and cake sale. The Eve Appeal is a national charity raising awareness and funding research into gynaecological cancers. To mark Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in March, the charity holds their ‘Make Time for Tea’ campaign, which encourages people to hold tea parties to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. The Wynard team created a fantastic tea party in the ward’s dining room, and the cakes were donated by staff family and friends. www.eveappeal.org.uk
The Wynard Team ready for their Eve Appeal tea party (From L to R: Michelle Perry, Clinical Nurse Specialist Gynacology; Karen Clare, Ward Clark; Tina Jones, Matron.)
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