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Press release – 26 November 2012

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Christmas bazaar fundraiser for children’s ward

Santa’s helpers from The County Hospital children’s ward are inviting children and families along to this year’s Christmas bazaar fundraiser on Saturday 8 December 2012, 10am-2pm at Hereford United Football Club, starlite room.

Staff from the children’s ward are going the extra mile by holding a fun Christmas bazaar with all monies raised going to the children’s ward at The County Hospital to help Santa deliver presents for all the children.

Come along to meet Santa and enjoy the festive celebrations on Saturday 8 December. There will be fun activities for the children such as Christmas card making, a magician, name the teddy, and various stalls including home-made cakes, jam and chutneys, Christmas decorations, a raffle with prizes, lucky dip and a tombola.

Stacy Edwards, play specialist at Wye Valley NHS Trust, said: “Everyone is invited along to our Christmas bazaar where there will be fun for all the family and it’s a great way to involve your children in making a special Christmas gift. All money raised will go to the children’s ward to purchase additional toys and games for those children who are in hospital over the festive period”.

If you would like to find out more about the children’s ward Christmas bazaar call on 01432364163.

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Notes to Editors:

  • Wye Valley NHS Trust is the first integrated provider of hospital, community and adult social care services in the NHS in England. The Trust exists to improve the wellbeing, independence and health of the people we serve. We are the leading provider of health and social care in Herefordshire. By combining hospital, community and adult social care services, we can make good our promise to deliver a quality of care we would want for ourselves, our families and our friends.
  • With an estimated annual turnover of around £160million, we employ around 3000 plus staff. As the first integrated provider of acute, community and social care in England, we aim to build new relationships between our staff, patients, service users and their carers, and with the wider community.

For further information please contact:
John Burnett, Communication and Engagement Manager, Wye Valley NHS Trust: 01432 372928 or Fiona Gurney, Communications Assistant 01432 355444 ext. 5105.

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