Ray of Hope

Ray of Hope

This Morning I phoned Christine Cooper from the Ray of Hope Charity at Leighton Hospital, Crewe. I discussed my plans to crochet hats and blankets for the premature babies and it seems as though they have a great demand for 24" blankets and hats for 'normal' size babies. (Head as big as grapefruit) 

I hadn't realised that this charity provide every single baby born in Leighton Hospital with a hat and other accessories if necessary. (That's a lot of hats!) For some reason I was under the impression that only preemie babies had accessibility to the support this charity offers. Every baby will go home with a hat provided by the kindness of volunteers who have spent the time to make these items of clothing.

 

(Examples of donated handmade clothes and gifts.)

I will definitely talk to my friends at 'Chicks that Knit' on Tuesday and try and rally a group of us together that will put some time aside to make hats and blankets. Patterns are available at http://www.p2designs.com/Links-CharityPatterns.htm

If you are in Cheshire and are interested in making garments for a good cause, please contact Cristine on 01270 582187, or you can make your donations and take them to the Rydale Pharmacy in Crewe and they will make sure the donations get to Leighton Hospital. 

The address for Rydale Pharmacy is:
North Street
Coppenhall, Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4NL

Love Charlie, Xx