Three-year-old Preston boy Theodore Fedmas had all the moves when he joined Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity’s Children’s Appeal fundraiser Lucy Clark in the new disco corner in the waiting room of children’s clinic outpatients at the Royal Preston Hospital.
Lucy was dancing for joy as the appeal had reached its £200,000 milestone while Theodore’s nifty footwork was the perfect test of its latest purchase – a pack of six colourful sensory liquid floor tiles.
The tiles, which cost £429 for a rotatable three packs, were requested by clinic manager Emily Moore.
Emily said: “The children’s clinic waiting area used to have a wide variety of toys but most were removed due to Covid as they were potentially an infection risk.
“While some toys have now been reintroduced, we wanted a small disco/dance area with sensory floor tiles as the tiles are easily cleaned and are fun and interesting. Even if children don’t want to dance, they can sit and play on the tiles to make patterns.
“Waiting times can sometimes be long in some of our clinics so keeping children entertained helps relieve stress. It makes their and their parents or carers’ experience more positive.”
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Lucy and the charity team’s Children’s Appeal is aiming to raise £1 million for a shopping list of items to bring about a raft of improvements to children’s in and outpatients at the Royal Preston Hospital, Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, Leyland’s Broadoaks Child Development Centre and other local children’s facilities managed by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
To watch a video explaining more about the Children’s Appeal, become involved or make a donation, go to the LTH Charity website.
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