This beautiful, handmade crocheted blanket, has been gifted to the Friends of Airedale by an anonymous donor. And it could be yours! Measuring approximately 5ft x 5ft, the painstakingly crafted bed cover arrived in the post, clearly addressed to the Friends. But mysteriously, the only clue we have about where it came from was a piece of paper inside which …
HOWZAT! DANCERS LINE UP TO HELP FRIENDS OF AIREDALE
The Friends of Airedale (FoA) is £500 better off thanks to a donation from members of the Keighley/Skipton area Ruth Barrow Line Dancing Groups. Dancing enthusiasts presented the Friends with the cheque at their monthly ‘Owzitstart’ social event at Sutton Baptist Church on September 5. Said Ruth, who runs line dancing classes around the area: “We regularly donate money raised …
FRIENDS OF AIREDALE BRING A TOUCH OF COMFORT TO SURGICAL WARD
Hospital charity The Friends of Airedale has brought a little added comfort to Ward 20, the surgical day ward, with a new TV for the patient lounge and replacement chairs for around the unit. The TV was presented to ward staff by Friend’s chairman Alison Dixon who said: “Trustees were delighted to agree to the request for a new TV …
GARDEN DELIGHTS
The Friends of Airedale (FoA) has announced the winner of its annual Courtyard Competition, choosing a ‘courtyard of glorious colour’ to receive the £200 garden centre voucher first prize. Anne Robertson, who heads a small team of garden volunteers in the hospital’s Electro-Medical Engineering department, was awarded ‘Gold’ in the competition which aims to encourage staff around the hospital to …
FRIENDS OF AIREDALE GETS WHEELS IN MOTION FOR KEIGHLEY
The Friends of Airedale got the wheels in motion when physiotherapists at Keighley’s The Oaks Resource Centre, asked if they could supply a specialist exercise bike to help with patient rehabilitation. The centre offers outpatient physiotherapy in the community and needed an exercise bike that was easily accessible for less mobile people. The £1,000 piece of equipment was presented to …