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Rock Up For Airedale – Saturday 9th September 2023

Helping Stroke Patients

Friends are very pleased to supply colouring packs to Ward 5. These will assist stoke patients with their fine motor skills and dexterity during recovery. Here’s Nathan Cox Occupational Therapist on the ward with Friends Chairman John...

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Meet Carole

Meet Carole! Carole and her husband Bob have been volunteering with the Dignity Room Team for 7 years, helping to provide clothes for patients who find themselves in hospital with just their night wear. The team ensures they have access ...

Meet Val

Meet Val who has worked as a Friends of Airedale shop volunteer for the past three years. During that time, Val has brewed more than 2,200 cups of tea, served up 4,400 coffees and sold hundreds of papers, magazines, greetings cards and t...

Meet John

Meet John who has worked as a Friends of Airedale volunteer hospital guide for the past 10 years, helping people find their way to visit family and friends on the wards – or showing them where to go for an appointment. Over the years J...

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Helping HODU

Did you know: The Friends of Airedale hospital charity provides newspapers and magazines to the haematology and oncology day unit – a service that has long been appreciated by the patients who come in each day and may spend several hou...

Helping the stroke service

When the stroke service on Ward 5 needed some additional supportive wheelchairs for their patients Friends were happy to help. The wheelchairs were donated last year and aid patient well-being, mood and motivation after a...

Donation to the Maternity Unit

When Friends of Airedale were approached to donate fifteen variable heights cots to the maternity unit they were very happy to help. The cots which were donated last year are adjustable height and are designed to promote safe sleeping...

A huge thank you …

 … to the fantastic Co-op Community Fund who presented Friends Chairman John Lofthouse with a cheque for £7,536.90 when he visited the store at Steeton last week.  Thank you for your support ...

Long Service Awards – what a fantastic achievement

Our wonderful volunteers were presented with their long service awards at the recent AGM. Here’s a group photo of some of the recipients. Certificates and badges were awarded for 5, 10, 15 and 20 years service and all presented by...

Emergency equipment trolley for Radiology

It was with great pleasure, earlier this year that Friends of Airedale donated a resuscitation trolley to the Radiology Department for storage of their pediatric equipment. The equipment is now easier to access should there be an emergen...

Cots for Childrens Ward

We have donated 6 of these amazing cots for the children’s unit. They have electronic height adjustment allowing parents/carers to position the cots at a height appropriate for their stature. They also have tilting mattresses enabling ...

Having fun in fancy dress whilst fundraising for Friends

How fantastic! The Shenderey family, Richard & Suzie Shenderey and children Eleanor, Benjamin and Alexander have been dressing up each evening and sharing their pictures on their Facebook pages. Feedback has been so fantastic they have s...

Official launch of our new website

Our fantastic new website has been donated by Puddle Agency, an established local marketing company with offices in Keighley, Bradford and Leeds. We’ve worked closely with the Puddle Agency team to launch the modern, clear and informativ...

Refurbishment of seating area for Main Entrance cafe

We recently organised and funded the refurbishment of the seating area for The Friendly Café and shop in the Main Entrance of Airedale Hospital. This is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year and operated by volunteers on a roster basis. I...