[A] night of comedy hypnotism at Ulverston’s Laurel & Hardy Museum raised a mind-blowing £700 for Bay Hospitals Charity’s Bayb’s Maternity Appeal!
This sum was swelled by £53 collected by appeal volunteers at Barrow’s Tesco supermarket over a lunch-time to bring its total to more than £155,000 towards its £250,000 target.
Next Thursday (Thursday, 9th November), the Bayb’s Maternity Appeal is set to benefit from the proceeds of a ladies fashion show, where items on the catwalk – all from high street favourites such as Next, Oasis, TopShop, New Look, M&S and Wallis – will be available to buy at up to 50% or more off their RRP (recommended retail price) from a pop up shop.
The event takes place at Ulverston Sports and Social Club, Priory Road, with doors opening at 7 pm for a 7-30 pm start. Tickets are £6 each and can be reserved by calling appeal co-ordinator Heidi Bowron on 01229 404473 or volunteer Rachael on 01229 869643.
The Bayb’s Maternity Appeal is funding “extras” for the new maternity unit being built at Furness General Hospital. These ”extras” fall outside the remit of what the NHS is able to fund but have been added to a shopping list of items, all designed to make the unit second to none in the country while giving it a real home from home feel for local families and for newborns, the best possible start in life.
To find out more about the appeal, visit Bay Hospitals Charity’s website at www.bayhospitalscharity.org