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Black Sabbath Legend Tony Iommi Backs New Cancer Centre at Solihull love Issue 3 Solihull solihull Hospital Charity Newsletter SHospCharity @SHospCharity solihullhospital.org.uk Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi backs new cancer centre at Solihull d s an vent ! n our e pital ou can joi e hos ut how y s at th ind o t patient F suppor © 2018 Solihull Hospital Charity is a working name of University Hospitals Birmingham Charity, a company limited by guarantee in England (No.10004003) and a charity registered in England and Wales (No.1165716). Registered Office: 5th Floor Nuffield House, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH Hello and welcome to the third support patients, staff and families at edition of Love Solihull, the official Solihull Hospital. From taking part in the newsletter of Solihull Hospital Charity. Birmingham Triathlon to jumping from This edition is packed with news a plane on one of the special Charity from the Charity and updates on skydiving days or pulling on your trainers where your money has been spent, for the Great Midlands Fun Run, there’s no alongside incredible stories from limit to the challenges you can take part fundraisers who have done amazing in for your local hospital. things to support staff and patients at The Charity always loves to hear from the hospital. you. If you’re on social media make sure This year marks the 70th Anniversary of you’re following our accounts, just search the NHS and there are plenty of ways @SHospCharity on Facebook and Twitter that you can get involved to mark this to find out more. If you want to get in momentous year. Read on to find out touch with us, please call the Charity how the 70th anniversary of the NHS is main office on 0121 371 4852, email being marked at Solihull Hospital. [email protected] or go to heft.org.uk. Solihull Hospital Charity is delighted Solihull Hospital Charity relies on the to have the support of Black Sabbath support of people like you, without legend Tony Iommi as he becomes whose hard work it would not be patron of Ward 19, the dedicated possible for the Charity to go ‘over and cancer ward at Heartlands Hospital above’ for patients at the hospital. I look which is soon to have a base at Solihull forward to continuing to hear more Hospital as chemotherapy services are inspirational stories from people who extended to reflect the growing need have done incredible things to raise across the West Midlands. Read more money for the Charity. about his support in this newsletter and find out a few interesting facts about his life and career! The coming months bring with them Mike Hammond a whole range of events that you Chief Executive, can get involved in to raise money to Solihull Hospital Charity What we do at Solihull We spend five minutes with Charity Champs do amazing Hospital heavy metal legend Tony Iommi things to raise money Charity Turn to page five to find out more Pages eight and nine are full of about Tony Iommi and how he is incredible stories of just some of supporting the Charity’s refurbishing the fundraisers who have brought of a ward at the hospital to support in money to help support patients Together with your help cancer patients in the West Midlands, at Solihull Hospital. Read on to we raise money to provide as well as learning a few facts about learn more and get inspired for world-class facilities for the Black Sabbath founder! your own fundraising events! patients and their families at Solihull Hospital that go over and above what the NHS can provide. We spend Solihull Hospital Charity Staff Superstars go your generous donations launches new children’s appeal ‘over and above’ on refurbishing patient and Turn to page six to read about Solihull Hospital is lucky to be family areas, providing ‘added the Charity’s exciting new appeal home to lots of staff members extras’ that help make patients that will renovate the children’s who are prepared to go ‘over and more comfortable and outpatients department at the above’ for the patients that they entertained at the hospital, hospital. treat. Learn more on page ten and providing toys and games about some wonderful members for children, making trips to of staff at the hospital who have Solihull Hospital easier for taken on challenges for the Charity. them and their parents. 2 SOLIHULL HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 3 SHospCharity @SHospCharity Dates for your diary Sunrise Snowdon Birmingham City Centre • 6 May 14 April, Snowdonia National Park Solihull Hospital Charity is delighted to once again offer places for the Take on a new, exciting challenge this spring and climb Mount Simplyhealth Great Birmingham 10K. Snowdon, at night! The coach will be departing from Birmingham Beginning in the city centre, the route City Centre at 10pm, arriving at Snowdon at approximately goes to Digbeth, across to Cannon Hill Park 2am, ready to scale the mountain to watch the sunrise from the and the iconic Edgbaston Stadium before summit. This really is a once in a lifetime opportunity and one not returning to the city for the big finish. to be missed! It is essential that you have an appropriate level of physical fitness on the day of the event and that you have all SSiggn up for yoour pllaace at necessary kit, including the compulsory head torch. A place is heeftt..orrg.uuk/evvennts anndd coonnttaact £55 and the minimum sponsorship is £150, which can be raised for any ward or department within the hospital. [email protected] ttoo recceiivvee yoour freee funddrraaisiingg pacckk! If you miss the April Snowdon, or would rather climb during the day then join the hospitalminimum charity sponsorshipon 15 September. of £100. A place is £45 with a For more information contact [email protected] and for the kit list or to book either of these events, go to heft.org.uk/events t M Great8–10 North June, Swim GreatGGr Midlands Lake Windermere Funuunn Run Join Solihull Hospital Charity for its first Sutton ColdfIeldCoCooll | 3 June swimming event! Great North Swim is the UK’s biggest open-water swimming event Thisis rurununun is the perfect wayy ttoo ststart the running season, taking place in Suttonon CColdfield and attractingctinctinngg vvisitors from all over the West Midlands. in the beautiful Lake District location of Lake This fun run is 8.5 miles andnndd ccocourses through Europe’s largest urban Windermere.W The event takes place over three park, Sutton Park. Run, jog or walk this ‘challenging but fun’ route! days and you can choose which day and time ntact [email protected] to do your swim. The swim is one mile and For more information please co takes on average 45 minutes. Charity places are free with a minimum of e £250 in sponsorship. Wiggle Forest Ranger Sportive For more information contact Sunday 21 October [email protected] or go to heft.org.uk/events to book. Uttoxeter Racecourse, Staffordshire Join the hospital charity for an epic cycle Some of these events thes around the beautiful Midlands countryside. may have passede but Take on a variety of distances ranging from you can keep up to date 44 to 86 miles. The course will take you with what’s happening through the most scenic parts of East by visiting Staffordshire and Leicestershire counties, heft.org.uk/events also encapsulating theThe most National enticing Forest. cycling roads around Enter at ukcyclingevents.co.uk and email ISSUE 3 3 [email protected] to receive your free fundraising pack! SOLIHULL HOSPITAL CHARITY NEWSLETTER | h SHospCharityh @SHospCharity 70th anniversary 2018 marks 70 years of the NHS and whilst the technology has changed, the people who work within it have remained dedicated to providing the best care to their patients. Can you raise £70 for the 70 years of the NHS and help the Charity to continue to go ‘over and above’ for patients at Solihull Hospital? The Charity spoke to some members of staff from Solihull Hospital to hear about why they’re celebrating this year. Name: Tristan Stantan vulnerable and Here are seven ways you Job role: Matron for Solihull Hospital’s need it most. can raise £70 for Solihull Acute Medical Unit and Minors I love being able to nurse Hospital Charity Time at the Trust: 12 years working people back to 1. Leg wax at Solihull Hospital full health when 2. Coffee morning for you and What does your job in the NHS they’ve been your friends mean to you? I love to make a ill, and seeing 3. Beard shave difference to people’s lives, making them leave the 4. Raffle - ask local businesses them better after they’ve been ill hospital in a better condition than for prizes! is extremely when they arrived, and knowing rewarding and that I had something to do with 5. Give up something you love doing that with that gives me a huge amount of such as chocolate, crisps the support satisfaction. or coffee? of such an 6. Ask for donations instead of excellent team birthday presents is great. Having Name: Helen Rooney 7. Take on a sporty challenge- a worked at Job role: Paediatric Nurse sponsored swim, cycle, 5km run? Solihull for such Time at the Trust: Worked in the a long time, I NHS for 23 years have seen the What does your job in the NHS hospital grow and change, and the mean to you? I enjoy being a nurse Get involved! staff members grow with it. Our and working with children and their jobs have changed as technology families.
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