March News

Happy Mother’s Day from Friends of the Rosie in Stitches

The Friends of the Rosie Hospital are helping to make the Rosie a more comfortable environment for mothers and babies.

At our 2012 AGM we reported that we have paid for pictures on the walls in two rooms set aside for breast-feeding mothers, who are visiting the Hospital. We have promised money to purchase four billimeters for Community Midwives at a cost of about £3000 each. These billimeters will be a great help in the community keeping an eye on babies who might develop jaundice and enabling mothers to be seen either at home or a local clinic rather than coming to hospital. The hospital are buying a further four, enabling each of the eight teams of midwives to have one. We have also promised money for special incubator cots for premature babies.

It is hoped that the first part of the new building will go live in August 2012 with the rest available in September. Anna Shasha reported that the new building is looking fantastic and the rooms are palatial with fantastic amenities for all the new mums in Cambridge. Besides the 58 cot availability there will be a new fetal medicine unit plus scanning rooms and much more.

If you have any spare ribbons or yarn we are in urgent need of your donation.

For up-to-the minute information follow Rosie in Stitches facebook page.

Special for 2012 we are raffling an exquisite hand-embroidered double bed quilt worth £2,000. Raffle tickets are £1 each and can be purchased through paypal by clicking on the button below. Leave a message indicating how many tickets you would like to buy for the draw which takes place at our AGM on 4th March 2013. Your tickets will be posted to you on receipt of your payment.

Stall dates for the Spring

Tea Bar, Rosie Hospital Outpatient Clinic

Addenbrooke’s Outpatients Department

Tuesday 27th March 10.00am to 4.00pm

Community Market, Bar Hill

Saturday 14th April 10.30am to 12.30pm

We are registered for donations through

There are links to IWOOT, The Skate Hut, Great Days Out, Farm and Cottage Holidays, Oak Furniture Solutions, GLTC, Garden Bargains, Habitat and Laura Ashley on our affiliate links list on the right. Go to their websites through ours by clicking on the shop you want. A percentage of your shopping bill will then come to The Friends of the Rosie Hospital as a donation.

Garden Bargains are offering 50% off summer flowering bulbs & seeds and the spring viola mix. Or buy one get one free on hanging baskets.

While you’re looking for bargains online, you’ll find some extra savings at
www.easyfundraising.org.uk/forh find the eVoucher codes on the Special Offers page for bargains for Mother’s Day including 50% off at The Body Shop, 10% off at Hotel Chocolat, stylish gifts from Selfridges, 10% off at eflorist, gorgeous jewellery from John Greed.

Raise £250 at easyfundraising by selecting one of the offers.

Every time you shop with www.easyfundraising.org.uk/forh in March you get entry into the draw for a fantastic experience day plus a high definition camcorder to record the fun on, both courtesy of Viking. Two extra entries when you shop with Viking and when you tell your friends about http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/referral/2153

You can raise funds by using the Easyfundraising search site at http://forh.easysearch.org.uk

If you can improve our website, provide transport for our volunteers or display a small selection of our wares please contact a member of the committee.

Thank you for all your support.