Heart FM visit the Childrens Wards
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Jagger and Woody from Heart FM popped in to see the play specialists on Disney and Paddington as part of their Heart Appeal which is raising money to upgrade the Starlight Fun Centres
A Starlight Fun Centre is a specially designed mobile entertainment unit incorporating a TV monitor, a combi video/DVD player and a Nintendo GameCube. They can be used in many different ways. Children on the ward can all sit together and watch a film, breaking the ‘first day at school’ atmosphere and encouraging the children to make friends. Alternatively, the Starlight Fun Centre can be wheeled right up to an ill child’s bed in intensive care, providing entertainment whilst isolated from others.
Starlight Fun Centres are also used as a crucial part of a child's treatment. They can be used to help calm children down prior to an important operation and to distract them as they fall asleep after their pre-med injections. Children who have access to a Starlight Fun Centre whilst undergoing treatment are often so absorbed playing their Nintendo game that they are unaware of the treatment being administered to them.
With the support of Heart FM and all their listeners we hope to upgrade all 3 Fun Centres currently available on the childrens wards.