£3m grant puts hospital closer to its Forever Friends Appeal £6m target

7:00am Sunday 26th July 2009

Work will start in October on a new neotnatal intensive care unit at the Royal United Hospital in Bath thanks to a £3.1 million grant from the NHS.

Cards to aid unit

Catherine and James Armstrong with twins Jocelyn and Edward shortly after they were born.

10:47am Thursday 6th November 2008

Mum of premature twins Catherine Armstrong plans to raise more than £2,000 for the Space to Grow Campaign for the premature babies unit in Bath.

We can’t bear not to lend hospital a hand

Priestley reception class pupils have a giggle while Abi, left, gives her teddy a lift

3:36pm Thursday 23rd October 2008

Thousands of people of all ages helped raise money this week in celebration of Ted’s Biggest Ever Day Out to raise money for a new premature baby unit at the Royal United Hospital in Bath.

Big ted's day out

11:31am Thursday 16th October 2008

Children and adults across the region will be taking their favourite teddies out for the day tomorrow as part of Ted’s Biggest Ever Day Out.

School for former miracle baby girl

Elizabeth Gregory with mum Karen

11:32am Thursday 4th September 2008

Miracle child Elizabeth Gregory was the smallest baby in Wiltshire in 2004 and was not expected to live, but she has defied the doctors and is starting school tomorrow.

Annual gig rocks on for baby unit

Thomas Creighton, seven months with mum Kerry and his uncle, landlord Dean Creighton

1:40pm Thursday 21st August 2008

For four years pub landlord Dean Creighton donated cash from a major charity event he organises to the Forever Friends Appeal at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, without thinking his family would ever need its help.

Baby weighed just 1lb 12ozs

Clare Harris and daughter Milly

3:25pm Thursday 14th August 2008

New mum Clare Harris has pledged to raise money for the neonatal intensive care unit at Royal United Hospital in Bath after her daughter was born weighing less than a bag of sugar.

Just don’t say cheese!

Simon Guerrero is going without cheese for a month to help the neonatal intensive care unit

12:02pm Thursday 7th August 2008

It may not seem much of a sacrifice giving up cheese for a month, but Simon Guerrero from Seend Cleeve is depriving himself of his favourite food to raise cash for the baby unit that saved his son.

You saved our twins

Catherine and James Armstrong with twins Edward and Jocelyn and son William.

12:51pm Thursday 31st July 2008

Mum of premature twins Catherine Armstrong has pledged to fundraise for a new neonatal intensive care unit at the Royal United Hospital in Bath after staff helped save her sons' lives.

Chance to see Grease

1:46pm Thursday 13th September 2007

An open air screening of classic film Grease will take place in Bath in aid of The Forever Friends Appeal.

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