NHS staff came out in style for Newcastle’s sick kids recently when a fundraising party raised over £400 for Radio Lollipop Newcastle.

The Halloween fancy dress party, organised by Sister Macdonald from the Royal Victoria Infirmary was attended by staff from the unit along with Radio Lollipop volunteers.

Sister Macdonald said

“I was amazed at how many people turned up and how generous people were in giving to the charity. We are hoping to have another party next year and are pleased to know that the money is going to help Radio Lollipop’s valued work with the children”.

Kate Fenwick, fundraiser for the Newcastle branch of Radio Lollipop said of the donation.

“We are ecstatic at the amount raised but having attended the party, we are also pleased that everyone turned out in such good spirits to support the work of Radio Lollipop. We were particularly impressed at the effort people had gone to with their costumes to make sure everyone joined in and had fun. Some of the kids we work with don’t get the chance to go out and join in the fun on Halloween and it’s a really great way for the staff at the hospital to honour the kids and their courage by daring to make a fool of themselves in crazy outfits!

The fact that the children benefitted from the donation is a very welcome outcome but we hope great fun was had by all too”.

The donation of £411.10 is likely to be put towards a range of prizes for children who join in Radio Lollipop’s activities on the hospital wards.

Radio Lollipop would sincerely like to thank Sister Macdonald for her efforts in organising an excellent night and other organistations who helped on the night, including the photographer wwho donated proceeds to Radio Lollipop, Lynn and the staff at Newcastle labour club who went to a real effort to decorate the room for the party and to Jordy Cernik for providing an excellent night’s entertainment.

Radio Lollipop Brisbane had another very exiting night, with the Wacky Wednesday night team, hosting a return visit from our friends from Channel Nines children’s show, The Shak!

There was lots of fun in the wards with the team from the Shak, Picasso, Eco, Curio and Nitro helping the kids with the nightly craft theme of Dinosaurs! Down in the studio there was something for everyone to do, with the playroom jam packed with kids, and Dinosaurs and balloon hats made for everyone by Eco and Picasso!

Up in the wards, the kids who were mostly huge fans of the afternoon show, were star struck by meeting their favourite characters! Nitro with the help of Curio used his famous sports skills and showed us all how to shoot hoops on the basketball court!

Another fun filled night on the wards and in the studio thanks to Picasso, Eco, Curio and Nitro, and for putting huge smiles on the kids faces and even making some of the older ones Blush!

A big thanks to the Wacky Wednesday Team for also making it such a fun night!

Radio Lollipop at the Mater Hospital and the Terrific Tuesday Team had a very exciting night with a visit from The Scooby Doo team and Shrek and Fiona, from Movie World on the Gold Coast!

There was a lot of excitement on the wards, Scooby Doo sent the all of the kids on the wards searching for Scooby snacks, with the rest of the team solving mysteries of Ghosts! Also on the wards, in a land not so far away was Shrek and Fiona who delighted some of the younger kids who were so excited to see some of their favourite characters up close!

Although, the storm outside was very loud and scary for some of the kids, Scooby Doo and the team, Freddie, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy along with Shrek and Fiona put big smiles on faces and there were lots of big hugs that went around!

The night was a huge success, and a big thank you to the terrific Tuesday team and also Movie World and the Cast for coming up all the way to Brisbane from the Gold Coast in the Stormy weather!

Check out our Terrific Tuesday night Volunteer Sam, with the Scooby Doo team!

‘your sweetness is my weakness’ is a limited edition of 100 prints by Fiona Watson of the Glasgow Print Studio.

The print is a new version of Fiona’s iconic ‘Tunnock’s Tea Cake’ which is in the permanent collection of the National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh.

The print is £250 unframed.

All proceeds raised will go directly to the Radio Lollipop charity at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill) in Glasgow.

Copies of the prints are on show at Fratelli Sarti Bath Street, Foto Bareesta in Woodlands Road and the WebEnergy office 135 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. if you want to the see the print first before you buy.

The digital image size is 43cm x 43cm and is approximately 60cm x 60cm when framed.

The Glasgow Print Studio can also frame the print in a handmade wooden frame with a black wax finish for £65 inc VAT.

If you would like to order one of the prints, please contact the the WebEnergy office on 0141 227 2162.

Please then send us a cheque for £250 made payable to the charity. Full details will be given when we confirm your order. We will also give you information on where to get your print framed.