10Sep
Win up to £500 in the Baby Beat virtual balloon race
A cash prize of £500 is up for grabs for the winner of a virtual balloon race that will raise money for Baby Beat, the charity supporting services for babies and parents at maternity services run in Preston and Chorley by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The event, which starts on Monday 14th September, is an eco-friendly computer...
09Sep
Burnley Charitable Trust awards grant for neonatal heart scanner probe to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
A state-of-the-art neonatal ultrasound probe, which is essential for scanning babies’ hearts, is now in place at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals thanks to generous funding. The Fort Foundation, a Trust formed by Ted Fort and his company Fort Vale Engineering based in Simonstone, has awarded a grant of more than £4,300 for the ultrasound probe to Baby...
07Sep
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals staff member gets on his bike to raise money for the Trust’s charity
A member of staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has raised more than £700 for his local NHS by taking on a 100-mile bike ride of Lancashire and Cheshire. Richard Hogger, Assistant Finance Director at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, originally took one of the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity places in Ride London, which was due to happen in...
04Sep
Penwortham man to take on one of the UK’s most difficult cycling challenges in support of neonatal charity
Local man David Rose is set to take on one of the most famously difficult cycling challenges in support of neonatal charity Baby Beat. The Fred Whitton Challenge consists of a 113-mile sportive around the Lake District, starting at Grasmere and taking in the climbs of Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Harknott, Wrynose and Blea Tarn...
21Aug
Neonatal charity receive donations of silk to help protect premature babies at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
Baby Beat, the charity which supports babies and mothers being cared for at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has, with the help of its supporters and volunteers, sourced donations of pure silk which have been made into handmade sheets to be used by the tiniest babies on the neonatal unit. Babies who are born extremely premature often...
20Aug
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity logo to feature on new PNE Junior shirt
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity are delighted to announce its branding will appear on the Preston North End Junior kits for the 2020/21 season. The club’s new shirts are available for pre-order on Friday 21st August and available in store from Saturday 22nd August, when the first team start their pre-season campaign, wearing the new kit...
18Aug
Face Coverings – disability and exemptions
We are aware of the barriers and challenges the requirement to wear face coverings creates for some disabled people. From Friday 24 July, it was made mandatory for people to wear a face covering when visiting a shop, supermarket or other identified settings. This is in addition to social distancing and good hand hygiene, as a...
14Aug
Crafter supports Baby Beat with handmade bears
Avid Baby Beat supporter Tara Dodd has raised over £100 for the charity by making handmade bears to sell in the Baby Beat shop at Royal Preston Hospital. A former manager at a nursery, Tara wanted to be kept busy when it closed during the pandemic, and turned her hand to crafting and has even now...
