The 3rd July saw yet another successful and profitable Summer Fete for the League of Friends.  We are still awaiting final donations and sponsorships to come in but expect to have raised over £5,000.  So it’s a BIG thank you to all who helped organise the event, all those who gave up their time on [...]

The POD at the Palace is an interactive terminal showing Redditch History, Heritage and Community information.  It was launched on July 3rd and the League of Friends of Alexandra Hospital have a section under Community Groups. Next time you are passing the Palace Theatre pop in and browse the POD. Do you know ways in which [...]

To support the growing sales of Books, Puzzles and Videos new bookcases have been installed in the Coffee Shop opposite the League Of Friends Office. The bookcases are on wheels and can be closed, locked and left in place outside on normal opening hours. Don’t forget if you have any unwanted Books, DVD’s, Videos or [...]

A large number of League of Friends Volunteers turned out today for a special Coffee Morning to thank them for their help over the last year. Instead of serving in the coffe shop the volunteers were waited upon by Pat Hadley & Jill Smith whilst Volunteer Coordinaters Angela & Caroline served up Tea, Coffee and [...]

The League of Friends Newsletter is published quarterly to all members and it contains news of upcoming activities & events as well as reports and photographs of those that have taken place. The May edition is hot off the press thanks to Bob Beard and will be dropping through your letter box shortly. If you [...]

We are sorry to hear from Radio Pulse that they are going to close down. Unfortunately, whilst the goodwill of volunteers is still there, changes in the way bedside services are provided and the many changes within the hospital has made it difficult to continue to provide the service Radio Pulse has done in the [...]

Congratulations to Norman and Dot Wiley, two of our longest seving coffee shop volunteers who celebrate their diamond wedding this month. Norman also collects, sorts and sells all the postage stamps donated to us, raising over£2000 in the last 12 months. Thank you!

We are proud and delighted to have achieved a 5 star food hygiene rating following our recent Environmental Health inspection. This reflects how hard our volunteers work to achieve fantastic levels of service. Well done!!!!

Progress is being made on the 1st phase of the modernisation of the front entrance. The benefit will be most obvious when the cold winds blow! Work should be completed by Easter. The second phase will be the re-development of the reception area. We are excited that we will then have a brand new retail and [...]

The staff of Ward 17 are delighted with the straps and hoists provided by the League to help handling stroke patients. We have recently ordered a ‘non-contact biometer’ to improve the treatment of cataract patients at a cost of £22,280

We are delighted to welcome Caroline Reid to our team. She will take over Catherine Marsh’s jobshare position working with Angela Smith. She has been working with the Community Midwives for the past few months, so knows her way round the Hospital, and has enjoyed many cups of coffee in our Coffee Shop!

We were extremely sorry to lose our Co-ordinator Catherine Marsh in January. Although she had been with us a relatively short time, she had made a very positive contribution to the League, and had built a great relationship with our volunteers. She left to become involved in her husband’s company, and we wish her well.

The Daisy Wheel is now closed  to make way for Mcmillan Cancer Services. We will be opening a new centre in the foyer during 2010, where we will have a range of gifts for sale. The area will also be used to display information on our activities, the equipment we have provided and how to [...]

The sale of books from the trolley outside the office continues to be a great money raiser. Books are always urgently needed for re-sale in the Coffee Shop. If you have any books, (in good condition please) which you would be willing to donate, the League would be extremely grateful to receive them. We have [...]

The Stroke assessment unit is grateful for our purchase of 4 Electrically operated chairs to help stroke patients at a cost of £12,000.

One of our recent purchases has been Sat Nav Equipment for the Community Midwives – greatly appreciated not only by the midwives but also nervous fathers-to-be! The family room for the maternity department has also been re-furbished.