By Joshua Robinson –
The Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Ed Anderson, planted a tree from Her Majesty The Queen’s Tree of Trees in the garden of Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice.
Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice was one of the twelve charities in West Yorkshire to be nominated by the Lord Lieutenant to receive one of the 350 British native trees from the sculpture created for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The Queen’s Tree of Trees sculpture was a part of the Queen’s Green Canopy campaign.
Speaking at the tree-planting ceremony at Forget Me Not, Ed Anderson said: “What an enormous pleasure it is to be here. Thank you so much for everything you do – it is truly inspiring. I can’t think of a more fitting organisation to receive one of these Royal trees.”
Chief executive of Forget Me Not, Luen Thompson, said: “It’s such an honour to have been nominated by the Lord-Lieutenant to receive one of these very special trees. And we’re delighted to welcome Ed to the hospice in person to plant it.”
“This tree will make a lovely addition to our garden, to be enjoyed by all the children and families we support for many years to come.”
Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice supports babies and children with life-shortening conditions and their families across West Yorkshire. They offer a range of services right from pregnancy, including nursing care, hydrotherapy, creative therapy, days out, memory making, end-of-life care, bereavement support and counselling.
They were the first children’s hospice in Europe to employ a midwife, and support families from the 20-week pregnancy scan onwards when a baby is diagnosed with a life-shortening condition or is stillborn.
Just 6% of funding comes from the government for Forget Me Not, the charity must raise over £4 million in charitable donations each year to maintain the support and care they give to the children and families that need it the most.
For more information about Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice please visit the following link: www.forgetmenotchild.co.uk