A peaceful and private place to say goodbye.

Family Rooms within maternity units offer parents the opportunity to spend further precious time with and prepare to say goodbye to their baby in peaceful and private accommodation. They are ideally positioned away from the main wards but with maternity staff and medical facilities on hand. Family members and friends may also visit if desired.

Family rooms are the most special place; a place where we can't change the sadness of what has happened but we can and have changed the feel and the sanctuary of the space. Time spent in our family rooms making the most precious of memories, time together as a family, with family and friends, time that can never be replaced will now be time spent in the most perfect surroundings.

The Lola Commons Fund for SiMBA fundraisers cover the cost of each family room refurbishment and we work closely with the hospitals to meet their specific needs. SiMBA will then create a working group; encouraging maternity staff to get involved and play a key role in the refurbishment, arrange for the decoration of the room and finally organising the official unveiling.

Having recently refurbished family rooms at the Royal Alexandra Maternity, Paisley, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Glasgow and the Serenity Suite at Nottingham University Hospital, we are currently working on a family room project at the Borders General Hospital.

** Please note that if you make an anonymous donation on this page then we cannot see your details to send you a thank you letter. If you would like to donate anonymously and still receive a letter please email your details to gillian.wells@simbacharity.org.uk **

We would like to thank the following fundraisers for supporting this project :

Danielle & Kris MacLeod

David Buchan & Peter Main

Tracy Melrose

Eyemouth Primary

Fiona Brown

Pauline Archibald

Ivy's adventurers

Labour of lovelies

Gemma Dutton & Jenna McBirnie

Oxnam Owls

Scotish Enviroment Protection Agency

John & Beth Thomson

Beth (Elizabeth) Thomson

Samantha & Doug Hogge

Jessica Mulligan

To become involved in the project or to find out more contact us either by phone: 01313530055 or by email enquiries@simbacharity.org.uk

To find out more about our Family Room projects please visit our website : www.simbacharity.org.uk

Please note that the Gift Aid from this page will be used by SiMBA to allow us to continue to provide our vital core services.