Ten Radio Lollipop Manchester volunteers (past and present!) are braving the Manchester Rough Run on the 24th of October to raise funds to help continue the great work of our charity. 

Children in hospital receive great care and services from the hospitals but inevitably being away from friends and family for periods of time can be stressful and down-right boring! Recent studies suggest that play is even more important to a sick child's recovery than we thought and that receiving the right distractions and fun can even ease a child's pain by complimenting the treatment they receive.

Radio Lollipop is an entirely volunteer-run and donation-funded charity who's dedicated volunteers provide all-important fun and play for children in hospital. This involves touring the wards with craft activities, colouring and of-course silliness as well as providing a children-focused radio service available all round the hospital!
The radio runs 24 hours a day playing all the popular tunes and in the evening becomes an interactive live show broadcast from the studios in the hospitals themselves by the volunteers. The radio is not only heard around the hospital but children and staff can visit the studio themselves and even get their five minutes of fame!

After the move of the Children's hospital in Manchester to the new site, progress on the studio and broadcasting station is finally reaching completion and the volunteers are really excited to get started with their own radio shows and we are brimming with ideas on how to get the children and hospital staff involved. All we need are more donations to make these ideas a reality! Thanks for reading folks and please donate whatever you can :)

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