My name is Issy and I recently took up Crochet as a hobby. I've enjoyed learning this new skill and have been challenged by my family to put it to good use!

I'm setting myself a challenge to Crochet 100 baby hats in 100 days.

These hats will be donated to the Neo-Natal Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary.

As well as donating hats I want to raise money for the hospital's Big Neo-Natal Appeal.

My dad told me about the appeal after doing some filming with families who have spent time on the unit in Bradford. There's some more information from the hospital below.

Helping families to be close to their babies while in hospital.

Parents often have to travel long distances each day, sometimes for weeks or months at a time, just to visit their baby in hospital.

Many families stay in hotel rooms or sleep on a chair at their child's bedside. This leads to exhaustion and increasing levels of anxiety and stress. One of the aims of the Big Appeal is to extend the current family accommodation to ensure more parents can be near their babies. We want to make sure parents have comfortable places to stay overnight while they are close to their child. With a place to rest away from the ward, parents are better equipped to support their child.

How your donation can help

Our Neonatal Unit provides intensive treatment for pre-term and poorly babies. This is a specialist regional centre, caring for more than 500 of our tiniest patients each year. Your donations will help make this extension become a reality.