Tree of Tranquility 'planted' in Airedale Hospital Grounds.

Today was a very special day, which we have been working towards, along with Beverly Beaumont (Bereavement Midwife at Airedale NHSFT) and Grant & Sara Fitzsimmons from the Scottish Charity SiMBA, for over five years.

The Tree of Tranquility was installed within Airedale Hospital's Grounds today, in a secure, beautiful space which is being transformed into The Sunbeam Garden. The Sunbeam Support Group midwives and parents are working tirelessly to create a tranquil, meaningful surrounding for this very special sculpture.

Beverly Beaumont, Helen Chhokar and Sara Fitzsimmons, infront of the Tree of Tranquility which they worked collaboratively for over five years to have placed within Airedale Hospital's grounds.

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"It is a huge honour to have been trusted with the memorial funds of so many little loved ones, and I feel it is a true privilege for us to be able to put those funds towards creating something so special for a whole community of parents, siblings and their families. Thank you, so very much, to everyone who has supported and continues to support Aidan’s Elephants. It is because of you that we have been able to fund this invaluable project. The Tree of Tranquility is part of the legacies of so many treasured children, and will offer comfort to both newly bereaved families and those to sadly lost their children many, many years ago. Having a special place to visit is so important to many people, some of whom sadly have nowhere meaningful to go to remember their children. As parents who live without one of our own children, it means so much to us that we have been able to play a part in giving families the opportunity to have their children's names placed on this incredibly special sculpture, which stands within such beautiful, safe surroundings.

~ Helen Chhokar, Aidan's Elephants.

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