'Thoughtful Thursday' Sands Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity.

Remembering a beautiful angel Lily Iris Gibson born sleeping 18 July 2010 and always in our thoughts xxx

 

 Sands Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity.

SANDS is a national charity, established by bereaved parents in 1981 and has  3 core aims which are to:  Support anyone affected by the death of a baby; to promote the emotional, psychological and physical well-being of parents, their families and friends, when a baby dies in utero, at birth or soon after birth.
To work in partnership with health professionals to improve the quality of care and services offered to bereaved families; and
To promote research and changes in practice that could help to reduce the loss of babies' lives by promoting research and the implementation of best practice that will help identify the causes and reduce the incidence of the death of a baby in utero, at birth or soon after birth, and to publish the results of such research.

Heartwrenching Facts: 17 babies die every day in the UK (11 are stillbirths, 6 are neonatal deaths) over 6,500 baby deaths a year - the equivalent of 16 jumbo jets crashing every year with no survivors.

Ten times more babies are stillborn than die of cot death every year in the UK.
The stillbirth rate has remained almost unchanged for the past 10 years. (CMACE)
1 in every 200 babies are stillborn in the UK
1 in every 300 babies born in the UK die in the first four weeks of life
 In one in four stillbirths the cause remains unexplained. These babies are born perfectly formed, with no clear reason why they died. We need to understand what is causing these deaths.
The majority of unexplained stillbirths are in pregnancies that were previously considered low risk. We need better ways to identify babies who are at risk.
1 in 5 stillborn babies is much smaller than they should be, yet we have no good method to detect these babies in utero and act to deliver them before they die.
Stillbirth is when a baby is born dead after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy
Neonatal death is when a baby is born alive but dies within the first 28 days of life

PLEASE GET INVOLVED

SANDS relies on the initiative of the many individuals and companies that are out there fundraising -  contributions really help  and they are extremely grateful and value every single penny raised.   

There are so many ways that you can support, from holding a coffee morning to collecting used postage stamps.  You can jump out of an aeroplane or abseil down the Tyne Bridge!  Sign up for The Weather Lottery or organise a sponsored walk.  You can take part in a wide range of events or why not fundraise for SANDS by organising your own event. 

The link to donate to sands here

http://www.uk-sands.org/How-can-you-help/Donate.html

Knitters can help !

They have recently had a large numbers of orders for their Always Loved, Never Forgotten Memory Boxes, and stock of hand knitted blankets is beginning to run low. These handmade blankets form a very special part of the box provided to bereaved parents and we have been told how much comfort they bring parents at such a difficult time.The memory box also has a camera, 2 teddy bears, a small keepsake bag for a lock of hair and information about the support that Sands can offer. The pattern is very simple as can be knitted with our without the lace edging and requires approximately 200g of white double knit wool. SANDS  would be incredibly grateful for any donated blankets and hope that knitters everywhere are happy to assist with their plea and please can you spread the word to family and friends.

 The blanket is our basic pattern. This pattern knits to approx. a 24" square. It will always come square.
250gm of Double Knit Wool in white or cream and size 8 (UK) - 4 mm needles 

BASIC BLANKET

Cast on 1 stitch
Next row :- Make the one stitch into two stitches.
Next row :- Knit 1, into the next stitch make another,3 stitches on needle.
Continue to knit, ALWAYS knit the first stitch and into the 2nd stitch make another.
Only increase this way at the BEGINNING of a row
Continue until you have worked 20 inches if you are putting border all the way round, 22 inches if you are just putting borders top and bottom or 24 inches if it is to go just on the top edge or no border at all (this should ensure you can complete the blanket with your 250 grms).
Knit 1 row plain.
Next row:- Knit 1, Knit 2 together, Knit to end of row. Continue this way, always knit the 1st stitch then decrease into the next stitch by knitting 2 together until 1 stitch remains. You should now have a neat square.
LACE EDGINGThis lace border makes the easy blanket, very special. 
Using Double Knit and size 8 (UK) needles Cast on 8 stitches
Row 1 ( Wrong side) Slip 1, Knit 1,(Yarn fwd knit 2 tog)twice, Yarn fwd Knit 2 (9sts)
Rows 2, 4, and 6. Slip 1 Knit to the end.
Row 3. Slip 1, knit 2 (yarn fwd knit 2 tog) twice. Yarn fwd Knit 2 (10sts)
Row 5. Slip 1, knit 3 (yarn fwd knit 2 tog) twice. Yarn fwd Knit 2 (11sts)
Row 7. Slip 1, knit 4 (yarn fwd knit 2 tog)twice . Yarn fwd Knit 2 (12sts)
Row 8. Slip 1, Knit 11 sts
Row 9. Slip 1 Knit 11 sts Row 10 cast off 4 Sts Knit to the end ( 8sts) These 10 rows form the pattern. Continue in pattern until it is long enough to fit one edge, or all around, as you wish. Sew onto the blanket

Sands' Why17? campaign: 17 babies die every day in the UK, this level of baby loss must stop!

17 babies die every day in the UK, the tragic victims of stillbirth or neonatal death, a statistic that is repeated every single day across the country.

This shocking figure, the loss of 6,500 babies every year, is something the public is not generally aware of. Most people think stillbirths don’t happen today, yet stillbirth in the UK is 10 times more common than cot death.

At Sands, stillbirth and neonatal death charity, we feel that this level of baby loss is totally unacceptable which is why we have launched the Why17? campaign to raise awareness of this devastating loss and to ask the question;

“Why are 17 babies a day dying and what can be done to halt this national tragedy?”

If you would like to know more about the Why17? campaign please go to http://www.why17.org/

 Please Help Now!

SANDS relies on donations to fund their work you can find out more information on the web site

 http://www.uk-sands.org

'Thoughful Thursday' Loving Hands

Loving Hands Charity Knitting Group is a Knitting, sewing and crochet group and was formed by Lou Jaap after a very succesful 24 hour Charity Knitathon which took place in the Volunteer Centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife to celebrate National Volunteers Week. The event went so well they decided to start up a group to continue the great work started during the Knitathon. They now have a blog site and forum and have members from all over the UK who knit and crochet for various charities. Loving Hands are happy to accept donations of yarn, needles, patterns,toy stuffing, material, thread, lace trimmings, wedding and bridesmaids dresses (to unpick and turn into burial gowns), blankets, duvets, towels, bedding, baby clothes, cloth nappies, etc.

How You Can Help

They need Help with the Spring Challenge, several items on a list that are urgently required. There is still time to help them as challenge finishes  Saturday 28th April  2012.


 BOOBS! . Knitted breasts will be used by breastfeeding support workers, midwives and community mothers, to give instructions on hand expression to new mothers. Loving Hands get direct requests from hospitals and health boards to supply them by the hundred so they are always in great demand.  They do not need to be realistic ’flesh’ tones - the midwives say the nice colourful ones go down a treat.   If you wish you can send them in ‘flat’ and Loving Hands will stuff and finish them off. They are hoping to get 1000 of these.

Double knitting wool – 1 ball (choose your flesh colour!)
similar but darker colour - 1 ball
Pair of 3 ¼ mm needles/UK size 10 
Cast on 6 stitches for base of breast
1st row. Knit
2nd row K1 (m1 k1) to end. 11 st
3rd and every alt row to 15th row Purl
4th row K1 (m1 k1) to end. (21 st)
6th row K1 (m1 k2) to end. (31 st)
8th row k1 (m1 k3) to end. (41 st)
10th row K1 (m1 k4) to end. (51 st)
12th row K1 (m1 K5) to end. (61 st)
14th row K1 (m1 K6) to end (71 st)
15th row Knit
16th row Knit
17th row purl 
Work, starting with a knit row, st st for 20 rows

38th row: K1, *K2 tog, K5, rep from * to end
39th and alternate rows: Purl
40th row: K1, *K2 tog, K4, rep from * to end
Continue to decrease in this way and after 3rd decrease change to darker wool to
make the areola.
Continue decreasing until the K1, *K2 tog, from * to end has been worked.
Nipple: st st 4 rows (see below for amendments).

Break yarn, thread through rem stitches, draw up and fasten off.
With work inside out, sew sides together but leave a gap for stuffing. Gather round cast on sts and sew seam.

In darker wool on the wrong side of work, make a draw-string stitch around the
base of the nipple, draw up and fasten off. If this stitch is drawn tightly it makes a
“Page 3” nipple. Drawing up less tightly makes a less prominent nipple.
Experiment to get the type you want. (Wish it were this easy in real life!) NB It is
good to have a variety of shapes and sizes, just as women do (very flat, very
small/large, inverted etc), so they can see that all can work! 
Turn right side out and stuff. Close seam.


Different sizes of breast can be made by amending the
pattern, and different firmness achieved by amount of stuffing.

NB colours are not important but flesh colour is more realistic.

 Sands blankets – made in white or cream they are used to go into the treasured memory boxes given to parents who have lost their tiny angels. They hope to be able to send in 200 of these this challenge.

This lace border makes the easy blanket, very special. Use the lace all around for a shawl, or on the top edge only for a crib or pram blanket. The blanket is our basic pattern. This pattern knits to approx. a 24" square. It will always come square.
250gm of Double Knit Wool in white or cream and size 8 (UK) - 4 mm needles 

BASIC BLANKET

Cast on 1 stitch
Next row :- Make the one stitch into two stitches.
Next row :- Knit 1, into the next stitch make another,3 stitches on needle.
Continue to knit, ALWAYS knit the first stitch and into the 2nd stitch make another.
Only increase this way at the BEGINNING of a row
Continue until you have worked 20 inches if you are putting border all the way round, 22 inches if you are just putting borders top and bottom or 24 inches if it is to go just on the top edge or no border at all (this should ensure you can complete the blanket with your 250 grms).
Knit 1 row plain.
Next row:- Knit 1, Knit 2 together, Knit to end of row. Continue this way, always knit the 1st stitch then decrease into the next stitch by knitting 2 together until 1 stitch remains. You should now have a neat square.
LACE EDGING

Using Double Knit and size 8 (UK) needles Cast on 8 stitches
Row 1 ( Wrong side) Slip 1, Knit 1,(Yarn fwd knit 2 tog)twice, Yarn fwd Knit 2 (9sts)
Rows 2, 4, and 6. Slip 1 Knit to the end.
Row 3. Slip 1, knit 2 (yarn fwd knit 2 tog) twice. Yarn fwd Knit 2 (10sts)
Row 5. Slip 1, knit 3 (yarn fwd knit 2 tog) twice. Yarn fwd Knit 2 (11sts)
Row 7. Slip 1, knit 4 (yarn fwd knit 2 tog)twice . Yarn fwd Knit 2 (12sts)
Row 8. Slip 1, Knit 11 sts
Row 9. Slip 1 Knit 11 sts Row 10 cast off 4 Sts Knit to the end ( 8sts) These 10 rows form the pattern. Continue in pattern until it is long enough to fit one edge, or all around, as you wish. Sew onto the blanket

They will also collect the usual items to be included in shoe boxes : hats/scarves/gloves/mitts/socks/glove puppets etc, toiletries, writing pads, pens, colouring books, pencils, toiletries, razors, etc, etc. Items for all ages they do boxes for categories boy/girl 3 to 7, boy/girl 8 to 12, teenage boy/girl, man or woman and elderly woman.

They have a very comprehensive list of patterns available to members through Their forum Pattern Central pages –

http://lovinghands.freeforums.org/patterncentralf31.html?sid=5314dc2d841467946a98b0b8612b13a6

and can only be accessed when a member is signed in to the forum using their username and password. It is a very simğle process to join. You will find hundreds of patterns and links to patterns for knitting, crocheting and sewing there to inspire you.

Loving Hands now have many charities on their  books - all have  been checked to make sure they take all the donations and they give them directly to the people or animals in need.  They do not supply items to be sold in charity shops.

Here is a list of some of the charities you can veiw the whole list on the web site:

Boobs for Breastfeeding Initiative

Blythswood Care

SANDS

BLISS

UK Maternities, Morticians and Pathologists.

Animal Shelters (SSPCA, RSPCA,Cats protection league, Fife cat shelter, the donkey sanctuary, Little hen rescue centre, Help the animals Wales, WSPA, Edinburgh Zoo and others)

Teddies for Tragedy

If you would like to know more about Loving Hands or the work they do, or would like to ask for items for your organisation or join them and help to make things better for people and animals all over the world  cantact details are:

Lou Jaap

Loving Hands Charity Knitting Group,

18 Clentry Crescent Kelty, Fife  KY4 0LG  Scotland.

Web site:www.lovinghands.org.,uk

email : charityknitters@yahoo.co.uk

Tel : 01383 830277

If you wish to join them they will do their best to supply you with most of the materials you need to create items for the charities.  Their policy is that members give their time and talent to help and do not want to empty their pockets but it’s quite alright to use your own yarn. No matter what you choose to make they can find a home for it.

If anyone would like to donate to Loving Hands postage and materials fund you can do so by Paypal to charityknitters@yahoo.co.uk  or by cheque or postal order made out to L. Jaap (loving hands) they also raise funds for postage through Easyfundraising you can find details on the web site:

http://www.lovinghands.org.uk

Please remember your help is needed all year round!

Empty Arms, Shattered Dreams

Breaking the silence surrounding the aftermath of pregnancy loss.

This Week (9th-15th October) is pregnancy and Infant Loss Rememberance Week.
By the end of today 34 babies will have died already this week in the UK through stillbirth alone, numerous more not included in these figures will have passed through neonatal loss, miscarriage, SIDS and other illness, that's a lot of babies in 2 days just in the UK! 1 in 4 women are affected! Look around you, how many people do you know who've experienced the heartbreak?

October 15th is Worldwide Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.

People whose lives have been touched by the loss of a baby during pregnancy or just after birth, will be uniting with others across the World to show their support for the Baby Loss Awareness campaign 2011. It is hoped that the Awareness campaign will give bereaved parents, their families and friends the opportunity to commemorate the brief lives and loss of their babies.

In rememberance of my grand daughter Lily Iris Gibson born sleeping July 18th 2010

I thought of you today, but that is nothing new.                   
I thought about you yesterday and days before that too.
I think of you in silence, I often speak your name.
All I have are too brief memories and a picture in a frame.
Your memory is a keepsake in which I'll never part.
We don't have you in our keeping but I have you in my heart.
 

I would like to invite you to take part in the global 'Wave of Light'. I ask you to light a candle at 7pm on 15th October, and leave it burning for at least 1 hour to join me in remembering  Lily Iris,

Michael James, Andrew and all babies that have died during pregnancy, at, during or after birth.Having the world light a candle at 7pm, in theory means that a flame will burn continuously for 24 hours.

Feathers are hosting a combined rally and Wave of Light this year on the 15th October – Wave of Light Day. The point of the rally is to hand a petition into 10 Downing Street regarding the treatment of parents who lose their babies.                     

 Please have a read of the following and try to go along if you are able to make it.

                                                                                                                               We will be meeting at 6pm at Trafalgar Square then off to Downing Street for 7pm Wave of Light.

For anyone that is unable to make the event and would like their angel/angels to be included.

We will be selling lanterns so your angel will be remembered. A picture of these have now been posted on the wall. I have been informed by the powers that be we are not allowed to use an open flame. The Lanterns will cost £3.00 each inc P+P (overseas will need to check)

Your angels name and dates will be added, along with a short message from you and the date, place and time of event.

Before the event we are hoping to hand in a petition to the Prime Minister. If you wish to attend this please contact me.

We also hope to have the national news papers there so please show your support.

Lets light up Downing Street with all our angels.

Please note, if you would like to participate in lighting a candle please contact Feathers direct to make the purchase
                 http://www.facebook.com/pages/feathers/175047039199005

There are various events being held throughout the UK to find one near you see the events list at:  http://www.babyloss-awareness.org

Throuought the US:  http://www.october15th.com

A Reminder to Knitters

Sands have recently had a large numbers of orders for their Always Loved, Never Forgotten Memory Boxes, and stock of hand knitted blankets is beginning to run low. These handmade blankets form a very special part of the box provided to bereaved parents and we have been told how much comfort they bring parents at such a difficult time. For more information please see a previous post on this blog : Knitting For Sands.
                  also
Lisa's Stars need: Blankets, Hats, Booties, Cardigans, Angel Pockets, Burial Gowns, Buntings and Sleeping Sacks. For more information please see a previous post on this blog: Knit for Lisa's Stars

Knitting with 'Loving Hands'

  Knitting for Charity month Featuring Loving Hands

Loving Hands Charity Knitting Group is a Knitting, sewing and crochet group and  was formed by Lou Jaap after a very succesful 24 hour Charity Knitathon which took place in the Volunteer Centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife to celebrate National Volunteers Week. The event went so well they decided to start up a group to continue the great work started during the Knitathon. They now have a blog site and forum and have members from all over the UK who knit and crochet for various charities. Loving Hands are happy to accept donations of yarn, needles, patterns,toy stuffing, material, thread, lace trimmings, wedding and bridesmaids dresses (to unpick and turn into burial gowns), blankets, duvets, towels, bedding, baby clothes, cloth nappies, etc.

How You Can Help

They need Help with the Autumn Challenge, several items on a list that are urgently required. There is still time to help them as challenge finishes  Saturday 22nd October 2011.

They have a list of requests for prem baby and burial items wich is growing all the time. Cuddles, Sands and lots of hospitals and pathology labs and morticians are in need. It would be great to be able to respond to every request straight away so they need burial gowns and bonnets, hooded wraps, tiny blankets 10 or 12 inches, sleeping bags, tiny hats, pairs of tiny teddies or other toys, Sands blankets, prem cardies from 10 inches to 16 inches chest, prem hats vent bonnets, angel pockets, prem blankets from 16 to 24 inches and cribs. They aim for 100 Sands blankets and as many of the others as possible

They could use a massive BOOB injection. Knitted breasts will be used by breastfeeding support workers, midwives and community mothers, to give instructions on hand expression to new mothers. Loving Hands get direct requests from hospitals and health boards to supply them by the hundred so they are always in great demand.  They do not need to be realistic ’flesh’ tones - the midwives say the nice colourful ones go down a treat.   If you wish you can send them in ‘flat’ and Loving Hands will stuff and finish them off. They are hoping to get 500 of these.

 For animals they have had enquiries from a few dog and cat homes (Battersea included) for cat toys, they get a huge influx of cats, having kittens every year and they like to have toys to keep them amused, the link to the page with patterns at Battersea website is here - http://www.battersea.org.uk/about_us/whats_new/cat_knitting

They will collect the usual items to be included in shoe boxes : hats/scarves/gloves/mitts/socks/glove puppets etc, toiletries, writing pads, pens, colouring books, pencils, toiletries, razors, etc, etc. Items for all ages they do boxes for categories boy/girl 3 to 7, boy/girl 8 to 12, teenage boy/girl, man or woman and elderly woman.

  They have also been asked for 500 teddies for tragedy.  If you could help out with this and you do not want to stuff them and put on faces, send them in ’flat’ and faceless and  Loving Hands will finish them. 

They have a very comprehensive list of patterns available to members through Their forum Pattern Central pages –

http://lovinghands.freeforums.org/patterncentralf31.html?sid=5314dc2d841467946a98b0b8612b13a6

and can only be accessed when a member is signed in to the forum using their username and password. It is a very simğle process to join. You will find hundreds of patterns and links to patterns for knitting, crocheting and sewing there to inspire you.

Loving Hands now have many charities on their  books - all have  been checked to make sure they take all the donations and they give them directly to the people or animals in need.  They do not supply items to be sold in charity shops.

Here is a list of some of the charities you can veiw the whole list on the web site:

Boobs for Breastfeeding Initiative

Blythswood Care

SANDS

BLISS

UK Maternities, Morticians and Pathologists.

Animal Shelters (SSPCA, RSPCA,Cats protection league, Fife cat shelter, the donkey sanctuary, Little hen rescue centre, Help the animals Wales, WSPA, Edinburgh Zoo and others)

Teddies for Tragedy

If you would like to know more about Loving Hands or the work they do, or would like to ask for items for your organisation or join them and help to make things better for people and animals all over the world  cantact details are:

Lou Jaap

Loving Hands Charity Knitting Group,

18 Clentry Crescent Kelty, Fife  KY4 0LG  Scotland.

Web site:www.lovinghands.org.,uk

email : charityknitters@yahoo.co.uk

Tel : 01383 830277

If you wish join them they will do their best to supply you with most of the materials you need to create items for the charities.  Their policy is that members give their time and talent to help and do not want to empty their pockets but it’s quite alright to use your own yarn. No matter what you choose to make they can find a home for it.

If anyone would like to donate to Loving Hands postage and materials fund you can do so by Paypal to charityknitters@yahoo.co.uk  or by cheque or postal order made out to L. Jaap (loving hands) they also raise funds for postage through Easyfundraising you can find details on the web site:

http://www.lovinghands.org.uk

Please remember your help is needed all year round!

   If you'd like our free pattern book'Knitting for Charity' please leave your email address in the box at the base of this blog.( I promise to respect your privacy and will not pass your emial address on to anyone else.)

 

Knitting For SANDS

Remembering a beautiful angel Lily Iris Gibson born sleeping 18 July 2010 and always in our thoughts xxx

 

Knitting for charity month begins with:

 Sands Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity.

SANDS is a national charity, established by bereaved parents in 1981 and has  3 core aims which are to:  Support anyone affected by the death of a baby; to promote the emotional, psychological and physical well-being of parents, their families and friends, when a baby dies in utero, at birth or soon after birth.
To work in partnership with health professionals to improve the quality of care and services offered to bereaved families; and
To promote research and changes in practice that could help to reduce the loss of babies' lives by promoting research and the implementation of best practice that will help identify the causes and reduce the incidence of the death of a baby in utero, at birth or soon after birth, and to publish the results of such research.

Heartwrenching Facts: 17 babies die every day in the UK (11 are stillbirths, 6 are neonatal deaths) over 6,500 baby deaths a year - the equivalent of 16 jumbo jets crashing every year with no survivors.

Ten times more babies are stillborn than die of cot death every year in the UK.
The stillbirth rate has remained almost unchanged for the past 10 years. (CMACE)
1 in every 200 babies are stillborn in the UK
1 in every 300 babies born in the UK die in the first four weeks of life
 In one in four stillbirths the cause remains unexplained. These babies are born perfectly formed, with no clear reason why they died. We need to understand what is causing these deaths.
The majority of unexplained stillbirths are in pregnancies that were previously considered low risk. We need better ways to identify babies who are at risk.
1 in 5 stillborn babies is much smaller than they should be, yet we have no good method to detect these babies in utero and act to deliver them before they die.
Stillbirth is when a baby is born dead after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy
Neonatal death is when a baby is born alive but dies within the first 28 days of life

PLEASE GET INVOLVED

SANDS relies on the initiative of the many individuals and companies that are out there fundraising -  contributions really help  and they are extremely grateful and value every single penny raised.   

There are so many ways that you can support, from holding a coffee morning to collecting used postage stamps.  You can jump out of an aeroplane or abseil down the Tyne Bridge!  Sign up for The Weather Lottery or organise a sponsored walk.  You can take part in a wide range of events or why not fundraise for SANDS by organising your own event. 

The link to donate to sands here

http://www.uk-sands.org/How-can-you-help/Donate.html

Knitters can help !

They have recently had a large numbers of orders for their Always Loved, Never Forgotten Memory Boxes, and stock of hand knitted blankets is beginning to run low. These handmade blankets form a very special part of the box provided to bereaved parents and we have been told how much comfort they bring parents at such a difficult time.The memory box also has a camera, 2 teddy bears, a small keepsake bag for a lock of hair and information about the support that Sands can offer. The pattern is very simple as can be knitted with our without the lace edging and requires approximately 200g of white double knit wool. SANDS  would be incredibly grateful for any donated blankets and hope that knitters everywhere are happy to assist with their plea and please can you spread the word to family and friends.

The  link for the pattern is:

 http://www.uk-sands.org/no_cache/News/Newspage/article/143/22.html

If you aren’t a knitter then you can still help by donating white double knitting wool.

Sands' Why17? campaign: 17 babies die every day in the UK, this level of baby loss must stop

17 babies die every day in the UK, the tragic victims of stillbirth or neonatal death, a statistic that is repeated every single day across the country.

This shocking figure, the loss of 6,500 babies every year, is something the public is not generally aware of. Most people think stillbirths don’t happen today, yet stillbirth in the UK is 10 times more common than cot death.

At Sands, stillbirth and neonatal death charity, we feel that this level of baby loss is totally unacceptable which is why we have launched the Why17? campaign to raise awareness of this devastating loss and to ask the question;

“Why are 17 babies a day dying and what can be done to halt this national tragedy?”

If you would like to know more about the Why17? campaign please go to www.why17.org

 Please Help Now!

SANDS relies on donations to fund their work you can find out more information on the web site

 http://www.uk-sands.org

  or  

Donations to SANDS in memory of my beautiful Granddaughter Lily Iris Gibson can be made via

http://www.justgiving.com/clare-jones1

Get those needles clacking and knit for SANDS!

And Please sign the petition before you leave this site!

Thankyou.