The League of Friends

Burton Hospitals League of Friends has been running for over twenty-five years and has so far raised over one million pounds. The Friends are a registered charity whose aim is to support the patients and staff of Queens and Barton Cottage hospitals by providing extras and essentials, which wouldn't otherwise be readily available.

The charity is run by a group of volunteers who regularly give their time and energy in order to help those within the hospitals.

The League of Friends use fundraising to purchase a wide variety of objects for the hospitals.
This includes small essential and luxuries that improve the comfort and of patients and staff (such as fresh flowers, televisions, emergency toiletry packs and Christmas decorations). The Friends also help to fund the mobile hairdresser who visits the hospital on a regular basis. Furthermore, the charity helps the hospitals to purchase larger and more expensive pieces of medical equipment. This has included Ripple Mattresses, Patient Lifting Aids and Hoists, Defibrillators and Blood Pressure Monitors. Please see the News page for further information about what The League of Friends have purchased recently.

Tickets are now available for the Annual Hospital Summer Ball which is to be held at the Town Hall on Friday May 22nd. Organised by the Burton Hospital League of Friends, the evening includes Arrival at 7.00pm for a Drinks reception, a Superb 4 course meal followed by entertainment and dancing until 12.30am, all in a party atmosphere.>/p>

You can bring your own wine for the evening or purchase it on the night at the bar. This year we are also holding a superb Charity Auction as well as the usual tombola with some fantastic prizes. A Black Tie/Posh Frock event not to be missed! Tickets are £39.50 each or if you want to get a table of Friends together for a fun evening £385 for a table of 10.

If you are not able to come along this year donations of prices for the Tombola or Auction would be very welcome. All profits from the evening benefit the patients of Burton Hospitals so please come along, have some fun and support your local hospital! For further enquiries contact Pauline on Tel.01283 561111 or email Pauline.spratt@bhlof.org.uk