Platinum Champion joins civic delegation to the Christmas Tree Courtyard at the Conquest Hospital

Platinum Champion Lord Brett McLean with the High Sheriff of East Sussex, Vice Chairman of East Sussex County Council and Dr Richard Wray DL (Rtd).

placeholder image — Platinum Champion Lord Brett McLean with the High Sheriff of East Sussex, Vice Chairman of East Sussex County Council and Dr Richard Wray DL (Rtd).

Royal Voluntary Service UK Platinum Champion Lord Brett McLean joined civic dignitaries including the High Sheriff of East Sussex, The Vice Chairman of East Sussex County Council and the Mayors of Hastings, Battle and Rye for the switch on of the Christmas Tree Court Yard at the Conquest Hospital.

The Friends of the Conquest Hospital have created a special winter court yard sponsored by Bauvil for patients, visitors and staff to use as an interim facility for peace and tranquility.

The facility located in a court yard on level 1 near the Kipling Unit also offers a memory tree where you can pick up a wooden bauble, write a special message in memory of a loved one then place it on the tree.

The baubles are available from the Friends of the Conquest Hospital charity shop located on level 3 of the hospital.

Platinum Champion Lord Brett McLean with the Vice Chairman of East Sussex County Council Cllr Abul Azad, representatives from Bauvil and the founder of Holistic Care Innovation

Lord Brett McLean said " As a Royal Voluntary Service Platinum Champion it gives me great pleasure to attend this event particularly as hospitals have a very close connection to the Royal Voluntary Service.

This facility was made possible thanks to the vision, dedication and commitment from the Friends of the Conquest Hospital and the generosity of Bauvil, the winter court yard really is a wonderful mini winter wonderland that allows people to enjoy and reflect about loved ones and the true meaning of Christmas."