Today is National Play Day UK and this year’s theme is ‘Playing on a shoestring – making every day an adventure’. Here at Baby Bank Network Bristol we know just how important play is for young children, and that play doesn’t need to cost the earth. We asked Louise King, one of our wonderful toy room volunteers and mum of two, to tell us about what play means to her.
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Baby Bank Network Bristol is delighted to announce that we have appointed our first ever CEO, Becky Gilbert.
On Saturday 13th May, Sparks Bristol opened its doors for the first time – and we are so excited to be one of the many charities involved. Sparks Bristol is based in the former M&S building in Broadmead, and is a unique and innovative hub of sustainability, creativity and education. With ethical living at its heart, Sparks Bristol is a ‘vibrant, positive venue where local people and visitors can shop, recycle, and explore what a greener, fairer and creative future could look like’. It is the perfect place for us to launch our first retail venue, not just because of its community focus, but because of our shared values around reusing and recycling items that would otherwise go to landfill.
Here at Baby Bank Network Bristol we are incredibly excited to be part of Sparks Bristol – a new sustainability, creativity and education hub opening in the centre of Bristol on Saturday 13th May.
Today is International Women’s Day, a chance to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about discrimination and work towards gender equality.
Last year, we distributed 142 mattresses for cots, cot beds and cribs, and a further 97 mattresses for Moses baskets at a cost of just under £5,000
‘A new baby is like the beginning of all things – wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities’, said Eda J. LeShan. This is certainly true normally, but where we are now, a new baby can also bring anxiety and stress. Usual comforts and safe places may not be an option due to Covid-19.