What another fantastic day on tour! First stop Access Self Storage in Twickenham where we visited the lovely playroom on the Starlight ward at West Middlesex Hospital!  

With bunny and store manager Stuart Hillman in tow, the hero team met some lovely children who were more than keen to leap all over the bunny and receive some lovely presents from him.  

We were also treated to a tour of the entire children’s ward by head matron so were able to see how much the children on the ward will appreciate the donated toys. It’s really means a lot to us to see their little faces light up!

 

Next stop....Access Self Storage in Mitcham where we picked up store manager, Carlos Sousa then on to St Helier Hospital where we met communications officer- Claire Proudlock who took us to the main playroom to meet little Mark who had to stay on the ward for two weeks.   

He was very excited to see the Easter bunny and said he thought he was “very cool”. After lots of handshakes and photos, we then met a little girl who had been doing head stands on the trampoline and managed to break her arm! It didn’t seem to faze her though and after a lot of persuading, her and mum had their photo taken with bunny!





Another successful day. Last stop Manchester where we’ll be meeting the Children’s Farm Trust with the Messenger Group who have been following our appeal for the last few weeks.




Watch this space!”

Easter Bunny visits Portsmouth and Southampton

What a fantastic day we had on Friday! The sun was shining and after zooming down the motorway to Access Self Storage in Portsmouth, we arrived at the store to stock up on donated gifts before visiting the Willows Nursery where the children flocked around the Easter Bunny asking him questions and playing with his shades. Even the Easter bunny needs to chill out in the sun!

From Willows Nursery to Portsmouth Hospital where Portsmouth Live TV and The Portsmouth Journal were waiting for the hero team to turn up.

Armed with cuddly bunnies and a giant bear, the Easter Bunny took to the ward spreading his Easter sprit to all the poorly children. Even our very own Access Marketing Manager, Kevin Pratt was interviewed for TV!!

On to Southampton where we visited the Community Toy Library before we went to see the children on the ward at Southampton Hospital!

The smiles on all the children’s faces said it all....


Watch this space for our journey to Stevenage!

Easter Appeal starts off at Access Self Storage in Reading

On the first day of the Easter tour, the hero team hooked up with the Easter bunny on the M4 and set off to Access Self Storage in Reading!

The team turned up to discover that the public had outdone themselves and there were boxes and boxes of amazing presents donated to Reading Family Aid! Brand new cuddly toys, games, colouring books and clothes had been kindly given by the residents of Reading and we can’t thank them enough!

The Best of Reading and Reading Chronicle were there to document the visit and just because he likes to boast, the Easter bunny showed off his overly hair legs to the camera men! The store manager was interviewed and staff photographed. What a fantastic day!

Watch this space for the follow up piece in the Reading Chronicle and join us on the next leg of our journey on Friday 8th April when we’ll be visiting Portsmouth and Southampton. Pray for sunshine!!