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Quilters give their hearts to newborns

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Members of Poppydown Quilters with the hearts they will send to GWH
Unit 4, Bagbury Park, Lydiard Green, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon SN5 3LW (off M4 J16)
01793 778281 info@alccentre.com www.alccentre.com
The busy sewing bees of Poppydown placed on or next to the baby in the
Quilters are helping parents incubator whilst the parents keep
exchange body scent with their new the other close to their skin.
born in the special care baby unit at Swapping the hearts regularly can
Great Western Hospital. help to get mums, dads and babies
Because premature and unwell used to each other’s scent during
babies are quickly transferred to the difficult days and weeks when
life-giving incubators after birth, they are unable to hold or cuddle
the opportunity to spend the all each other.
important bonding hours is lost. The smell can also help to produce
Now the keen sewers at the hormones needed to aid
Poppydown, who meet at Shaw breastfeeding.
Ridge Primary School, have sent Group member Sue Buford said:
more than 90 pairs of heart shaped “The bonding hearts are a lovely
pieces of fabric to the intensive care idea to help parents build a close
ward so that they can be given to connection with their babies when
parents. things are confusing and difficult;
One of the bonding hearts is they give hope.”

‘A Love of Learning for a Lifetime of Opportunities’

We are a village school situated in a favourable rural area a few miles south-west of Swindon. We were founded
in 1743 by Thomas Bennet and taken over by the LEA about 100 years later. Over recent years we have extended
our facilities to accommodate four mixed-age classes, a large hall where hot meals are served, a multi-purpose
unit housing a pre-school facility and a conservatory area for individual or small group teaching, including a
multi-sensory learning library for parents and carers to access resources for learning at home.

OFSTED February 2012:
“A good school where pupils achieve well” ... “promotes pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
outstandingly well” ... “pupils’ behaviour is exemplary” ... “excellent, well-planned support for disabled pupils
and those who have special educational needs” ... “examples of outstanding teaching in all classes” ...
“outstanding cross curricular provision”

Parents say: “amazing grounding, both educationally and emotionally”

Everyone knows each other throughout the school, from the oldest to the very youngest, staff, parents and
children alike, giving us a warm family atmosphere. Our professional and enthusiastic staff provide a safe and
secure environment and a creative and stimulating curriculum.

You are warmly invited to make an appointment to visit our school and we look forward
to welcoming you. Applications from outside our designated catchment area are welcome.
Please find out more about us from our website.
Mrs E Floyd, Headteacher 01793 731262
admin@broadhinton.wilts.sch.uk www.broadhintonschool.org

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