Flying Grandma is written every year at Christmas time, to help raise funds for Bolton hospice.

Bolton Hospice is such an important part of the community, supporting families in times that can be
stressful. This valuable and excellent support,  enables families to access services and feel more relaxed and confident.

I have recently been volunteering in the Story hub and have loved meeting the day patients, as well as some patients from the ward. We love listening to everyone’s fabulous contributions.

The well- being hub, is an inspiring place to be part of. We laugh, share poems and stories and have some very thought- provoking conversations. We also scribe everyone’s ideas to make collective poems.

All money raised for Flying Grandma will go to Bolton
Hospice.

Flying Grandma has one important mission on Christmas Eve, to fly to any child or animal who needs her help.

Animals may be in danger or children may not be ready for Christmas, so she takes with her Bella and Tess her faithful border collie dogs. She sets off in her silver chariot, with her silver handbag, silver shoes and silver wings and is guided by her magical silver compass. In her silver handbag she carries, her magical rainbow dust. She sprinkles this from her flying silver chariot, to find excited children everywhere, to help stimulate, happy Christmas dreams .It lands on their noses and tickles their faces.

This year's story takes her to a whale in danger in Scotland and also two children, living in a lighthouse in Wales, who are not ready for Christmas.  Bella and Tess have important jobs to complete, to ensure children and animals are safe and happy and to spread some Christmas cheer.

Read this to your children or grandchildren...or snuggle up and read it yourself and the magic of Christmas will begin.

Yvonne Weatherhead M.B.E.

Beautiful drawings donated by Andrew Chubb.

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