A group of bereaved parents who have had a pregnancy or baby loss at UHNM have requested a quiet outdoor area for contemplation.

The proposal is a statue of a forget me not flower in an area at Royal Stoke that can be accessed by families and staff.

The statue will be funded by UHNM Charitable funds and funds raised by patients and their families and employees of Maternity and Neonatal services.

Staff at UHNM are aiming to complete a cyclathon using spin bikes by cycling 315 miles in one day. The reason for 315 miles is to represent the UK figures for the loss of a baby every day - 302 miscarriages, 8 stillbirths and 5 neonatal deaths.

The spin bikes have been generously loaned from Fit Bodies Gym in Leek who have also agreed to complete the cyclathon on the same day at their premises.