Hospital’s mascot name is a bear necessity

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital mascot

Oldham people are being asked to help name this new mascot for the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

The furry mascot will be appearing at events and visiting patients at the hospital.

The charity has three main areas of work:

::To support research projects into understanding children’s illnesses.

::To create an environment that’s more child-friendly.

::To provide state-of-the-art equipment.

Maurice Watkins, senior partner at Manchester solicitors Brabners Chaffe Street, is chairman of the charity and was previously chairman of The New Children’s Hospital Appeal, which came to a close at the end of 2009.

He said: “Our bear has been out and about in the hospital, making friends with our patients — but he still doesn’t have a name, and it’s not very friendly to keep on calling him ‘Bear’.

“So we thought that perhaps Oldham Chronicle readers might help us come up with a name that is fun and friendly — just like our mascot!”

The £500 million new hospital opened in June last year and replaced three crumbling Manchester hospitals which specialised in treating children.

To name the bear send your name, age, address and a phone number along with the suggested name and the reason for the choice to: I’ve Got a Name, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity, The Lodge, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL or via charity.office@cmft.nhs.uk , by March 15.