Thank you all for sending your angels name to be included in James remembrance garden.  The garden is looking great and we shall be beginning set up on Monday next week in time for James angelversary on Wednesday 10th October.  So still time to add your angels name.  Keep an eye on the Facebook page for lots of photos next week. But this is how it’s looking just now, a beautiful tranquil garden.     

Following a very sucessful 11 months of fundraising ,4 blankets have so far been gifted.

We then entered into the Edinburgh kiltwalk which initially aimed to raise funds to pay for the snuggle blanket for Edinburgh Childrens Hospital.  So much was raised that a snuggle blanket has also been funded for Aberdeen Children Hospital.  These will be gifted as soon as the kiltwalk moneis have been finalised.  Its not too late to give as the cut off for this kiltwalk funds is 16th November.

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But we are not going to stop there, here at The baby James Legacy, we are now on to blanket number seven.  This time for Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock.

So, anybody in the Ayrshire area who would like to help us with fundraising please get in touch.  This could be having your own event or, if your a business we can supply our ribbon/keyring boxes or shakers.  Please get in touch if you can help.

One thing that shone through following James death was just how kind people could be and how many people were touched by James life.  These are the things that keep you going and make us all smile.

One of those kindnesses happened this week.  James, from birth, travelled regularly on the local buses around Aviemore with his mum and nana.  This week his nana was handed her sponsorship form back for the kiltwalk with £115 from the bus drivers in memory of James.

Thank you so much Aviemore bus depot.  

Our Angel Wings – Baby James Legacy Awareness Ribbons are all ready for Baby & Child Loss Awareness ~ October 2018
Ribbons for 2018 are blue/pink baby feet, if you would like one, please make a donation to our kiltwalk page and dm us your addres for posting.

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The Baby James Legacy started with the help of Angel Wings Baby and Child Loss Support.  Following James gaining his wings, the family were looking for something to focus on especially as so much was raised at the funeral alone.

Up till that point fundraising through Angel Wings had focused of cuddle cots and well over 100 had been funded.  These are a refrigerated Moses basket, used to give families extra time with their babies after they have passed.  But these are only of use to babies up to about three months.  James was 16 months old when her passed.  After some research we were introduced to the snuggle blanket.  It’s the same as the cot, however it gets used on a conventional bed so can be used for babies too big for the cot right up to adults.

The Baby James Legacy now, almost 11 months later, have funded 6 blankets.

We are now deciding where number seven will be funded for.  Blankets so far have been gifted to funeral homes, children’s wards in hospitals and also hospices.

So if any of you would like to fundraise in your child’s name in conjunction with us at The Baby James Legacy, or if there is a place where you think a snuggle blanket could be used, please get in touch and we can help fundraise together either for cots or blankets.

Cots cost £1,600 and the blankets cost £3,800 each.

Super busy morning here, first 120 stars with you precious angels details on completed. Getting ready for our memorial garden to coincide with the week Baby James Zander Anderson gained his wings.  This week is also baby loss awareness week.  9th to 15th October.

We now have these great shopper bags to add to our collection.  They cost £5 each and all funds raised through the sale of them go towards our snuggle blanket campaign in memory of James Zander Anderson.  The blankets cost £3,800 each and we are getting requests from all over the country to supply them to hospitals, funeral homes and hospices.  If you would like one of our new bags please message us and we will get one sent to you.  Thank you all for your continued support, in less than a year The Baby James Legacy has raised funds in excess of £23k.

We have some lovely new ribbons made specially for baby loss awareness week which, this year, runs from 9th to 15th October.  This week means a lot to us at the Baby James Legacy as James gained his wings on 10th October last year.

These ribbons are available for a donation of £2 each.  If you would like ribbons sent to you, please message us.

Angel Wings Baby & Child Loss are hosting their annual ball in Belfast this year.

Each year the ball is held in a different part of the country, last year it was Manchester with previous years in Inverness and Edinburgh.

Angel Wings support families all over the UK so its nice to host events in different areas of the UK to enable families and friends to come along.

So, if your interested in attending please message us here at the baby James Legacy page and we can arrange tickets for you or more information if required.

There are several of us flying over to Belfast for this one and the hotel is offering reduced rates for anyone who want to stay.

Great photo of our team from the Edinburgh Kiltwalk, well done girls