Staff and customers at Brio Retirement Living’s Landale Court in Chapelton have dedicated their time to helping vulnerable children this week, knitting ‘Trauma Teddies’ for youngsters experiencing ...

A UK police force is asking knitting enthusiasts to make teddy bears which will be given to comfort to the children they encounter in crime situations. The North Yorkshire Police Force issued an ...

The trauma teddies are being used to make young patients feel comfortable while they travel with crews (Picture: Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust) A knitting group in south Wales has made more than ...

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An initiative to comfort children who have been sexually assaulted has evolved into a fundraising campaign. Dorset charity STARS (Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services) put out an appeal in the summer ...

WHEN Wyn Clark started knitting for the Red Cross more than 10 years ago, she never dreamed that one day she would knit more than 1500 Trauma Teddies for the charity.But Mrs Clark has done just that, ...

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue firefighters carry the teddy bears on fire appliances to support children affected by an incident A fire service is looking for local knitters to create trauma ...

Hundreds of knitters have been crafting trauma teddies in the colours of the Ukrainian flag to welcome children arriving in Scotland after fleeing Russian bombs. The bears have been stitched by people ...