Support the Rainbow Trust at Easter

IIT’S hard not to notice an abundance of Easter eggs lining shop aisles as families (mine included) prepare for a happy Easter celebration together.

I count myself incredibly lucky though – because for thousands of families caring for a life threatened or terminally ill child, the luxury of family time together is one they can’t take for granted.

I am a proud supporter of Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity that supports over 2,000 families in England caring for a seriously ill child.

This Easter, Rainbow Trust’s network of Family Support Workers will be doing everything they can to help make life a little easier for these families by providing emotional and practical support.

It might be helping families be together by transporting them to hospital, or supporting brothers and sisters to mark Easter by making cards and cakes.

It could be giving a few precious hours of respite to parents so they can be with their other children away from medicines, doctors and hospitals.

Please spare a thought for these families this Easter and, if you can, donate to Rainbow Trust, to help support even more families as they face their worst nightmare.

Just visit rainbowtrust.org.uk/donate or text RAIN18 £3 to 70070 to make a £3 donation. 61 YEARS AGO THE green light was given for two new junior schools to be built in Widnes.

Widnes firefighters waded in mud for more than half an hour at West Banks Docks – searching for a boy who was on dry land the whole time.

ICI employees in Halton were to resume normal working after a strike was called off.

The Widnes Grand Prix cycling event was to become an annual fixture on the calender after crowds flocked to watch riders on the 80-mile road race.

An all-girls jazz band from Widnes missed out on becoming British champions by just two points in a competition held in the town.

A Runcorn MP said youths must not spend their Saturdays glued to the screen instead of taking part in games.