COVENTRY Transport Museum has donated 200 copies of a Christmas book to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust.
Aaron Ashmore’s book, Help! Santa’s Sleigh Has Broken, is being distributed to children visiting the hospital over the festive period.
Marta Amado, duty manager at the museum organised the donation.
She said: “We’re delighted to share these books with UHCW. We hope they bring some joy to children and their families during their hospital visits.
“The books have proven very popular with families who visited our Vintage Sleigh last year, and as we had some left over, it felt right to make a donation which will hopefully bring plenty of festive cheer.”
Jo O’Sullivan, charity director at UHCW, added: “This donation will make such a difference. It’s a lovely gesture, and we know the children will really enjoy the books.”
Aaron said it was great to work with the hospital’s charity again this year.
He added: “While many young people will be enjoying the sleigh ride at the Transport Museum this Christmas, there will also be those who aren’t able to so it’s nice to see that we can still share a Christmas story with them.”
Help! Santa’s Sleigh Has Broken was gifted to children riding the Museum’s Vintage Sleigh Ride, which has been a part of the festive fabric of a Coventry Christmas since the 1950s.
For this year’s gift, Aaron penned a sequel, Help! Santa is a Robot, which, like its predecessor, is proving a hit with families.
