AWE makes donation to Royal Berkshire Hospital charity Babies in Buscot Support

AWE has made a £5,000 donation to a charity that provides support and equipment to families in the special care baby unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

Babies in Buscot Support (BIBS) was voted by AWE staff to receive the donation from the company’s charity fund.

BIBS was put forward by senior project manager Dr Jenny Boxwell, who received support from the charity after she gave birth at the RBH in Reading.

BIBS chief executive Sarah Critchley said: “We were absolutely thrilled to have been nominated by Jenny and then selected by AWE staff for this donation, which will help our small charity continue to save tiny lives on the Buscot Ward.

“We are currently fundraising for a new transport incubator to safely transfer sick and premature babies between maternity and neonatal care, and donations such as this will help us on the way to our current fundraising goals. Thank you for choosing to help BIBS.”

BIBS raises funds to support families and babies that are born prematurely or ill in Royal Berkshire Hospital’s Buscot Ward.

It provides specialist equipment and family facilities, as well as emotional support via counselling.

Michele Maidment, a member of AWE’s community engagement team, said: “We’re pleased to help BIBS knowing it supports families during what can be an incredibly stressful time for them, and that the donation will aid the future care and development of babies on the Buscot Ward.”