Children from baby and child swim school Puddle Ducks Greater Manchester took part in their annual Charity Pyjama Week and they have raised £1,095 for Children's Hospital Pyjamas.

Children’s Hospital Pyjamas is a UK-based charity that collects donations of brand new pyjamas for children aged from newborn to eighteen.

The little swimmers took to the water in a Puddle Ducks swimming lessons wearing their pyjamas. They had lots of fun and laughter, but it also has a serious side which is giving them the chance to experience what it feels like to swim when clothed helping them to learn vital techniques should they accidentally fall into water.

Suzanne Horton, of Puddle Ducks Greater Manchester, said: “We recently heard about Children’s Hospital Pyjamas, it’s a fabulous charity. The children had a great time, they really loved the fundraising element of the week, knowing they were supporting poorly or less fortunate children local to us."

Puddle Ducks Greater Manchester’s donation will be used by the charity to provide pyjamas to local hospitals, hospices, school hospital teams and women’s refuges including Stepping Hill, Wythenshawe, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Francis House Hospice.

Children's Hospital Pyjamas recognise that no child wants to be in a hospital, but if they have to be, they don’t want to be wearing a hospital gown! With these valuable donations they can ensure more children who are inpatients in their receiving hospitals will be gifted a brand-new pair of comfy pyjamas, knowing that someone is wishing them a speedy recovery and thinking of them.

Suzanne added: “We are thrilled to have used our pyjama week to fundraise for the charity. We have been blown away by the generosity of our little swimmers, their family and friends for providing donations and we want to say a big thank you.”  

Celebrating its 11th birthday recently, Puddle Ducks Greater Manchester has taught thousands of babies, pre-school and children up to the age of 10, to swim and to love the water for over a decade in pools across Tameside, Manchester and Stockport.

To find out more about Puddle Ducks and their baby and child swimming lessons for children ages 0-10 years across Greater Manchester contact 0161 883 0222 or visit https://www.puddleducks.com/manchester. For more information about how you can help Children’s Hospital Pyjamas, visit https://www.childrenshospitalpyjamas.co.uk/donate/.