Thank you very much to Dave - the wonderful music man for coming & visiting us all today! Music therapy has proven to have many benefits amongst children, including increasing socialisation, communication & memory, as well as encouraging creative play & reducing anxiety🎶🎵☺️🎸

June 2nd is National Cancer Survivors Day We thought it only fitting to say a massive congratulations to Bella & her lovely family on her recent bell ringing! 🔔 After a long journey Bella finally got to ring that bell on Rainbow ward! 🌈 Congratulations!

June 3rd-9th is National Volunteers Week! ☺️👏💜 We are exceptionally lucky to have so many dedicated & some long standing ambassadors who support LATCH in so many ways. Over 14 million people volunteer through a group, charity, club or organisation each year within the UK.

Our Bereavement walk scheduled for the 8th June has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We have rescheduled the walk for the 29th June. If you would like to attend on the 29th June or have any questions, please contact [email protected] Thank you!

Today, is World blood donor day! This year marks the 20th anniversary of celebrating blood donation & raising awareness of just how important blood donations are! Today, is an excellent & timely opportunity to thank blood donors across the world for their life-saving donations!

‘It’s a rollercoaster of emotions. The process can be very scary. When Lacey’s treatment of chemotherapy didn’t work, we were told her survival rate had dropped, besides ourselves we had to look at options. We were grateful to our medical team who suggested trying blina’

A tribute to our Founder We were saddened to learn of the recent passing of LATCH’s founder, Dr Eileen Thompson, whose original vision & guidance was so fundamental to LATCH back in the early 1980’s latchwales.org/news-events/po…

We are running a Christmas card competition this year for children currently on treatment. The deadline for entries for this competition is 31st July 2024! For more information please click on the link below or drop us a message! Good Luck 🎅🎄 latchwales.org/news-events/po…

Did you know, when you sign up to @GiveasyouLive the retailers you shop with will make a donation to us for every purchase you make? It’s completely free, and the funds help us to keep providing our vital service. Sign up for us today! giveasyoulive.com/join/latch?utm…

Can you spare some time? We are reaching out to all associated with LATCH to see if you would be willing to dedicate any time/days over the next 5 weeks to assist us with redecorating our bedrooms Please drop us a message/email [email protected] for more information

Are you looking to have fun & raise funds for charity? Why not suggest to your school, workplace or social club to have a day out-with the norm & do some fundraising! We have lots of suggestions of days coming up throughout 2024! Email us today at [email protected]

Our wonderful music therapist Erin has recently set up a fundraising page to raise funds to purchase a guitar & 3 ukuleles to be used on rainbow ward 🌈 should you be able to donate, please click on the link below 🎸🎶 gofundme.com/f/musical-inst…

We are attending on 5th & 6th August. Reaching out for volunteers (current & new) to assist us on these days. Would you be able to commit to a morning (8am-1pm) or afternoon (1pm-6pm) across either of these days? We are also looking for Welsh learners/fluent speakers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A reminder to join in on our Christmas card competition! 🎄 There will be 2 winners from 2 age categories. Children who are currently staying on Rainbow ward 🌈 & wish to participate, can use art materials that we provide, just ask one of the play specialists!

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The things you love to see 🎈👏 We would like to wish congratulations to Kathryn & her lovely family! Kathryn has been supported by LATCH since January 2024, & she finally got to ring that bell today! 🔔 We wish you all the very best for your exciting future💜☺️

On Tuesday, LATCH arranged a family cinema day out! ☺️🍿🎬 What a fabulous day was had by all A big thank you to Odeon Luxe, Bridgend for being so accommodating before & during this little adventure! And to our LATCH team & fantastic social workers for making this happen!

We still have some spaces left for the Cardiff Half Junior Fun Run! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Taking place on Saturday 5th October, this is sure to be a fantastic day out for all the family! Parents can join in the 2.4k race for only £3 (compulsory for those under 8) Drop us a DM!