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A girl will be celebrating her 10^th birthday by having 14 inches of her hair cut off to raise money to help families with ill children at Basildon Hospital.

May Hamilton, 82, has completed her Southend Pier challenge, walking over 53 miles up and down the pier for charity.

A fundraising appeal has been launched to help transform the children’s oncology day unit at Basildon Hospital to provide a comforting and calming space for children who are receiving vital cancer treatment.

A teenager and his family have smashed their fundraising target for Southend Hospital, in memory of their much-loved uncle who died from coronavirus.

Volunteers’ Week (1- 7 June) celebrates all those who are making a real difference to other people in their own time, and there are over 200 dedicated people giving their time across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

The local community is being urged to join the nation’s biggest tea party on Monday 5 July, the 73^rd anniversary of the NHS, and help raise money for their local hospitals.

A consultant radiologist at Basildon Hospital has received an award for teaching more than 32,000 trainees from 45 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For many, their birthday is a chance to take it easy, but for May Hamilton, who will be turning 82 at the start of June, she is set to walk 49 miles up and down Southend Pier. 

A new machine is helping to improve the lives of women at Southend Hospital who have suffered tearing during labour.

Employment and voluntary opportunities in Basildon will receive a much-needed boost, thanks to a new initiative from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.