Guides and Trefoil Guild members have teamed up to provide comfort bags for patients and relatives at East Cheshire Hospice

Guides and Trefoil Guild members have teamed up to provide comfort bags for patients and relatives at East Cheshire Hospice.

The beautifully crafted bags filled with hygiene products have been gifted by Trefoil members, Guiding families and the local community.

Travel-sized toothpaste, a toothbrush, comb and a notebook and pen are inside the bags.

A personal note written on the back of a label is also attached.

Trefoil chair Libby Mooney (centre) with guide leaders Jayne Wiggett (left) and Alison Dale.

Trefoil members have used their sewing skills to make the bags with Guides helping with packaging and labelling.

The comfort bags are popular with those cared for at the Hospice.

Cheshire Border Trefoil chair Libby Mooney said: “This initiative is a wonderful example of collaboration between the Trefoil Guild and Girlguiding.

“One of the main purposes of Trefoil is to support communities and causes, such as East Cheshire Hospice, which are important to us.”

Messages include ‘Hoping this brings you happiness’ and ‘Something to make you smile.’

Libby said: “It was lovely to encourage Guides to think about the messages.

“It also sets off profound conversations about why we’re doing this and why we’re giving something physical rather than making a financial donation.

“Henbury Guides donated similar gifts last year and this can be a regular donation to the Hospice.

“It’s the thought of giving something and getting girls and adults to think about why it’s important to support our community causes.”

The new products have been donated with Guiding groups and Trefoil members leading the appeal for items.