insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 13 - March 2016 | Page 90

CHARITY

SEA LIFE THEMED SENSORY ROOM
LAUNCHES AT THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA
A brand new SEA LIFE themed sensory
room has been opened for young patients
at the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital,
affectionately known as ‘the Alex’, in Brighton,
thanks to the help of two children's charities.
Local children's charity, Rockinghorse, teamed
up with worldwide children's charity, Merlin's
Magic Wand, to make the sensory room a
reality for thousands of youngsters who require
the services of the Alex. The room, which is
located within the play area on level 10 of
the Alex, is the first official SEA LIFE themed
sensory space of its kind in the UK.

The unique sensory room is fitted with
specialist equipment such as a bubble screen,
interactive lighting and an effects projector,
which all help to create an under-the-sea multisensory experience for young patients to use
as both a learning and therapeutic area.
“We are so delighted with our interactive, multisensory sea-themed room,” said Katy Weaver,
a play team specialist at the Alex. “The space
can be enjoyed by patients and their families
and it will enable them to relax in a completely
non-clinical environment – the perfect way to
escape temporarily even if they are not well
enough to leave the hospital.”

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MARIE CURIE
GREAT DAFFODIL APPEAL ACROSS SUSSEX
Every March, thousands of people take to the
streets to collect donations for Marie Curie’s
Great Daffodil Appeal, and this year, Marie
Curie is calling for more volunteers to help