A tiny Shetland Pony visits children at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital.

Shropshire Star

The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford had a special visit from a Fire Engine, followed by a lovely little Pony called Bracken, all with the aim of putting a smile of the faces of staff and patients.

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00:00Hello, what's his name?

00:03Bracken

00:08Hello, alright

00:12And where does Bracken live?

00:14In Stock

00:16So is he in your garden?

00:18Pretty much

00:20In your garden is he?

00:22Ok, so at the end of your garden?

00:24A few horses actually

00:26Oh a few horses? Ok, so what horses and horses have you got?

00:29I've got his brother

00:31Ok

00:33Bramble

00:35Bramble and Bracken

00:37I've got two, my mum's got two

00:39Oh my gosh

00:45What do you think baby?

00:47She's really cute

00:49Gorgeous isn't she?

00:51And do you do much brushing?

00:53Do you have to brush her a lot?

00:55Yeah

00:58Where are they?

01:00Are they all normally quite soft?

01:02Have you been up close and personal to a horse before then?

01:04Yeah I used to ride horses

01:06Oh did ya?

01:16So Lydia you're one of the staff members here

01:18I am

01:20I'm a child at heart

01:22That's why I'm here

01:24What's it like being one of the children that you've got on the ward to have moments like this?

01:27Oh my gosh, they're so excited

01:29They've been very excited and they're all coming out

01:31I think it just lifts a bit of morale

01:33For staff and patients

01:35Oh yes, I think I've always wanted to make the children to be better

01:38And then Beth let's bring you in if you come in

01:41So this is all part of a national initiative, is that right?

01:44Yes, so every year there's an organisation called the Society of Health Place Specialists

01:49They organise a week every year called the Play in Healthcare Week

01:55And we like to organise lots of fun things

01:58And make sure that children are able to play whilst they're in hospital and in healthcare settings

02:03You've even had a fire engineer this morning, is that right?

02:05Yes, we've had a fire engineer this morning

02:07Not because there was a fire?

02:09No, no, we were visiting and they did some raising awareness and fire prevention with young children on the ward

02:15So later on in this week we've got

02:20What have we got Carrie?

02:21Magician

02:22We've got the magician coming

02:23We've got Big Feet Little Street

02:25We've got a therapy dog visiting

02:28We've got face painting coming

02:30And all sorts of fun activities for the kids whilst they're on the ward

02:33But particularly special things this week because it's such a big event

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