Acorns Children's Hospice creates giant paperchain

Volunteers from a children's hospice have created a giant paperchain a quarter of a mile long.

Each link of it is intended to represent the 973 families Acorns Children's Hospice has supported over the year.

The feature was unveiled by the charity at the University of Birmingham.

Chief executive Trevor Johnson said: "Without us, life would be unthinkable for our children and families. That's what they tell us."

He added: "The reality is, if we weren't there, families would have to rely on hospital, and those services are not sufficient for what they need."

Acorns has hospices in Selly Oak, Walsall and Worcester.

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