Stepping Hill Hospital celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a variety of festivities enjoyed by patients, staff and visitors alike.

Chief Executive Karen James OBE started off the celebrations by unveiling a new tree outside the hospital’s main entrance, part of the national ‘Plant a tree for the Jubilee’ which is taking place across the country. 

Wards celebrated with a variety of colourful decorations and art activities, and images of Queen Elizabeth II at various points during her reign were shown on the hospital’s main glass corridor. Bunting decked the halls of the entrances and restaurant, and a colourful light showing the jubilee symbol was lit up on the hospital wall at night.

The hospital’s catering team organised a number of tasty treats for inpatients, and staff were treated to a barbecue, and afternoon tea and scones.

Older patients who were born in the hospital around the time of the jubilee were sharing their stories with others on the ward, while the parents of new born babies born on the anniversary day itself showed off their babies to the world in special Jubilee babygrows which were given away free.

Karen James OBE, Chief Executive for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust said “It was a great honour helping our estates team plant this new tree representing renewed life and growth as part of our Platinum Jubilee commemoration. Together with our other festivities over the Jubilee weekend this has been part of a celebration which we can all enjoy.”