IN JUNE this year, an integral part of life in Salford will disappear when the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital in Pendlebury closes - and we want you to help us mark the end of an era.

The hospital, which started out as the first in Britain to only treat sick children, was founded in 1829 and has been in the city of Salford since 1873.

At the time, six acres of land were bought in Pendlebury to treat thousands of patients following years of fever-related illness in the streets of Salford.

Since then, the hospital has been granted Royal Patronage in 1923, seen the birth of the NHS in 1948 and faced the threat of possible closure by the Ministry of Health in the early 1960s.

Over 100 years after it came to Salford, the RMCH will merge with Booth Hall Children's Hospital in Blackley and relocate to £20m facilities at St Mary's Hospital in Manchester's Oxford Road in June this year.

It will boast 371 beds across four floors, making it the largest children's hospital in the UK.

But before the RMCH leaves Salford for good, the Advertiser would like to hear about your own personal experiences - both happy and sad - and historical knowledge surrounding one of the city's best-loved hospitals.

Perhaps you have been a part of the dedicated team who have treated sick children over the years.

Or perhaps you are a parent who has had the trauma of taking your child there. Or maybe you've even been a patient at the children's hospital yourself, and hold fond memories of being there.

We would like to hear your stories and see any pictures you may have of the hospital from over the years.

Send your stories and photos to: Lucy McGuire, Salford Advertiser, 30 Church Street, Salford, M30 0DF or email: lucy.mcguire@menmedia.co.uk

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