The knives have been out......for CHFT's first Halloween Pumpkin comp.
Amongst the entries was a Spiderman, a bottom, a Tree of Doom, and a horde of bats. At HRI Trauma Coordinator Laura Nicholson was the winner with a pumpkin for Dr Who's tardis complete with a crowing crow and at CRH it was ward clerk Debbie McManus from the neonatal unit.
Community got stuck in and gave it their all and sent us this stunning team photo. Jill Tattersley's "bum-pkin" with her pumpkin in a thong was their winner and their chocs were delivered yesterday afternoon to Broad Street Plaza. See all our photos attached.
Our Medical Secretary in Sexual Health, Liz Todd, at Broad Street, explains a little more about the arts of pumpkin carving.
- What do you look for in the perfect pumpkin?
Large and firm with at least one area that doesn’t have many blemishes on it for carving the design.
- How long do they take to carve?
A couple of hours – I usually take a break after I’ve scooped it out because my hand aches!
- What’s the inspiration?
Usually, whatever my little girl is into and in the past I’ve carved the Rat Ratatouille and Tinkerbell! This year’s a bit different. I’m petrified of bats but having had to endure the Bat Cave at Chester Zoo on my birthday (much to my husband and daughter’s hilarity!) I’ve decided to go for a bat theme!
- Have you a good pumpkin recipe?
Yes – a Slimming World spicy cumin and pumpkin soup. I don’t use the flesh from those I’ve carved though as it’s a very watery, fibrous and not very tasty!
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In Children's Outpatients at Acre Mills yesterday, the team introduced some Halloween fun to clinic. There was face painting and pumpkin carving to bring some smiles. Paediatric consultant Helen Armstrong dazzled with her face paiinting skills. See photos attached