GOOD eggs at a Chester day nursery and nursery school have given a hospital a timely boost for Easter.

As part of a charity campaign held for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, staff and children at Elmscot Chester have collected lots of Easter eggs to give to the hospital.

The nursery, based in Chester city centre, first became involved in the Alder Hey Easter Egg Donation a number of years ago. At the time, one of the parents at the nursery was looking to collect as many eggs as possible to donate.

Being such a fantastic cause, staff and children at Elmscot Chester collected and donated lots Easter eggs and have been involved with the campaign every year since.

This year, as well as bringing their donations, the nursery also ran a special campaign on Facebook.

The campaign was held on Elmscot Chester’s brand new Facebook page. They promised followers they would donate one Easter egg for every like and share received. This boosted their total donation by an extra 11 Easter eggs!

Nicky Cunningham, nursery manager at Elmscot Chester Day Nursery and Nursery School, said: “We love getting involved in local charity campaigns and this one in particular is extra special to us.

"Partnering with former and current Elmscot Chester parents is very important to us, so we are happy to help where we can.

“I’d like to thank all the nursery families and children for taking part over the years, as well as everyone who was involved this year in the Facebook campaign.”

Elmscot Chester is part of the Elmscot Group of Day Nurseries and Nursery Schools. To find out more, call 01244 346 456 or email chester@elmscot.co.uk.