What is TLC Essex
The Teddies for Loving Care initiative provides unique cuddly bears to Accident & Emergency departments for medical staff to give at their discretion to young children.
The bears are used to calm children down, reward them for being brave or to demonstrate procedures. Often the bears distract children so nurses and doctors can get their jobs done quickly and efficiently. The TLC teddy has become an invaluable tool for medical professionals and a real comfort for children.
The bears are used to calm children down, reward them for being brave or to demonstrate procedures. Often the bears distract children so nurses and doctors can get their jobs done quickly and efficiently. The TLC teddy has become an invaluable tool for medical professionals and a real comfort for children.
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Read about our latest efforts and news from around Essex
Adopt your TLC Bear
Register your own TLC Bear and download an adoption certificate
Make Donation
Help us in our efforts to deliver more TLC Bears
Become A Volunteer
Join the team, we are always looking for volunteers
Make a Donation
The funds raised through the sale of merchandise and from donations enables us to purchase and donate TLC Teddies to hospital A&E departments, the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, NHS walk-in centres and anywhere else where they can be used to calm a traumatised child. All our staff are volunteers and 100% of the monies received is used to supply the Teddies.
Thank you for your support.
Every £10 donated pays for four TLC Teddies for a hospital
Latest News
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Saint Cedd Lodge Achieves TLC Essex Silver Patron Status
For many years, I have had the pleasure of attending the annual Burns Night meeting at Saint Cedd Lodge No. 6519,
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