WRAP Pyjama Fairies is an organisation which provides gowns for children of all ages who are undergoing surgery.

It began when Amanda Chadwick from Partington gave birth to Nevaeh who had congenital heart disease.

Amanda, 33, said: “Because she had so many drips and wires attached she had to be naked. This is OK for a baby but can be embarrassing for a 14-year-old boy.

"I spotted a surgical gown on line and made one for her.”

Then another mum asked where she’d got it and Amanda realised there was a demand for such items.

After writing on Facebook, she was approached by Chelsea Williams, from Wales, who now helps with the technical side.

Then another mum, Kayleigh Whitton, also from Wales, who had requested clothes for her own sick child, began sewing. They now have 62 sewers helping to make the garments.

The group take orders from individual parents charging just £3 to cover postage. They have received orders for 150 robes from the Royal Gwent Hospital, 200 from Alder Hey Children’s hospital and 200 from the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and don’t charge anything.

Mother-of-three Amanda said: “Through donations, we have raised £200.

“Fortunately, Katie Littleford, from Doncaster, now supplies cotton fabric at wholesale prices.”

Thanks to medication, Nevaeh, now 20 months, is currently fine but hundreds of children are still enjoying brightly coloured pyjamas which can accommodate drips and wires.

If you have a sick child aged up to 14 in hospital, Amanda will deliver locally. Just telephone 07853 787 686.

Donations can be made via wrappyjamfairies.co.uk

See also facebook.com/groups/wrappyjamafairies.