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Albion visit our Midland Met Children’s wards!

December 18, 2024

To celebrate the first Christmas at Midland Met, West Bromwich Albion players have been spreading festive cheer, after visiting young patients on the Children’s Ward.

Footballers Jed Wallace, Alex Palmer, Torbjørn Heggem, Grady Diangana, Josh Maja, Callum Styles and Harry Whitwell surprised children and their families on their annual visit to the children’s wards at the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust-run hospital for the first time.

They spent time speaking to patients and handing out an array of toys, kindly selected and funded by the club’s charity, The Albion Foundation.

Young Jaden, aged 10, was thrilled to receive some early Christmas gifts from the players. He said: “I met some of the players and it was lovely. They were very kind and gave me some presents. I love my new calendar because it’s signed by my favourite player.”

Juliette Odura-Boadu, whose 12-year-old son Joel also received some gifts said: “It was exciting to meet some football players. It’s nice that they have come in and it’s lovely just to see my son smiling.”

Captain Jed Wallace said: “It’s always something I enjoy doing as a player. Some of us lads have children, and you do wonder how people are doing over Christmas with their kids in hospital, so for us to come down and make a visit is nice.

“The new hospital is really spacious and the staff, as always, are super friendly.”