I also work with Spread a Smile to bring joy to seriously ill children and teenagers in hospital. I perform and provide magical entertainment to those young people who are cooped up in hospital and would welcome some entertainment.

Principally, I work with South East and London based hospitals where every visit is personalised for each child I see. These children are suffering from conditions such as cancer, heart and kidney related illnesses are often confined to hospital for prolonged periods. What I, and the other engaged entertainers try to do, is provide a welcome distraction from the boredom – if you have spent any time in hospital you’ll know how monotonous this time can be as your body responds to treatment and aims to get you better.

It’s not just patients we aim to please, it’s also the parents and relatives who there day-in, day-out. A brief distraction can make the day go so much quicker.

Spread a Smile does so much and with its bank of entertainers reaches over 6,000 children a year and has done so since 2013 when the charity was founded.