TONY Blair was Prime Minister, Jamie Oliver was fighting against serving turkey twizzlers in school and Prince Charles married Camilla - but 2005 was also a very important year for Acorns Children's Hospice too.

Ten years ago the charity opened the doors for the first time at its Bath Road hospice and this year to mark the anniversary the staff have recreated the picture of staff outside its doors your Worcester News took a decade ago.

The hospice was built following a fundraising appeal to raise £4 million and now provides care for life-limited and life-threatened children and support for their families across Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.

Jayne Collins, head nurse at the hospice, said: “We’re immensely proud to be celebrating our tenth year of providing the care and support local families and their children find so invaluable.

“It’s great to be able to bring together staff for the photograph.

"There are some familiar faces and some new, but the Acorns ethos remains the same - to continue providing the range of care families need to help them get through the challenges they face every day.”

Since it opened, Acorns for the Three Counties has supported 465 children and provided support for their families.

The hospice is currently supporting 182 children and more than 230 families, including those who are bereaved.

It costs Acorns nearly £9 million every year to carry out its vital work and it relies on the public to raise the majority of this amount.

*The Acorns Lantern Walk comes to Worcester for the first time on Saturday, November 14. To find out more and sign up visit acorns.org.uk/shinetogether