TEENAGERS staying at the new Acorns hospice will have the run of their own wing.
Youngsters will be able to do their own thing in their own specially-equipped unit - and go to the local pub for a drink with their friends.
"Teenagers define their own day a little more than the younger children. Most days they will be taken out somewhere collectively," said chief executive John Overton.
Typically teenagers who are mobile in wheelchairs will want to go to football and cricket matches, pop concerts and to the shops.
Treats at other Acorns hospices have included a girls' weekend complete with beauty therapist and a trip to an S Club 7 concert.
The unit will include special low-level facilities including computers which kids can use to contact each other at all the Acorns hospices.
For younger children their quality of life tends to be about receiving stimulus from music, hydrotherapy and aromatherapy.
Other events and day trips are arranged for all the family.
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