Pink, Sam Fender, Silverstone: The special Sunderland 'Bea-Shirt' which is spreading to events far and wide
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A trending T-shirt from Wearside is reaching some of this Summer's biggest events - and it could be a huge lifesaver.
![The front of the T-shirt featuring Beatrix Archbold.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/jpim-static/image/2023/06/08/11/bea2.jpg?trim=55,0,424,0&width=640&quality=65)
![The front of the T-shirt featuring Beatrix Archbold.](/img/placeholder.png)
Fans of P!NK, Sam Fender, and motor racing at Silverstone are all planning to wear 'Bea-shirts'.
![The Bea-shirt specially made for the Sam Fender concert.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/jpim-static/image/2023/06/08/11/bea4.jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=640&quality=65)
![The Bea-shirt specially made for the Sam Fender concert.](/img/placeholder.png)
The little girl who is waiting for a new heart
Beatrix, two, from Wearside spends on a ward at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle where she waits for a new heart.
Her parents are dad Terry, and mum Cheryl who comes from Roker.They have joined forces with the Rainbow Trust children's charity in Roker and a business called Rainbows and Snowflakes to create 'Bea-shirts'.
More than 100 Bea-shirts sold
So far, more than 100 Bea-shirt sales have been made for events including the P!NK concerts in Sunderland and Munich, and Sam Fender in Newcastle.
![The Bea-shirt created for the P!NK gig in Sunderland.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/jpim-static/image/2023/06/08/11/bea3.jpg?trim=0,0,479,0&width=640&quality=65)
![The Bea-shirt created for the P!NK gig in Sunderland.](/img/placeholder.png)
Others were due to appear at the concerts of Coldplay, Kiss, Take That, The Who and Robbie Williams.
On top of a fairground ride
One made it to the top of The Big One fairground ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and a Beatrix fan suggested making one to be worn at Soccer Aid this weekend.
Another person asked if a Bea-shirt could be made to take with them on holiday to Ibiza.
It is all helping to spread the word about Beatrix who had a cardiac arrest a year ago and was saved by surgeons at the Freeman who performed open heart surgery.
She now lives on a ward at the hospital in Newcastle, attached to tubes which act as her ventricles until she hopefully receives a new heart.
![Beatrix playing at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle where she lives.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/jpim-static/image/2023/06/08/11/bea1.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Beatrix playing at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle where she lives.](/img/placeholder.png)
Her dad Terry said: "We hope that if someone spots a Bea-shirt, conversations will be triggered and friendships made."
"We have been looking at new ways to encourage discussions around organ donation, so bringing Bea's love of music and clothing in a Bea-shirt is a great way to do just that."
Hayley has worked wonders
The Bea-shirts were created by Hayley Swinburn who runs a part-time business called Rainbows and Snowflakes.
Proceeds from the £15 Bea-shirts are going to the Rainbow Trust after overheads have been covered.
Terry and Cheryl urged Wearside people to talk more about donating a child’s organs.
Get talking before it's too late
The couple know only too well what losing a child is like.
Their daughter Isabel was stillborn five years ago. The couple agreed her heart could be donated for medical research.
For more on organ donation, visit https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk