A MOTHER is inviting fellow parents caught up in the Alder Hey organs controversy to join her in creating lasting memorials for their children.

Denise Green had to hold three funerals for her 18-month-old son William after some of his organs were kept by the Merseyside hospital.

Her love of art has helped her express the feelings she has had to come to terms with since she discovered William's organs had been retained in 1999.

Now she wants to share her work with other families during a memorial workshop -- while helping them create personal monuments to their children's lives.

Bolton Institute student Denise, aged 47, from Worsley, said: "My hope is that this workshop will give parents a chance to express their feelings and to share them as well.

"It is not just for parents of the children though. It is also for aunties, uncles, brothers, sisters, cousins and family friends as well."

Families who take part in the workshop, which will be held in Bolton Museum and Art Gallery on August 31, might express their feelings by writing letters and poems about their children.

They could also take along photographs, handprints, toys or other items that belonged to their sons and daughters.

Denise said: "Hopefully this workshop will restore the memory of the children who were caught up in these awful events.

"And if it brings a sense of closure to some of the families then it will all be worth it."