Autumn/Winter Newsletter celebrates resilience and generosity
Bringing you the latest updates from the charity while shining a light on the amazing people who help keep our ‘Homes from Home’ running
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Firefighter’s 90-Mile Tribute to Brave Billy
Boston dad Leyton Hubbert completes epic challenge around The Wash to thank the charity that supported close friends Max and Jo Slater at Magnolia House when their son, Billy, passed away
Sisters who survived heart failure inspire organ donor call
Organ Donation Week 2025: With her daughters now thriving, mum Joanna Perry urges others to join the donor register and give the gift of life
Ten pledges to support The Sick Children’s Trust to celebrate ten year anniversary
Red Diamond Executive Headhunters have completed ten fundraisers to support Eckersley House as part of their tenth anniversary celebrations
B&Q Foundation kindly donates redecorating works to Eckersley House
We are incredibly grateful to the B&Q Foundation for carrying out £5,000 worth of redecorating work at Eckersley House.
Premature parents’ neonatal moments – World Prematurity Day 2021
As part of World Prematurity Day on 17 November we asked premature parents to share their most standout moments while on the neonatal wards.
‘What led me here.’ by Sam Haley – Head of Operations in the North
Meet some of our transplant families – Organ Donation Week 2021
Organ Donation Week (20-26 September) is an awareness week very close to our hearts. We support hundreds of families with children waiting for a donor organ and would like to introduce you to a few.
Crawford Assistant House Manager shares advice on how to cope when your child’s in hospital
Emily spends her days offering comfort and advice to families at Crawford House. Having been in a similar situation herself with her son, here she shares her advice
61 super supporters raise over £35,000 by taking on Great North Run
Our fantastic #TeamSCT runners raised £35,000 by taking on the Great North Run
Smile for Miley celebrate raising £33,000 for ‘Home from Home’ Crawford House
The family and friends of Miley Todd have been fundraising for us in her memory since we supported her family at Crawford House
A conversation with John Wagget, former Trustee of The Sick Children’s Trust and Paediatric Surgeon at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary
John Waggett was one of the founding members of Crawford House and in turn has helped over 12,000 families stay close to their seriously ill child in hospital. We spoke to John to find out more about Crawford House as we celebrate 25 years of keeping families together
Will races in GNR to say thanks for keeping him with daughter during brain tumour battle
Will is running as part of #TeamSCT to thank Crawford House for supporting him in 2019