02/11/2026
💜 It’s that time again to say an enormous THANK YOU to our incredible Bluebell Wood supporters who have ran, walked and even litter picked during October to raise vital funds so that we can support families when they need it most 💜
A special shout out goes to:
🫶 Kirsty Page at Ardo Medical – for gifting us breast and hand pumps and additional consumables. Zoe, one of our Clinical Nurse Specialists, said “this means that we can offer an extra layer of support to the mothers of babies under our care but also to those children who may have baby siblings that spend time with us. It's really going to be a useful item for us to have at the hospice and I am grateful to Ardo Medical for their generosity and kindness”
🎫 Rotary Club of Doncaster, UK – for raising a very generous £510 in their raffle!
👏 The Foundry Climbing Centre, Thomas Rotherham College students (Eva, Sierra, Sarah, Vincent, Riley and Kyrah) and climbing instructors Glyn Telling-Jones and Mark Leicester – for all working collaboratively to deliver a 3-hour climbing session for our sibling session
🥾 Russ Windle and friends – for summiting the Yorkshire Three Peaks with 17 friends. Russ said, “58000 steps, 1800 metres of ascent and descent, 4500 calories burnt, a few tears shed but lots of laughs and support, it was our absolute pleasure”.
🎉 Joe Palmer – for completing the Yorkshire Marathon, her first ever marathon!
🎃 Iceland at Crystal Peaks Shopping – for kindly donating pumpkins and carving kits for families to enjoy some Halloween fun!
⛳ Lindrick Golf Club – for hosting their annual charity golf day, raising a tee-rific £2,283!
✈ Rob Skelding from the Yorkshire Aviation Academy – for arranging for our Bluebell Wood families to have a flight experience over the Summer and are extending this throughout the winter – weather permitting!
🍯 Barlborough Busy Bees – for organising a weeklong fundraiser with Winnie the Pooh themed activities in memory of Holly who was cared for at Bluebell Wood.
🏃 Joseph Fisher – for conquering the ultimate obstacle course and completed the Tough Mudder 15km!
🏃 Bobby Anderson – for also taking on the Tough Mudder 15km, in memory of his older sister Trinity
🌄 Finbar and Evangeline – for enduring the infamous National Three Peaks challenge!
👏 Endeavour House at Swinton Academy – for choosing Bluebell Wood as their Charity of the Year and taking part in a whole school sponsored walk as their first fundraising event!
💜 Lee Brassington – for spending 24 hours litter picking in a layby on the A57, collecting over 110 bags of waste!
🥊 Amber from Community Wellness Services - for a fantastic boxercise class with our Dragonfly Group this October
Finally, a shoutout to all our Halloween Houses for their time, and creativity community spirit making this Halloween one to remember! A special mention to:
🤡 Adam and friends - who took clowning around to a whole new level whilst flipping burgers to raise funds at Gateford's own CarnEvil!
👻 Wicked Wonderland - Breck Lane, Dinnington – for once again delivering a hauntingly brilliant Halloween display!
💜 BBC Yorkshire Look North and ITV Calendar - for sharing Wicked Wonderland’s spook-tacular Halloween fundraising and shouting about the work that we do at Bluebell Wood. Check it out here ➡
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2803908800006694
Thank you for being part of Team . We couldn’t provide our support without you!
