Children's Burns Trust

23/10/2026

Thank you to our incredible ambassador, Rosie-May, who was injured by a stray firework when she was four years old. Today, Rosie appeared on BBC Morning Live to raise awareness of the risks associated with fireworks and encourage families to attend organised displays this Bonfire Night. You can watch the interview from 14:12 minutes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00334sm/morning-live-series-8-23102026

16/10/2026

One day. Thousands of conversations about burn prevention.

For National Burn Awareness Day 2026, people and organisations across the UK helped take burn prevention beyond our own channels and into homes, workplaces and communities.

You downloaded and displayed posters. Shared our resources. Reposted prevention advice. Started conversations with families, colleagues and friends.

Every one of those actions helped put important information in front of more people.

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who got involved and helped make One Spark Can Change a Child’s Life a campaign that reached far beyond Children’s Burns Trust. 💙

National Burn Awareness Day may be over for another year, but our prevention work continues.

Keep following. Keep sharing. Keep helping more families become burn aware.

👉 Find our prevention resources: https://cbtrust.org.uk/get-informed/

15/10/2026

National Burn Awareness Day is over. These risks haven’t gone away.

Yesterday, thousands of people helped put burn prevention in front of families across the UK. But the advice we shared isn’t just for one day of the year.

And with Bonfire Night approaching, there’s one area we particularly want families to keep thinking about: firework safety.

🎆 Choose an organised display where possible
👀 Keep children at a safe distance from fireworks
🚫 Never give sparklers to children under five
☕ Keep hot drinks well out of reach
🍳 Turn pan handles in when cooking
🔥 Store hot appliances safely while they cool

Keep these reminders with you, share them with others and continue the conversation beyond National Burn Awareness Day.

👉 Find more prevention advice: https://cbtrust.org.uk/get-informed/

14/10/2026

Behind every statistic is a child.

Today we’ve shared numbers that show the scale of burn injuries affecting children across the UK.

But statistics can only tell part of the story.

Behind every number is a child who may have experienced hospital stays, treatment and rehabilitation. A family adapting to something they never expected to happen. And, for some, an impact that continues long after the initial injury.

The children and families who share their experiences with us help others understand the reality behind the figures, while showing just how important prevention and ongoing support can be.

On National Burn Awareness Day, we want their experiences to be part of the conversation too. 💙

Swipe through to meet some of the children and families behind our work.
👉 Learn more about our work: https://cbtrust.org.uk/

14/10/2026

One cup of coffee. Years of rehabilitation. 💙

Robyn was just 17 months old when she reached for a cup of coffee being carried by her dad. In a split second, the coffee spilled onto her thigh, causing a severe, full-thickness burn.

What followed was a skin graft, weeks of hospital appointments and more than two years of treatment, including pressure garments worn for 23 hours a day.

For National Burn Awareness Day, Robyn's mum is sharing her family's experience in the hope that it encourages other parents and carers to think twice before carrying a hot drink while holding a child.

☕ Never carry a hot drink and a child at the same time. It only takes a second for a serious scald to happen.

Read Robyn's story:
https://cbtrust.org.uk/news-stories/robyns-story-hot-drink-burns-children/

14/10/2026

Would you know what NOT to do after a burn?

When someone is burned, it can be tempting to reach for whatever might cool or soothe the skin.

But some commonly suggested burn remedies can do more harm than good.
🧊 Ice? No.
🧴 Creams? No.
🧈 Butter? No.
🪥 Toothpaste? No.
💧 Cool running water for 20 minutes? Yes.

Knowing this before an accident happens means there’s one less thing to think about in an emergency.

Save this carousel as a reminder and send it to someone else who might not know.

👉 Read our full burn first aid guidance: https://cbtrust.org.uk/get-informed/first-aid/

14/10/2026

💙 Could you be our next fundraiser?

After his daughter Bella experienced a serious burn injury, Thomas wanted to give something back.

Alongside two friends, he took on an incredible 45-mile walk across Dartmoor, carrying 10kg over two days and retracing the journey from Exeter to Derriford Hospital.

Your challenge doesn’t have to look like Thomas’s. Walk it, run it, cycle it or create something completely your own.

Whatever you choose, your fundraising can help us support children and families imoacted by burns.

👉 Find out how you can get involved: https://cbtrust.org.uk/get-involved/

14/10/2026

Today we’ve shared a 63% rise in firework-related injuries to children. But there’s another risk families need to know about.

Hot drinks remain the leading cause of burns to young children.

Tea and coffee are such an ordinary part of everyday life that it can be easy to underestimate the risk they pose around little hands.

Keep hot drinks well out of reach, away from the edges of tables and worktops, and never carry a hot drink while holding a child.

National Burn Awareness Day is about understanding the risks children face, whether they come from a firework during a celebration or a cup of tea at home.

👉 Find out more about hot drink safety: https://cbtrust.org.uk/get-informed/causes-of-burns-and-preventions/hot-drinks/

14/10/2026

Firework-related injuries to children rose by 63% in just one year.

Today, on National Burn Awareness Day, Children’s Burns Trust is releasing new figures showing a 63% increase in firework-related injuries to children between 2024 and 2025.

It’s a concerning rise, and one that has shaped the focus of this year’s campaign: One Spark Can Change a Child’s Life.

As families begin looking ahead to fireworks season, we want more people to understand the very real risk of burn injuries and how children can be kept safer around fireworks and sparklers.

Please help us get these new figures seen today. Read the full press release and share our fireworks toolkit with your family, friends and communities.

https://cbtrust.org.uk/get-informed/campaigns/fireworks/

Working to prevent burn and scald injuries to children, as well as rehabilitation support to burn injured children and direct support to their families.

13/10/2026

One share could put this advice in front of the person who needs it.

Tomorrow is National Burn Awareness Day, and today we’re asking you to help us get these messages seen.

☕ KEEP hot drinks out of reach
🍳 TURN pan handles in
🔥 STORE straighteners safely
💧 CHECK your hot water bottle
🎆 CHOOSE an organised fireworks display
🩹 KNOW Cool. Call. Cover.

Tomorrow, we’ll also be releasing new figures highlighting firework-related injuries to children as part of this year’s campaign, One Spark Can Change a Child’s Life.

Save this carousel, share it with someone else and join us tomorrow, 14th October, for National Burn Awareness Day.

👉 Download and share our free resources: https://cbtrust.org.uk/get-informed/campaigns/national-burn-awareness-day/