The Bobby Colleran Trust

02/06/2026

🐾🎉 Meet Pops – Our Newest Team Member! 🎉🐾

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Pops has officially passed his assessment with Pets As Therapy and is now a fully qualified Therapy Dog! 🐶💙

After lots of hard work, training and plenty of tail wags along the way, Pops is now officially joining The Bobby Colleran Trust team and will be supporting children, young people and families through our services.

Therapy dogs can have an incredible impact on emotional wellbeing. For children, they can help reduce anxiety, build confidence, encourage communication and provide comfort during difficult times. Simply spending time with a friendly dog can help children feel calmer, more relaxed and supported.

The benefits don't stop there. Therapy dogs can also help teenagers, adults and older people by reducing stress, improving mood, encouraging social interaction and providing companionship when it is needed most.

At The Bobby Colleran Trust, we know that healing and support come in many forms, and sometimes four paws and a wagging tail can make all the difference. 🐾

We can't wait for Pops to begin his new role and bring smiles, comfort and a little bit of doggy magic to everyone he meets.

Please join us in congratulating Pops on becoming our official Therapy Dog! 🎓🐕💙

27/05/2026

💙 A lovely afternoon spent with some of our incredible counselling team at this month’s supervision session for those who could attend 💙

It was also a fantastic opportunity to officially welcome the two newest members of our growing Take Care Team. As demand for our children’s trauma and bereavement counselling continues to grow, we are proud to keep strengthening our team to support even more families across our communities.

After the session, it was time for a well-earned catch up and cuppa together ☕💬 — and of course, Pops the Goldendoodle made sure he joined in too 🐾 🐕

A huge thank you to our dedicated counsellors for the compassion, professionalism and care they bring to Bobby’s Base every single day.

26/05/2026

💙 We are absolutely delighted to officially welcome Donna Doyle to The Bobby Colleran Trust team as our new Road Safety Programme Manager! 💙

Donna will be leading and developing our Slow Down Programme, helping us continue to deliver innovative and meaningful road safety education across our communities, schools and wider partnerships. 🚦 🚘 🌈

Bringing with her an impressive professional background spanning BT, educational organisations and voluntary sector work with the Red Cross, Donna offers a wealth of strategic experience, leadership and community-focused knowledge. Her passion for public safety, education and supporting people aligns perfectly with the values at the heart of our charity.

As The Bobby Colleran Trust continues to grow and strengthen its impact across the Liverpool City Region and beyond, we are incredibly excited to have someone of Donna’s calibre joining our journey.

Welcome to the Bobby family, Donna — the future of our road safety programmes is looking brighter already! ✨

26/05/2026

🌈💙The Echo shines a spotlight on the Bobby Colleran Trust and the ongoing fight to make our streets safer for children and families across our city 💙🌈
Through the Bobby Colleran Trust alongside Better Streets for Liverpool we will continue campaigning for safer crossings slower speeds active travel and putting people before traffic
Thank You to David Humphrey’s and the Liverpool Echo for helping share this important message🌈💙❤️

21/05/2026

A very proud and exciting moment for The Bobby Colleran Trust 💙

We are delighted to welcome Lilian Greenwood MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport, and Ian Byrne MP to Blackmoor Park Infant School to see our Stay Safe with Super Bob road safety education programme in action.

This is a huge step forward for the Trust and for Bobby’s legacy. Our programme has been created to help children understand how to stay safe as pedestrians, passengers and future independent travellers, using fun, age-appropriate and practical learning that schools can deliver with confidence.

We are incredibly grateful to Ed Naylor, Headteacher at Blackmoor Park Infant School, for kindly hosting this special visit and giving the Minister and our local MP the opportunity to see first-hand how powerful early road safety education can be.

To have Lilian Greenwood MP and Ian Byrne MP supporting this visit is a real recognition of the importance of our work and the need to keep children safe around schools and in their communities.

Our ambition is to see Stay Safe with Super Bob used in schools across the country, helping children learn life-saving road safety messages and creating safer, more aware young citizens.

Bobby’s legacy continues to grow — and today is another very special step forward. 💙

20/05/2026