The Sick Children's Trust

The Sick Children's Trust Hospital can be a lonely and scary place for anyone, but especially a child.
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The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that provides warm, welcoming ‘Homes from Home’ where families with a sick child in hospital can stay close to their side. By providing families with somewhere to stay together just minutes from their child they have one less thing to worry about. It costs The Sick Children’s Trust £40 to support a family for one night. £40 gives a family so much more than just a roof over their heads when their child is in hospital. £40 gives them someone to talk to, and a calm place to rest with their family.

A huge well done to Jemima who completed the Royal Parks Half Marathon at the weekend! Jemima ran the iconic race to rai...
12/10/2026

A huge well done to Jemima who completed the Royal Parks Half Marathon at the weekend!

Jemima ran the iconic race to raise vital funds to support Acorn House where her parents, Giles and Helen, stayed when she was rushed to intensive care at Addenbrooke's Hospital when she was just seven days old. Jemima was born six weeks premature, and with her condition deteriorating after her parents took her to Watford General Hospital, she needed specialist care and was transferred to Cambridge. Throughout her time on the paediatric intensive care unit we supported Giles and Helen at our 'Home from Home' so they could always be close to her side.

After making a full recovery, 19-year-old Jemima wanted to raise funds so more families can stay close to their seriously ill children. She said:

"It will be my first ever half marathon, so it’s definitely a new challenge, but I’m really excited for it. Obviously, I don’t remember any of what happened, but from everything my parents have told me, The Sick Children’s Trust kept my family together during my first Christmas, which is really special.

"Through one of the most challenging times in my parents’ lives, they were able to stay close to me and have some stability. I’ll always appreciate that and everything the charity did for my family."

Read the full story: https://www.sickchildrenstrust.org/news/jemima-set-for-royal-parks-half-marathon-challenge/

A massive well done to our runners 🏃‍♀️ and everyone who completed the Royal Parks Half Marathon 🙌 today.You can follo...
11/10/2026

A massive well done to our runners 🏃‍♀️ and everyone who completed the Royal Parks Half Marathon 🙌 today.

You can follow in their footsteps and apply for our charity places to take on this incredible run yourself!

Apply for your place now and join our brilliant team of runners making the world of difference to families and their seriously ill children.

https://www.sickchildrenstrust.org/events/royal-parks-half-marathon/

Best of luck to all our amazing members who are running the Royal Parks Half Marathon 🏃 today to raise vital funds to ...
11/10/2026

Best of luck to all our amazing members who are running the Royal Parks Half Marathon 🏃 today to raise vital funds to support our 'Homes from Home'!

We'll be right behind you every step of the way and cheering you on around the course. Thank you for making a difference to our families and their seriously ill children ❤️

10/10/2026

This World Mental Health Day we're recognising all of the families that we support in our ‘Homes from Home’. When a child suddenly falls ill, it is one of the most stressful and worrying times in a parent’s life. 99% of our families have told us that staying in one of our ‘Homes from Home’ helped them cope through this difficult period.

One of these families is Helen Hudson, who stayed in our Crawford and Magnolia Houses while her newborn daughter, Emmeline, was in hospital.

Hear the difference our 'Homes from Home' made to Helen.

We had an absolutely brilliant time at our very first London 25km Challenge on Sunday!74 of our amazing supporters came ...
09/10/2026

We had an absolutely brilliant time at our very first London 25km Challenge on Sunday!

74 of our amazing supporters came together to cover our scenic route, taking in some the capitals historic landmarks from views across its famous bridges, all while raising a simply incredible £32,300 to support our 'Homes from Home'.

A massive well done and a heartfelt thank you to everyone who took part including our wonderful supporters from Childbase Partnership. Every step, blister and achy foot has raised vital funds to keep families together with their seriously ill children during their time in hospital.

Today, we are announcing the closure and sale of our London 'Home from Home', Rainbow House. While this marks the end of...
08/10/2026

Today, we are announcing the closure and sale of our London 'Home from Home', Rainbow House. While this marks the end of an important chapter in our history, we are grateful that we could support so many families here.

Rainbow House was our first 'Home from Home', welcoming families with a seriously ill child at Great Ormond Street Hospital since 1984. Over the last 42 years, we have supported 9,000 families through an unimaginably traumatic time in their lives.

The decision to sell Rainbow House was not made easily and has not been taken lightly. While we rely on careful financial management, the charity sector faces many ongoing challenges. The rising costs of running our 'Homes from Home' and supporting families are continuing to outpace our income, and addressing this has been a key strategic priority for us.

The sale of Rainbow House is an important step in securing the long-term future of The Sick Children’s Trust. The proceeds from the sale will be carefully invested to help build a strong and sustainable financial foundation, enabling us to continue supporting families with a seriously ill child for many years to come.

We will continue to work closely with Great Ormond Street Hospital and support families at our Guilford Street House 'Home from Home', as well as our other hospital partners, to ensure families who need us can continue to receive the support of a 'Home from Home'.

We also want to take the time to celebrate all that has been achieved at Rainbow House, the thousands of families we have supported and the difference our 'Home from Home' has made over the last 42 years.

There have been so many special moments. From Rainbow House first opening its doors, with Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and our founders, Dr John Pritchard and Professor James Malpas, to becoming the focal point of our BBC Lifeline Appeal, presented by Anton Du Beke in 2022. We celebrated its reopening following refurbishment with Anita Dobson, Christina Johnston, Tim Downie and Sian Welby, marked the charity’s 40th anniversary, welcomed visits from our President, Michael Crawford, and saw countless families come together to fundraise and support others while their children were seriously ill at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

There's so many amazing moments and while this was a difficult decision, please join us in celebrating the difference that Rainbow House has made to so many families over the years.

"When Jack was about a month old, he developed a hernia in his left leg. The medical team informed us that he needed a s...
06/10/2026

"When Jack was about a month old, he developed a hernia in his left leg. The medical team informed us that he needed a specialist operation at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. As we made the 17-mile journey to Newcastle we were told about The Sick Children’s Trust charity and its ‘Home from Home’ called Crawford House.

"I didn’t really know what to expect, but after Jack was settled, members of The Sick Children’s Trust came to welcome us. They told us we had a place to stay completely free of charge at Crawford House.

"The support of Crawford House was so important to help us with our worries and fears while making sure we were always by Jack’s side. With Crawford House being on the hospital site I could be with Jack at any time day or night. I was able to be more hands on and present for Jack’s care, making me feel more like his mother instead of a bystander. That support provided by The Sick Children’s Trust is truly invaluable."

Jessica Shannon-Tunney, Jack Hylton’s mum

Aprons and frying pans at the ready for National Curry Week! Who can make the most delicious dhansak or the spiciest vin...
05/10/2026

Aprons and frying pans at the ready for National Curry Week!

Who can make the most delicious dhansak or the spiciest vindaloo? Put your skills to the test, or cheekily order something in 😉, as part of your own Big Curry Night and help raise funds to support the building of our new ‘Home from Home’ in Bradford.

Host a cooking competition, quiz, raffles and more to help keep families close to their seriously ill babies and children at Bradford Royal Infirmary.

Follow the link for more info https://bit.ly/sctbigcurrynight

A huge good luck to all our amazing supporters taking on our London 25km Challenge 🚶‍♀️💂 today! While you're making The ...
04/10/2026

A huge good luck to all our amazing supporters taking on our London 25km Challenge 🚶‍♀️💂 today!

While you're making The Sick Children's Trust history by being the first to ever complete our challenge, you're also raising crucial funds to keep families together with their critically ill children.

We couldn't be more grateful and we're all right behind you 🙌

"One of the wonderful nurses came over to me and told me that I looked utterly exhausted. She was right – I’d had about ...
03/10/2026

"One of the wonderful nurses came over to me and told me that I looked utterly exhausted. She was right – I’d had about an hour’s sleep in the previous 24 and was obviously pretty stressed out as well. She said she’d try to sort a room for me, and soon came back with an envelope containing a key in it. She explained that there was a room at Chestnut House, a ‘Home from Home’ run by The Sick Children’s Trust which was located just two floors below the NICU.

"I went downstairs where a lovely lady from the charity showed me around. I soon realised that I had my own room just minutes from where Jude was being treated. It was the most amazing place, way beyond anything I was expecting. As well as a much-needed comfy bed, my room also had an en-suite bathroom and a direct telephone line to the ward, meaning I could be easily contacted by the medical staff even when I was resting. There was a kitchen and communal dining space as well as washing machines, all at no cost. It was the perfect base, something which would prove vital during Jude’s stay in Cambridge."

James Eddleston, Jude’s dad

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