12/06/2026
🚴♀ Friday fundraiser! 🚴♀
On Wednesday 24th June, our Director of Care (Acting), Julie Hughes, will be taking on the Big Cycle Challenge organised by the AFPA Trust!
Over three days, Julie and a team of cyclists will ride from London to Amsterdam to raise vital funds for Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service.
Here's why she's taking on this incredible challenge:
"I have been privileged to be a senior nurse at Alexander Devine for the past 12 years.
Every day I come to work I am inspired by the smiling faces of the children enjoying play, baking, hydrotherapy, music sessions and so much more. Our dedicated care team are able to offer respite in the home and at the hospice and we have the privilege of supporting families throughout their journey ensuring opportunities for memory making along the way.
We support children reaching end of life and following bereavement and we have a dedicated family support team offering parent/carer and sibling support. Whilst hospice care can be a fear for families it is truly amazing to see how much joy the hospice service brings to children and families facing so many difficult challenges.
As a service dependent on our fantastic supporters, we have a range of ways of seeking your support and I somehow got persuaded into taking on the Big Cycle Challenge! Fortunately I am a keen cyclist but it will be a challenge to pedal the distance from London to Amsterdam.
The challenge will mean so much to me knowing that any donation, however small, can make a difference to the service we deliver and to the smiling faces of the children that greet me when I come to work."
If you'd like to support Julie and help make a difference for local children and families, please donate here 👉 bit.ly/4esz4p3
