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The Harley Jae Trust Supporting children with life limiting, and life changing conditions in Nottinghamshire. On February 22nd 2013, Harley Jae sadly passed away at the age of 7.

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https://tr.ee/78i1mWh5vA The Harley Jae Trust was established in 2006 as a trust fund for a little boy called Harley Jae Blanchard-Rafter. He was born with a very rare neurological condition that left him with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe epilepsy and physically disabled. Harley’s condition meant that he needed a high level of care which included medical care, therapies and equipment to give him the best possible opportunity to thrive and maintain a good quality of life. Maintaining good quality of life is an on-going battle for children with life limiting and life changing conditions and their families, so being to access services and equipment is vital. The needed equipment such as ventilators, CPAP machines, suction machines, specialist beds, standing frames and wheelchairs are very expensive and the growing need for such equipment is continuing to put pressure on the budgets of local statutory bodies. This means that accessing equipment can sometimes be a battle for the families and professionals. Harley and his family faced this challenge so for this reason, Harley’s Nanny, Teresa Blanchard set up a trust fund for him to try and raise money to buy a specialist wheelchair which he needed to help with his physical development. The event was a success and it lead to growing popularity for the trust and lead the way for many more events to come. Eventually the trust had been able to provide Harley with all of the vital equipment he needs, a trip to Disneyland Paris and a trip to Florida to swim with Dolphins. Harley’s family were then able to use raised funds to make donations to services for Children with life limiting and life changing conditions such as Schools, Hospital Wards and Children’s Hospice’s. His condition was very complex and it was an amazing achievement for him to reach that tender age. This achievement was a result of a combination of the love he received and the outstanding health care he received. In Harley’s memory, the trust has now become a registered charity with an aim to be able to provide vital equipment for children with life limiting and life changing conditions. Our first major project is to help the Paediatric Critical Care Unit at Nottingham's Children's Hospital, QMC by providing them with the equipment they need to be able to help long term patients have a more comfortable stay and also speed up there transition back home and into the community. This help will essentially help the unit free up bed spaces quicker which can subsequently save children's lives. The Harley Jae Trust is commited to making sure that awareness is raised around these issues and that we promote communitry involvment in making sure that children with life limiting and life changing conditions are supported as much as possible.

✨ THE FINAL TICKETS REMAIN! ✨The countdown to our Winter Ball is officially on! 🥂❄️Join us for an unforgettable evening ...
14/10/2026

✨ THE FINAL TICKETS REMAIN! ✨

The countdown to our Winter Ball is officially on! 🥂❄️

Join us for an unforgettable evening of festive celebrations, all in aid of The Harley Jae Trust! 💙

🎄 A delicious three-course winter menu
🥂 An evening of fantastic entertainment
🎤 An exciting live auction
🎁 Incredible prizes to be won
✨ The perfect way to kick-start the festive season!

📅 Saturday 28th November
📍 Goosedale, Nottingham
🕡 Doors open at 6:30pm
🎟️ £100 per person

With our final tickets remaining, now is your chance to secure your place at one of our most anticipated events of the year!

Don’t miss out on a magical evening for a truly special cause. 💙✨

📩 Get in touch to secure your tickets before they’re gone!

[email protected]

A huge shoutout to A.W Lymn Foundation for donating a fabulous Three Course Sunday Lunch for Two at Cleaver & Wake to ou...
13/10/2026

A huge shoutout to A.W Lymn Foundation for donating a fabulous Three Course Sunday Lunch for Two at Cleaver & Wake to our Harley Jae Trust Winter Ball 2026!

Thank you for being part of our Winter Ball Magic!

Every prize donated helps us raise vital funds to support children and families on PCCu. If you would like to donate a prize please get in touch. You can find out more details how to get in touch via our website.

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12/10/2026

The Final Tables Remain! ✨🎄

The demand for this year’s Winter Ball has been incredible, and we’re down to our VERY LAST TABLES! 💙

Don’t miss your chance to join us for an unforgettable evening of festive celebrations, entertainment and Christmas magic, all in aid of The Harley Jae Trust!

🥂 £100 per person | £1,000 per table

Once they’re gone, they’re gone! Secure your place before it’s too late! ✨

Thank you to everyone who has supporting the Winter Ball 2026

We delivered Pizzas to PCCU last week, as a part of our 21 wishes. Who doesn’t love a pick me up pizza 🍕What should we d...
08/10/2026

We delivered Pizzas to PCCU last week, as a part of our 21 wishes. Who doesn’t love a pick me up pizza 🍕

What should we do next?

A HUGE thank you to Orange Tree Day Nursery!💙We’re incredibly grateful to the wonderful team, children and families at O...
30/09/2026

A HUGE thank you to Orange Tree Day Nursery!💙

We’re incredibly grateful to the wonderful team, children and families at Orange Tree Day Nursery for their incredible fundraising support for The Harley Jae Trust.

Together, they have raised an amazing £8,181.94! 👏

We’ve absolutely loved working alongside Orange Tree and seeing the enthusiasm, kindness and creativity they’ve shown throughout their fundraising. It’s been such a pleasure to be part of their journey and we’re so grateful for everything they’ve done to support children and families on PCCU.

£8,181.94 is an incredible achievement thank you, Orange Tree!

We couldn’t do what we do without supporters like you. 💙

💛🍊 £8,181.94 RAISED FOR THE HARLEY JAE TRUST! 🍊💛

We are absolutely delighted to share some incredible news with our Orange Tree families…

Over the past 18 months, our amazing nursery community has raised a HUGE £8,181.94 for The Harley Jae Trust! 🎉👏

This is something we are incredibly proud of, and it truly shows what can happen when our children, families and staff come together to support such an important cause. ❤️

Every penny raised will help support children and their families living with life-limiting conditions, helping to provide vital support, memories and experiences during incredibly difficult times. 💛

We simply could not have done this without you. To every parent who donated, bought raffle tickets, supported our fundraising events, donated prizes, joined in with activities or encouraged your children to get involved — THANK YOU! 🥰

A huge thank you also goes to our wonderful Orange Tree staff team for putting so much time, energy and enthusiasm into making our fundraising such a success. 🌟

And of course, a very special thank you to The Harley Jae Trust for always supporting us, coming along to our fundraising events and sharing wonderful ideas with us to help make each fundraiser extra special. 💙Your continued support means so much to us, and we feel incredibly proud to be able to support the amazing work you do.

Most importantly, we are so proud of our children for learning that even the smallest act of kindness can make a huge difference to somebody else. 🥰

£8,181.94 is an incredible achievement — and every single penny represents kindness, generosity and our wonderful nursery community coming together.

Thank you, Orange Tree families, staff and The Harley Jae Trust💙🧡

Inspire. Nurture. Grow. 🍊✨

30/09/2026

🚗💨 CHEQUE PRESENTATION NIGHT! 💨🚗

Join us on Friday 30th October at 7pm at The Market Tavern, Melton Mowbray, as we celebrate the incredible Skinflint Rally and present the money raised to The Harley Jae Trust! 💙

This wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing support from the local community and local businesses who donated, sponsored us, shared our journey and helped us raise money along the way. ❤️

Come along, see the cars, meet the team and celebrate what we’ve achieved together!

🗓Friday 30th October
⏰ 7PM
📍 The Market Tavern, Melton Mowbray

Small Cars. Big Adventures. Huge Difference. 🚗🌍💙

Everyone welcome — we’d love to see you there!

A Massive shout out to our sponsors

Digital Deadline
Driven Automotive
G Mac Engineering
EU Linco Car Parts
GreenLine Services & Supplies Ltd
Journey
Stephen Hirst Snap-on Franchisee
Latham & Co
PSR Plastics
Kirby Ag
Fused Auto Electrics
Tim Norton
DS Services
Hill Fort Tree Care
AK GRAY
DPM Land Services
G and B contractors
ABH Agri
HN Barns and son
Birkles Eggs
venture play
Stewart Westmorland
Dog House
Coe & Coe
NRJ Business Solutions Ltd
MB Bars and Events ltd
Forvis Mazars
CDX
Auto Smart
Birch Mass
Carizma
Core Electrical
DC Fencing
DHC
East Midlands Screens
Exceleс Electrical
Flextraction
Gates garden center
ILUX
JT Joinery
Kingsway Decorating Centre
Kite Construction
Lancliffe Ltd
Matt Cregan Construction
Melton Mowbray Market
Millie’s Meats
Provident
Purrbright
Quicktools
R & T
Rutland Pumps Limited
Rutland water cruises
Simon Hubbard Contracting
Nicks Taxi
Ufton Automotive
Underwood Lodge
Willett Homes
Woodside Café
SJP Automotive

WOW… what a day! 💙We are still on such a high after an incredible day at the Robin Hood Half Marathon and Mini MarathonA...
29/09/2026

WOW… what a day! 💙

We are still on such a high after an incredible day at the Robin Hood Half Marathon and Mini Marathon

A HUGE well done to every single one of our amazing Team Harley Jae runners who took on all 13.1 miles in support of The Harley Jae Trust. We loved seeing you in your HJT colours, hearing your stories and, most of all, being there to cheer you on as you made your way around the course! 💙

Our HJT team had so much fun cheering on thousands of runners throughout the day. The atmosphere was absolutely brilliant, and getting to spot our own runners coming through and give them an extra-loud Harley Jae cheer made it even more special! 📣⭐️

And together, our runners have already raised an AMAZING £13,489 for The Harley Jae Trust — and the donations are still coming in! 🤯💙

We genuinely cannot thank you enough.

Every pound raised helps us continue supporting families on the Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) who have children with life-limiting and life-changing conditions. To know that all of those miles, donations, training sessions and fundraising efforts will make such a meaningful difference to families when they need it most means the world to us.

Whether this was your first half marathon or one of many, you should be incredibly proud of yourselves. 13.1 miles is no small achievement — and doing it for such an important cause makes it even more special. ⭐️

To our runners, supporters, volunteers, everyone who donated and everyone who stopped to say hello or joined us in cheering along the route — THANK YOU!

What a day. What a team. And what an incredible amount raised. 💙

Same again next year? 👀

If you’d like to join Team Harley Jae for the 2027 Robin Hood Half Marathon drop us a message and we’ll add you to our reserve list! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

28/09/2026

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