World Record attempt for Nottingham Children s Hospital thank you to all who took part! Join the greatest cycle event in Notts! 10

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1 pulse Spring/Summer 2018 At the heart of your care World Record attempt for Nottingham Children s Hospital thank you to all who took part! Join the greatest cycle event in Notts! 10 Craig s fundraising tribute to his wife and daughter 10 Your chance to win a laptop and big cash prizes! 16

2 Contents Special appeals together we can save lives NUH Youth Service tackles NET Tram challenge 3 Robin s Big World Record! 4 The Big imri Appeal 5 What you have made possible How your donations have helped 6-7 How you can help 8-9 Get involved! 8-9 Remembering lost loved ones 10 Join the greatest cycling event in Nottinghamshire! 10 Local hair and beauty salon raises thousands! 11 Fundraising Hall of Fame Support the BIG Appeal and win BIG! 16 Your support is vital 17 Donation form 18 Get in touch Call us on Address charity@nuh.nhs.uk Nottingham Hospitals Charity Sherwood Building, City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB Facebook NottinghamHospitalsCharity #Here4Nottingham #Here4Nottingham Welcome Welcome to the Spring/ Summer 2018 edition of Pulse, where you can read the latest news from Nottingham Hospitals Charity and see the difference your support is making to patients at Nottingham s hospitals. I d like to thank everybody who turned out in the blazing heat for Robin s Big World Record on 7th May take a look at some fantastic pictures of the event on page 4. It was a fabulous day and we raised a huge amount of awareness and funds for the Big Appeal for Nottingham Children s Hospital. If you d like to find out about other fundraising occasions you can get involved in, turn to pages 6 and 7, where we ve got a whole host of fun and daring events lined up for you. Our Grand Prize Draw is also back this summer, with cash prizes and a laptop worth 1,500, courtesy of Jigsaw 24 turn to the back page for all the information you need. If you d like to purchase tickets, call us on I hope you enjoy reading this issue of Pulse. Thank you once again for your support. Barbara Cathcart Chief Executive #Here4Nottingham NottinghamHospitalsCharity

3 Special appeals together we can change lives NUH Youth Service tackles NET Tram challenge to raise money for Nottingham Children s Hospital A group of young patients and volunteers from NUH Youth Service successfully tackled a unique fundraising challenge to raise money for the Big Appeal for Nottingham Children s Hospital. The young people, aged 13 to 22, visited all 51 stops on Nottingham s tram network over a single day, taking a selfie at each one and raising money for the Big Appeal in the process. This year marks the 20th anniversary of NUH Youth Service, which is based within the Children s Hospital at the Queen s Medical Centre. The service, which is supported by Nottingham Hospitals Charity, helps young patients aged 11 to 21 who are being treated at the Children s Hospital. Callum Sharpe, 21, a member of the Youth Service, said: I took part because it s a chance to raise money for the simply brilliant NUH Youth Service, which has done so much for me and lots of other people over the last twenty years. To find out more about the Big Appeal, which aims to raise 4m to help young patients at Nottingham s Children s Hospital, to make a donation or get fundraising ideas, please visit #Here4Nottingham 3

4 Special appeals together we can change lives Robin s Big World Record! With your help, on 7th May we attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Robin Hood! Robin s Big World Record, in aid of the Big Appeal for Nottingham Children s Hospital, was a huge success, with over a thousand people coming along to enjoy a family fun day and take part in the World Record attempt. Sadly, due to record-breaking temperatures in the World Record attempt area, some participants understandably had to pull out of the event, leaving us around 100 people short of breaking the record. However, we d still like to thank everyone who came along to raise a huge amount of awareness and money for the Big Appeal. You re all heroes! If you d like to have fun and raise funds for the Big Appeal at the same time, why not sign up to one of our upcoming events? Take a look at our events on pages 8 and 9 or visit our online events page at charity@nuh.nhs.uk

5 Special appeals together we can change lives Big Appeal for Nottingham Children s Hospital: latest news! Big Appeal latest: the Big imri Appeal As part of our Big Appeal for Nottingham Children s Hospital, we have launched a campaign to raise 1.2m to help young patients who have been diagnosed with brain tumours. The Big imri Appeal is raising money to fund a special MRI machine to be used during children s brain tumour surgery. This will help surgeons remove as much of the tumour as possible giving children the best possible chance of being cured first time, and preventing young children undergoing a separate general anaesthetic for a post-operative MRI the next day, which currently means an agonising 24-hour wait for parents to find out if the operation was a success. Partnering with the University of Nottingham, the appeal will help children like five-year-old Mia Morgan (pictured) and her family, who are supporting the Big imri Appeal after Mia was diagnosed with a brain tumour and successfully treated at Nottingham Children s Hospital. If you d like to support the Big imri Appeal, you can donate using the form inside Pulse, call us on or visit #Here4Nottingham NottinghamHospitalsCharity 5

6 What you have made possible How your donations have helped With your help we are able to give around 4 million each year to fund lifesaving equipment, ground-breaking research and environmental enhancements to help patients at Nottingham s hospitals. Here are some of the projects you have helped us fund across all areas of your local hospitals. NEONATAL 30,556 to purchase two Babytherm systems, which enable tiny babies to be weighed regularly and safely, as well as providing heat from above and below to help regulate their temperature Bereavement support 30,000 for the first year of running our Zephyr s centre, which provides bereavement support to families who have lost a pregnancy, baby or child BRAIN INJURY MYELOMA 175,000 for research into myeloma a cancer of the blood and bone marrow 600 for five Fitbits for use in the rehabilitation of young people with an acquired brain injury #Here4Nottingham

7 What you have made possible PARKINSON S MATERNITY 1,000 for an inflatable birthing pool for expectant mothers who would like to experience a water birth 300 for a staff training course on the treating patients with Parkinson s disease INTENSIVE CARE PICU 36,100 to fund new, compact trolleys used during treatment on the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, in colourful, family friendly designs 700 for improvements to relatives facilities at the Adult Intensive Care Unit, to give family members a more comfortable experience when visiting a loved one on the unit charity@nuh.nhs.uk 7

8 How you can help Get involved! We ve got a whole host of events you can get involved in to raise money for Nottingham s hospitals. Whether you re a bit of a daredevil, a keen runner, or just want to have some fun, we ve got something to suit you. Call us on or charity@nuh.nhs.uk to find out more. You can also sign up online at Saturday 9th June 2018 Location: Queen s Medical Centre, Nottingham Big QMC Abseil #Big Abseil A unique opportunity to abseil almost 100ft down the side of one of the UK s largest hospitals! Registration is 30, plus a minimum sponsorship of 120. Sunday 24th June 2018 Location: Around Nottinghamshire Cycle Live (Great Notts Bike Ride) Details: Choose from five routes, varying in distance between the 25-mile Robin Hood route, and The Sheriff at a whopping 125 miles! Enjoy the sights as you cycle around Nottinghamshire to raise money for your chosen area of the hospitals. Nottingham Hospitals Charity is proud to be the official charity at this year s event. Saturday 14th July 2018 Location: Nottingham Racecourse, Colwick, Nottingham Inflatable 5k Obstacle Run The UK s best inflatable obstacle course is returning to Nottingham, with bigger, bouncier and crazier NEW obstacles added! We have a limited number of FREE places available for supporters pledging to raise at least 100. #Here4Nottingham NottinghamHospitalsCharity

9 How you can help Sunday 15th July 2018 Location: Trent Bridge, Nottingham Dragon Boat Race Our annual day of fun, excitement and furious paddling! Come along and watch the teams compete, and enjoy family fun including a barbecue and face painting. Sunday 12th August 2018 Location: Nottingham city centre Asda Foundation Nottingham 10k Join in this popular 10k run for your chosen area of Nottingham s hospitals. We have a limited number of FREE places available for supporters pledging to raise at least 150. Saturday 15th September 2018 Locations: Langar Airfield, Nottinghamshire Skydive Take the plunge and skydive from 10,000ft in aid of Nottingham s hospitals. Not for the faint hearted! Participants must raise a minimum of 395. Sunday 30th September 2018 Location: Victoria Embankment, Nottingham Ikano Robin Hood Half / Mini Marathon Take part in Nottingham s biggest running event in support of Nottingham s hospitals. Take on the half marathon or mini marathon and enjoy the sights and sounds of our beautiful #Here4Nottingham 9

10 How you can help Remembering lost loved ones Our brave supporter Craig Renton has raised more than 25,000 in memory of his wife, Heidi Renton, and their daughter, Isabella, through a tribute fund set up in their honour. Heidi sadly died in August last year, moments before the couple s daughter Isabella was delivered. Tragically, Isabella also passed away just 15 hours after being born. Heidi worked at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust as a radiographer, and since her death, Craig has continued to honour her incredible legacy by raising funds for the Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre. Becky Cole, a Radiotherapy Team Manager who worked with Heidi, said: The support we have had from Craig has been incredible he has taken part in so many events and is an inspiration to all of us in the department. Our thanks, also, to all those who have given so kindly to Craig s tribute fund in memory of Heidi and Isabella, in support of the wonderful work of the Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre. If you d like to support Nottingham s hospitals in memory of a loved one, please contact Ellis Keay at Nottingham Hospitals Charity on or ellis.keay@nuh.nhs.uk If you d like to set up a Tribute Fund in memory of a loved one please contact Ellis or go to Join the greatest cycling event in Nottinghamshire! We re thrilled to announce the launch of a three-year partnership with the organisers of Cycle Live (formerly the Great Notts Bike Ride). The popular annual cycling event is supporting the Big Appeal for Nottingham Children s Hospital over the coming three years. Bethan Wright, from Solutions for Accounting and CRM, who took part in last year s event, said: It gives you a fantastic sense of achievement. The atmosphere is very positive with lots of encouragement from spectators and passers-by charity@nuh.nhs.uk

11 How you can help Local hair and beauty salon raises thousands! A local hair and beauty salon has raised over 12,000 for breast cancer research at Nottingham s hospitals over the past six years. Alison Madge, from Hucknall, was treated for breast cancer in 2009 by Professor Stephen Chan at the Nottingham Breast Institute, at the City Hospital. At Oasis Hair We go pink every October to raise money for Professor Chan s research said Alison. Last year we raised almost 4,000. If your business would like to support Nottingham Hospitals Charity, please call our Corporate Partnerships Officer, Marianne Burchell, on or marianne.burchell@nuh.nhs.uk Participants can choose from beautifully scenic 25, 50, 75, 100 or 125 mile routes through the Nottinghamshire countryside, so there s something to suit all abilities and we have limited FREE places available. Riders who raise 100 or more will be entered into a prize draw to win a Specialized Diverge E5 Sport road bike (RRP ), generously donated by Rutland Cycling and Specialized Nottingham. For more information or to sign up please call us on , charity@nuh.nhs.uk or register your interest online at #Here4Nottingham NottinghamHospitalsCharity 11

12 Fundraising hall of fame Huge thanks to Ann Rogers and friends who have supported the Charity for several years, and most recently raised over 3,000 for the children s cancer ward at Nottingham Children s Hospital. A big thank you to Pat and David Bassett and their friends and family who have supported Nottingham s hospitals through an annual fundraising walk, for more than 25 years. Last year s walk raised almost 2,500 to support prostate cancer patients. Well done to sixth form pupils at Nottingham Emmanuel School who raised over 450 for the children s cancer ward through a gruelling rowing challenge! Thank you to James Leckey whose family has raised thousands of pounds over the years, most recently giving 700 to ward F21 at the QMC after he underwent a liver transplant several years ago. The money was raised with the help of Mr Leckey s parents-in-law, Jean and Barry Parsons. Mr Leckey has since gone on to compete in the British Transplant Games winning a gold in volleyball! Congratulations! #Here4Nottingham

13 Fundraising hall of fame A huge thank you to the Swift family who raise money each year through the Nuthall Christmas Lights, where they decorate their home and ask for donations from visitors. Including last year s total of 13,100, the family has so far raised a phenomenal 100,000 over the years, which is split between Hayward House and When You Wish Upon A Star. Thank you so much for your ongoing support! Huge thanks to the team at Specsavers at Cirrus House in Nottingham who raised more than 14,000 for the Big Appeal by holding a host of fundraising events over the past two years. Thank you so much! A big thank you to Bindhu Saraswathy who raised over 2,500 for the Critical Care Unit in memory of her father, by taking part in a sponsored skydive! Special thanks to Ali Ashgar who has supported the Charity for several years, raising 3,800 through the Ali Akbar Welfare Trust. The money was raised through football tournaments in memory of his son, Ali Akbar, who sadly lost his battle with cancer at the age of charity@nuh.nhs.uk 13

14 Fundraising hall of fame Well done to Olivia Jenkins who has so far raised over 1,500 for the Children s Development Centre in memory of three-yearold Esmae Betteridge, a family friend who sadly passed away in Olivia has run, swum and baked to raise the money, and plans to continue fundraising throughout What a superstar! Thank you to Yu Energy who raised over 1,400 for the Big Appeal for Nottingham Children s Hospital. A special thank you to the Laskowski family and their friends, who have raised 3,000 for children s cancer ward E39 to thank them for the care their son Kacper received there. Well done to Rempstone Traction Club who raised 3,500 for the Big Appeal during their annual Rempstone Steam and Country Show. The money was raised in memory of budding engine driver 14-year-old John Tomlinson, who was treated on the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit before he sadly passed away last year. Big thanks to the organisers of the Waterfront Festival who support the Wolfson Cystic Fibrosis Centre each year last year raising more than 1,700. Thank you! #Here4Nottingham NottinghamHospitalsCharity

15 Fundraising hall of fame Well done to Sue Ratcliffe and her friends and family who raised 3,000 for Barclay Ward and our Cancer Research Fund. Sue raised money in her local community, while her friends and family climbed Mount Snowdon on her behalf! What a wonderful team effort, thank you! A very special thank you to the friends of Hannah Curr who held a 24-hour Bon Jovi karaoke marathon for Hannah, raising over 4,300 for the Nottingham Breast Institute. Hannah, who has previously supported the Charity as a volunteer, was diagnosed with a rare type of breast cancer which doctors believed had spread to her brain. We were delighted to hear that a repeat brain scan showed no sign of cancer, and Hannah is on the road to recovery. Huge thanks to Just The Tonic comedy club who raised over 2,000 for our Zephyr s family bereavement support centre, by holding a special fundraising comedy night. Thank you so much for your #Here4Nottingham 15

16 Support the BIG Appeal and win BIG! For the cost of a 2 ticket to our prize draw you could win a Macbook Pro laptop worth over 1,500, courtesy of Jigsaw 24. Plus cash prizes of 500 or 250, and more fabulous prizes including restaurant vouchers and family days out. Tickets are 2 each, available on their own or in books of 5. The draw will take place on Monday 1 October To buy tickets or to receive tickets to sell to family and friends please call us on or charity@nuh.nhs.uk For terms and conditions and a full list of prizes please visit *Please note the Macbook shown in this advert is just for visual purposes and not the actual prize.