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Our charities and fundraising

The work we do is supported through the dedication and hard work of a range of organisations. More information about our two main charities, Above and Beyond and The Grand Appeal can be found below, as well as details of other organisations which support the work of the Trust.

Above & Beyond

Above

Above & Beyond is the local charity that raises funds for all Bristol's nine central hospitals. Each year, we invest some £3 million in projects that make a real difference to patients in our city. We fundraise to improve the hospital environment, fund innovative research, support and train hospital staff and provide state of the art equipment.   

Working with inspirational local people, we aim to make a difference to every patient and every condition. 

When patients, their families and friends want to say thank you for the care they've received at the hospitals, they come to us. Many want to pay tribute to the hospital that cared for them or their loved ones; or show appreciation for the dedicated work of hospital teams, while for some it is in memory of loved ones.

The generosity of our donors, supporters, volunteers and fundraisers means we have been able to fund projects like improving patient access to hospitals with the patient shuttle bus and providing state-of-the-art equipment at the Bristol Heart Institute. We have also funded a dedicated children's unit in the Bristol Eye Hospital and helped to transform the Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre.

To find out more about our work and the people that help us, visit our website http://www.aboveandbeyond.org.uk/ 

If you would like to fundraise or volunteer for Above & Beyond email hello@aboveandbeyond.org.uk or telephone 0117 927 7120.

If you would like to make a donation to our hospitals log onto www.justgiving.com/aboveandbeyond or send a cheque to Above & Beyond, The Abbots House, Blackfriars, Bristol, BS1 2NZ.

Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal (charity no 1043603)

Grand Appeal

As the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children's charity, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal has announced a new fundraising campaign to support the expansion of the hospital. The Grand Appeal is raising over £3.5 million to provide state of the art equipment, family facilities and child-friendly artwork to provide the best possible facilities to help save the lives of babies and children from Bristol and around the South West and South Wales.

You can help us support sick babies and children at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children by supporting our appeal to provide pioneering new facilities for the hospital. By 2014 with the integration of burns, neurosurgery and major trauma from Frenchay Hospital and with new facilities funded by the Grand Appeal, the hospital will be at the forefront of medical care in the UK. The wonderful people at Icon Films have created a film which you can view by clicking on the image below. 

Grand Appeal film image

The Grand Appeal's new fundraising campaign is the latest in a long line of support for the hospital. Over the past 18 years, the appeal has raised around £20 million for Bristol Royal Hospital for Children to fund facilities that are not funded by the NHS.

To get involved, to fundraise, to leave a legacy or to donate to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children visit http://www.grandappeal.org.uk/ or call us on 0800 919649.

The Cots for Tots Appeal (Charity no 1043603)Cots for Tots 

The Cots for Tots Appeal supports the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St Michael's Hospital and since 2007 has raised over £1.2 million to provide life-saving equipment, cots and new facilities for the South West region's specialist Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. 

The appeal has created Cots for Tots House - a new, dedicated 12 bed family accommodation unit - which the appeal offers free of charge to parents whose babies are treated at NICU. 

As the St Michael's Hospital special care baby unit charity, The Cots for Tots Appeal continues to raise funds for equipment for special care babies and to fund pioneering new equipment to help save babies' lives.

To get involved, to fundraise, to leave a legacy or to donate to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, visit www.cotsfortots.org.uk or call 0800 919 649. 

The Royal Hospital for Children Bristol Appeal ltd: Registered Charity No. 1043603
® Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal 2012 - ©/TM Aardman/Wallace & Gromit ltd 2012

Other organisations which help us and our patients

It's in the Bag (part of Above & Beyond)
League Of Friends Bristol Royal Infirmary
Telephone Voluntary Services: 0117 342 1530
The Guild of Friends for the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Telephone Voluntary Services: 0117 342 8874
Headstart - Bristol Oncology & Haematology Centre
Telephone Voluntary Services: 0117 342 1530
Radio Lollipop - Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Telephone: 0117 342 8321
Bristol Hospital Radio Service
email: iain.elliott@bris.ac.uk
Friends of Bristol Eye Hospital
Telephone Voluntary Services: 0117 342 1530
Bosom Buddies
Telephone Voluntary Services: 0117 342 1530
Cardiac Support Group - Bristol Royal Infirmary
Telephone Voluntary Services: 0117 342 1530
Friends of Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
Telephone: 0117 342 3432
Friends of Bristol General Hospital
Telephone Voluntary Services: 0117 342 6417
Martha Care, Caring for families caring for very sick chidren
          Telephone: 01458 833323
          email: marthacaretrust@yahoo.co.uk
MS Multiple Sclerosis Society
Telephone Voluntary Services: 0117 342 1530
Women's Royal Voluntary Services - UH Bristol
Telephone: 07714 898 563
email: john.clifford@wrvs.org.uk
email: steven.hargreaves@wrvs.org.uk
Bristol & Southwest Children's Heart Circle - Bristol Children's Hospital
Telephone Voluntary Services: 0117 342 1530
Avon Ambulance - UH Bristol Voluntary Car Drivers
Telephone: 0117 342 0276