Sheffield Children's Hospital celebrates its 150 year anniversary with huge public art sculpture trail

Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity is launching its biggest ever fundraising campaign: Pride of Yorkshire, to commemorate the charity's 150-year anniversary.

The hospital, which has been at the forefront of children’s health since opening its doors in 1876, is launching a sculpture trail where 150 life-sized lions will be set loose across various parts of South Yorkshire, including Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham.

It follows the paw prints of the Bears of Sheffield that raised over £1m back in 2021 and the Herd of Sheffield in 2016 which also raised over £600,000.

Joining the life sized lions will also be a little pride of cub sculptures which are fundraised for, painted by and adopted by schools & community groups across the region.

Organisers describe it as the UK’s largest ever public art sculpture trail.

The public were given a first chance to see the lion sculptures in all their glory at a launch event earlier this week on Thursday, May 7.

It’s set to hit streets, parks and public spaces in June and is expected to remain in place throughout the summer holidays until around September.

Every penny raised during Pride of Yorkshire will help to create a calm, child-friendly space designed for children and young people in need of urgent care. The charity has set a target to raise around £2.8m.

For more information, head to the Funding Page.