Meadowhall raises £125,000 for Sheffield hospice

Meadowhall Shopping Centre has dug deep to raise almost £125,000 in aid of St Luke's Hospice in Sheffield.
Meadowhall has chosen Bluebell Wood Hospice to be its chnarity of the year.
Meadowhall Centre Director Darren Pearce and Bluebell Wood Chief Executive Claire Rintoul with families and staff members at the charity.Meadowhall has chosen Bluebell Wood Hospice to be its chnarity of the year.
Meadowhall Centre Director Darren Pearce and Bluebell Wood Chief Executive Claire Rintoul with families and staff members at the charity.
Meadowhall has chosen Bluebell Wood Hospice to be its chnarity of the year. Meadowhall Centre Director Darren Pearce and Bluebell Wood Chief Executive Claire Rintoul with families and staff members at the charity.

The shopping outlet’s two-year partnership with St Luke’s is set to end raising a huge £124,822.

Meadowhall bosses and staff have chipped in with a variety of fundraising events, including a gruelling walk across Hardrian’s Wall, which raised around £10,000, and a 452-mile Sheffield to Paris bike ride.

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The shopping centre has today announced a new two-year charity partnership with Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.

The hospice, based in North Anston, provide counselling, sibling support and a range of therapies for around 250 South Yorkshire families.

Rachael Dawes, Corporate Fundraising Manager at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, said:“We are incredibly proud to have been chosen as Meadowhall’s Charity of the Year through 2016/17.

“Their efforts will make a huge positive difference to our children and families facing incredibly tough times.”

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Meadowhall Centre Director Darren Pearce said: “We are delighted to have presented St Luke’s with such a significant sum of money which we hope will make a huge difference to the day-to-day running of the hospice.

“We now look forward to welcoming Bluebell Wood and making it a couple of years to remember for all involved.”