Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal is raising £3.5 million to support the expansion of Bristol Children’s Hospital.

The Hospital is expanding to include facilities for children’s burns, neurosurgery, neurosciences and major trauma treatment services which are currently located at Frenchay Hospital, to create one of the leading multi-disciplinary children’s hospitals in the UK.

Whilst the NHS is funding £30 million for the core costs of the transfer of services, the Grand Appeal will fundraise to provide additional facilities and pioneering equipment to enable the hospital to stay at the forefront of medical treatment and one of the most advanced children’s hospitals in the UK.

The Grand Appeal has committed to raising £3.5 million for a new integrated children’s cancer unit, interactive and child-friendly artwork to reduce anxiety and a dedicated intra-operative pediatric MRI scanner which will be the first of its kind in the South of England.