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Christmas Appeal 2026

This Christmas, hundreds of children will spend the festive season in Bristol Children’s Hospital and St Michael’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Instead of waking up at home to stockings, presents and family traditions, they’ll be waking up on a hospital ward.   

That’s why, this Christmas, our community is coming together to Shine Bright for Bristol Children’s Hospital.   


When a child or baby is in hospital, childhood shouldn’t have to stop, especially at Christmas. 

Thanks to supporters like you, we can continue to fund lifesaving and life-enhancing equipment, pioneering research, accommodation for families to stay close to their child, therapies through art, music and play and child-friendly environments.    

This Christmas, your donation will do more than fund vital projects. It will help show every child and family in hospital that they are thought of, cared for and never facing their journey alone. 

Families like Milo and Leo’s who spent their first Christmas morning in Cots for Tots House, surrounded fellow parents and families that understood their story better than anyone else.  

Together, we’re bringing Christmas magic today and brighter futures tomorrow. 

How You Can Help

Thanks to the remarkable success of Gromit Unleashed 3, we’re already part of the way there. Now, we need your help to make this groundbreaking technology a reality for children across the South West and South Wales.  

As the dedicated charity for Bristol Children’s Hospital, our role is to help Bristol remain at the forefront of paediatric medicine. By supporting this appeal, you’ll help ensure children across the South West and South Wales continue to receive the best care when they need it most. There’s no better time to give than at Christmas.  

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