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  • Cots for Tots

    Sister Emma Raises £60,000 for  St Michael’s NICU 

    Neonatal Nurse Emma has hit the next major milestone in her fundraising for Cots for Tots!  After 14 years, Emma’s Knitting Shop has raised £60,000, and her hard work has changed countless lives along the way.   Emma’s Fantastic Fundraising Sister Emma spends most of her time saving lives on St Michael’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which cares for critically ill and premature babies from across the South West.  Emma is so dedicated to these babies and their families that […]

  • Meet the Family Running for Ralph 

    On Sunday 10 May 2026, Elin and Dylan were joined by three family members to take on the Great Bristol Half Marathon.   For them, this fundraising milestone was an opportunity to give something back to the Bristol Children’s Hospital, for saving their baby’s life, and to The Grand Appeal, for the support they received during the most unexpected days of their lives.   Elin’s pregnancy had been blissfully uneventful. […]

  • Meet the stars of the Mini Great Bristol Run

    ‘Super Saturday’ is back for another year, giving young runners a chance to shine centre stage at the Junior and Mini Great Bristol Run this weekend. There’s over 80 children running for Team Grand Appeal and Team Cots for Tots this weekend, meet some of the fundraising heroes taking on the Mini Great Bristol Run. […]

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Meet some of our young heroes

  • The Grand Appeal

    Aoife

    Aoife was just five days old when she started suffering from uncontrollable seizures.

  • Cots for Tots

    Reid

    Rebecca and Ethan’s world collapsed when their baby, Reid, had a heart attack at 12 days old.

  • Cots for Tots

    Sebastian

    Baby Sebastian was born with a brain condition so severe that he needed surgery at five days old.

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