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  • It’s  The Wrong Trousers, lad. They’re... On Tour!  

    In case you missed the news, there’s a gigantic pair of wrong trousers on the loose around Bristol.  Standing at a whopping five-metres tall, these inflatable cheesy trousers have been spotted in Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm’s Play Barn and later appearing in Bristol Cathedral, where you can catch them until Wednesday 3 June.   Make sure you’re following us on socials and keep your eyes peeled to see where they’ll pop up next…  Wallace & Gromit’s Wrong Trousers Day… Wallace […]

  • 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. […]

  • Shining a Spotlight on National Siblings Day

    Siblings are often unsung heroes in hospital journeys. Find out about Kerry's experience looking after three children while her youngest, Theo, was being treated in hospital.

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Meet some of our young heroes

  • 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.

  • The Grand Appeal

    George

    George suffered a stroke at just three years old.

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