Events – Sullivan's Heroes

Ben’s London Marathon 2021 Success for Sullivan’s Heroes

Our huge congratulations and sincere thanks to Ben Lippiett, who did Sullivan’s Heroes and all his supporters proud yesterday, running the mighty London Marathon 2021 in phenomenal timing! After two years of ardous training for this epic marathon – postponed last year due to Covid, when Ben, undeterred, ran the Clarendon Marathon in its place for his ‘Virtual London Marathon 2020’ – Ben at last was able to run the streets of London yesterday, completing the 26.2 mile course in an amazing ...

Modculture boosts funds for ‘Building Thomas a Future’

Our thanks to the innovative team at Modculture who recently produced a limited edition Modculture T-shirt, in conjunction with Mr B’s Soulful Tees, with proceeds of £1,180 being donated to ‘Building Thomas a Future’. These funds will be used to meet the shortfall of the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded for Thomas’ project to provide the 8-year-old with his own accessible ground floor bedroom and wet room, so he can continue to be cared for safely and with dignity in his own home. Thanks to everyone ...

BBC News East Midlands feature ‘Ruby’s Big Build’

We were delighted to see fundraising for ‘Ruby’s Big Build’ being featured on BBC East Midlands recently. Ruby and her family have been busy raising funds towards the additional £25,000 needed above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded – to extend the family home to create a downstairs bedroom and wet room for Ruby, plus make the garden accessible to her. Ruby’s older sister Ava and her best friend Jacob have been boosting the funds raised by cycling an amazing 100 miles ...

‘Keira’s BIG Build’ Kiltwalk and THF raise funds

Our sincere thanks to The Kiltwalk in conjunction with The Hunter Foundation (THF), and to Keira’s friends for their recent support towards ‘Keira’s BIG Build’. Emma and her daughter Millie, friends of Keira, recently undertook Scotland’s Virtual Kiltwalk to raise funds for ‘Keira’s Big Build’ home adaptations. The intrepid duo raised a fantastic £315 – which was generously topped up a further 50% by The Hunter Foundation to give an overall £472.50 for Keira’s fund. Keira and her family are raising ...

Be a ‘5K for May’ Hero for Sullivan’s Heroes

Join Sullivan’s Heroes for one month of coming together for better! Support Sullivan’s Heroes here! You can do your ‘5K for May’ anywhere, anytime, with anyone. You can run, roll, walk, cycle or even swim if you want to... it's about getting out and feeling good while doing it. Support Sullivan’s Heroes here! Take part as an individual… or as a team … or even nominate 5 other people to take part. Then simply donate your £5 to Sullivan’s Heroes – to provide life-changing home adaptations for the ...

Be a ‘Captain Tom 100’ Hero for Sullivan’s Heroes

Friday 30th April 2021 would have been Captain Sir Tom Moore’s 101st birthday and the one-year anniversary of him completing the now famous 100 laps of his gardens. Support Sullivan's Heroes here! To mark this momentous date, the ‘Captain Tom 100’ asks people to dream up a fundraising activity based around the number 100 – and complete this between Friday 30th April to Monday 3rd May 2021. It could be a 100-minute silence or baking 100 biscuits; a 100-stair climb through to ...

Ben Lippiett’s London Marathon 2021 Challenge!

We are excited here at Sullivan’s Heroes that Ben Lippiett is on track for tackling the mighty London Marathon 2021 in October to raise funds for the charity! Postponed from April last year, the London Marathon will go ahead this year at the later date of Sunday 3rd October 2021. No longer a stranger to marathons – as Ben most generously ran the Clarendon Marathon last year as part of the Virtual London Marathon, to raise funds and awareness for Sullivan’s ...

The Rotary Club of Banbury Cherwell Quiz for ‘William and his great glass elevator’

Our sincere thanks to The Rotary Club of Banbury Cherwell for their generous organising of an interactive online quiz night recently to support ‘William and his great glass elevator’. The proceeds from the quiz together with funds kindly donated will provide a fantastic £1,500 towards home adaptations for 5 year old William, to meet the £20,000 funds required above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded for his project. The building works will create a new bedroom and bathroom for William, where he can ...

Neil Payter Ocean Racing supporting Sullivan’s Heroes & Oakley Waterman Caravan Foundation

Our sincere thanks to Neil Payter Ocean Racing who will be undertaking an enormous sailing challenge this May onboard his race yacht Cariberia. Setting sail from Plymouth on 9th May 2021, Neil will be participating in the OSTAR (Original Single-Handed Transatlantic Race) – sailing single-handedly 3,000 miles across the North Atlantic to reach Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Neil will generously be supporting both Sullivan’s Heroes – towards vital home adaptation projects for the disabled children the charity is helping – and ...