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While it’s hot, hot, hot outdoors ... so too is our news of not just one, but two more fantastic adaptation projects being completed through Sullivan’s Heroes. The recently concluded ‘Raising Funds for Hattie’s bedroom’ – towards the £10,428 target needed above the Disabled Facilities Grant and top-up funding awarded from the council towards the works – has seen the extension and adaptations project finalised for 4-year-old Hattie’s new bedroom, incorporating new level access and a ramp straight to the garden to enjoy ...

All at Sullivan’s Heroes, together with Thomas and his family, are delighted to have received generous support recently towards ‘Building Thomas a Future in Bromley Cross’ – with an amazing £20,000 donation from The Rigby Family Charitable Trust. Thomas’ project has required £95,000 to be raised to meet the total costs above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded – to provide 9-year-old Thomas with his own accessible ground floor bedroom and wet room, so he can continue to be cared for ...

With the warmer weather has come a flurry of new projects getting underway, plus new applicants to Sullivan’s Heroes. One such new project is ‘An Accessible Home for Zep’. The adaptations to extend and restructure the existing family home to provide 7-year-old Zeppelin with a wheelchair accessible bedroom and wetroom, plus external access, requires £20,000 to be raised above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded. Zeppelin’s parents explain: “Zeppy is a funny, cheeky, mischievous little boy with an infectious smile and a huge heart. ...

Our heartfelt thanks to the Barbara and Derek Calrow Charitable Foundation for their recent further generous donation of £500 towards ‘Building Thomas a Future in Bromley Cross’. This is the second donation from the charitable foundation, who are also located in Bromley Cross where Thomas lives.  The works are well underway for Thomas’ new spaces – creating a basement extension to provide Thomas with his own accessible ground floor bedroom and wet room and allowing Thomas to continue to be cared for safely in his ...

Our sincere gratitude to the Winifred Eileen Kemp Trust for their recent generous donation of £8,000 towards ‘Ruby’s Big Build’ – suitably coinciding with Ruby’s 7th birthday celebrations this week! These funds will be used to meet the shortfall above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded for the project, to provide Ruby with a new downstairs bedroom and wetroom, plus safe garden access.  Work is nearing completion on Ruby’s new spaces being created – with Ruby providing a watchful eye over proceedings!  This donation will bring ...

Thank you so much to everyone at Howdens Joinery for their recent generous donation of appliances towards ‘Funding Ishani’s Forever Home’. These donated items have greatly helped towards the funds needed to be found for Ishani’s project, for which her family has been fundraising to meet the £70,000 shortfall above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded.  The extensive building works, which are progressing at a fantastic pace, will provide a bedroom, bathroom and therapy room, plus adapt the house to give access for 8-year-old Ishani ...

We are delighted to have received support from Florence Nightingale Aid in Sickness Trust with a generous donation of £2,000 towards ‘Ruby’s Big Build’. These funds will be used to meet the shortfall above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded for the project, to provide 6-year-old Ruby with a new downstairs bedroom and wetroom, plus safe garden access.  This specific donation will be used towards funding a new boiler to sufficiently heat the new spaces being created for Ruby’s care within her home. Work is already ...

Our sincere thanks to The David Gibbons Foundation for their £2,000 donations towards ‘Dominic’s New Bedroom and Bathroom’. Dominic’s project requires £30,000 to be raised above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded, to extend and restructure the existing family home to provide 14-year-old Dominic with an accessible bedroom and private bathroom, with a specialist bath that he so desperately needs, to meet his medical and care requirements. These funds will go a long way to putting these adaptations in place to improve Dominic’s life, ...

We are delighted to have received support for ‘Building Thomas a Future in Bromley Cross’ recently with a £5,000 donation towards the project from The Ian and Clare Mattioli Charitable Trust. The adaptations – for which £95,000 has been required to meet the total costs of the project above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded – will provide 9-year-old Thomas with his own accessible ground floor bedroom and wet room, so he can continue to be cared for safely and with ...