News – Sullivan's Heroes

Joe’s enjoying his new room!

We are very excited that the £23,000 required for creating a downstairs bedroom and wetroom for Joe has been reached and his fantastic new space is now completed and in use, making a huge difference to Joe’s life. The adaptations that have been created for Joe include a downstairs extension and conversion of the existing garage with hoisting installed, a new back door and garden ramp – meaning there is no more manual lifting of Joe required. Moving Joe is ...

Lee’s Kilimanjaro Climb

Huge thanks to Lee Buller, who along with his pal Matt Kent-Stallwood, will be climbing the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro from the 3rd to the 9th October 2018 to raise funds for Sullivan’s Heroes. Lee has generously paid for his entire trip so that all funds raised will enable the charity to provide financial grants for disabled children, needing adaptations to their homes to meet their care and health requirements. We wish Lee and Matt well in this enormous challenge. To support their ...

RHuncovered features Abi & Ben’s Rust2Rome Challenge

We're delighted to see local magazine RHuncovered featuring Abi & Ben's recent Rust2Rome Challenge for Sullivan's Heroes in their September 2018 issue of the magazine. The article details Abi & Ben's amazing adventure – driving 4,500 miles from Edinburgh to Rome in just 9 days – to raise funds for the charity towards home adaptations for disabled children; including information about how you can still donate towards the intrepid duo's overall total. Read the full article about Abi & Ben's achievement ...

Summer Success

We’ve had an enjoyable and very busy few weeks of Summer, with three new young ladies joining Sullivan’s Heroes for support with their home adaptations. Jordan, Natalie and Jessica and their families are all busy raising the funds needed to provide each of them with a new fully adapted bedroom and bathroom to meet their individual requirements. And we’re delighted to bring news of our latest completed project to raise the £15,000 required to provide Elisha with a fully adapted ...

Elisha’s excited with her adaptations!

We are equally as excited as Elisha to bring news of her completed project to build a fully adapted bedroom with wetroom and through-floor lift to meet Elisha’s needs. Everyone involved has been busy raising the £15,000 required to build an additional fully adapted and accessible bedroom above the garage at Elisha’s home, with dedicated specially equipped ensuite wetroom and a through-floor lift. Elisha’s home has also been made fully accessible by adding ramps to the front of the house and ...

Fun in the sun at Turners Hill Fete

Thank you to everyone who supported Sullivan’s Heroes at the Turners Hill Village Fete, on Sunday 22nd July. The ex-duty free Jewellery and Gifts on sale at the charity’s stand – all generously donated by Scorpio Worldwide – were just as well received as always, with all proceeds providing grants for disabled children. The Raffle – with prizes generously donated by The Crown at Turners Hill Pub, Crawley Town Football Club and Scorpio Worldwide – also proved popular with Meals, Football tickets, Watches, ...

The ConChord Big Band ‘An Evening with Glenn Miller and Friends’

We are delighted to invite you to ‘An Evening with Glenn Miller and Friends’ performed by The ConChord Big Band on Sunday 14th October 2018. The 17 piece Orchestra and vocalists will perform as the wartime US Army Air Force Band, playing the unforgettable music and songs of the big band era! The event is kindly being organised by Mid Sussex District Council and Chairman Councillor Bruce Forbes on behalf of Sullivan’s Heroes, to fund grants for disabled children’s home adaptations. The ConChord Big Band ...

John Lewis Community Matters – August to October 2018

We are very excited that John Lewis’ Community Matters programme will be supporting Sullivan’s Heroes in their Tunbridge Wells store, from 1st August through to 31st October 2018. Every three months the John Lewis branch selects three local community groups to help. Customers are directly involved in deciding how much each nominated group receives, by using a token to vote for the organisation they'd like to support. Each shop has £3,000 to donate which is split between the charities according to ...

Mid Sussex Matters features Sullivan’s Heroes

Thank you to Mid Sussex Matters for featuring Sullivan’s Heroes, and the support of Mid Sussex District Council, in the Summer edition of the Magazine. The article not only details the work of the charity in supporting disabled children’s home adaptations, but also mentions the generous fundraising by the Council to date this year, together with details of the forthcoming ‘ConChord Big Band’ ...