News – Sullivan's Heroes

Dormansland Horse Show Society supports Sullivan’s Heroes

Huge thanks to the Dormansland Horse Show Society who have supported Sullivan’s Heroes with a generous £830 donation to the charity. These funds will be used to provide home adaptation grants for the disabled children who Sullivan’s Heroes is supporting, and are greatly appreciated indeed. Thank you to all the committee for their kind support, and for all their work in ensuring the Dormansland Horse and Dog Show's success each ...

Finlay’s fantastic finished project

Finlay and his family are delighted now that the adaptations project to fully meet Finlay’s needs as he grows older has been completed. The £12,000 required to add to the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded to Finlay was met with the support of Sullivan’s Heroes together with other organisations. A rear extension has been added to the family home, to provide Finlay with a fully wheelchair accessible bedroom and ensuite wetroom. A stairlift has been installed for Finlay to go up and down ...

Funds from The Mildred Duveen Charitable Trust

All at Sullivan’s Heroes were delighted to receive a generous donation of £1,000 from the Mildred Duveen Charitable Trust recently towards home adaptation grants for the children Sullivan's Heroes is supporting. These funds will be used towards house adaptation building projects to provide improved living spaces and safe environments for care for the disabled child. Typical projects include house extensions, wet rooms, wheelchair lifts, outside wheelchair ramps, ceiling hoists and internal wheelchair accessible living facilities – all of which will make a positive ...

Swansway Group support Team William

Our thanks to Swansway Group for their recent donation to ‘Team William’. Based in Crewe, with vehicle dealerships and centres from Birmingham to Carlisle, Swansway have generously donated £1,000 to William’s home adaptations project. The funds will be used towards the £40,000 target required to build an extension on William’s home to accommodate his needs now and as he grows. The adaptations will provide a dedicated wheelchair accessible bedroom and wetroom for William with a ceiling mounted hoist, adjoining the main ...

Legal and General help fund ‘A Space 4 Jakey’

Our thanks to employees at Legal and General who’s continued fundraising, together with Match Funding added by the company, has now raised £1,205 towards building ‘A Space 4 Jakey’. The funds will be used towards Jacob’s £60,000 target, to build him a ground floor bedroom, bathroom and access to outside to meet his requirements. Thanks to everyone involved in making this difference to Jacob's ...

Pets Corner donates £10,000 to Sullivan’s Heroes

We are delighted at Sullivan’s Heroes to have received a fantastic donation of £10,000 from well known pet retailer Pets Corner. At the forefront of animal nutrition since 1968, the ethical company have generously donated the funds to Sullivan’s Heroes, to help us provide financial grants and support for disabled children’s home adaptations. We are extremely grateful for this donation, which will make a huge positive difference to a lot of children’s lives. Pets Corner not only promote foods that are wholesome, ...

Mid Sussex District Council’s Chairman raises £6,000

Our sincere thanks to Mid Sussex District Council, and Councillor Bruce Forbes, who’s generous support over the past two years of his civic service as Chairman have amounted in a fantastic £6,008.45 being raised for Sullivan’s Heroes. These funds have been raised through a variety of events including Raffles; a Sussex Cream Tea; David Battie’s ‘Potty about Pots’ event and The ConChord Big Band ‘An Evening with Glenn Miller and Friends’. All the funds raised will be used towards home adaptations ...

A beautiful safe space created

We are delighted to unveil the latest completed home adaptations project from Sullivan’s Heroes. The beautiful house extension and ‘Room for Jessica’ has been created in just six months, with the £15,000 funds required raised by Jessica’s family, friends and supporting organisations. As Jessica’s Mum explains “Now that we have Jess’s bedroom on the ground floor, she can get to her room safely at all times. The adaptations have made such a positive impact on Jess’ life.” Other projects have also been moving onwards, ...

‘Room4Reuben’ nears completion with help from The Hospital Saturday Fund

Our thanks to The Hospital Saturday Fund for their recent generous £1,200 grant towards creating ‘Room4Reuben’. These funds will allow non-slip flooring to be fitted in Reuben’s newly built accessible and adapted home extension, so he can continue to be cared for safely and with dignity in his own home. Reuben’s team of fundraisers have been busy, raising £20,000 to date of the £25,000 target required to extend and adapt the family home’s living space – creating a downstairs bedroom ...