Fundraising

A warm-hearted Grandad is set to become a social media sensation at the age of 85, after launching a new Twitter campaign in the final push to give The Friarage Hospital its own MRI scanner. Bill, a retired prison service worker and well-known, friendly face at The Friarage, has raised a massive £6,200 for the Northallerton hospital’s MRI Scanner appeal in less than a year, initially selling car raffle tickets, before going on to hold a regular tombola stall of his own.

A Staithes family have raised more than £2,400 to thank the hospital teams that helped give them their boy back. 15-year-old James Ditchburn was rushed into The James Cook University Hospital last November where he required two major operations to deal with a burst appendix.

Families are invited to attend a Charity Cricket Match in aid of Trinity Holistic Centre. This is our third family fun day supported by our partners Carillion and takes place on Saturday 10 July at Middlesbrough’s Cricket Club, Green Lane.

A local rugby team has scrummed down to raise more than £1,000 for a hospital’s MRI scanner appeal. The generous players from Northallerton Rugby Club and their guests raised a terrific £1,145.00 at their end-of-season ball towards the Friarage Hospital’s scanner appeal.

Lindsey Blackburn, 30, has kick started the ultimate challenge with the first of her ‘Mile2marathon’ events to help tiny babies at the neonatal intensive care unit at James Cook.

Dare devil June Parsons is aiming high and facing her fears to help the NHS where she has been both a member of staff and a patient. Former nurse, June, retired from Middlesbrough’s The James Cook University Hospital after 35 years working in the NHS.

The Tour of Teesside is a 44.1 Mile sponsored bike ride that will take in some of the area’s biggest land marks on Sunday 29 May 2016. The multi-charity event is the first of its kind to be held in Teesside.

The Friarage Hospital’s stoma care department is holding an open day for ostomy patients at The Golden Lion Hotel, Northallerton. To be held on Tuesday 24 May 2016 from 11am to 2pm in the Yorkshire Suite, Golden Lion Hotel, High Street, Northallerton, the open day is a great opportunity for patients to meet with representatives from stoma manufacturers and view the most up to date products including support garments and underwear suitable for ostomy patients.

Adventurous students from Teesside University are taking on a mammoth challenge for The Golden Jubilee spinal cord injuries centre at The James Cook University Hospital. The intrepid students, aged between 20 and 35, are tackling the National Three Peaks Challenge – climbing the three highest peaks in England, Wales and Scotland – Ben Nevis (4,409 feet) Scafell Pike (3,209 feet) and Snowdon (3,560 feet) – in 24 hours on 24 to 25 May 2016.

Redcar mum Linsey Robinson is pulling on her running shoes for the IVF team at The James Cook University Hospital because without them her son Harvey would not be here. Linsey, 31, is set to take on the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday 29 May to help support others who are undergoing IVF treatment at the Middlesbrough unit.