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A pleasure to provide art materials for the child inpatients at Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals this week. These will provide hours of...

Every child is unique, and the gifts we can provide for them need to be the exact thing that will make them smile! Talking to play...

Congratulations to everyone who ran their version of the London Marathon today! Fantastic to see people thinking outside the box to still...

Losing time in school can be another impact for children in hospital. Many hospitals have facilities for furthering education for young...

For children in an unfamiliar environment whilst receiving treatment in hospital, the importance of play is huge. It can help them to...

Autumn and winter are going to be a very busy time for our NHS heroes. They will be dealing with Coronavirus cases and also the seasonal...

Remember that if you are affected by lockdown and unable to carry out a fundraising idea, there are still loads of ways that you can...

For babies and very young children, time away from home in hospital can be confusing and very frightening. We receive requests for...

With cases of Covid-19 increasing, Raising Smiles will use our funding not only to provide entertainment for children in hospital, but...

Raising Smiles always takes into consideration the needs of young inpatients, their age, their interests and hobbies when we provide...

For many NHS workers, this year has been a tremendous strain. Supporting mental health organisations that help frontline NHS workers, and...

Portable DVD players are among the most popular requests from hospitals that we receive. Distraction therapy allows children to focus on...

2020 has been such a long and difficult year for everyone, and although it seems to have lasted forever, it will be Christmas before we...

Art materials are a really popular request that we receive. Children and young adults love to be creative whether it is with crayons,...

Charities have been hot so hard by the pandemic, this means that your support for Raising Smiles has never been more important. Thank...

The impact of the pandemic on our treasured NHS workers has been considerable. Raising Smiles are working with causes that support the ...

Some more great offers of support today from our kind sponsors! Two kind gents are doing a 50k walk for us in the Yorkshire Dales next...

Kids loving making music! Raising Smiles provide musical instruments for children in hospital – this is not only fun for them, but also...

The hospital play specialists that we liaise with often tell us of the huge smiles they see from children when our donations arrive. This...

Being able to play whilst in hospital provides children with a sense of control. It distracts them from procedures they may be...