WISHH January Newsletter
Happy New Year to you and a very warm welcome to our first newsletter of 2025! We are excited to share just some of our planned events and activities for the year ahead, update you on our WISHH Baby Loss Appeal, Christmas and our happy news. There’s plenty of ways for you to become involved to help us make a difference to patients cared for across Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. We’d love to team up with you in 2025!
New! Night Walk – 29th March
We’ve teamed up with our friends at Dove House Hospice to be part of their Night Walk. Enjoy a 7.5-mile circular route through the City Centre before heading east to take in the uniqueness of Hull as you light the night sky. Glowsticks, lights and fancy dress are encouraged! The route starts and finishes at St Stephens Shopping Centre with a pre-walk party on the mall to help get you warmed up! Registration is £20 and includes a limited edition Night Walk T-shirt to wear on the walk, along with other goodies. Participants are challenged to raise at least £25 for the WISHH Charity. To register visit https://www.dovehouse.org.uk/nightwalk/ – Selecting WISHH as your Charity.
Get Caked! – Sunday 4th May
In association with Dove House Hospice, we see the return of the messiest and muddiest event in East Yorkshire. Join us in the beautiful grounds of Sledmere House to climb over logs, crawl through muddy trenches, jump through tyres and take on the Sledmere Slide! Registration is £25 and all participants are encouraged to raise a minimum of £40 for WISHH. Read all the details on our website or sign up now with Get Caked! Don’t forget to select ‘Other’ as your charity and get in touch with us here at WISHH for your sponsorship support!
Hull 10k – Sunday 8th June
Join #TeamWISHH for the 2025 Hull 10k! Whether you’re hospital staff, a running group, local business or member of the public, we’d love for you to take part! WISHH will cover 50% of your entry fee, with just £14.75 to pay, We’ll provide you with a running vest and we’re asking you to raise £100 for Hull Hospitals.
Great North Run – Early Bird offer! Sunday 7th September
To guarantee your place at the “world’s biggest and best half marathon” and beat the ballot, we are asking for an early bird contribution of £30 towards the entry fee and are challenging runners to raise £300. This year, we have joined forces with other hospital charities throughout the UK to bring a fantastic package of benefits for our runners, including training tips and on the on-the-day refreshments, goodie bag in the post-race marquee! Email us or call us to secure your place!
Yorkshire Three Peaks – Saturday 13th September
Would you like to experience the breath-taking Yorkshire Three Peaks? Individuals and groups welcome! Starting in Horton-in-Ribblesdale, you will begin your journey hiking up Pen-Y-Ghent, past Ribblehead Viaduct to ascend Whernside and finally tackle the short scramble up Ingleborough before heading back into Horton-in-Ribblesdale where the team will be waiting to celebrate your return. The 24-mile circular walk across the Yorkshire Dales National Park will be fully marshalled with checkpoints provided by the fantastic team at Overlimits. Places for the walk are subsidised at just £25 per person and we are asking walkers to raise £150 for WISHH. Email us if you’d like to hear more!
Ultimate Challenges!
Ever fancied taking part in an ultimate challenge? Here’s two events you may consider becoming involved in to support WISHH.
Great North Swim – 13th – 15th June
We challenge you to take part in Britain’s biggest open-water swimming event at Lake Windermere, to support WISHH! Swimmers of all ages and abilities are invited to get involved and take part in a variety of distances from Swim 250, Half Mile, 1 Mile, 2 Miles, 5k to 10k in this weekend-long celebration event! Visit: https://www.wishhcharity.org.uk/event/great-north-swim/ for more information.
Lyke Wake Walk Friday 22nd – Saturday 23rd August
Embark on the legendary Lyke Wake Walk, an epic 40-mile hike starting at 10pm on Friday. Guided by moonlight and head torches, you’ll trek through rugged moorland and steep hills from Osmotherley to Ravenscar, arriving Saturday afternoon. This challenging journey is more than a hike—it’s a test of endurance and a celebration of tradition. For further details visit: https://www.wishhcharity.org.uk/event/lyke-wake-walk/
Easter and NHS Birthday/Big Tea
Once again, our Easter and NHS Big Tea events are returning this year! Our Easter Appeal provides craft materials, activities, toys, games, books, distraction and sensory items and other themed items to help keep children in Hull Hospitals occupied during their stay. To discuss donations or fundraising activities, please contact us. We can’t wait to see your egg hunts, bunny hops and Easter bake sales!
On 5th July, the NHS celebrates 77 years! We’re asking members of our community to get stuck in and help us raise funds for Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Throughout the summer months, we’d love to see as many tea parties and birthday themed fundraisers! Would you like to get involved? Send us an email or give us a call and let’s share our ideas!
Keep an eye on our WISHH events page as we’ll be adding more events and activities!
WISHH Baby Loss Appeal
Following the launch of our £100,000 Baby Loss Appeal to enhance bereavement facilities across Hull Women and Children’s Hospital. The appeal received a boost over the festive period thanks to customers and staff at NuStock Hull, who generously donated £2,200. Funds were also raised from festive events and individual donations. To date the appeal has raised £18,000 and we need to YOUR help towards reaching our fundraising target. The appeal will see the complete refurbishment of the bereavement suite, used by in excess of 100 families each year, enabling them to make precious memories with their baby in a peaceful and tranquil area. Funds raised will also improve six quiet rooms and improve the entrance and exit to the early pregnancy unit, to reduce the number of encounters families have with other expectant parents and new born babies.
We would love to hear from you if you would like to support this appeal in anyway, from making a donation, organising your own fundraiser, taking part in one of our events, to hosting one of our collection pots. Please contact Lisa Whitton, WISHH Charity Manager lisa.whitton3@nhs.net or call us on 01482 622299.
We love sharing our Happy News. We’ve had the pleasure of working alongside some incredible and inspirational fundraisers who have chosen to support our hospitals. From the Dialysis Unit who got into the festive spirit raising £900 to support our Baby Loss Appeal, Skirlaugh Young Farmers who held numerous fundraising events including a Tractor Run and Annual Dinner raising over £2,000 for the Stoke Unit. Catering 4 Construction raised £2,400 for distraction items and toys for Children’s wards and included a donation towards our Baby Loss Appeal. Conor and Jason took part in an Ultra White Collar Boxing Event to support WISHH and Children’s Accident and Emergency raising £881 and £400 respectively. Margaret also braved the shave in memory of her friend Julie to support the Queen’s Centre. Thank you all for your incredible support.
Our community came together to support both young and old receiving care across Hull Hospitals this Christmas through our WISHH National Elf Service Appeal. Including the 22 new recruits of Humberside Fire and Rescue Service’s Training section, local businesses, Alec and Lindsey also supported the appeal. The appeal enabled delivery of hundreds of gifts bringing smiles to the faces of patients this Christmas. A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported. To read more visit: https://www.wishhcharity.org.uk/2024/12/19/wishh-national-elf-service-appeal/
We hope you’ve enjoyed reading this newsletter. To keep up to date with the latest news on how we’re helping make a difference to patients across Hull Hospitals, follow us on social media @WISHHcharity You will find us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
If you’d like to support our hospitals as a whole, or focus your support on a specific ward or department, or even choose us as your Charity of the Year, please get in touch with us. We are here to help you every step of the way. Call us on 01482 622299 or email hyp-tr.hellowishh@nhs.net. We would love make a real difference in 2025 and welcome you to join us. Wishing you a wonderful January, from us at WISHH!