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September is a very emotive month for us and today has been a day of mixed emotions. I learnt this morning that a Ward 84 patient has gained their Angel wings….just knowing what those parents are going through and will continue to go through breaks my heart… Our delivery team took 20 more Milly Bags […]

Every first Sunday in November we celebrate Milly’s birthday by holding our annual ‘Walk 5 Miles for Milly’s Smiles’. The walk is always popular, familiar faces turn up every year along with new faces that are keen to support us and get involved. We really look forward to this event, it gives us chance to […]

Today it’s 5 years that I have survived without Milly…. 5 years is a lifetime to be without one of your children, and yet it’s no time at all…. The pain…the loss…her absence from every part of my life is still felt so intensely…it hurts and my heart breaks every single day. Each year without […]

During the Covid-19 pandemic we have continued to work hard to ensure we have been able to keep supplying our Milly Bags when they have been needed. We feel very privileged that all 3 hospitals that we support consider our Milly Bags an essential service for all newly diagnosed families and as such have allowed […]

Katie, an Angel of Ward 84 turned 18 on August 13th… her brave mum set up a fundraiser for her birthday and has raised an outstanding amount of £2528.00.  This testament to how loved and missed Katie is. It is an honour to be chosen by Katies mum and we feel very blessed.. Please take […]

Kaiden was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma at Leeds Children’s Hospital earlier this year and received one of our Milly Bags.  The bag was such a huge support and comfort to the family that Grandad Aiden decided that he wanted to do something to support our charity as well as raise funds for his grandson. Turning […]

In March this year Percy aged 2 years was diagnosed with AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia)and dad Stewart says it shook their entire world. The diagnosis was very quick and Percy was admitted to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital to start chemotherapy immediately. Although Percy responded well to the chemotherapy, leukaemia cells were still present and […]

A Running Club in Preston and South Ribble have been busy during lockdown collecting toiletries for our Milly Bags. Organiser and ultra marathon runner Wendy Bee knows 2 families whom Milly’s Smiles have supported with a Milly Bag and wanted to do something to help. We collected the toiletries from Wendy’s garage last week and […]

Form 8 Lister at Bowland High School in Clitheroe, have kindly been collecting toiletries for us over the last few months. This has come at such a perfect time as fundraising and donations have been very few during the pandemic and every item, every penny we receive helps us tremendously. Thank you so much to […]

When we moved into our new unit in February we were helped by so many amazing people, in so many ways. One thing that we knew we would definitely need was industrial racking, somewhere to store all our stock for our Milly Bags. We put out a plea for help which was answered by Nick […]

We hope everyone is managing to keep well and safe during this very worrying time.  The team at Milly’s Smiles are all following government guidelines and staying home to save lives and protect the NHS.  Personally  I work as a District Nurse, very much on the front line visiting sick patients who are being nursed […]

Children from across the country have been putting pen to paper and produced some amazing writing in the form of Shenanigans’20 Children’s Anthology; Aspiring Dreams. Between the pages of this book are the brilliant imaginations of children, who are aged between ten and fifteen years-old.  Topics range from a time traveller to dealing with bullying […]

At the end of last week, we loaded up the van with our first delivery of Milly Bags to leave the new unit. It was a joy to be able to reverse the van into the unit and just place the bags into the back.  Previously we have had to have a military operation in […]

  Over the last few months we have been putting together a series of short films explaining what we do and why we do it.  We have been lucky enough to have some of the recipients of the bags speak with us and tell us how much our Milly Bag meant to them. Over the […]

Earlier this week Tom Yates decided to “brave the shave” and have all his hair shaved off for Milly’s Smiles. Crazy…but brilliant! He raised a tremendous £235.33 for us which will make a huge difference to families from all over the North West of England and beyond. Thank you Tom, you look fab!

We have been busy working on getting the unit ready for occupation.  Over the last few weekends we have been cleaning, sanding and painting every spare hour we have had. We have had some much help from some lovely people, and slowly everything is coming together. We have tried to be as frugal as possible […]

Last year, Vin and wife Tracey took on the challenge of the Edinburgh Half Marathon, to raise money for Milly’s Smiles.  They chose our charity after a friends son was treated on Ward 84 for leukaemia, and the family had spoke about what we do and how we support newly diagnosed families. I had the […]

Asking for money has always been very difficult for me, and not the best way to be when running a charity and constantly needing people’s help and support! The Charity has been operational for 4 years now and in March it will be 4 years since the first delivery of Milly Bags left my house, […]

After Lisa’s daughter Sophie was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and they were given a Milly Bag when admitted onto Ward 84, Lisa decided she wanted to support our charity and decided to raise some money for us. Lisa used the occasion of her birthday to ask family and friends to donate as she wanted […]

On New Years Day, 4 crazy individuals took part in ‘The Fleetwood New Year’s Day Dip’. Dean and wife Lauren were joined by Dad Robbie, and friend Stuart to swim in water that was a very chilly 5 degrees!  Dean had heard about Milly’s Smiles a few weeks earlier and after learning all about the […]

Teams from East Lancashire Children’s Social Care held their Christmas Party in Great Harwood and invited the team from Milly’s Smiles along.  Our volunteers were thrilled to attend, and take part in the frivolities!  We were asked to judge displays made by each team which was great fun and were were amazed by the amount […]

As 2019 draws to a close, it becomes a time for reflection, to look back on our achievements of the last year. We have continued to provide our Milly Bags to Ward 84, and since our first delivery in March 2016 we have sent 447 bags to the ward.   We have also continued to support Alder […]

Christmas for oncology families is very different, whilst we try to make it as wonderful as we can for our children, there is always the thought that this could possibly be their last Christmas.  With that in mind we try and create the very best Christmas we possibly can.  My last Christmas with Milly was […]

These aren’t my words but they so easily could be… It’s a love/hate thing…these Christmas decorations I tackled the other day.  Hate to do it, Love it when it’s done. BUT it’s more than that..it’s Christmas for a grieving mum (parent) and let me just tell you a few things you may not know that […]

On Sunday a team of Police Cadets from the Hyndburn & Ribble Valley Team gave up their Sunday to pack bags for shoppers at Morrisons, Great Harwood. The Cadets worked from 10am till the store closed offering their help in support of Milly’s Smiles.  The team were very proactive in talking about our charity and […]

The lovely people at LouLou’s held their November Pop Up Shop last weekend.  People were able to order all their favourite treats as well as being able to sample their Christmas product range. Raffle tickets were sold in aid of Milly’s Smiles and the lucky winner won all the Christmas Samples! LouLou’s have supported Milly’s […]

We received £100 donation from St Aidan’s Church of England High School this week.  The school held a non-uniform day and raised money for several charities, one of them being Milly’s Smiles. This picture shows their Student Leadership Team with the names of all the charities they have supported. Thank you so much to everyone […]

We were thrilled to meet Darren and his daughter Ruby when they attended our Annual Milly’s Smiles Walk.  Ruby has been treated on Ward 84 after being diagnosed with Retinoblastoma.  Dad, Darren said ‘thank you for your Milly Bag, it meant so much and made that first night so much easier’. Darren presented us with […]

On Sunday 3rd November 2019, our 5th annual walk took place.  Behind the scenes planning began several months ago, and the worrying that no one would attend also started then too!  The forecast was not looking promising and rain was predicted for most of the day.  Thankfully the weather was dry for the duration of […]

A few weeks ago we received a phone call from a lovely lady who works at Beaverbrooks Jewellers in Blackpool. The store had chosen Milly’s Smiles as their charity to support after one of the staff nominated us, following a friend receiving a Milly Bag. We were thrilled to meet everyone and collect a cheque […]

We have been really lucky in having some amazing people volunteer to help Milly’s Smiles in many different ways, some of the people knew Milly, others have heard about the charity, and a few people have received a Milly Bag from us and wanted to give something. We were very humbled by everyone’s kindness and […]

It is the ambition of Milly’s Smiles to be able to help families all across the country when their child has been newly diagnosed with a cancer related illness.  Today, after many weeks of meetings, planning and making up of bags, we came a little closer to achieving this dream. We made the journey over […]

September has always been my favourite month, it may due to having been born in this month, but I have always loved it.  The weather changes and the air becomes more crisp, with the leaves changing colour before falling from the trees, and we get ready to brace the colder winter weather. September is no […]

We were thrilled to hear from Milly’s teacher from Playgroup, Liz contacted us to tell us that she was turning 60 and instead of presents, Liz was asking for donations to Milly’s Smiles and also for contributions of toiletries to go in our Milly Bags. Earlier last week, Liz presented us with £150 which will […]

Today Morrisons at Great Harwood kindly offered to donate Jelly Babies to us for our Milly Bags on a regular basis. This makes such a huge difference to us and to have such great support from our local store is fantastic. Thank you to Amy the Community Champion – it was a pleasure to meet […]

We were recently contacted by Paul from Grays Schoolwear in Blackburn, who wanted to do some fundraising for us whilst they had more footfall in the shop, combined with this they also wanted to raise some awareness for Milly’s Smiles too. Paul has designed a carrier bag which will be sold in store, with all […]

On Saturday 13th July at Tesco Stores on Queen Street, fire fighters from Great Harwood hosted their annual charity car wash.  Shoppers were treated to the Crew washing their car for a donation to support The Firefighter’s Charity and Milly’s Smiles charity.  The event was extremely well supported, it was a very hot day and […]

  Earlier this month we were invited to meet the team at Primark in Burnley.  The staff had nominated Milly’s Smiles as their charity for the year.  We were thrilled to meet everyone and to listen to their brilliant ideas for fundraising for us.  We look forward to working with them over the coming 12 […]

We were lucky enough to be invited to a Whalley Lions meeting on Wednesday where they presented us with a cheque for £520. They held a Easter egg hunt and coffee morning with help from Whalley 2nd Guides. We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone for their kind support, it was […]

As Milly’s Smiles continues to grow, we are lucky enough to be asked to speak about our charity to companies, groups and schools about the support we give to families, whose child has been newly diagnosed with a cancer related illness. As we expand, we need more volunteers to join us, to help promote our […]

Today has been a heartwarming day, I was invited back to St Joseph’s R.C. Primary School in Shaw, by their year 6 teacher Steve Hill. Along with his class, Steve has been supporting and fundraising for Milly’s Smiles over the last school year. Today I was presented with a cheque for £1750 and as an […]

In October 2018 we were lucky enough to meet with Steve Hill, who is Deputy Head Teacher at St Joseph’s RC School in Shaw, Oldham.  Steve had heard about Milly’s Smiles through one of his pupils Eva, who had been diagnosed with cancer and received one of our Milly Bags.  Steve has acquired somewhat of […]

After holding our Rainbow Ball at the beautiful venue that is Mitton Hall earlier this year, we were thrilled to be chosen as their charity, for their Super Car Sunday. Over £1250 was raised for us at this exciting event, which came from donations from food sales and also the generosity of people donating via […]

Sunday was a great day for Milly’s Smiles.  Be Strong’s Rick and Rachel organised the day, which was a challenge to walk as many miles as possible in 12 hours.   The event began at 6.30am when the first walkers set off.  Each loop of the park was a mile long, and walkers were able to […]

We have had a busy week putting together Milly Bags for both Ward 84 at Royal Manchester and Ward 3B at Alder Hey Children’s Hospitals.  We supply each ward with 15 Bags each visit, which will last the wards approximately 6 weeks.  Sadly that’s a lot of children being diagnosed with a  cancer related illness […]

During Milly’s treatment she enrolled in the Beads of Courage Programme which is designed to provide support for children and teenagers undergoing treatments for serious illnesses.  At every stage of cancer treatment, children receive a new Bead of Courage. The beads join together to form (often long) physical representations of their recovery, resulting in a […]

  Our Rainbow Ball 2019 was held on Saturday 16th March at Mitton Hall, Whalley and was attended by 130 beautiful people, all with the intention of having a great night whilst raising money for our fantastic charity. The room was beautifully decorated in pink, Milly’s favourite colour, and the whole evening sparkled from start […]

An event held at The Grand Venue, Clitheroe on Saturday raised £2700 for Milly’s Smiles and another fantastic charity Derian House. The event was arranged by Lisa and Barbara Taylor, and featured a tribute act to Freddie Mercury and the talents of  2 local artists, who attend Bowland High School at Grindleton,  Meeka Bradley and […]

In Spring 2016 money raised from Milly’s Celebration of Life, along with donations received at Milly’s Smiles First Annual Walk were donated to Ronald McDonald House, to fund a room for families for 3 years. Ronald McDonald House had been a lifesaver for us, it gave us somewhere to stay, instead of having to travel […]

We have been lucky enough to be the charity of the year for a few organisations in 2018.  We were approached by TSB Bank, Rawtenstall who chose us after staff were asked to nominate charities. we have been supported by 5 branches of the Bank, who have fundraised tirelessly for us over 2018, Haslingden, Todmorden, […]

Last year we were chosen as the Charity of the Year 2018 for Arval UK (Ltd) in Salford.  Over the last 12 months staff have generously raised funds for Milly’s Smiles through a variety of ways including a Onesie Wednesday, unfortunately there was no photographic evidence of this available! We were invited back to Arval […]

After struggling for many years with health problems resulting in being overweight, Amanda made the decision to change her lifestyle, to get fit and to start enjoying life again. She started on The Couch 2 5K, going from being unable to run upstairs to training for a half marathon.  Amanda also joined the gym and […]

Sunday 4th November was our 4th annual walk for Milly, the weather had been pretty poor days before, and we were more than a little concerned that we could be rained off.  However just like all the other walks the weather was more than kind to us, it was cold but the sun shone for […]

We would like to say a huge thank you to Diane & Kevin and their family and friends for all the kind donations made to Milly’s Smiles, when they recently renewed their wedding vows. Diane heard about Milly’s Smiles when she met Milly’s dad recently, and after hearing all about Milly and how her charity […]

After months of planning, today Milly’s Smiles proudly delivered 15 Milly Bags to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.  The bags are to be given to new patients and families being admitted onto their oncology ward, after their child has been diagnosed with a cancer related illness. We are both thrilled and humbled to be allowed to […]

We were honoured to be asked by a group of young people if they could support Milly’s Smiles by raising some money for us this summer.  The students were on a 4 week NCS programme which brings together young people from different backgrounds and helps them develop greater confidence, self-awareness and responsibility. It encourages personal and […]

We were lucky enough to attend the Annual Ward 84 party at Victoria Baths, Manchester recently.  The party is organised by parents of Ward 84 children.  Words cannot really do justice to how amazing this day is, not only for the children but for their parents and siblings.  It gives them the chance to be […]

Milly’s Smiles have provided 258 Milly Bags to families on Ward 84 since we started in March 2016. Initially when I knew that I wanted to start a charity in Milly’s name, I wasn’t sure what exactly I would do, the only things I was sure of was that I wanted Milly’s name to live […]

We were thrilled to be invited back to meet with the Friends of Shireburn, who have spent the last 12 months working hard and fundraising for us, after choosing us as their charity of the year for 2017/8. We were present with a cheque for £1812.12 which is an amazing amount and will allow us […]

On the 30th May 2017, Jayne, Stuart and their daughter Jessica were sent by ambulance to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital after an appointment with their local doctor.  They arrived at Manchester just with the clothes they were wearing, but straight away they were given a Milly Bag, which helped their daughter Jessica greatly.  She […]

A local Ukulele group have raised an amazing £872.64 for Milly’s Smiles, by holding raffles and other fundraising events.  We were invited to collect the cheque from the Ribble Valley Strummers this week, where we were treated to some excellent ukulele playing and singing, before being presented with a cheque.  Thank you to everyone who […]

Last week Milly’s Smiles moved into new premises – we now have a dedicated office where all the items for our Milly Bags are stored safely and securely. Previously we have been keeping things over three different locations and the logistics of managing this became very difficult. We took the decision to take on some […]

We were contacted by Jayne, who received a Milly Bag from us, when they were admitted onto Ward 84 last year.  This is what Jayne had to say: ‘On 30th May 2017 we were sent by ambulance to Manchester Hospital from our local hospital following on from an appointment at our local GP. We arrived […]

March 20th was the third anniversary of Milly’s Bone Marrow Transplant and we acknowledged this anniversary with the challenge of riding the Worlds Fastest Zipwire – Velocity!  We were joined by a group of people just as crazy as us, and together we took on this awesome challenge. The Wire is 1555 metres in length […]

We have been lucky enough to have 40 bracelets made especially for Milly’s Smiles By Erin Gift Shop – Darwen.  During the Christmas Period the shop ran a competition to find a local Lancashire based charity or fundraising group.  The charity with the most votes would win 75 By Erin Wish Bracelets, with a design […]

Our 3rd Annual Walk was a huge success.  The weather was immensely kind to use, the sun shone for the whole day, although it was a little on the chilly side!  We were over-whelmed to see so many people, we had over 150 people supporting us, some faces were new to us and others had […]

We have received some great pictures from families who have received a Milly Bag from us, we love seeing the bag and contents being put to use …             

A charity bowling competition was held at Dugdale Memorial Bowling Club in Blackburn in memory of a young gentleman who passed away at the age of 46 in 2016.  Andrew was a keen runner and had completed 6 marathons, including 2 London Marathons, he was also a weekly player at the bowling club along with […]

Courageous young man, Jack, aged 3 years was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer and is currently undergoing a course of intensive treatment.  Jack has had surgery to remove a tumour, several courses of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and in total, Jack will have 34 weeks of chemotherapy to get him back to full health, his final […]

We were very impressed recently to hear about he children from Time Out Club at St Bartholomew’s Church, Great Harwood. They held a sponsored car wash and a clean up of Memorial Park. After some discussion they decided they would like to donate the £100 raised to Milly’s Smiles. We went along to their club […]

When our Milly Bags are given out, we don’t expect thanks because we have been in that same position the family now finds themselves, and we understand that their world has suddenly become a very different, uncertain place.  All your strength and energy is going into dealing with what is happening to your child, and […]

Today marks the two year anniversary of Milly going to heaven, even now 2 years on, as I write the words it doesn’t seem real. Losing a child completely changes you forever, it can destroy you and break you into a thousand pieces, but despite this your heart continues to beat and the world continues […]

A family who received one of our first Milly Bags in March 2016, when their daughter was diagnosed with a Wilms tumour have paid tribute to Milly’s Smiles in a wonderful way. Heyside Juniors Under 14’s Football Team have renewed their football kit and have added our logo onto their strip to help raise awareness […]

During the summer holidays 7 year old Patrick recently used his pocket money to buy goodies for a tombola stall that he had on his fairground.  Patrick charged friends and family 50p to have a go and raised a fantastic £20 for Milly’s Smiles.  We are all blown away by this, and think you are […]

A huge thank you to Dorothy who recently held a garden party for Milly’s Smiles, fortunately the sun shone and helped make the day a great success. The party was really well attended and raised a great amount of £420 for us.  Thank you to everyone who supported the event.

Joe’s cousin Jude was recently diagnosed with an osteosarcoma, his diagnosis came as a huge shock for his family, and they found themselves in a whirlwind of activity as Jude’s treatment started very quickly.  Joe told us that Milly’s Smiles were a huge help for the family when they were admitted onto Ward 84 at […]

During our visit to Poulton St Chad’s C E Primary School, a young boy came and introduced himself and told us he had done an 18mile bike ride with his dad to raise money for Milly;s Smiles.  Upon delving further we were extremely impressed, to say the least, at how much training, and hard work […]

After one for their pupils received a Welcome Bag from Milly’s Smiles, Poulton St Chad’s have been extremely pro-active in fundraising for us.  Today we were asked to return to the school, this time to meet the After School Club team who had been busy, not only raising money for us, but also collecting shower […]

We were overwhelmed to receive £820 from the lovely Cathy Bell who asked for donations to Milly’s Smiles at her 64th Birthday.  The party looked amazing, there was a Hollywood theme and the birthday lady entertained her guests when she played a guitar set with friends and had her rock choir singing.  We are loving […]

We have been asked by the Bone Marrow Team if we would be able to offer something similar to our Welcome Bag, for patients being admitted onto BMTU who have not received a Milly’s Bag.  Always happy to help, Milly’s Smiles put together a Welcome Backpack for any families that have come for transplant and […]

On Saturday 17 June 2017, we held our first official charity ball at The Foxfields Hotel, Billington.  The evening was supported by over 100 people who were all dressed in their best finery and intent on having a great evening.  The event was compered by Lewis Birtwwell, who kept the whole evening running smoothly.  Lewis […]

After one of their pupils received a Milly’s Welcome Bag, Poulton St Chad’s C of E Primary School set about fundraising for us.  They held a crazy hair day which was so well supported and both teachers and pupils alike had great fun.  One teacher was even brave enough to allow his head to be […]

A few weeks ago the 100th Welcome Bag was given out to this gorgeous little boy Matthew and his family.  The bag and its contents have been so useful to the whole family, they are especially thrilled with the thermometer, which is a recent addition to the bags.  When children are allowed home for a […]

Dexter is almost 21 months into his 42 month treatment plan for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.  To celebrate hitting the halfway point, his family have decided to get Dexter’s haircut for the first time in 2 years!  Dexter’s amazing personality has helped him through the last 21 months, the drugs are working for him and his […]

A lovely kind-hearted lady, Gemma recently turned 40, and instead of having gifts, Gemma asked all friends to attend her birthday evening empty handed, but to make a donation to Milly’s Smiles.  As you can see from the photos, a fantastic evening was had by all, and a fantastic amount of £610 was raised by […]

On Friday 8 April, Milly’s Smiles were invited to an evening presentation at Shireburne, where we were presented with a cheque for £1000 which had been raised by Friends of Shireburne over the last year.  It was a great evening, we were entertained by Ribble Valley Strummers, a very talented group of Ukele players of […]

On 2 April 2017, the sky dive went ahead.  There was an option to upgrade from 11,000 feet to 15,000 feet which meant free falling at a speed of 187 mph for a minute.  Lorraine went for this!  You can see how she does in the video..a great way to honour Milly’s determination, courage and […]

Last night was our family charity evening, held at Great Harwood Golf Club, and what a resounding success the evening proved to be.  Tickets sold out a few weeks prior to the event and there was standing room only. The room looked great, with pink and blue balloons on the tables and fairy lights adding […]

The Garden Gate Florist in Great Harwood is selling these amazing Doodlebugs, made by Fiona Ashraf.   Fiona has been hand painting these unique ‘garden pals’ for a while for family and friends.  She has always had an interest in art and craft activities, and now her three little boys are a little older Fiona […]

Retired Police Sergeant Jeanette Hickey was the winner of this prestigious award in 2016.  The award is presented annually by the GHR trust to an officer who has gone above and beyond in service to the community.  Jeanette got to choose a charity to receive a donation of £400, and she chose Milly’s Smiles, due […]

Today we visited St Augustine’s RC High School, to speak to year 8, which is Milly’s year group.  We had been invited to talk about Milly’s charity and we also took the opportunity to show them the Welcome Bag that all new families receive when admitted onto the ward.  It was quite daunting talking to […]

Milly’s last Christmas was spent on Ward 84.  By the early hours of Christmas Eve she had completed her 2nd cycle of chemotherapy, which had made her feel really unwell.  Slowly the vomiting stopped and she started to feel slightly better, and was able to look forward to Christmas. We had been visited by many […]

Today, over 180 people turned up to celebrate Milly’s 13th Birthday and our second annual ‘Walk 5 Miles for Milly’s Smiles’ walk.  People travelled from near and far and we were also lucky to have several families join us from Ward 84.  The weather was kind to us, we had sunshine, a little bit of […]

Today our Bone Marrow Journals were delivered onto the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit,at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, where they were well received by the nurses.  The journals are to help children and their parents chart the long journey from the start of transplant to discharge and to day case visits.  There is the opportunity for […]

On Thursday a fundraising event was held by Kathryn Lloyd.  Kathryn held a coffee morning, with stalls selling cakes and toys, there was also a raffle and an entertainer who kept the children thoroughly entertained.  Kathryn was raising money for Milly’s Smiles and for Bliss – a charity for premature and sick babies.  Kathryn’s hard […]

Rachel Robinson and a team of friends took on the X Runner Wild Run on Saturday.  This was a 10K run with over 60 obstacles to challenge them!  Rachel’s nephew Dexter, is currently being treated on Ward 84 for Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia.  Dexter is just 4 years old, and as Rachel’s says ‘When we were […]

A local social cycling group held their first 100 mile cycle ride last year, raising money for charity.  This year we are honoured that they chose Milly’s Smiles as their main charity.  The cyclists complete a 100 mile bike ride, whilst juggling time in the saddle and managing nutrition and hydration on the day.  They […]

Johnny Moorcroft and his dad John took part in a triathlon, that consisted of a 400 metre swim, 24.5km bike ride and finished off with a 6.2 km run!  They both managed to successfully complete the event, whilst raising money for Milly’s Smiles.  Massive congratulations to you both, that’s a great achievement.

Tough Mudder is a 10-12 mile, mud and obstacle course designed to drag you out of your comfort zone by testing your physical strength, stamina, and mental grit. With no podiums, winners, or clocks to race against, it’s not about how fast you can cross the finish line. Rather, it’s a challenge that emphasizes teamwork, […]

We had some lovely people challenging themselves with this tough half marathon, in order to raise money of Milly’s Smiles.  Danielle Etherington and Abi Gallucci proudly wore their Milly’s Smiles T-shirts as they ran 13 miles, raising a great amount for a great cause.  Thank you so much guys, you are helping us make a […]

Earlier this year, we asked if anybody could help us with our mission to include a knitted rainbow elephant in our Welcome Bags.  We were overwhelmed with the response from people who were willing to donate their time and knit this lovely cute elephants for us.  We have had knitters from Eysium Community Centre knitting […]

Wishing all the runners today at the Baxenden Fun Run lots of luck and a massive thank you for supporting Milly’s Smiles. Hope you all have a great run and we look forward to seeing all your pictures.

Our second batch of Welcome Bags arrive at RMCH. Massive thank you to everyone who continues to support us and help us to make a difference to families.

Our second consignment of bags are ready for delivery to ward 84 Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital this week. This is thanks to you all for your very kind donations and fundraising efforts. Once again 25 families of children from all over the North West of England and sometimes beyond are about to experience the earth […]

Massive well done to Graeme Thomson, he completed the Fred Whittam challenge on Sunday in very hot weather conditions. He was well supported and completed the 112 mile challenge in 9 hours and 39 minutes – Wow! The Fred Whitton Challenge consists of a 112 mile sportive around the Lake District. The very top riders […]

Our Facebook Page has now well over a 1000 likes!  We are so happy with this, the more people who know about us the more people will be willing to help us with support and fundraising. We have been officially recognised as an official charity and our Charity Number is 1166399. The Welcome Bags are […]

20th March 2016 marked the first anniversary of Milly’s Bone Marrow Transplant.  In order to honour Milly’s journey through transplant, Milly’s mum has decided that on this anniversary, every year she will do something special to mark this occasion to recognise Milly’s fighting spirit and love for life.  This year she managed to persuade 3 […]

Some kind hearted crazy nurses in critical care at Royal Preston Hospital are taking part in Born Survivor for Milly’s Smiles. They did this event last year and not only survived but are keen to take part again. We will be willing you on all the way guys-thank you for support us and great team […]

Hoorah!  We have successfully delivered our first batch of Welcome Bags to Ward 84.  The nurses were very impressed and said the bags far exceeded their expectations.  We could not have done this without you and your support, we are very proud to know that over the next days/weeks/months and years families whose lives have […]

Our fashion show was a huge success – we have raised over £1660.00.  Our compere for the evening Mrs Smith was a total hit with the audiences and had them in the palm of her hand.  Dancers and models were very beautiful and professional and put on an amazing display of dances for everyone.  A […]

We are awaiting our official charity number, the Charity’s Commission has acknowledged our application which was sent early December and has informed us that we should be given a Registration Number by 15 March 2016. The Welcome Bags are almost ready to go to the hospital.  We are very excited about them, a lot of […]