COMMUNITY SPIRIT
ADDENBROOKE’S CHARITY CELEBRATES ITS 30TH YEAR Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust is
celebrating its 30th year, having raised more than £7 million in 2025 to fund equipment and research, as well as supporting new Cancer Research and Children’s Hospitals. “We’d like to thank all of our incredible fundraisers,” says director of fundraising, Claire Billing.
Meet the fundraisers
Joyce Cripps , from Bishop’s Stortford in Hertfordshire, has been fundraising for more than 40 years, raising more than £104,000 for various charities. When her daughter Julie underwent a life-saving liver transplant at Addenbrooke’s, Joyce and husband John pledged to dedicate their lives to raising money for ACT. “So far, we’ve raised more than £27,000 for liver transplant research by organising tribute nights throughout the year,” she says. “As a family, words aren’t enough to express our gratitude to the wonderful team who saved Julie’s life. Realising the difference my fundraising has made to other patients’ lives means this tireless work will continue to my days’ end!”
Emmi-Lou Hanney , from Colchester in Essex, launched a Just Giving page to raise money for Addenbrooke’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) after her brother Tyson was admitted to Addenbrooke’s and put in an induced coma after contracting meningitis, which led to sepsis. Sadly, this resulted in Tyson having his right leg amputated. Emmi-Lou’s page has raised more than £40,000 for the PICU ward at Addenbrooke’s. “The family are beyond grateful,” she says. “We can’t put into words how amazing the team has been. They really are angels on earth.”
Margaret Seaman , a 95-year-old great-great-grandmother from Caister- on-Sea in Norfolk has raised more than £170,000 with her amazing knitted creations. Her inspiring installations include Great Yarmouth’s Golden Mile from the 70s and a knitted scale model of Sandringham in Norfolk. “The highlight for me was a private audience with the late Queen, after my knitted Sandringham was displayed in the ballroom there. It was extremely unexpected. I never dreamt she would come and see it, but she stayed for about 15 minutes. She was very friendly and genuine, it was lovely.” As well as winning ITV Anglia’s Pride of Britain award for the eastern region, Margaret has been awarded a British Empire Medal, having raised an impressive £30,000 for the Cambridge Children’s Hospital in just under a year.
Annie West and her team of midwives from the Rosie maternity hospital took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in 2024. “We reached the summit of Pen- y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, bringing our grand fundraising total to more than £8,000. “We love fundraising for ACT,” says senior midwife Annie. “It’s a great team- bonding experience, and so inspiring too. We’ve had ultrasound scanners and cots bought for us, so we can see directly how the charity money is being spent within the hospital.”
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