Sheffield Helipad Appeal Fundraising Event

It has been a busy last few weeks! We raised a fantastic £627.77 last Saturday.
The success was down to our community, who come together to support a good cause. We just wanted to say thank you to everyone who came to support us, our volunteers and to businesses who donated prizes for the raffle. It was also nice to see our customers from the Tea Room. Haybrooks, Chapeltown helped support our event by printing, distributing leaflets and producing banners, thank you.

Sarah and I visited the Helipad Appeal to present the cheque and had the opportunity to meet Duncan from Sheffield Hospital Charity and 2 nurses from the Major Trauma Centre (MTC). Our accident & emergency department at the Northern General became a MTC in April 2013 and serves a population of 1.8 million people, which covers South Yorkshire, parts of the Humber, Derbyshire and East Midlands. That is a lot of people! We saw the existing helipad (20 years old) and the new one, which will be launched in the Summer. Currently patients are transferred from the helicopter (when landed) into an ambulance then transported to the MTC. The new one is built much closer to the department (without the need of transfer via ambulance), saving time and allows the patient to receive specialist treatment quicker, which increases their chance of survival. From landing on the helipad they are a short trolley push away to the resuscitation room. The cost of this helipad (building and equipment) is approximately £2 million and more funds are needed. They are currently at 86% of their target.

Sarah and I have decided to do more events to raise money for the Helipad Appeal and support Sheffield Hospitals Charity. We will be organising an Autumn fair and continue with the Spring Fair next April. We have set up our own facebook page chapeltownfairforcharity to keep you updated. You can also go the Sheffield Helipad website to make donations.

Me on the right and Sarah second from left. 

I am currently organising another sewing workshop! A bumbag tutorial, I am intending bringing the bum bag craze back into fashion. I made one and wore it at the above charity event and it was very useful! It housed important stuff like pens, plasters, business cards, tent cards for the afternoon tea's tables, raffle tickets and most importantly my phone!

It was very easy to make! The hardest thing was deciding on the fabric but as always floral prints won! If you are interested in knowing how to make this bumbag please do let me know! craftingsparrow@gmail.com