Thank You to the James Beattie Charitable Trust
We are so grateful to the James Beattie Charitable Trust for their continued and generous support for over and amazing ten years! This has supported our Giggle Doctor Programme at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and has meant that our Giggle Doctors have been able to visit hundreds of children in that time.
What we do at
At the Theodora Children’s Charity, we believe that all children have the right to play and have fun. The mission at the heart of our work is to contribute to the wellbeing of all children, and in particular those that are sick, or have special educational needs or disabilities. We do this by providing visits from professional performers, trained to work in a medical environment and with children with complex needs.
Our Giggle Doctors visit children in hospitals, hospices and specialist care centres across England, as well as digitally through our virtual visit programme. By combining music, play, magic and storytelling, they bring magical moments to children in challenging times. We believe that all children receiving medical care should experience the joy that only a Giggle Doctor can bring.
A Giggle Doctor visit isn’t just about one magical moment. It can have a significant and lasting impact on a child’s well-being and perception of the hospital environment.
“Because of the Giggle Doctors my daughter actually looks forward to coming to hospital for chemotherapy.”
“The Giggle Doctor visits have helped my son to interact as he has developed a phobia of medical staff and the Giggle Doctors have helped him be less scared of people on the ward.”
Marianne Louca
Giggle Doctor Fundraising Manager
T +44 (0)20 7713 0044
M +44 (0)7507 729 633
marianne.louca@theodora.org
The Theodora Children’s Charity
40 Pentonville Road, N1 9HF London
T +44 (0)20 7713 0044
Registered charity: 1094532
ibling, grandparent or friend. 2020 has been an especially difficult year for grieving families, and especially for grieving children. Feelings of isolation are common in grief, with the Covid pandemic isolating people even further, and the usual comforting rituals around death – funerals and wakes, hugs from extended family and friends – are restricted. Our support helps children talk about how they are feeling and helps them remember their loved one in a way that acknowledges the long-term nature of their grief but allows them to live their lives to the fullest.
st’s support to deliver our fantastic audiobook service to many people in the local community who find it difficult or impossible to read print due to an impairment, such as arthritis, macular degeneration or dyslexia. Such fantastic support has helped to spread the joy of reading throughout Wolverhampton via the spoken word.’
e trustees of James Beattie Charitable Trust are supporting our Let’s Fish! project in Wolverhampton. 
ramedics and Nurses doubled their efforts to respond to those patients who were critically ill and requiring advanced care, during the initial months of the Covid-19 pandemic. By doubling the shifts and responding to more cases, the team consequently doubled it’s spending on outgoing costs in equipment, consumables and fuel. With Covid-19 cases continuing to periodically rise, the team is committed to its role in the pre-hospital environment. The team is financially supported by donations only and it’s through support like this generous donation that the team will continue to work through the winter of 2020.
ow is that we are grateful once again to the trustees for helping us to make an impact in such a positive way within our local community. We are thankful for your continued support as we pursue making a difference for those who need the help the most.
Bilston Town Hall gardens improvements, 2020.
f the gardens have matured pleasantly and are greatly appreciated by the townsfolk.
Remembrance Day will be significantly manifested this year.