Heather Bibbington

Charity haircut by Lucie Smith in aid of Rochdale Childrens Moorland Home

Fundraising for Rochdale Children's Moorland Home
£320
raised of £300 target
by 26 supporters
Since 1st March our donations have reduced by 90%. Costs annually are around £65,000. Demand increases each year for our service but we anticipate even higher number of referrals over the next year. To meet demand we need your support!

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Lucie will be having 16 inches cut off her beautiful hair, to help raise funds for Rochdale Children’s Moorland Home.

The hair will also be donated to the little princess trust who make wigs for children who have lost their hair through cancer treatment 



Rochdale Children's Moorland Home has been providing holidays to disadvantaged children for over 125 years. Covid-19 put a temporary stop to this but we still have ongoing costs and our donations have reduced by around 90%. It costs around £5500 month to keep the charity going. We want to be prepared to start up as straight away once safe to do so. We believe, from discussion with our referrers, demand for our service will surge over the next year and beyond. Covid-19 has put many families and children into crisis and they need you now more than ever.Referrals are made by schools and social care. Referrals come to us for many reasons including but not limited to, children who have suffered loss, suffered abuse, family members with medical problems, death of a family member and poverty. Yes, poverty. Even in 2020 there is child poverty in the UK. 45.4% of children in the Greater Manchester area (63,427 children) live in poverty. YOU can help us to help them.We can provide children w

About the campaign

Since 1st March our donations have reduced by 90%. Costs annually are around £65,000. Demand increases each year for our service but we anticipate even higher number of referrals over the next year. To meet demand we need your support!

About the charity

Rochdale Children’s Moorland Home (RCMH) is a registered Charity which has been in existence for over 125 years. We provide holidays for disadvantaged and/ or poverty stricken children. We receive no statutory funding & rely on the generosity of our donors and volunteers.

Donation summary

Total raised
£320.00
+ £37.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£320.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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