Team Maiden Erlegh at Wokingham Swimathon

A group of incredible individuals from Maiden Erlegh School are coming together to take part in the Wokingham Swimathon 2025 to raise vital funds and awareness for Babies in Buscot Support (BIBS), a charity that supports the local neonatal unit.

Wokingham Lions Swimathon 2025 · 16 July 2025 ·

Closes 31/08/2025

BIBS supports babies and their families on the neonatal unit, Buscot Ward at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Funds raised go towards funding life-saving equipment for the ward, providing emotional support, raising awareness and improving ward facilities.

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Team Maiden Erlegh are swimming to help save tiny lives at the Wokingham Swimathon (organised by Wokingham Lions) on 16th July 2025.

Babies in Buscot Support (BIBS) is run by parents that have had a baby spend time on Buscot Ward. They have been there too. That is why they care so deeply, and want to make the experience for all babies admitted to Buscot Ward and their families the best it can possibly be.

BIBS work focuses in four main areas of activity, which we call keeping Buscot families "SAFE":

Support - providing families with independent emotional support while their baby is on Buscot, and beyond.

Awareness - we help inform parents about what to expect from a stay on Buscot by providing written information and we raise awareness of issues related to prematurity or sickness at birth.

Facilities - we refurbish facilities and accommodation on the ward to provide a more homely environment.

Equipment - We fund state of the art equipment for the ward including incubators, cardiac monitors, ventilators, phototherapy units and much more.

In addition we help families by providing gifts to improve their experience especially around key dates such as Christmas or Mothers and Fathers Days.

Donation summary

Total
£1,338.73
+ £277.50 Gift Aid
Online
£1,338.73
Offline
£0.00
Direct
£1,338.73
Fundraisers
£0.00

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