Ecclesall Primary School is participating in the 2026 Pride of Yorkshire campaign, adopting and decorating a lion cub to raise funds for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity.

To see more please visit:

https://prideofyorkshire.org/

The project celebrates the hospital's 150th anniversary, with the decorated cub set to be displayed in a public art trail from June to September 2026 before returning to the school.

Our Lion Cub will be on the Pride of Yorkshire Sculpture Trail this summer. This will be situated in the Glass Pavilions at the Botanical Gardens, Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, S10 2LN from the 8th June to 7th September for all to see!

There will be physical trail maps available for purchase in venues across the region as well as a digital app for you to collect all the sculptures you find on the trail!

All money raised from this project will be going towards the redevelopment of the Emergency Department at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. You can read the full story on how you are making a difference here: https://prideofyorkshire.org/what-is-the-trail-going-to-fund/

Key Details of the Campaign:

Fundraising Goal: Funds raised support critical research, new medical equipment, and improved facilities at Sheffield Children's Hospital.

The Project: The school is one of many decorating a "Little Pride" cub, part of 150 total cub sculptures, alongside 150 larger lions.

Timeline: The painted cubs were to be returned by March 27, 2026, for the trail launch in June.

Future Impact: The decorated cubs will be featured in the summer 2026 trail, showcasing student creativity, before being returned to their respective schools.

To see more please visit:

https://prideofyorkshire.org/

2026 marks the 150th anniversary of Sheffield Children’s Hospital – a place that has been at the forefront of children’s health since it opened its doors in 1876.

To celebrate this momentous milestone, Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity is launching its biggest ever fundraising campaign: Pride of Yorkshire. This all-new sculpture trail will set 300 life-sized lions loose across South Yorkshire, spreading colour, Yorkshire pride, creativity and community right across our region.

Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity support the thousands of patients and families at Sheffield Children’s, from across the UK and beyond, by funding the life-changing and the joy-sparking. We make clinical care kinder, and bad days brighter. We bring play, laughter and comfort to places where they’re needed the most.

We fund groundbreaking research, specialist medical equipment and new facilities, creating an engaging environment built with children in mind.