Our annual 5-a-Side Charity Football Tournament is back! Help us to raise funds for Helen & Douglas House.

Customers, partners, and colleagues will come together to enjoy a fun afternoon of football at the Oxford United training ground on June 19, 2026. Every penny from the team entry fees, raffle and donations will go directly to Helen & Douglas House. There’s loads of ways you can get involved:

Enter a team - £250 entry fee per team. 5‑a‑side. Up to 8 players total. Email mary.parker@ghmcomms.com for more info.

Invite customers, suppliers & colleagues - a great networking opportunity and brilliant for team building.

Donate a raffle prize - if you’re unable to enter a team but would still like to support the event, we would be incredibly grateful for raffle prize donations. Every contribution helps raise even more money for Helen & Douglas House.

Just one story behind why we’re doing this…as father’s day falls on the tournament weekend

Jago was born on 6th April 2023 following a healthy pregnancy. But at just five months old, he was diagnosed with an incredibly rare genetic condition called CACNA1E. With only a handful of known cases around the world, the diagnosis came with uncertainty, no cure and more questions than answers.

Helen & Douglas House quickly became a vital support system for the family. As Jago faced seizures and the complex symptoms of his condition, the hospice provided not only expert care but a space filled with compassion, comfort and cherished memories.

“Helen & Douglas House allowed us the rare opportunity to say goodbye with the comfort of our family and in our own time and we couldn’t be more grateful for the incredible support they gave us during such a devastating time. You never imagine yourself thinking of and accepting a ‘best case’ scenario for such a circumstance, but I can honestly say that we have been extremely fortunate to have been able to live out what was exactly that for us. We were followed up and supported by the Helen & Douglas House bereavement team with several one-to-one sessions which helped us in the early stages to try and navigate our way through our grief.”

Daryl has shared that Father’s Day is something he is struggling to face. But despite the pain of losing Jago, Daryl and his family hold tightly to the joyful memories they made together at Helen & Douglas House – memories that will remain in their hearts forever.

“Every single time we stepped foot into Helen & Douglas House a special memory was made that we treasure forever. We were able to see Jago experience things in his short life he would otherwise never have done, like getting involved with music groups, being taken on trips out with other children, meeting animals in the garden, having special handmade personalised pictures and keepsakes made regularly, and spending lots of time in the sensory room to name just a few.

“Despite all of these amazing things however, the happiest memories of Helen & Douglas House we have are really the simplest – seeing him being surrounded by so much genuine love, and cared for by nurses and doctors as if he were one of their own is something we will always look back on with so much gratitude and treasure forever.”