• Charities we support ...

Action for Children is committed to helping the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK break through injustice, deprivation and inequality, so they can achieve their full potential. www.actionforchildren.org.uk/

Claire house cares for children 0 - 18 years with life threatening or life limiting conditions and their families from Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man. Children's hospices are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life, providing specialist respite, palliative, terminal and bereavement care. www.claire-house.org.uk

Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. They provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and campaign for better cancer care. Cancer affects us all. We can all help. www.macmillan.org.uk

Sands is a national charity, established by bereaved parents in 1981. They have 3 core aims which are to: Support anyone affected by the death of a baby; To work in partnership with health professionals to improve the quality of care and services offered to bereaved families; and To promote and research and changes in practice that could help to reduce the loss of babies' lives. How we helped this year