Spire FM - Stars Appeal

Making life better for local children in hospital

Spire FM is proud to be supporting the Stars Appeal's Caring 4 Kids campaign as our chosen charity for the second year running! Spire FM will be working very closely with the charity and getting involved in the many fundraising events. We need your help to raise money to help make life better for local children in hospital.

The Caring 4 Kids Campaign managed to reach their 2009 target of £1 million to help fund a highly advanced new Children's Centre at Salisbury District Hospital. The centre will benefit thousands of children from across Wiltshire, Dorset and Hampshire.

Meet some of the thousands of local children Caring 4 Kids help:

Click here to watch the new short film about the appeal and find out more.

Treating over 6,000 sick children every year:

Over 6,000 children come through Salisbury District Hospital every year. They are treated for serious illnesses including cancer, cystic fibrosis and meningitis. They also receive care in emergencies and for other childhood conditions. Everything from broken bones to having their tonsils out.

2010 Target!

For the second year running, Spire FM will be supporting the Caring 4 Kids campaign and with your help, we hope to get to their next target of £500,000.

This would help fund a range of new facilities and equipment to make life better for thousands of local children in Hospital. These include a self-contained family unit attached to the Hospital's special care baby unit (NICU), which will provide parent's accomodation, play rooms and educational facilities for mums, dads and siblings.

This money would also help create a dedicated children's waiting and treatment area for the thousands of children that attend the Accident and Emergency department each year.

Scheduled Events for 2010

Thursday 18th March
All Day Auction with Spire FM and the Salisbury Journal

Put this date in your diary, Thursday 18th March2010! This is the day you should tune in to Spire FM all day as we host the All Day Auction! We will have a lot of lots that you can bid on, with all money raised going straight to the Stars Appeal!

Some of the auction lots include a life-size metal sculpture of a female torso from A&R Metalcrafts which would normally be sold for £500. Local artist, Judith Webb has donated paintings and a chance to commission a portrait of a pet.

Also up for bidding, a Mercedes CLK 300 and a Mazda MX-5 for a weekend, a VIP package to Aladdin at the Salisbury Playhouse, the chance to be a Salisbury Journal photographer for a day and even a presenter on Spire FM for the morning!

Saturday 24th April
Teddy Bear Parachuting at Salisbury Cathedral

Register your teddy today as he attempts to become Super Ted! It's fun for all the family and raises money for the Stars Appeal in a different but exciting way! The brave bears will Parachute from the Salisbury Cathedral on Saturday 24th April.

If you would like your teddy to take part, click here to register him!

Sunday 20th June
Walk for Wards at Wilton House

Join us on Sunday 20th June as we take part in a sponsored walk around the beautiful Wilton Estate grounds, with the walk starting and finishing at Wilton House! Last year over 1,000 of you took part raising over £47,000!

Anyone can take part in the 3k or 10k walk, so register the whole family! To find out more or to register to take part in Walk for Wards click here.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS HELD IN 2009

The All Day Auction -

On Sunday 29th March Spire FM's All Day Auction raised over £12,000 for The Stars Appeal - an auction record for Spire FM.

Teddy Bear Parachute Jump

On April 18th Spire FM were at the Teddy Bear Parachute Jump in The Cathedral Close.

Walk for Wards

Over 800 people were at Wilton House for the most successful Walk for Wards to date. Many families took part in either the 3 or 10k sponsored walk and Spire FM were live at Wilton House for the morning.