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CDDFT Charity - raising funds to enhance patient care across our hospitals and local communities. Thank you for your support.

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Easter Egg Run Returns to Our Hospitals!
We’re excited to share that the much-loved Easter Egg Run is coming back this Easter, bringing community spirit to Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham!
bottom overflow car park on the day.

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Thanks to your generous donations to our charity, we’ve been able to purchase a Rhino sensory machine to support children who are neurodivergent at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

This specialist equipment will help create a calm, comforting environment

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🧶 Calling All Knitters & Crafty Supporters! 🧶

We are looking for donations of wool to support our wonderful knitters who create comforting items for patients across our hospitals and community services. 💚

Your donated wool will be turned into blankets, hats, cardigans

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💚 Did you know?

We team up with schools, clubs and local businesses to raise money for our hospitals, helping us buy fun, colourful and comforting items that make a stay in hospital feel a little bit better.

From bright artwork and activities to toys for our youngest patients

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🤝 Could you volunteer with our Charity?
Our volunteers play a vital role in helping us go beyond NHS funding to enhance patient care and support staff across our hospitals and communities.
Every hour makes a difference.
📩 Contact us at [email protected]

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💡Would you like to donate or got a fundraising idea? We’d love to hear it!

Whether it’s a coffee morning, sponsored challenge, bake sale or something completely different, our charity team is here to help you every step of the way 💚

📧 Drop us an email [email protected]

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As we look back on 2025, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported our Charity – our fundraisers, donors, volunteers, staff and communities.

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🧸 Paediatric Emergency Department – Thank You

💚 Thank you to everyone who has kindly donated to our Paediatric Emergency Department.

Your thoughtful gifts help provide comfort, distraction and smiles to children when they need it most. 🌟

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🎄 CID Window Cleaning – DMH

🎁 A huge thank you to CID Window Cleaning from Catterick Garrison and their wonderful customers for donating selection boxes to Ward 21 and the Paediatric Emergency Department at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

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🌟 Forever Eight Charity – A&E, DMH

💚 A heartfelt thank you to Forever Eight Charity for their continued support and generosity throughout the year.

It was lovely to welcome Rhiannon and Heather, who met Lorraine, Health Play Specialist in A&E at Darlington Memorial Hospital

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🎄 General Garage, Annfield Plain – Ward 2, Shotley Bridge Hospital

🎁 A huge thank you to General Garage in Annfield Plain for donating Christmas presents for patients on Ward 2 at Shotley Bridge Hospital.

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💙 Thank You, Hays Travel! 💙

A huge thank you to Hays Travel for their kind donation to Treetops Ward.

Your generosity helps bring comfort and support to our patients and families, making a real difference during their time with us. 🌟

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📷 Season’s Greetings from #TeamCDDFT! 📷

Wishing you all a happy, healthy festive season and New Year! 📷

#NHS #HereToHelp

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🎄🎁 A Huge Thank You to Linthorpe Beds! 🎁🎄

We’re so grateful to Linthorpe Beds for dropping off selection boxes for the Paediatric Ward at Darlington Memorial Hospital. 🍫✨

Your kindness will help bring smiles and festive cheer to our young patients this Christmas

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We're delighted to share that Poundland Darlington has kindly donated 200 advent calendars for children in our hospitals!

A big thank you to Claire, Josh, and Nicola for personally delivering them and helping us spread some Christmas joy. 💚✨

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💚 Why not say THANK YOU this week?

Whether it’s to a member of staff who made a difference a colleague who went the extra mile or a loved one who supported you a small message of gratitude can mean the world.

say thanks using the Thank You button on our charity website.

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💚 A huge thank you to Helping Hands for your kind and thoughtful donation to the Women’s Centre at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

Your continued generosity helps create a more comfortable, supportive and welcoming space for women receiving care at our Trust.

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Did you know you can support us in just one click?
Our charity now has a Donate button on our website — making it easier than ever to help us enhance patient care across our hospitals and communities.
Every donation, big or small, makes a real difference.

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A big thank you to Helping Hands for this beautiful knitted poppy blanket, created in honour of Remembrance Day.
This is a touching tribute to those who served and sacrificed, and it will be proudly displayed as we take time to remember them.
#LestWeForget

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💚 Following in Her Dad’s Footsteps 💚
A proud moment this Remembrance Day as one of our colleagues’ daughters has followed in her dad’s footsteps by joining the Army Cadets.
Her dad, Rich is our Charity Manager and an Army veteran they both took part in the Remembrance Parade.