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How legacy donations make a difference

The best gift you can give a child with a brain injury is the gift of the best life possible. And when you consider The Children’s Trust in your Will, that’s exactly what you’ll do. See how gifts in wills provide a lasting impact on our services and continue to help children and young people with brain injury to this day.

Founded on a legacy

In 1927, a legacy of £20,000 was left by Mr Peter Reid to create a country branch of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (GOSH).

By 1983 GOSH could no longer sustain this branch and it was threatened with closure. But, thanks to a high-profile campaign including local MPs, staff and families, the organisation was saved, and since 1984 The Children's Trust has been an independent charity.

Mr Reid could not have anticipated what his gift would go on to achieve. Imagine what your legacy could achieve in years to come.

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How legacies have helped

Cheyne Therapy Centre

New Cheyne Centre

 

Thanks to legacy donations totalling £137,995, we opened our Cheyne Therapy Centre in 2002; a purpose-built bright and inviting therapy and education centre, that offers essential facilities for rehabilitation. It is core to specialist therapy sessions, whether it be taking steps again in the modified gym, attending speech and language sessions or stimulation from the wondrous multi-sensory experiences – this centre is pivotal in development and rehabilitation.

 

Cedar Garden

Cedar garden play area

Thanks to a generous £10,000 legacy from Mary Fryer, we’ve been able to enhance our gardens, creating an accessible outdoor space for children with brain injury. Spending time outside is so important for children, and our Cedar Garden provides a safe and inclusive environment for them to play and explore. Our fully adapted landscape provides freedom to get around in wheelchairs, so the children can move around freely and enjoy the benefits of outdoor play.

Specially adapted minibus

 

Nicholas Owen

Thanks to a gift in the Will of Basil and Bunnie Bastin, our modified bus was bought with a legacy. It is essential for getting the children to their medical appointments and out and about on outings. It’s used daily, so look out for us. You may even see the newsreader, Nicholas Owen, who is our ambassador and a volunteer driver!

 

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Give the gift of possible by leaving a gift in your Will, and help to ensure we are here for future generations of children with brain injury who need our expert services in rehabilitation, education, therapy and care.