Who’s that behind the mask?
It’s Joel Dommett! Comedian and presenter Joel Dommett enjoyed a sunny summer morning spending time with children, young people and their families at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices on Saturday 3 … Continued
Arts, crafts and phenomenal pottery session
We welcomed The Portable Pottery Company into our hospice, where Claire, the potter, showed families how to make beautiful clay tiles at our recent drop-in session. A drop-in session welcomes … Continued
Celebrating 20 years for our Executive Vice-President, Karen Sugarman MBE
Friday 19 May 2023 is a day of celebration, as we mark 20 years since our Executive Vice-President Karen Sugarman MBE, joined Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. Karen has spent 37 … Continued
Tony Hadley MBE officially opens music studio at Christopher’s
Music icon, Tony Hadley MBE visited Shooting Star Children’s Hospices to officially open our bespoke music studio and spend time chatting with children and families. During the visit, Vice-President Tony, … Continued
An inspiring Business Breakfast 2023
On a bright April morning we welcomed companies and partners to our third Business Breakfast and the second one held at Christopher’s. It was lovely to be able to invite … Continued
Vice-President Dame Joan Collins officially re-opens Hampton Hill shop and spends times with families
Global superstar Dame Joan Collins brought her trademark glitz and glamour to Hampton Hill, west London, on Thursday at the official re-opening of our Hampton Hill charity shop, before visiting … Continued
London Marathon 2023: Spectacular s-miles and smashing records
On Sunday, we saw 59 brave runners, including the popular Chewbacca, take on the ultimate challenge of the London Marathon in aid of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. After months, and … Continued
Sibling social at ‘Rugged Earth Adventures’
20 siblings attended the wonderful and wild ‘Rugged Earth Adventures’ sibling social day, and it was a great success. Rugged Earth Adventure centre, is in a beautiful meadow for kids … Continued
Celebrate a special Sunrise Walk in Richmond
Marking a decade of early mornings, we are thrilled to announce the 10th anniversary of our Richmond Sunrise Walk this June, and that over half a million pounds has been … Continued
Ellie’s Cow – Art from the heart
The cow that stands in Christopher’s garden was originally part of the Surrey Cow Parade in 2016 before being donated to the hospice. Years of being outdoors had faded the … Continued
Our new strategy ‘For Every Family’
We’re thrilled to share with you that we have launched a new strategy to guide our work over the next three years. ‘For Every Family’ sets out our new purpose, … Continued
Vogue Williams visits Easter animal drop-in
We had an egg-cellent start to Easter as we welcomed presenter and author Vogue Williams to Shooting Star House on Saturday 1 April, for our animal inspired drop-in session. Vogue … Continued