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LATEST NEWS
CHSF nominated in Smiley Charity Film Awards
CHSF needs your votes in the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2026! Children’s Heart Surgery Fund is up for an award in the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2026, the world’s leading campaign celebrating films for good, and is calling on the public to vote and help their film...
Nelly’s Grand Year
After Nelly’s Tetralogy of Fallot repair in September 2024 her parents wanted to give back, so took on the ‘Have a Grand 2025’ fundraising challenge with the aim of raising £1,000. They opened their JustGiving page in January 2025 and by the end of the year raised an...
Support for families: December 2025
During the month of December... 38 referrals received for targeted Family Support 39 families engaged with 11 young people and their families worked with and supported 337 families supported in 2025 As we look back on the year, we reflect with pride on what the Family...
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING
Say NO in NOvember
What could you say NO to this NOvember?BAN THE BOOZE Wave goodbye to the wine. Say 'Laters!' to the Lager. Could you put away the Prosecco and quit your favourite tipple for November?FORGET THE FAST FOOD Banish the burgers. Pack in the pizza. Uninstall UberEats and...
Fundraiser of the Month: Finley’s Family Fun Day
Tamra and her best friend Rebecca organised a weekend of fundraising at Rebecca's Mum's pub, The Hyde Park in Norton. Tamra is mum to heart warrior, Finley. Saturday was car boot day, and Sunday was FUN DAY! On Sunday 20th August, Tamra and partner Josh organised a...
Fundraiser of the Month: Sam and Victoria ride from Chesterfield to LGI
Sam is an adult heart patient and recently underwent his third open heart surgery, at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). He wanted to give something back as a testament to the amazing care he’d received whilst in hospital. Sam decided, along with his partner Victoria, to...
CORPORATE
Why your business should be fundraising this Christmas
At Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) we try to make fundraising for businesses as easy as possible all year round, providing ideas, merchandise and support where possible, but it is interesting to research the wider benefits of fundraising for businesses,...
Lloyds Community Fund donate £5k towards vital heart machine
Lloyds Community Fund have awarded Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) with a £5k donation towards life-saving equipment for the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit (LCHU).Yorkshire Evening PostBy Joanna WardillSunday, 10th October 2021Lloyd's Community Fund has donated £5k...
Priority Space fund vital children’s cardiac ward fish tank
Priority Space has adopted Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) as its first ever charity partner, and funded a vital regional resource on the children’s cardiac ward at the Leeds Children’s Hospital.The fish tank on Ward L51 has proved vital over the years as a...
EVENTS
Leeds Running Festival: Half Marathon
About Leeds Running Festival Half MarathonSunday 5th April 2026 Join us for a unique opportunity to run a half marathon in support of CHSF around Roundhay Park in Leeds, one of the biggest city parks in Europe. Each mile will be accurately marked out and there are...
Leeds Running Festival: 10K
About Leeds Running Festival 10KSunday 5th April 2026 Join us for a unique opportunity to run a 10k in support of CHSF around Roundhay Park in Leeds, one of the biggest city parks in Europe. Each mile will be accurately marked out and there are plenty of helpers to...
Leeds Running Festival: 5K
About Leeds Running Festival 5KSunday 5th April 2026 Join us for a unique opportunity to run a 5k in support of CHSF around Roundhay Park in Leeds, one of the biggest city parks in Europe. Each mile will be accurately marked out and there are plenty of helpers to keep...
REAL STORIES
Blake
Blake's mum, Chelsea, said: “My partner Matthew and I found out that Blake had something wrong with his heart when he suddenly was really poorly on 30th September 2022. “We took him to Chesterfield Hospital to be seen and Matthew and I were told he had sepsis,...
Albie’s story
written by mum, Abigail"This is Albie. He is 6 and a half months old. At his 8 week check up, they discovered that he had a heart murmur. "After being referred to Leeds General Infirmary at four months old, we learnt that Albie had Tetralogy of Fallot and will need...
Bonnie
Bonnie is two years old and was born with Atrial septal defect (ASD) and Ventricular septal defect (VSD) which were surgically repaired in Leeds at age 4 months. She has just celebrated her second heart day on 4th May! Mum Charleigh tells us about Bonnie's CHD journey...
FAMILY
Support for families: February 2025
CHSF appreciates that kind gestures - no matter how small - can make the biggest difference to our families. In February 2025, our Family Support team continue to focus on the wellbeing of heart families thanks to your donations, alongside our financial and practical...
Support for families: January 2025
At CHSF, we know that a hospital stay can be overwhelming, and the impact of congenital heart disease (CHD) extends beyond medical treatment. That’s why our Family Support team is there to provide practical assistance, wellbeing support and moments of respite to...
Meet CHSF Youth Worker Lu!
Meet Lu, our incredible Family & Support Worker at Children’s Heart Surgery Fund! This 'International Youth Day', she tells us a bit more about her role at CHSF and the latest resource she's put together for our young people! “Hi! I’m Lu, the Family & Youth...
WHAT YOU’VE FUNDED
Because of you: INR Kit Feedback
Thanks to your amazing fundraising, Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) are able to purchase INR home testing kits for heart patients of all ages. The Leeds Warfarin Clinic ran an anonymous survey earlier this year to get feedback on INR machines amongst young...
Support for families: January 2025
At CHSF, we know that a hospital stay can be overwhelming, and the impact of congenital heart disease (CHD) extends beyond medical treatment. That’s why our Family Support team is there to provide practical assistance, wellbeing support and moments of respite to...
Cot mobiles, mirrors and coloured paper for L51 Play Team
The Ward 51 Play Specialist team wanted to thank you for helping fund a set of cot mobiles and mirrors to help with play and stimulation amongst the youngest of patients. They also received sets of coloured paper for use in bunting, reward charts and making mobiles...
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PRESS
BABY LOSS AWARENESS WEEK 2021
More than 100 charities join Baby Loss Awareness Week campaign to help people affected by pregnancy and baby loss. “My boy lives on in every conversation I have, every positive change I help to create and every person I can help.”Anthony Hubbard, bereaved dadAn...
CHSF able to buy life-saving breastfeeding equipment for city’s congenital heart unit
CHSF is now able to buy a raft of new equipment to help make it easier for mums to provide potentially life-saving breast milk for babies with congenital heart disease.Yorkshire Evening PostBy Joanna WardillTuesday, 5th October 2021Thanks to a generous £17k donation...
Priority Space supports Children’s Heart Surgery Fund charity
Priority Space has adopted the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) as its first ever charity partner.CHSF provides vital equipment and support to the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit where thousands of babies, children and adults with heart defects receive life-saving...
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