Ickle Pickles Children's Charity

Come and join us for Ickle Pickles’ bake sales and coffee mornings in the week leading up to World Prematurity Day on the 17th of November to raise awareness of prematurity. 🧁 Wednesday 13th November - Lewisham Hospital from 10am - 2pm, ground floor near McColls 🧁 Thursday 14th November - Croydon Hospital from 10am - 2pm, main entrance by Costa Coffee by the escalators inside the main entrance. 🧁 Friday 15th November, Southampton General Hospital, 9.30am - 3pm 🧁 Tuesday 19th November - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich from 10am - 2pm, by the main entrance. All money raised will go towards buying neonatal equipment to support tiny and vulnerable babies on each unit. #LewishamHospital #Lewisham #CroydonHospital #Croydon #QueenElizabethHospital #Woolwich #WorldPrematurityDay #WorldPrematurityMonth #SoputhamptonHospital #Southampton #PrincessAnneHospital

Hey, changemakers🌟 It’s finally time to announce the launch of our ticket sales for our unforgettable fundraiser, the London Incubator Ball ✨ Book your table of 10 for £1200 or £120 per person and make a difference for premature and sick babies. 🗓 Date: March 14th 🕒 Time: 7 pm 📍Venue: Plaisterers’ Hall in central London 📧 Email: incubatorball@icklepickles.org Stay tuned for more on our speakers, auctions and raffles. Share the news to make a difference 👶💙

Visit the Semmens Family’s spook-tacular Halloween Lightshow from the 26th - 31st of October at 6:30 pm at Highbury Grove, Portsmouth, PO6 2RT. We dare you to see the extended show on #Halloween and donate at https://lnkd.in/eevmFSAq to make a difference to sick and prem babies #spooky #halloweencostume #spookyseason #happyhalloween #october #halloweenmakeup #pumpkin #lightshow #portsmouth

More babies than ever before require specialised care when they are born but you can help! Bring all the family along to the Santa in the City Fun Run to raise funds for prem babies, completing a truly iconic route. No previous experience is needed for a 3.5k like this. All entries come with a Santa suit so this event will definitely get you feeling festive! Get your tickets for just £15 and join #SantaInTheCity on the 4th or 5th of December in #London or the 7th of December in #TunbridgeWells. 🎫 Email events@icklepickles.org for your tickets. #FunRun #CharityFunRun #WhatsOnLondon #FamilyActivity #KidsCharityChallenge

Join us for our annual fun-filled Pub Quiz! This isn't your normal Quiz. It's always a sell-out and a great fundraising evening. Get a team of 6 together and win some great prizes! Email rachael@icklepickles.org now. #timeoutlondon #hiddenlondongem #balham #london #clapham #tootingbec #tootingmarket #wandsworth #mordenpark #southlondon #Tooting #balhammarket #balhammums #balhambrunch #Streatham #Furzedown #Mitcham #Earlsfield #ColliersWood #WandsworthCommon #BalhamNewsie

Good luck and thank you to ickle Henry & Teddy for running the Junior Great South Run, George, Jamie, Ryan, Lea, Robbie, Mark and Kate for taking on the Great South Run and raising funds for premature and sick babies this Sunday! Lea is running for her son Rocco who was born at 26 weeks weighing just 1lb 3oz. She writes, “Thanks to the wonderful Portsmouth NICU he survived his early birth and is smashing every milestone. Please dig deep and give whatever you can for this amazing cause - like myself, you will never know when you or your loved ones may need Ickle Pickles’ help.”  Please sponsor Rocco’s #GreatSouthRun: https://lnkd.in/eMfqECxp Go #TeamIcklePickles! #PremmiePower #PreemiePower #MiracleBaby #PremBaby #NICUBaby

Thank you to Ickle Pickle Henry for running the Junior Great South Run in honour of all babies born too soon. “I was born at 32 weeks and 4 days and spent 23 long days and nights away from my mummy and daddy in the NICU at Queen Alexandra Hospital, being looked after by the wonderful doctors and nurses there. The Charity Ickle Pickles really helped my family out and supported them throughout my stay and beyond. They held coffee mornings where I could go and safely meet other children and their parents who knew how dangerous germs could be for me. No one looked at me differently as I had oxygen tubes. I am running the Great South Run Minis so I can raise some pennies to help other Ickle Pickles and their families be supported and buy life-saving equipment!” Sponsor Henry’s Mini Great South Run 👉 https://lnkd.in/dTkzpUTG

We have the power to be superheroes for sick and premature babies! But we need your cape — I mean, your help! Lace up your running shoes and submit your application for our charity place at the 2025 TCS London Marathon! As the London Marathon is such a huge event, with a large fundraising target and training regime, we’re all about giving every hopeful runner a fair shot at joining #TeamIcklePickles. Why not run for a cause that truly matters? 🏃♂️💖 Put your name in the hat and tell us how you will inspire others and raise money for premature and sick babies: https://lnkd.in/ekq9Qkkb #LondonMarathon #TCSLondonMarathon #LondonMarathon2025 #CharityPlaceLondonMarathon #Running #Running4aGoodCause #MarathonRunner

#WaveOfLight Please light your candles in honour of Koby and all the children gone too soon. During Koby's life, there were many challenges, ups and downs, steps forward and steps back but he was one tough cookie and overcame so much. According to his mum Deanna, "he gave everything he had and fought hard for his life. His strength and willpower to never give up amazed us all. Heartbreakingly, just two weeks before his first birthday on the 18th of May 2019 Koby passed away. Throughout it all he remained so brave, so strong, determined and courageous. Koby was inspirational, a warrior and we are so proud of him. Our wonderful son is loved beyond words and he is missed so much."

For #BabyLossAwarenessWeek we're sharing Amy's story. Her twins Max and Maude were born prematurely at 25+2 weeks. "Max and Maude were fighting so hard and doing everything they could to grow and come home. It came as a shock that after 31 days of life, Maude became rapidly unwell with a bug. And within 10-12 hours she had passed away. There could never and there will never be anything that can prepare you for that moment. If I could say anything to her now, it is just how proud I am of her and that she will always be a part of our family. We will remember her always. We will ensure her brothers do, too. I know she is there, guiding us and looking out for her big brothers." If you can, please light a candle today at seven, leave it burning for an hour to remember all our Ickle Pickles in heaven. #WaveOfLight #BLAW #BabyLoss #BabyLossAwareness #PinkAndBlue #PrengnancyLoss #NICUBaby #PremBaby #NICUTwins #Twins