Liverpool hospice appeal raises £7.5m

The appeal to save the new home for Liverpool’s baby hospice Zoe’s Place has ended having raised a staggering £7.5m. Our original hope was that the appeal, initiated by local MP Ian Byrne, would raise £5m.

The appeal was launched after the costs of building the new hospice, required due to the end of the lease for the existing hospice building, spiralled. The sums raised are made up of £3.8m in cash including Gift Aid, and £3.7m in pledges including £2.5m from Home Bargains.

Joan Stainsby, executive trustee, said

‘The sums of money that have been raised as a result of Ian Byrne’s appeal are astonishing. The trustees feel so fortunate that the people and organisations of Liverpool and beyond have rallied behind the hospice, and that it now has a secure future.’

Ian Byrne, the MP behind the fundraising appeal, said:

‘I am staggered by the generosity of people in our city and it is only because of them that we can look to a future to provide modern facilities for children who need them. I cannot thank the people of Liverpool enough. That is the best Christmas present that I could have asked for’

The majority of the funds raised will go towards the building of a state of the art new centre for children and families in Liverpool on the site of a former bowling green at Hayman’s Green, West Derby. The remaining funds will be used to fund the operation of the Liverpool hospice.

We still, however, desperately need your support to meet the day to day running costs to ensure we can continue to provide care and support to the children and families of Liverpool into the future. If you would like to support us please visit our main Just Giving page: Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice – Liverpool – JustGiving