Once Upon a Magical Moment Fundraiser

24/04/2026

This World Book Night, we’re celebrating the power of stories - and how they can make a real difference for children receiving care across Northumbria Healthcare.

Through the Once Upon a Magical Moment fundraiser, created by Helen and Erin, kind donations are providing books for young patients in our hospitals.

A book can offer comfort, calm and a welcome distraction, helping children feel supported during what can be a worrying or overwhelming time.

Every donation helps us put books directly into the hands of children who need them most - bringing moments of kindness, familiarity and a little bit of magic 💙

If you’re able to support the fundraiser, we’d be so grateful.

🔗 https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/onceuponamagicalmoment-fundraiser?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL

23/04/2026

Good morning everyone 😄

We’ve had lots of new followers recently, so we just wanted to say a huge thank you for being here and take a moment to reintroduce ourselves ❤️

On 28th January 2026, myself, Helen, and Erin started this fundraiser to support Bright Northumbria Healthcare Charity.
Our goal is to provide books and activity packs to children across ALL of Northumbria Healthcare’s children’s services, from A&E departments right through to CAMHS.

We truly believe that reading can offer comfort, calm, and a much-needed distraction for young patients and their families, helping to ease stress and anxiety during what can be very difficult times.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an incredible service, and we feel so lucky to have such dedicated healthcare teams supporting our community.

So far, we’ve raised an amazing £2,301.04 which is just incredible! 💖

We’ve also been overwhelmed by the kindness of local businesses and individuals who have donated book bundles to the wards. And we’re so excited to share that our very first book drop has already made it onto the wards such a special milestone for us ✨

Thank you so much for all your support, it truly means the world to us 💕

If you would like to have a read of our story please take a look on our just giving page where youll also find how to help and support our fundraiser ❤️❤️

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/onceuponamagicalmoment-fundraiser?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

Many Magical thanks

Helen and Erin ✨️💛

19/04/2026

If you would like to read our full fundraising story and join Councillor Brian Erskine - Cowpen Ward, Blyth. And the other amazing people/businesses (all businesses are mentioned on our posts) that have supported us so far on our mission to support young patients please join in.
We are greatful for any support....from a share/like on our page to donating financially. Have a read ⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/onceuponamagicalmoment-fundraiser?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL

We also have some fantastic competitions coming up as well as give aways so stay tuned for upcoming events ❤️

A HUGE thank you to Councillor Brian Erskine - for donating a massive £1000 to our fundraiser!! Our biggest donation to date… We cannot express how grateful we are for such a generous donation, what a different this will make 🥹
Books are ordered, watch out for the drop off to Bright Northumbria Healthcare Charity soon 👀🫶🏻✨

15/04/2026

A HUGE thank you to Councillor Brian Erskine - for donating a massive £1000 to our fundraiser!! Our biggest donation to date… We cannot express how grateful we are for such a generous donation, what a different this will make 🥹
Books are ordered, watch out for the drop off to Bright Northumbria Healthcare Charity soon 👀🫶🏻✨

08/04/2026

Thankyou to everyone who has supported us in our fundraising mission so far wether it be from a like to a share of one of our posts to donating financially. We are so greatful. YOU DID THIS!! Look at all those books 📚......
But we still have more childrens services to support so please share our page if you can.
And if your able to donate please follow the just giving link

Much love
Helen and Erin ❤️🧡❤️🧡

05/04/2026

‼️🚨COMPETITION WINNERS🚨‼️

Prize 1 - Beamish Day Pass - Isla Bowman
Prize 2 - Chillingham Castle Day Pass - Callum Holliday
Prize 3 - Bamburgh Castle Day Pass - Toni Ward

Thank you so much to everyone who entered our competition… we’ll be announcing another one shortly 👀💖

31/03/2026

An ENORMOUS thankyou to the guys at Whitley Bay Round Table for sponsoring 12 bundles of books!! Wow wow wow, your books are now in transit and will be getting delivered to Bright Northumbria Healthcare Charity early next week for distribution to the childrens services at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ✨️💛

We are truely greatful for your support and these books are going to be very welcomed by patients and their families ❤️❤️❤️

Many Magical thanks 💓

Helen and Erin ✨️🫶✨️

If you are able to donate please follow the link below 👇👇

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/onceuponamagicalmoment-fundraiser?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL

Iʼm raising money to support children/youth. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

30/03/2026

So there we have it......OUR FIRST BOOK DROP to the lovely lauren and Racheal from Bright Northumbria Healthcare Charity Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

8 weeks from our first sponsored bundle 🥰🥰

Every one who has donated/liked/shared our page has got us to this point.

Your sponsorship doesnt just end here though....

Stay tuned to see where your donations end up.....😁😁.

29/03/2026

So we are having our first collection tomorrow!! Wow so im popping every single businesses that has sponsored up-to-date on these books!! (There's are just some of the sponsored bundles too....we haven't even started on the others yet so please bear with us tomorrow if we're overwhelmed by people's generosity for this amazing cause)

We started out on the 28th jan 2026 and we are only 8 weeks in!!

So everyone please give yourselves a huge round of applause as YOU have done this!!!! And wow how amazing that these books are going to be distributed throughout the childrens services in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust from tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the day when children, young people and their families have more access to understanding, comfort and less anxiety from these books.

Life changing!!! Well done YOU!!!!

You are all absolutely incredible people ❤️
Bright Northumbria Healthcare Charity

THANK YOU 😊 🙏 ✨️💛

Stay tuned for more updates ❤️❤️❤️