Give as you Live
January 01 2021
fill a flower pot for horatio’s garden
We’re encouraging you to ease yourself into the New Year on a fun, positive note by joining in with our ‘Fill a Flower Pot’ fundraiser! It couldn’t be easier to get involved and everyone at home can take part. Simply see how quickly you can fill your flower pot with loose change, tip it out, count it up and donate your total by simply clicking the link below. Please click here to donate to our Fill a Flower Pot JustGiving page Patients with spinal injuries are among the few groups of people who still spend long periods ...
October 01 2021
jack folkestone takes on the marathon des sables
CLICK HERE TO DONATE In just a few months time, Jack Folkestone will be attempting the Marathon des Sables, also known as 'the toughest footrace on earth', in order to raise vital funds for Horatio's Garden. For those of you who have been ...
April 11 2021
royal parks half marathon success!
We’d like to say a huge ‘congratulations’ to Alice Hall, Sally Reffold and Helen Whalley, who this past Sunday successfully completed the Royal Parks Half Marathon in their local area! The Royal Parks Half Marathon usually takes place in ...
March 05 2021
charles balcombe’s 4x4x48 challenge
After a gruelling weekend, we’re saying a huge ‘congratulations’ to Charles Balcombe, who has spent the past 48 hours testing his endurance to the limit by successfully completing the ‘David Goggins 4x4x48’ Challenge! Please click ...
January 30 2021
the great charity pot sale
Alex, known professionally as Clay by Design, has raised a fantastic total of £105 for Horatio's Garden by taking part in The Great Charity Pot Sale! Having created three beautiful moon jars, Alex shared her makes on her own Instagram page, which ...
January 01 2021
vivien scott’s new year’s day swim
Congratulations to Vivien Scott, who has raised over £1,700 for Horatio's Garden with her recent New Year's Day swim in the River Tay! To give a donation to Vivien’s JustGiving page, please click here Known in Dundee to be a powerhouse and a ...
December 01 2020
parterre fragrances support horatio’s garden
Throughout December, Parterre Fragrances were generously supporting Horatio’s Garden by donating a percentage of the month’s profits to the charity. The Dorset-based perfumery, which was founded by David and Julia Bridger, grow ...
December 01 2020
catherine boyce’s great run solo christmas challenge
Thank you so much to Catherine Boyce, who decided to take on the challenge of the Great Run Solo: 12 Runs by Christmas in support of Horatio’s Garden Wales! The December Accumulator was designed to get everyone saying ‘Oh what fun it is to ...
November 30 2020
the test valley art show & sale support horatio’s garden
The Test Valley Art Show & Sale is an annual event that provides a forum for Test Valley Artists to display and sell their work, whilst also raising money for charities across and beyond the UK. The event usually takes place in King's Somborne ...
November 30 2020
roger neill’s movember fundraiser!
Roger Neill has been busy fundraising for both Horatio’s Garden and The Royal British Legion throughout the past month. He decided to embark upon his own Movember challenge in order to raise money, appropriately nicknaming his moustache ...
February 26 2021
a chronicle of spring
Back when lockdown began, a unique fundraising campaign was launched by supporter and choreographer Janet Randell, who remarkably for the past year has been continually directing her very own Cedar Dance Animations project entitled A Chronicle of ...
October 05 2020
glass by design support horatio’s garden wales
Thank you so much to Cathy O’Doherty, Angelina Hall and their team at Glass by Design for helping us in our quest to find 100 Horatio’s Heroes to support Horatio’s Garden Wales! Every season, Glass by Design decorate their window display ...
October 04 2020
lou and russell take on the virtual london marathon
Congratulations to Louise Finch and her uncle, Russell Winfield, for completing the Virtual London Marathon which took place this weekend! The at-home marathon was the iconic event's 40th race and every participant had just 24 hours to walk, run, ...
October 04 2020
hugh james neurolaw running challenge
We're wishing the Hugh James Neurolaw team a huge 'congratulations' today as this weekend they completed their incredible 2,800km running challenge right on schedule! Please click here to donate The team were planning to run the Cardiff Half ...
September 26 2020
jack folkestone’s isle of wight ultramarathon
As many of you will know, Jack Folkestone has been training throughout 2020 for an epic challenge, the Marathon des Sables, in support of Horatio’s Garden. The ultra-run, which consists of running six marathons in six days in the ...
September 12 2020
tim & katie’s dock2dock challenge
Two brilliant fundraisers, Tim and Katie Hill recently attempted a (truly!) breath-taking challenge on Saturday 12th September in order to raise money for Horatio's Garden. The pair decided to take on their own Dock2Dock challenge, which involved ...
September 11 2020
nationwide engineering’s summer sunflower competition
This year Nationwide Engineering were helping us to get Birchall tea to our gardens across the country and to our Fabulous Summer Tea Party hosts to enjoy throughout June. However, as certain restrictions meant that we were no longer able to do ...
September 03 2020
royal porthcawl charity golf day
The Royal Porthcawl Golf Club generously chose Horatio's Garden as one of the beneficiaries of their recent Summer Charity Day! Whilst also raising money for the Porthcawl RNLI, the day made a really important contribution to our new project, ...
August 31 2020
casterbridge wealth: lands end to john o’groats challenge
Casterbridge Wealth, a Salisbury-based independent and multi award-winning Discretionary Fund Management business, have spent the past few weeks taking on a Lands End to John O’Groats virtual challenge. The team of 11 have tasked themselves ...
August 16 2020
my prudential ridelondon: richard & charlotte’s story
Father and daughter, Richard and Charlotte Weight, will be taking part in the My Prudential RideLondon on Sunday 16th August in memory of beloved wife and mother, Penny. Donate to Richard Donate to Charlotte Penny was injured by a ...
July 27 2020
it’s our month on the world changer wall calendar!
Some of you may remember that we featured in the Advent of Change 2019 Children’s Advent Calendar and that we were also lucky enough to be included in the social enterprise’s World Changer Wall Calendar for 2020 too. Back in January, our ...
July 20 2020
tom beckley completes his ultramarathon!
Elaine Beckley gave us some brilliant news this week when she called to let us know that her son, Tom, had successfully completed his Ridgeway Run in support of Horatio’s Garden Stoke Mandeville! The 87-mile run took Tom from Marlborough to ...
July 18 2020
the scottish gallery plant sale
The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh generously held a plant sale on Saturday 18th July in order to support our Grow to Give fundraising campaign. In celebration of their first weekend opening since lockdown began, the gallery took the opportunity ...
July 04 2020
fabulous summer tea parties
Whilst this year's Fabulous Summer Tea Party has certainly been a little different to last year's, that's not stopped two of our wonderful Stoke Mandeville volunteers from getting involved in the fun. Julia Bolton and Sue Yeomans recently held a ...
July 03 2020
volunteer liz fundraises by making masks
Over the past few months, Horatio's Garden Stoke Mandeville volunteer Liz Hair has been creating hundreds of masks in order to help people in her local community protect themselves and their loved ones from Coronavirus. Liz watched a simple YouTube ...
June 25 2020
pmi london summer garden party quiz
Last night, PMI London held their first Summer Garden Party Charity Quiz (via Zoom, of course), which was joined by around 90 people and raised over £450 for Horatio’s Garden London! Having recognised that patients and families are ...
June 23 2020
amanda harris completes her at-home cycling challenge!
Congratulations to Amanda Harris for completing her at-home cycle in support of Horatio's Garden Wales, a remarkable story that's captured the attention of BBC Wales! Please CLICK HERE to donate Please CLICK HERE to read the BBC Wales Story To ...
June 22 2020
the virtual humble country fayre
Our Stoke Mandeville volunteer team were due to be exhibiting at the Humble Country Fayre this past weekend, however as we’re currently unable to gather for large events the organisers decided to innovatively hold a Virtual Fayre via social ...
June 22 2020
thank you to our facebook fundraisers!
Over the years, lots of you have given in celebration of various milestone events. As this year means that many of us are unable to celebrate in person with our family and friends, some of you have been encouraging your loved ones to donate on your ...
June 19 2020
pebble art auction in scotland
Creativity has come to the fore in lockdown and we’ve been lucky enough to have many people lend their artistic talents to us in order to support our gardens around the country. This week we perhaps saw one of the most unexpected fundraisers ...
June 15 2020
claire martin’s at home superhero challenge!
Claire Martin recently completed a 20km cycle as part of the At Home Superhero Challenge, which replaced the Superhero Triathlon that was due to take place this summer! To donate to Claire via JustGiving, please click here. The Superhero Series ...
May 07 2020
hester goes running for horatio’s garden
Hester Malin has decided to complete a unique running challenge in support of Horatio’s Garden. CLICK HERE TO DONATE In February, Hester’s Dad suffered a life-changing spinal injury when he fell down a ravine in New Zealand. The accident has ...
May 18 2020
thelma’s ‘stay at home’ snowdon challenge
Please CLICK HERE to donate via JustGiving! Thelma Fulda, who is one of our brilliant volunteers in Horatio's Garden Oswestry, has decided to go (many!) extra miles for the charity this May with her innovative fundraising challenge. In light of ...
May 06 2020
the santini/burns family’s 2.6 challenge
Annabelle Santini and her two children recently took part in the 2.6 Challenge in support of Horatio's Garden! As many of you will know, the 2.6 Challenge was launched by London Marathon Events in order to mark what would have been the 40th ...
May 05 2020
the secret garden film club
The Secret Garden Film Club is a wonderful new fundraising initiative which has been set up by Horatio’s Garden supporter, Henny Tate. Click here to follow @secretgardenfilmclub on Instagram. Henny started the Club because she felt that ...
May 03 2020
fiona dunger completes the local landmarks challenge!
This weekend one of our brilliant supporters, Fiona Dunger, took on the Local Landmarks Challenge and successfully completed a half marathon. Fiona had been planning on taking part in the London Landmarks Half Marathon in March, which was cancelled ...
April 27 2020
grow to give
This spring and summer everyone has the opportunity to get involved with our brand new fundraising initiative, Grow to Give. * To find out how you can join in and access all our Grow to Give resources, PLEASE CLICK HERE. * It doesn't matter if ...
April 26 2020
katie newton is running the london marathon
Katie Newton has been lucky enough to be given a ballot in this year's London Marathon and is generously using the race as an opportunity to raise money for Horatio's Garden. Unfortunately this year's marathon has now been postponed to Sunday 4th ...
March 30 2020
more local landmarks challenge success!
This week a few more fabulous supporters kindly used their exercise time in order to raise vital funds for Horatio's Garden! Ed Cozens, as well as Hugo Nugent and Louise Rutherford, were due to take part in the London Landmarks Half Marathon this ...
March 30 2020
team cotton tackle the cotton half marathon
Team Cotton recently completed various sporting challenges, which included Catherine and daughter Ellie completing the 'Cotton Half Marathon', in support of Horatio's Garden. Catherine Cotton and her three daughters, Kitty, Ellie and Rilla, were ...
March 25 2020
imogen jackson walks john muir way
Congratulations to Head Gardener of Horatio's Garden Oswestry, Imogen Jackson, who decided to go that extra mile (or miles as the case may be!) by walking John Muir Way in support of Horatio's Garden this March! Over 10 days Imogen, her husband ...
March 21 2020
julia bolton completes the local landmarks challenge!
Julia Bolton, a volunteer in Horatio's Garden Stoke Mandeville, has gone above and beyond this weekend by becoming the first person to complete the Local Landmarks Challenge in support of the charity. Julia was planning to take part in the London ...
January 31 2020
ashok subramanian climbs kilimanjaro in aid of horatio’s garden
Ashok Subramanian successfully completed his climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on 31st January 2020! Along with a group of 19 others, Ashok went on the journey of a lifetime by trekking up the world's tallest free-standing mountain, which ...
January 29 2020
basingstoke bni supports horatio’s garden
Director of Operations, John Grinstead, recently visited the Basingstoke Chapter of the BNI who presented him with a wonderful cheque for £500. President Kate Hawkins and Secretary-Treasurer Phil Thorn were both there to welcome John, sharing that ...
January 14 2020
the walking challenge 2020
If gently keeping fit and getting back to nature are your new year's goals, then The Walking Challenge 2020 is the perfect opportunity for you! The idea is that you aim to walk a total of 1000 miles by the end of the year, which equates to walking ...
January 14 2020
coombe bissett with homington pcc christmas bazaar
It was a pleasure to welcome Gill Gledhill to Horatio's Garden Salisbury today, who presented us with a cheque for an incredible £715! Gill was representing the Coombe Bissett with Homington PCC, who held a fabulous Christmas Bazaar and generously ...
January 12 2020
george skeates fun run 2020
The George Skeates Fun Run was once again held in Stockbridge, Hampshire on Sunday 12th January 2020, marking the 33rd year of the event. The run is an annual cross-country event for runners, walkers and mountain bikers, with both a 3-mile route ...
January 01 2020
christopher mccarron’s pre-christmas run
Despite recently heading off to university, Horatio's Garden Scotland volunteer, Christopher McCarron, continued to support the charity at Christmas by donating the winnings of his pre-Christmas run! As a keen runner with the Calderglen Harriers, ...
November 30 2019
the marlborough alternative christmas fair
The Marlborough Alternative Christmas Fair will be making its festive debut on Saturday 30th November from 10am - 5pm at Marlborough Town Hall. As this is the inaugural year for the fair, it is a particularly unique opportunity to purchase ...
November 28 2018
art on postcard sale
The Francis Iles Gallery in Rochester very kindly held an 'Art on a Postcard' sale on 22nd November and it included a postcard auction too, with all proceeds very kindly donated to Horatio's Garden Stoke Mandeville. Francis Iles ...
November 04 2019
love music choir support horatio’s garden
The Love Music Choir recently held their Autumn concert on 4th November at Usher Hall in Edinburgh and each term the choir choose to support a charity that is close to its members’ hearts. This autumn Horatio’s Garden were kindly chosen as the ...
October 16 2019
chafyn grove school support horatio’s garden salisbury
We were recently presented with a wonderful cheque for over £1,400 by Chafyn Grove pupils, who have supported us throughout 2018-19 as their charity of the year. Pupils, parents and staff of the local Salisbury school have all been enthusiastic ...
October 12 2019
past into present: a concert in aid of horatio’s garden scotland
Everyone loves a little history... On Saturday 12th October Polish pianist Anna Debowska performed Frédéric Chopin’s matinee musicale at Gargunnock House in memory of the musician’s Scottish tour in 1848, which raised an incredible ...
September 22 2019
samir runs the winchester half marathon
Congratulations to Samir Aziz who completed the Winchester Half Marathon on Sunday 22nd September in support of Horatio's Garden! Samir was among approximately 2,000 runners who all took to the idyllic city streets and surrounding countryside for ...
August 17 2019
jana and georgia climb mount kilimanjaro
Congratulations to Jana Billington and her friend Georgia who recently completed their incredible Mount Kilimanjaro climb in order to raise money for Horatio's Garden! Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest freestanding mountain in the world, towering ...
August 05 2019
callum rice’s exhibition
Glasgow-based artist and filmmaker, Callum Rice, recently held his first solo exhibition at the Studio Pavilion in Bellahouston Park and raised a brilliant £250 for Horatio’s Garden Scotland. Callum’s work, entitled The Failing Light ...
July 06 2019
pottery sale in support of horatio’s garden
We are so grateful to Fiona Cristol and to all those who attended her pottery sale in Middlesex earlier this July. Fiona is an incredibly talented potter, and once again her sale proved popular this year with all those who went along to her event. ...
July 04 2019
mike knights’ 70th birthday tea dance
A huge 'thank you' to Mike and Gwen Knights who recently hosted a special Tea Dance to both celebrate Mike's 70th Birthday and support Horatio's Garden. On 9th June Mike and Gwen's friends gathered in the Michael Herbert Hall in Wilton for a spot ...
June 24 2019
fundraising in memory of carol whitaker
Thank you so much to Lara and Carmen Whitaker, who recently raised over £330 for Horatio’s Garden by hosting their annual Netball Tournament in memory of their mother, Carol Whitaker. Carol was a patient at the Duke of Cornwall Spinal ...
June 21 2019
national garden scheme midsummer party at hazelby house
The National Garden Scheme would like to invite you to Hazelby House and Gardens for an evening of entertainment and music, which will be opened by none other than the charity's president, Mary Berry. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy ...
June 09 2019
woodgreen open garden event
The Hale and Woodgreen Horticultural Society very kindly opened eleven gardens in Woodgreen as part of their ‘Beyond the Garden Gate’ event on Sunday 9th June, helping to raise money for Horatio’s Garden. The day offered visitors the ...
June 08 2019
pipers corner school pupils’ sponsored walk for horatio’s garden
As many of you based in Stoke Mandeville may know, Pipers Corner School have very kindly been supporting Horatio’s Garden throughout the year as their nominated charity. However, nine fantastic Year 6 pupils decided that this simply wasn’t ...
June 07 2019
secret herb garden tour in support of horatio’s garden
Last Friday, Sarah Gunn kindly organised a tour and demonstration at the Secret Herb Garden in Lothianburn, near Edinburgh. There was a brilliant amount of interest in the event, with a good group going along to explore the garden and nursery. ...
June 02 2019
longstock park water gardens open day for horatio’s garden
We would like to thank the Leckford Estate for opening the wonderful Longstock Park Water Gardens on Sunday 2nd June from 1-4 pm in support of Horatio’s Garden. Our volunteers spent an afternoon at the gardens, which have been described by the ...
May 19 2019
patrick may’s sprint triathlon
Pat May recently completed his Sprint Triathlon on St Annes Promenade in Lancashire and raised over £1000 for Horatio’s Garden Scotland! We’re absolutely thrilled to hear that Pat’s sporting challenge went well and the incredible amount of ...
April 28 2019
kiltwalk 2019
The Kiltwalk event is back this year, and it’s bigger than ever! Kiltwalk Glasgow is taking place on Sunday 28th April, and we would love you to take part in support of Horatio’s Garden. This event is a fun chance to walk the city of ...
April 27 2019
stilwell contemporary art exhibition
The Stilwell Art Group, under the inspirational direction of distinguished artist Anthea Stilwell, is holding its fifth collective exhibition between April 27th-May 5th at Stockbridge Town Hall. This year the group have generously offered to ...
April 26 2019
coast to coast cycle
Congratulations to James Hussey and his trusty team ‘4 Old Men on a Bike’ who successfully completed their Coast to Coast Cycle in support of Horatio’s Garden on 28th April! The team’s journey began in Kirkbride, Cumbria on 26th April ...
March 24 2019
colchester rovers cycling club sportive
Congratulations to The Colchester Rovers Cycling Club (CRCC) who very kindly held their annual Sportive in support of Horatio’s Garden on Sunday 24th March. Luckily the weather was on the side of those in the saddle, so over 200 riders who were ...
March 15 2019
tina mintern’s big bingo night
Thank you so much to Tina Mintern for holding a Bingo Night in support of Horatio’s Garden Stoke Mandeville! As you can see, Tina’s event was incredibly popular and everyone enjoyed a fantastically fun evening of fundraising. The group raised a ...
November 07 2018
2 King’s Bench Walk concerts for Horatio’s Garden
2KBW’s band, The Bar Mess, played two ‘battle of the bands’ events for charity in November. The first event was on 7/11/18. The band will be played classic rock covers. Money raised went to diverse charities such as Down’s Syndrome ...
Contemporary Colourists 2018
Contemporary Colourists 2018. Camilla Swiderska and Antonia Fraser very kindly held an exclusive exhibition of paintings, glass and ceramics. 5% of the profits from all evenings went to Horatio's Garden.
October 28 2018
owen has completed the dublin marathon
On Sunday 28th October, Owen ran the Dublin Marathon for Horatio's Garden. Completing the course in 3:07:45 and beating his target by over 2 minutes! He has so far raised over £600, and if you would like to make any more donations please visit ...
Brocklehurst Architects Walk of Hope
Big thank you to the Brocklehurst Architects in West Wycombe, who, on the 23rd August took on 20 mile section of the Ridgeway to raise money for Stoke Mandeville. One of their architects suffered a spinal stroke and was treated at Stoke Mandeville ...
Concert for Horatio’s Garden
On 4th August at All Saints' Church, Pen-y-lan, The Ferron Sibs are performed 'Songs from the Shows'. The amazing group of singers performed at the concert in aid of Horatio’s Garden, Oswestry held at All Saints Penylan. A massive £1103 was ...
Dolhyfryd Family Picnic Fundraiser
On Sunday 22nd July, Virginia Cunningham held a family picnic to fundraise for Horatio's Garden in her garden. Children enjoyed the garden, roaming through the fields, woods and stream, took part in a treasure hunt, nature trail and then after all ...
July 10 2018
2 King’s Bench Walk win Law Rocks
Congratulations to 'The Bar Mess' - winners of Law Rocks - Pedro, Raphie, Richard Hutchings and Richard Witcombe from 2 King's Bench Walk. The guys competed in a battle of the bands against five others to win a prize fund of £2000.00. Their ...
Pottery sale for Horatio’s Garden
Thank you to Fiona for holding a pottery sale in her garden to raise funds for Horatio's Garden on the 7th July.
Training day with Tom Stuart-Smith July 2018
Arranged by Garden Designer Gillian Goodson, the day consisted of; a tour of the garden with Tom and his two gardeners, Brian Maslin and Fabian Lee, an introduction to various projects by members of the studio, a visit to the meadows and prairie and ...
National Garden Scheme open day at Cranborne Manor Garden
On 7th July, the historic gardens at Cranborne Manor are opening for the National Garden Scheme. Cranborne Manor is home to several gardens surrounded by walls and yew hedges. Come and explore the gardens including the blue & white garden, ...
Manor House National Garden Scheme open day
On the 11th July, Manor House, Stratford Tony opened for the National Garden Scheme. Thank you to everyone who visited and supported. Located in the Chalke Valley just outside Salisbury, this is a garden for all seasons and includes waterside ...
Whitburgh House Walled Garden is opening for Scotland Gardens
On the 19th, 20th and 21st August, Whitburgh House Walled Garden will be open for visitors. This stylish one acre walled garden, is an unexpected gem. The solidity and graphic quality of clipped foliage act as a foil for the many perennials, ...
National Garden Scheme open day at Manor House, Stratford Tony
On the 22nd August, Manor House in Stratford Tony opened for the National Garden Scheme, thank you to Lucinda for her support. Located in the Chalke Valley just outside Salisbury, the garden has been designed to sit comfortably in its downland ...
Zumbathon 15th April
Sam and her team have completed the three hour Zumbathon! This was their most successful Zumbathon yet with over 60 people in attendance, raising a fantastic £856 for Horatio's Garden! Well done and thank you to all involved. You can still ...
Claire has completed the Edinburgh Half Marathon
On May 27th Claire ran her first ever half marathon to raise money and support for Horatio's Garden Her inspiration for this challenge came from spending time in the garden with a friend who was a patient at the spinal injuries unit at the Queen ...
Rob and team are taking on the Way of the Roses
Rob and his team have completed the gruelling cycle ride, covering 170 miles of 'The Way of the Roses' in support of Horatio's Garden Oswestry. Luckily the weather stayed in their favour and upon finishing they enjoyed some well-earned fish and ...
Cadenham Manor NGS Open Day
Many thanks to all those at Cadenham Manor for opening their gardens on the 6th June for the National Garden Scheme. Cadenham Manor is surrounded by four acres of garden which is divided into a series of rooms by yew hedges and moats. The rooms ...
Dolhyfryd National Garden Scheme Open Garden
Many thanks to Virginia who kindly opened her garden in Dolhyfryd on the 3rd June as part of the National Garden Scheme. All the proceeds from light refreshments were very generously donated to Horatio's Garden Oswestry. For more information, ...
Dawn Humphries has completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon
Sunday 25th March Dawn Humphries, one of the Associate Solicitors from Lanyon Bowdler, has completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon, to raise money for Horatio's Garden at the Oswestry Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries. In spite of a sore ...
Emma Bridgewater Bring & Buy Sale
Visit the Emma Bridgewater Christmas Bring & Buy Sale on the 12th November, 2-5pm, at the Brent Knoll Parish Hall. There will be a great range of Christmas gifts and a raffle in aid of Horatio's Garden. For directions to the sale click ...
Baxter Healthcare Great South Run
A huge thank you to the team of runners from the Baxter Healthcare company for taking on the 10 mile Great South Run on the 22nd October and raising £970.00! The team at Horatio's Garden are incredibly grateful for their hard work, its not ...
THE Dentist team to run the Bournemouth half-marathon
Thank you so much to the team from THE Dentist, Salisbury, who ran the Bournemouth half-marathon on Sunday 8th October in aid of Horatio's Garden. The team said: "We want to do something to support Horatio's Garden, a charity that really makes ...
Luke and Harry complete the Wadi Rum Ultra Marathon!
THEY MADE IT! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO LUKE AND HARRY FOR COMPLETING THE MOST GRUELLING RACE ON EARTH. DESPITE LOSING TOE NAILS AND BEING SEVERELY UNWELL THEY MANAGED TO COMPLETE THE 162.5 MILES IN 90 DEGREES CONDITIONS! Please show your respect by ...
September 19 2017
Celia Crawford’s afternoon tea
A huge thank you to Celia Crawford for organising an afternoon tea in aid of Horatio's Garden. Celia held a raffle with prizes including a night's stay at a hotel, lots of gifts and plants from Horatio's Garden Scotland. Thanks also to everyone ...
Anne Widdop’s triathlon
Thank you so much to Anne Widdop for taking part in a triathlon on Sunday the 24th September. A close member of Anne's family was treated at the Spinal Injuries Unit in Glasgow at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and has seen the great ...
Doris and Vicky to walk the Lincolnshire Spires and Steeples Challenge
Thank you to Doris and Vicky for taking on a 13 mile journey on the Lincolnshire Spires and Steeples Challenge to raise funds for Horatio's Garden. The two have raised £160 and you can still support them on their their BTMydonate page If you ...
Jane Phillips runs an Emma Bridgewater raffle
Thank you so much to Jane Phillips who kindly raffled off her limited edition items, from the Collectors' Day at Emma Bridgewater's house to raise funds for Horatio's Garden. Items included a limited edition Emma Bridgewater candle and candle ...
NGS Open Garden at Manor House, Stratford Tony
A huge thank you goes out to all that attended the wonderful garden at the Manor House in Stratford Tony. The money raised from admission comes to a grand total of £306.00. The team at Horatio's Garden want to say a thank you to all that ...
East Lothian S.A.L.T team walk for Horatio’s Garden
Thank you to the team from the Speech and Language Therapy department, at Edinburgh East Lothian Hospital, for walking the Water of Leith Walkway for Horatio's Garden. It's still not too late to support the team by donating on their BTMydonate ...
Maria Gilbert runs the Bedford Half Marathon
Congratulations to Maria Gilbert for running the Bedford Half Marathon! Maria took on the 13.1 mile challenge in memory of Carol Whittaker and to raise funds for Horatio's Garden. Maria said: "I'm running the Bedford Half Marathon because I like ...
Ruth Ingram’s cards for Horatio’s Garden
Staff at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville have been selling homemade cards to raise funds for Horatio's Garden. Ruth Ingram, who worked at the spinal centre, made the cards and has very sadly since passed away. She was a ...
Angus Loder walks the West Highland Highway
Angus Loder and his father have completed the extraordinary task of walking the West Highland Highway. This brave pair of guys set off on Monday to complete the 96 mile challenge by Sunday the 20th of August. Angus said: ''Before starting my ...
Baxter raises funds and volunteers for Horatio’s Garden
Baxter, an international medical supplies company, has chosen Horatio's Garden as their charity of the year. Baxter has helped raise over £8,000 and teams of volunteers have helped out at the gardens in Salisbury and Glasgow. Stephen Hackett, ...
Concert at St. Thomas’s Church
Acclaimed concert singers, Hilary Sharland - Mezzo Soprano and Patrick Briddon - Tenor, performed with Elizabeth Sweetnam (piano) at St.Thomas's Church in Salisbury on Saturday 5th of August at 12.15pm. Entry to the summer lunchtime concert wass ...
Tea in the Garden with Ann Jones
Thank you to Ann Jones and everyone that joined her at her home for tea in garden, on the 13th of August. Ann was fundraising for Horatio's Garden, providing refreshments along with a sale of cakes, crafts, tombola and raffle. The team at ...
Sallie Sillars to give a talk at the Garden Room in Turnberry
Sallie Sillars, head gardener at Horatio's Garden Scotland and recent winner of Scotland's Gardener of the Year award, will be giving a talk at the Garden Room at Dowhill Country Fayre, Turnberry. Sallie will give a talk on her work at Horatio's ...
Rachel and Dave’s Open Garden Day in Shropshire
A huge thank you to Rachel and Dave for hosting open garden days over the 29th and 30th of July. With over 60 people visiting their garden, they raised £255 towards the Horatio’s Garden Oswestry appeal. Thank you to Rachel and Dave and to ...
The Chambers of William Mousley QC, 2 King’s Bench Walk cycle Prudential London
A team of cyclists from the Chambers of William Mousley QC, 2 King's Bench Walk took on the Prudential Cycle London Ride on the 28th of July in support of Horatio's Garden. The ride is another way the Chambers have supported Horatio's Garden - ...
Tammy Lyczba’s sponsored haircut
Congratulations to Tammy Lyczba, who very bravely cut off nine inches of hair for Horatio's Garden and has currently raised £414.00! Tammy has been raising funds via her BT my donate page and will be giving her hair to the Little Princess Trust ...
NGS Open Garden at Manor House, Stratford Tony
Thank you to all that came to take in the wonderful garden at the Manor House in Stratford Tony on Wednesday 19th July. A fantastic summers day and this helped raise much needed funds for Horatio's Garden To find out more about the Garden click ...
July 16 2017
Chenies Manor Plant and Garden Fair
The 19th annual Plant and Garden Fair took place on Sunday 16th July . The fair will featured 70 specialist Nurseries from all over the country with rare and exceptional plants, gardening advice from Helen Yemm - writer for the Daily Telegraph, ...
The Ondine Academy’s Lights Camera Action!
Huge congratulations and thank you to the performers and staff from The Ondine Academy of Dance who raised £4000.00 in aid of Horatio's Garden at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury. The Dance Academy performed hits from West Side Story, The ...
Coffee morning with Susan Opie
To help spread the word of Horatio's Garden and the new garden coming to the Midland Centre for Spinal Injury, Susan Opie will be hosting a coffee morning in Oswestry. Susan will be hosting the event in late August - a great way enjoy coffee ...
Braemar Lodge Garden Party
The Braemar Lodge Garden Party was a wonderful success raising over £1100 on Saturday 17th June. Guests enjoyed a glass of Pimms and cream teas, along with cakes, crafts, cards, bottles, Ringwood Brewery beer and a raffle. The team at ...
A Flower Arranging Demonstration & Workshop by Jane MacFarlane Duckworth
Thank you to local event florist Jane MacFarland Duckworth for holding her flower arranging demonstration & workshop on Monday 14th. Over £6,000 was raised for Horatio's Garden so a massive thank you to everyone involved!
Tidworth Golf Club Open Competition
The Tidworth Garrison Golf club held a mixed open competition on Sunday 18th of June. Captain of the Ladies team, Morag Hiskett, has chosen Horatio's Garden as their charity of the year. The event is booked out and set to raise funds for Horatio's ...
Sarpenela Open Day
Thank you to everyone who visited the Horatio's Garden stand at Sarpenela's open day on Sunday 16th July in Blandford, Dorset. The day was filled with yoga, dance and drumming workshops, live bands and local food and drink stalls. The Tashi Lhunpo ...
Tom and Kate Kennedy’s Three Peaks Challenge
Congratulations to Tom and Kate Kennedy, along with Kate's two brothers, for completing their Three Peaks Challenge! The team completed their challenge in 22 hours 19 minutes, competing with 100mph winds at the top of Mount Snowdon and ...
The Chiltern Brewery donates to Horatio’s Garden at Stoke Mandeville Hospital
The Chiltern Brewery, based in Terrick, presented a cheque for £300 to Horatio’s Garden on Friday 19th May towards the accessible garden sanctuary soon to be built at the spinal injuries unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The donation comes from ...
Braishfield Horticultural Society Flower Show
Thank you to everyone who attended Braishfield Horticultural Society's annual flower show. The society have generously donated half of all sales of tea and cakes to help raise funds for Horatio's Garden. Thanks again from the team at ...
Beatrice von Tresckow Fashion Show
International Fashion Designer Beatrice von Tresckow gave a fashion show on Wednesday the 10th of May at the kind invitation of Charlotte Moore at Thornborough Grounds, Buckinghamshire. 125 guests enjoyed a delicious summer lunch in the ...
Bede Rauh’s Edinburgh Marathon
Congratulations to Bede Rauh who ran the Edindburgh Marathon with a brilliant time of 3 hours 29 minutes! Bede has successfully raised £675.00 for Horatio's Garden and we are incredibly grateful for his hard work and to everyone who ...
Sam Selby and Gus Fowle 125 Mile Kayak Challenge
Sam Selby and Gus Fowle made a massive achievement and completed the 125 mile kayak challenge between Devizes and Westminster. The boys participated in the event over the Easter weekend - starting on Good Friday and arriving in Westminster on Easter ...
Chiltern Brewery supporting Horatio’s Garden
The Chiltern Brewery are launching a new limited edition ale – Pride of Bucks and Berks and every pint of the new ale sold will raise 5p for Horatio’s Garden Stoke Mandeville which will provide solace for patients. Brothers George and Tom ...
Izzy Selby – the Tenner Challenge
Izzy Selby is currently participating in the Tenner Challenge which is a challenge set by schools for young people to create a business from £10. Izzy has set up a business called Pots About ‘U’. The idea is to recycle the food tins and ...
Jack Halstead to run the Barcelona Marathon
Congratulations to Jack Halstead for running the Barcelona Marathon and raising £886.00! Jack says: "Having been in Horatio's house at school, his story is close to my heart and I cannot think of a better cause to raise money for, knowing that ...
Kilimanjaro climb
The Mayor of Salisbury, Derek Brown, and his wife, Penny, are planning to climb Kilimanjaro this month to raise funds for the Mayor's three chosen charities - ABF the Soldiers Charity, the Friends of Salisbury Cathedral and Horatio's Garden. They're ...
Brain teaser – win a Magnum of Champagne!
If you enjoy a challenge, please download this brain teaser! It's great fun and you could win a magnum of champagne. Thank you to the supporters who have created the brain teaser to raise funds towards Horatio's Garden Stoke Mandeville. Click on ...
HitchHike2Paris
Good luck to Edinburgh University's Ned Hillsborough and Mungo Fawcett AKA 'Starsky and Hitch' and Susanna Kid and Alice Thomas who are doing the Hitchhike2Paris today for Horatio's Garden. Ned said "Mungo and I will be competing in this race to ...
September 11 2016
Hugo and Louise’s Big Run
Hugo Nugent and Louise Rutherford both ran the Thetford Iceni Half Marathon on the 11 September. Yes, that's right: 13.1 miles! Powered, they tell us, solely by jelly babies, grit and determination. They tackled an off-road course that winds ...
Baxter International’s Great South Run
A team from Baxter International completed an amazing challenge in the form of the Great South Run on Sunday 23rd October! This fast and flat 10-mile route tours Portsmouth’s sites, including Portsmouth Cathedral, the Spinnaker Tower and the HMS ...
The Bell family party
On the weekend of 26th August, the Bell family celebrated their daughter's 21st birthday and also, their 25th wedding anniversary. Their requests, as a family, was strictly no presents, but if anyone felt the need to give anything at all, to give ...
Archie Nixon
Archie Nixon, a student at Oxford Brookes University, is running the Oxford half marathon for Horatio's Garden. Archie said " I'm running the half marathon for Horatio's Garden which is very close to my heart". Archie knew Horatio and having seen ...
Chenies Manor Plant and Garden Fair
Chenies Manor Plant and Garden Fair on Sunday 17th July 10am-5pm. Rare and exceptional plants on sale, expert advice Helen Yemm from the Daily Telegraph and Horatio's Garden products will be on sale.
Autumn Flower Workshop at Flowers From the Plot
On Wednesday 7th September join Toria Britten at her beautiful farm for an exciting day of inspirational flowers and create an Autumn urn arrangement of your own to take home. There will be a gorgeous selection of seasonal flowers and foliage grown ...
Harriet Bailey runs the Reading half marathon
Harriet Bailey ran the Reading Half Marathon in April for Horatio's Garden, completing the task in a brilliant 1 hour, 56 minutes and 44 seconds! She raised £232 for the charity and said: "I don't think there was a garden in particular that people ...
June 22 2016
Three generation triathlon
Ten members of the Collings family, ranging in age from 13 to 59, took part in the Bowood Triathlon on 2 July 2016 in memory of their father and grandfather, Michael, who died recently. Michael created and tended a beautiful garden which he ...
Emma Smith sky dives
18 year old Emma Smith, who was at the same school as Horatio, will be doing a static line parachute for Horatio's Garden in August. You can sponsor Emma here Emma said "I am so excited to be doing this challenge for Horatio's Garden. Thank you ...
Cycle to Norway – STOP PRESS THEY MADE IT!
Horatio's friends Mary Davies and Joseph Tuckwell are cycling to Norway in support of Horatio's Garden. You can donate here. Follow their ride blog: Wednesday 11th May - left London Tuesday 17th May We arrived in Germany on Day 6 (yesterday), ...
Town House at Chelsea Fringe
As part of this year’s Chelsea Fringe, Town House has created an exciting two-week programme of events called “Garden Extracts”. The programme runs from 21 May to 5 June. During this time, they will be having a collection for Horatio's Garden ...
Coast to Coast Cycle
Huge thanks to the Team Digibox who cycled across Scotland in support of Horatio's Garden Scotland. The team was lead by NHS project manager for Horatio's Garden Scotland, Graham Forsyth from the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. The ...
Student Hugo Trafford raises over £6000
19 year old Hugo Trafford, a student at Bristol University, completed his first marathon attempt in the impressively speedy time of 3 hours and 49 minutes. Hugo says: "I ran my first marathon for a cause very close to my heart - Horatio's ...
Emily Whicher runs the 2016 London Marathon
Emily Whicher ran the 2016 London Marathon 2016 in a spectacular time of 3hr 56 mins, in aid of Horatio's Garden. Whilst working in the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville hospital, where fundraising for a garden has just begun, ...
Roystonbury Festival
A festival in support of Horatio's Garden in memory of Carol Whitaker at Burbage, Leicestershire on 1st and 2nd July 2016. Music by Cracked Actors, the Social Ignition, Star Botherers, Shanks' Pony and many more. Tickets £20 including ...
Ilketshall Metal Detecting Rally
The Ilketshall Metal Detecting Rally have very kindly and generously donated £500 to Horatio's Garden. The rally had 140 people registered to detect this year, and the money raised goes to local causes, and some more further afield such as ...
Cranborne Garden Centre
Cranborne Garden Centre is supporting Horatio's Garden and selling a range of the charity's products.
Gaze Burvill
Gaze Burvill raised £340 at the raffle at their recent open day. Thank you so much to all who bought tickets and congratulations to the lucky winner.
Ryan Forshaw support for Horatio’s Garden
Our thanks go to Ryan Forshaw who owns the business Grow your ideas. He very generously donated a percentage of his profits from his stand at the Southport Flower Show to Horatio's Garden. As well as this, he held a raffle in aid of Horatio's ...
Hollie Cook runs the Great West Run
Congratulations to Hollie Cook who completed the Great West Run for Horatio's Garden on 18th October in the fantastic time of 2 hours 36 mins and 44 seconds. Horatio's garden is a charity close to Hollie, as her husband Mark was a patient at the ...
Blue Daisy Sale
On Thursday 13th October the Blue Daisy Autumn/Winter collection is being held at Pond House, Stockbridge to support Horatio's Garden. Thanks to Susie Prescot for her generosity in organising this event. For more details call 01264 810208 or email ...
Olly Hatrick rides 100 miles!
Olly Hatrick cycled in the London Prudential ride 100 miles for Horatio's Garden. Despite falling off Olly managed to complete the ride and raised over £650 for Horatio's Garden Scotland. Thank you so everyone who sponsored her so generously and ...
In memory of Andrew Spence
Andrew was born in a small Leicestershire village in 1963. From an early age, he loved football and used to visit Leicester City Football stadium from the age of 9. The family moved to Gloucestershire in 1975, where he attended local schools. He ...
Ali Hammerton’s 250 mile cycle ride
Ali Hammerton cycled 250 miles across Scotland to raise funds for Horatio's Garden Scotland. Ali's challenge took 5 days, cycling through remote parts of Scotland and both of Scotland's National Parks. She cycled a route using the Speyside Way, ...
Lauren Beech’s summer of challenges
Horatio's friend Lauren Beech , has set herself an incredible summer of challenges to support Horatio's Garden. Lauren's first challenge was the London marathon which she successfully completed on Sunday 26th April raising £1040. Lauren's next ...
Rosie Baker
Horatio's friend, Rosie Baker, will be running the London marathon on Sunday 26th April in support of Horatio's Garden. Please sponsor Rosie on Horatio's Garden BT my donate page Good luck Rosie!
Lorna’s tea party
Amazing Lorna Rice gathered some friends and family together for a tea party and book sale to raise funds for Horatio's Garden in Scotland. They raised £1,000! Thank you so much to you all and to Alfie the dog for modelling his Horatio's Garden ...
Jess Hatrick
Horatio's oldest friend, medical student Jess Hatrick ran the Richmond half marathon in support of Horatio's Garden and raised over £600 - thank you Jess and all your supporters!
In memory of Eileen Lodge
Friends and relatives of Eileen Lodge generously donated to Horatio's Garden at Eileen's funeral. Eileen's family wrote: 'Eileen loved outdoor life and nature and all aspects of gardening and wildlife. She was a very special lady. She ...
Iron Man Wales 2014
Michael Montcrieff took part in the toughest IM Race in Europe. He completed in under 14 hours. He swam 2.4miles, cycled 112 miles and then ran a marathon! Michael said "Two years ago Dad suffered a major spinal injury. He spent four months in the ...
In memory of Carol Whitaker
Carol's family and friends made donations in her memory to Horatio's Garden. Thank you to all those who gave so generously.
Produce Sale
11 year old Robbie raised £112 by selling home grown fruit and vegetables and making brownies. Thank you Robbie!
Savernake Teenagers
Savernake Teenagers runs 2 events a year - a tennis event in Spring for yrs 7/8/9 & a December disco for yrs 8/9 This year the teenagers raised £4000 for Horatio's Garden. Thank you so much to everyone - what a fantastic amount to ...
Centurion Cycle
Congratulations to Maddie Lukes and Mike Benson for cycling 100 miles to Salisbury dressed as centurions! Incredible effort - well done! To support their fundraising please donate to: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/horatiochapple
Bryanston Ten Tors Team
Well done to Emma Burton, Henry Ward, Gus Griffiths, Tom Else, Charlie White and Charlotte Mason for completing the Ten Tors on the most challenging of weekends. To support their fantastic endeavor for Horatio's Garden please go ...
Chris Golding’s Leeds Half Marathon
Please support Chris Golding ( right of photo) who ran the Leeds Half Marathon on Sunday 11th May. Chris was a school friend of Horatio and said " I wanted to do something in his memory" Despite a torn hamstring in training, Chris finished in 1 ...
Harry Cox runs Dublin Marathon
University student Harry Cox is running in the Dublin marathon on 28th October. He aims to complete it sub 3 hours 18 mins ( his Dads personal best!) Please sponsor Harry by going to : mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/henrycox1
DMG’s Atlantic Challenge
Trustee David Gregg is sailing the Atlantic (crewing on a yacht called Alcedo of Ryme, which is taking part in the 2013 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers). He will sail from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on 24th November 2013, bound for St Lucia. The crossing ...
Jasen and Freddy’s Cycle
Winchester College boys Jasen Soopramanien and Freddy van Randwyck, who are both 16, are cycling in June 2014 from Taunton to Land's End - 120 miles! Please do support the boys in their challenge - the funds raised will go towards creating a ...
How to fundraise
Horatio's Garden has received donations from all sorts of wonderfully creative fundraising ventures. We will support and advise on any event or challenge you may be planning. We can supply literature and collection boxes as well as advice and ...
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