We are now four years into our grief journey, and it’s not become any easier, time IS NOT a healer. I no longer cry every day, but Joshua is in my thoughts throughout, casting a feeling of numbness, a sense of emptiness. Upon reflection, I changed the day that Joshua passed away, I didn’t want to but how could I not? I have felt the most mental and physical pain humanly possible, child loss. Its effects are life changing, personality changing and I’m now learning that I c

It is with huge appreciation that we say Thank You to our Jolly Josh fundraiser who gave himself the ultimate challenge of running a huge 10K EVERY DAY for 50 days! We're very grateful for his efforts, in doing so Aidan raised an amazing £1625 for our charity. The funds will all be spent on the construction of our 'place to call home', find out more here. Pictured: Aidan Gleeson (left) with James Kelly, Joshua's Daddy and Jolly Josh Volunteer #thankyou #fundraising #fundra

We're so very grateful to each and every fundraiser, sponsor and volunteer who help Jolly Josh and this weekend we've a very special group of people to thank... PLASTERING PROGRESS! Volunteers have spent this sweltering weekend plaster skimming our ‘place to call home’ Our friend Jess is a professional plasterer, and a member of the online Plasterers Forum, she put forward the story of Jolly Josh to the forum and received amazing support from the community. In recent years, t

We decided to donate the money raised to Jolly Josh as we think what the charity offers is priceless for parents of children with special n

During #lockdown various craft businesses took part in a 'Virtual Craft Makers Market', the craft fair gained a huge £320 for #JollyJosh. Thank you to Lesley Downton and those involved in the supply and purchasing, we're extremely grateful and all funds will go towards the build of our #placetocallhome, updates of the construction can be found here. #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #Rochdale#Charity

#Thankyou to Elizabeth Rushton from the Rochdale Observer for featuring our #JollyJosh Lockdown Photography Project, #aportraitofourfamilies. To view our beautiful gallery in full, please click here. #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #Rochdale #NHS #HoldStill #PPE #ComplexMedicalNeeds #Shielding #Lockdown #Covid19 #Charity #volunteer @AsiaBurrilPhotography @AsiaBurrilWeddings

Oliver is one! Our journey has been difficult, we’ve never actually had the time to appreciate just how difficult...

I feel that I am very honoured to work alongside each family throughout their journey however long or short this is.

Meet Anna, Children's Complex & Palliative Specialist Care Nurse & Jolly Josh Trustee...

We didn’t understand the depth of darkness that we’d be exposed to, we’ve seen and supported each other in the most horrific pain...

"Undoubtedly one of the most fulfilling and emotionally charged photography projects I have ever been involved in."

We are thrilled to be able to share the news that Ryan, of RMO Electrical Wholesaler (Repair, Maintenance and Overhaul Ltd), has kindly offered to support us with our heating installation and will therefore be a #JollyJosh #GoldKeyHolder We are incredibly grateful for such support! Ryan was also able to introduce us to Andrew, of Collingwood Lighting, Today we met with Ryan and Andrew at our build (following social distancing guidelines) to discuss the progress and next step

During the #lockdown of the #Covid19 #pandemic the #Londonmaraton @LondonMarathon aimed to support charities by introducing a #fundraising campaign. Eliza chose to do the #JollyJoshSensoryCircuit to fundraise for our #charity Each of the 26 challenges were caught on camera and many were filmed (see the JollyJosh You Tube channel), Eliza communicates using #signlanguage #BSL #SSE See how many signs you can learn! In doing this Eliza and family not only had lots of fun, but the

During the #lockdown of the #Covid19 #pandemic the #Londonmaraton @LondonMarathon aimed to support charities by introducing a #fundraising campaign. Thomas and Lilly chose to do the #JollyJoshSensoryCircuit to fundraise for our #charity In doing this they not only had lots of fun, but they raised a whopping £253! #Thankyou #TwoPointSixChallenge #JollyJosh #Charity #Rochdale #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #SEND

Thank You so very much to Naheeda at HMR Paediatric Community, Naheeda is the Dietetic Lead at #Rochdale and has raised a wonderful £600 for our #JollyJosh #charity Naheeda and the team visit our sessions on a monthly basis (see our timetable) and therefore know of the importance of our #placetocallhome. #Thankyou Naheeda, the funds will be spent wisely on our build, for up-to-date details of our progress, click here #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #SEND #PMLD #fundr

#Thankyou so very much to our wonderful family and friends who played a game of online Bingo during #lockdown and raised a fabulous £115 for #JollyJosh #Charity #Rochdale. We're very grateful and funds will be used to continue to build our #placetocallhome You are #keytooursuccess and with this #fundraising we can help families to #connectsupportthrive and #inspireinclusion

Marylin, one of the founders of @TheSoupKitchen, #Rochdale alongside Vida Slater, and I first met at the @SpringhillHospice #RochdaleWomanOfTheYear award ceremony. Marylin was Rochdale Woman of the Year 2018 and passed on the award to me as 2019's winner (it's still all very surreal). Perhaps our paths crossed for more than one reason that day? The Soup Kitchen have received generous donations during #lockdown due to the #Covid19 #Coronavirus #Pandemic (if you are willing t

It is with huge gratitude that #JollyJosh gives thanks to Graham Poole Road Transport. Graham Poole has kindly donated one of his classic trucks for auction with profits raised to be donated to our charity. He has also provided additional funding for the build of our #placetocallhome. The total of funds donated is in excess of £10,000! This incredibly generous amount of money will be spent on the build of our very own inclusive centre in Castleton, #Rochdale. Thank You Gra

In 2017 James and I travelled (with authorisation and ‘support’) from London to our Children’s Hospice in Chorley with Joshua’s body wrapped in frozen peas as he lay across my knee- this journey demonstrated our desperation to be at our beloved ‘holiday home’. We arrived 16 hours post Joshua’s death. I have been trying to process this this for some time, wanting to make positive change and finally began to share my feelings when I presented at the North West Children's Pallia

#Thankyou to Tosh Brogan, of Castleton, for raising a wonderful £500 for our #JollyJosh #charity #Rochdale. The funds will be used to continue to build our #placetocall home. For further details click here #fundraise #connectsupportthrive #inspireinclusion #SEND #PMLD