Charitable Support

Throughout the year, Silver Cross takes part in numerous charitable events, making donations to worthwhile causes. Read all about the latest Silver Cross charitable work here.

Latest News (02 December 2011):

Meningitis Trust petition to help survivors of Meningitis

Thousands of children in the UK today have had to fight for their lives after meningitis has struck. Every year in the UK, a further 1,500 children will fall victim to bacterial meningitis. Many are left coping with after-effects. Some are visible (such as severe brain damage, deafness, and limb loss where septicaemia has happened). Others are hidden (such as memory loss, mental health problems and communication issues) which often results in real challenges at school.

The Meningitis Trust, with your help, is campaigning to secure the automatic right for any child who has had meningitis to have timely and appropriate assessments throughout their educational life, to identify quickly what help they need and ensure they get it. Your name will make a difference – sign the petition by visiting the website or downloading the petition PDF:

Click here to download the petition PDF

Click here to visit the website and find out more about the petition

Latest News (07 Sep 2011):

Training for bike ride in aid of
The Genesis Research Trust in final stages!

Silver Cross designer Luke Mallinder puts in the miles training for Must Dash to Paris

The countdown to The Silver Cross Team's charity bike ride in aid of The Genesis Reasearch Trust continues with the entire team in serious training for the marathon cycle.

With just over two weeks to go before the Silver Cross team travel south to begin their epic journey, preparations are in full swing with all the team (see below) covering many miles around the Yorkshire Dales in order to be ready for their gruelling ride. Supporting the work of The Genesis Research Trust, 'Must Dash to Paris' will see our team cycle 180 miles in three days across the South of England and Northern France, ending in Paris on 25th September.

You can support the team - click here to visit our just giving page to make a contribution 

12 July 2011:

Intrepid Silver Cross team to take on European endurance ride in aid of The Genesis Research Trust!

This September will see an intrepid group of Silver Cross fundraisers take on an epic cycle ride in aid of Silver Cross' philanthropic partners, The Genesis Research Trust.

Must Dash to Paris has been organised by the Trust, and starts on Friday 23 September. The gruelling route will take our team from Bexley in South London through the Kent countryside to Dover, then across the English Channel by ferry to Dieppe. The last sections of the ride then take the cyclists to the finish in Paris on Sunday 25 September. Our brave team of pedallers is pictured outside Silver Cross head office. From left to right:

Scott Blease, Matt Richardson, Michael Carpenter, Andrew Swindells, Bill Lockwood, Phil Taylor, Craig Mosley and Luke Mallinder.

Click here to support the team on our JustGiving page

Genesis Research Trust Chairman Professor Robert Winston & Silver Cross Owner, Alan Halsall

Silver Cross has agreed a philanthropic partnership with Professor Robert Winston’s medical research charity, Genesis Research Trust. Two Silver Cross Bursaries will enable leading scientists at the Wolfson and Weston Institute for Family Health to undertake two major new studies into the prediction of early preterm birth and to find markers in the lining of the womb to predict adverse pregnancy outcomes before birth. Genesis Research Trust was founded in 1985 as a charity to raise money to finance the largest UK-based collection of scientists and clinicians working tirelessly to help understand the causes of many conditions that affect the health of women, mothers and babies.

Despite countless breakthroughs in medical science, we still do not understand why some pregnancies will end in tragedy. For most of us, having a child of our own is the most fulfilling experience of our lives. All of us can imagine the desperation and sadness of parents who lose a baby and the life-shattering impact that a disabled or seriously ill child has on a family. With around 250 babies dying weekly in the UK from complications during pregnancy (1 in 8 babies are born prematurely; 1 in 4 women experience miscarriage; 1 in 175 babies are stillborn). The work at Genesis Research Trust focuses on the conditions and diseases that threaten on of our most cherished desires – to have a happy and healthy family.

“I am delighted that our charity has become a partner of the UK’s longest established pram manufacturer. The support from Silver Cross will help us to achieve that which we hold most dear – a happy and healthy family,” said Professor Winston, Chairman of Genesis Research Trust.

Alan Halsall, Silver Cross Owner and Chairman added; “We at Silver Cross are delighted to support the important work of Genesis Research Trust. Silver Cross always wants to support small charities which can make a difference. We believe we have found a very impressive charity under the inspired leadership of Professor Robert Winston.”