A 7 year old boy crippled by cerebral palsy, has been gifted a set of physio sessions on an extraordinary piece of equipment called The Spider, from fundraising group Simon’s Heroes. Brody Walters from Swadlincote is the youngest of triplets who were born at 27 weeks; he weighed just 2lb...
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Heroic effort to raise charity funds
Simon’s Heroes would like to say a big Thank You to Stephan, Di and Chloe Couture who are fundraising for Simon’s Heroes through their latest challenge which is the Superhero Series Triathlon at Dorney Lake on the 19th August. Eleven year old Chloe who has cerebal palsy and sight problems...
Builders unite to create sensory garden for disabled children
Builders and tradesmen across the country are flocking to a state special school in Lichfield, Staffordshire to help create a sensory garden for its pupils after monies previously donated for the project were stolen. This astonishing act of kindness was inspired by Mark Bennett, founder of Tamworth-based children’s charity Simon’s...
Charity run helps raise vital cash
Local children’s charity, Simon’s Heroes held its annual trail run through Hopwas Woods last weekend to raise vital cash for their cause. The Abbott Trail, now in its second year, took place on Sunday (July 30) and attracted a large crowd of supporters and more than 190 runners who completed...
Simon’s Heroes Launch New Website
We are proud to announce the launch of our fantastic new website. The website has been designed and developed by Tamworth based company SLR Web Design using the latest online technology and designed with the charity’s needs in mind. It boasts many new features and is fully responsive allowing visitors...
Simon’s Heroes chosen as Sainsbury’s local charity of the year
Local children’s fundraising group, Simon’s Heroes, is delighted to have been selected as Sainsbury’s Tamworth charity partner after winning the public vote in the supermarket’s annual charity initiative. Since 2009 Sainsbury’s has been working together with their customers and colleagues to support a local cause at the heart of the...
Twycross Zoo Dreamnight
A number of our beneficiaries enjoyed an evening at Twycross Zoo last week at their annual invite-only evening for chronically ill children, children with disabilities and their families. The free of charge event included visiting the animals, talks from the zoo keepers, activities, free food and drink, ice creams and...
Abbott Trail 5K/10K run
On July 30th 2017, Simon's Heroes, is holding a 5K/10K trail run in Hopwas Woods, a beautiful ancient woodland situated in the district of Lichfield in Staffordshire. It offers a mixture of natural single tracks, dirt tracks and some short steep descents, perfect terrain for this type of event and takes in...
Simon’s Heroes shortlisted for community award
Our beloved charity, Simon's Heroes, was shortlisted for Community Group of the Year at the inaugural Spirit of Tamworth awards last night. The event recognises the incredible and selfless work that so many people carry out in our community. Competition was tough, with all nominees deserving of recognition. Tamworth Cancer...