Severn Valley region donation for Bristol charity

Severn Valley region has donated £2,000 to a local children’s hospice charity.

Persimmon Homes Severn Valley presented the cheque to Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home at the organisation’s headquarters in Kingswood, Bristol as part of the Persimmons Community Champions scheme.

The donation will go towards supporting fully trained nursing staff to provide at-home care for children with life-limiting conditions, giving their hard-pressed parents and carers some much-needed respite.

The care also provides siblings a little bit more attention in a family where one child’s needs have to take precedence over the others, and child-safe access to creative play and outdoor visits with someone they know and trust.

Over the last 30 years the charity has supported over 300 children and their families across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Bath & North East Somerset, and Swindon & Wiltshire.

Severn Valley region has a significant presence around Bristol, with two, three, and four-bed properties available from £295,000 at Beaufort Park in Cribbs Causeway, and two-bed homes from £245,000 at Tundra Point in Lyde Green. Properties at Dramway Field recently sold out.

Persimmon Homes’ Community Champions programme sees £700,000 donated to good causes and much-valued organisations across the UK each year to good causes. Recent local recipients include

 Commenting, Persimmon Homes Severn Valley’s sales director, Carly Spear, said:

“At Persimmon Homes, we are incredibly proud to support Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home through our Community Champions scheme, as part of our mission to leave a positive and lasting legacy in the areas in which we build like nearby Tundra Point and Beaufort Park.

“The essential work that Jessie May does in providing at-home care for children with life-limiting conditions offers invaluable respite to families who need it most, and we're honoured to contribute to their goals and help ease the challenges faced by parents, carers, and siblings.”

 Kim James-Coggins – from Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home – added:

“We’re grateful to local businesses like Persimmon for their support so we can provide families with the help they need as they go through the most difficult times of their lives. Jessie May can’t do what we do without donations like these and we welcome any support people can give us. I’m sure this donation will be greatly valued by all of us involved in the charity.”