ROSY News & Announcements
ROSY Walk – 20th April 2024
The Great Estates Walk has been organised for many years by Tania Evans, a patron of the ROSY Appeal. Starting at Wilcote Manor first thing in the morning, the walk takes place over 26 miles of Oxfordshire countryside, including beautiful Cornbury, Pudlicote,...
Change of bank account
Please could our regular donors note that due to the communicated changes we will be rationalising our banking arrangements, closing our account with Nat West and operating solely with the exclusive Oxford Health Charity (ROSY) account. There are a number of very kind...
Exciting development for ROSY
An exciting development relating to ROSY - Respite nursing for Oxfordshire’s Sick Youngsters Over the past 21 years, an evolving team of amazing volunteers have tirelessly supported ROSY, delivering management, nursing liaison and fundraising. This has massively...
Message from our new Chair
As the returning Chair of ROSY, I wanted to thank you for your continued support. With the sad passing of our previous Chair, George Hedges, and the retirement of our Treasurer we have established a new and very experienced leadership team who will ensure continued...
In Memoriam: A Tribute to George Hedges – Beloved Chairman and Extraordinary Man
George had been the lifeblood of ROSY since becoming Secretary and Chairman in the early 2000s, making an astonishing contribution to our families and team whose lives he touched over the past two decades. Prior to his involvement with ROSY, George lived a full and...
Team Wapiti take on YUKON 1000 for ROSY
July 2022 sees Team Wapiti embark on a totally self-supported 1000 mile paddle from Canada into the Arctic Circle, finishing in the Alaskan backcountry. Tom Alden, Ambassador for ROSY and founder of Commit2Inspire is joining forces with fellow adventurer Jim Thorne on...
ROSY Welcomes Glynn Leaney
We are very honoured to have a new advocate and fundraiser joining the line-up here at ROSY. Over the years Oxfordshire local Glynn Leaney has led a very successful campaign of charity fundraising amid his busy career in writing (among many other things!) Glynn was...
ROSY’s Young Champion
Christopher “Kit” Kingbury We mentioned this remarkable young man back in February, who, with his sister, has been tirelessly raising money for ROSY. Kit is the grandson of our valued committee member Dilys Alban-Moore who I know is thrilled about the activities of...
A Thank You to One of Many
A quick thank you to all those members of the public that kindly donate from their own pocket to make our work possible. We recently received a letter from the Send a Child to Hucklow Fund, although the fund was not able to help directly as it is not a grant making...
The William Chown Charitable Trust donate £1000 to ROSY
The William Chown Charitable Trust have donated a wonderful £1,000 to help the work of ROSY. This is not the first time we have been helped by this trust and we are extremely grateful for their continuing support. Officers from the Trust have visited us in the...
ROSY Christmas Tea 2021
Every year we invite our ROSY families to gather for a pre Christmas Tea, sadly we were unable to meet last year. Thankfully, this year we will be able to gather for a long overdue get together! It is a wonderful occasion, a lovely celebration of all the ROSY children...
Kit, aged 12, runs 100km to raise money for ROSY!
12 year old Kit has just recently completed a extraordinary feat of a endurance, running 100km over 12 days to raise money for ROSY and the MN Foundation in South Africa. Over the past 2-3 years Kit and his sister Tilly of the Dragon School have been raising funds for...
Henry Boyles, 8, raises an astonishing £1500 for ROSY
Henry Boyles from Epwell, Oxfordshire has excelled this winter on his fundraising crusade in support of ROSY! At aged 8, he has demonstrated that kindness, creativity and generosity knows no bounds. Henry has a passion for photography, particularly nature. He enjoys...
Tadmarton Heath Raise over £16K for ROSY!
We were honoured to have been selected as charity of the year by Tadmarton Heath Golf Club for the 2018/2019 Captains year. This meant that any donations made within that time and the proceeds of all fundraising (which as a community they have proven to have a real...
Carrdus School in Banbury support ROSY this Christmas
We are overwhelmed by another act of generosity this Christmas time! Carrdus School, Banbury, will be holding their annual Christmas Fair this year on Saturday 23rd November 2019 at Overthorpe Hall in Banbury. The proceeds of the entry fee will go to supporting ROSY...
Donate to ROSY
We rely entirely on the goodwill and generosity of the public for our fundraising. You can donate using the button below and, if you are a UK tax payer, you can help us further by registering for Gift Aid, allowing us to claim an additional 25% from the Inland Revenue.
Cheques payable to ROSY can be sent to: The Treasurer, ROSY, c/o Oxford Health Charity, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, Warneford Lane, Oxford OX3 7JX.
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Respite for Oxfordshire's Sick Youngsters
ROSY is a Support Group operating as a part of the Oxford Health Charity - Registered charity no. 1057285.
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