RMH Manchester
About the House
Ronald McDonald House Charities has secured planning permission to build a vitally needed centre for families with sick children at the new Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital to open in Spring 2012. The Ronald McDonald House will provide free ‘home away from home’ accommodation for families of children being treated at the hospital for as long as the families need it.
Many families have to travel to Manchester from across the North West, the UK and even from around the world so that their children can receive specialist treatment at the Children’s Hospital.
The new House will enable up to 60 families to stay at any one time and be close to their children in hospital. The new Ronald McDonald House will be made up of five floors. As well as the 60-ensuite bedrooms there will be communal lounges, kitchens, dining areas, playrooms, laundry facilities, a teenager room and a quiet room.
The House will also open its doors to families coming to the hospital for day care, for example those whose children are receiving chemotherapy or renal dialysis.
The House is costing £7.5 million to build with an additional £500,000 a year in running costs, totalling £8 million in the first year. RMHC is calling on businesses and the community across the North West to help raise essential funds to complete the project, furnish and equip the interior and secure vital initial running costs of the facility.
The House will support families from the whole of the North West, from as far as Cumbria down to Stoke and across to North Wales.
Our address is:
Ronald McDonald House
Hathersage Road
Manchester
M13 0BH
But do not write to us yet! We will not be receiving any post until we open in Spring 2012
Number of rooms: 60
Opening date: April 2012
House news
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Topping Out with special guests - Monday 14th November 2011
We celebrated RMH Manchester’s ‘Topping Out’ event to signify the completion of the roof. We had two very special World Cup Heroes attend, Sir Geoff Hurst and Sir Bobby Charlton, who came to show their support.
We were also joined by the Christopher family who have used RMH Oxford and RMH Alder Hey when their son James was ill, and we had wonderful photographs with them all together.
For more information and to see pictures of the day
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House moves into Autumn - Thursday 1st September 2011
As we move into Autumn we thought we’d show you how our House is looking. The steel frames we have become so used to are now being gradually covered and we can see the walls taking shape. Exciting times!
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Raising Awareness - Friday 24th June 2011
There has been lots of interest from passers by and Hospital users regarding our partly built House, although many had no idea what it was going be. So we decided to tell them in the easiest way possible.
The hoardings that surround the building are now decorated with RMH Manchester logo’s, images of how the completed House will look, and quotes from families that have benefitted from RMHC. We are delighted that more people will now know what our new building is and how it will benefit countless families in the future.
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How quickly we’re growing! - Wednesday 25th May 2011
Latest update on RMH Manchester: more steel, concrete staircases and the start of metal decking (and all in just over two weeks!). We’ll bring you more updates as and when we get them…
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We’re going up! - Monday 9th May 2011
We now have steel! This is the latest image of RMH Manchester’s building progress which has caused a lot of excitement amongst all at RMHC. We’ll keep you updated with all information about the House so watch this space…
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Manchester Groundbreak - Friday 15th April 2011
The Doughty family (pictured) and celebrity Chef Justine Forrest, who both have experience of using Ronald McDonald Houses while their children have been in hospital, joined us to start building work on the new House in Manchester. Read more
About the hospital
The new Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital provides specialist healthcare services for children and young people throughout the North West, as well as nationally and internationally. The new hospital will see over 140,000 patient visits each year across a range of specialties including oncology, haematology, bone marrow transplant, burns, genetics, and orthopaedics.
The Hospital opened on Thursday 11th June 2009. It has been designed so that all departments are close to the equipment and support that they need. This means patients and staff won’t have to travel far within the hospital. It also has some purpose-built accommodation* with en-suite rooms for carers and families.
*With 371 beds it is the largest single-site children’s hospital in the UK (but whilst the hospital has designed some accommodation for parents and families of sick children, the new Ronald McDonald House will add 240 beds to this capacity, helping long term stay families to be near their sick children as well as enabling families with children in day care to reduce their burden of travel).
Contact the House Manager
The newly appointed House Manager is Mike Fairley.
For information on the fundraising appeal please contact Anna Bullock:
Email: anna.bullock@uk.mcd.com
Phone: 0161 2534118
Fundraising news
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BUPA Great Manchester Run - Sunday 20th May 2012
For those who aren’t quite prepared for a full marathon, you can try this lighter version and still raise money for Ronald McDonald House Manchester. This 10k run goes through Manchester city centre and is televised each year, attracting thousands of runners and spectators. For more information go to http://www.greatrun.org. If you need help with registering, please contact our local fundraiser Anna Bullock on 0161 253 4118. Good luck!
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Manchester Marathon - Sunday 29th April 2012
After a 10 year absence the Manchester Marathon is back! It’s a 26 mile course across Greater Manchester and Trafford and will attract thousands of entrants keen to take on the challenge and raise money for various charities. You can raise money for Ronald McDonald House Manchester, our new 60 bedroom House opening in Spring 2012! To book your place or find out more information go to http://www.greatermanchestermarathon.com.Good luck!
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Ladies Indulgence Evening - Thursday 15th March 2012
There are a few final tables available at the ‘Ladies Indulgence Evening’ in aid of RMH Manchester. The decadent evening will comprise of dinner and entertainment, raffle and auction and will be held at the Premier Suite and Lounge in Audenshaw. The evening is for ladies only and it is the perfect excuse to treat yourself while also raising money for charity!
Tickets cost £35 and the evening will begin at 7pm on Thursday 15th March 2012
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Steve Bayliss Evening - Saturday 10th March 2012
There’s a fantastic event in March to raise money for RMH Manchester. The Steve Bayliss Evening will be an evening of entertainment with food, raffle and auction.
Tickets: £25
Venue: Grasshoppers Preston
Date: 10th March 2012To get your ticket for this event, or for more information contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Sahara Trek - Thursday 23rd February 2012
For those who like to take on a challenge we have a fantastic one coming up. Take part in the 4 day trek across the Sahara desert and raise money for RMH Manchester. The two treks take place in February and November 2012 and for more information go to http://www.globaladventurechallenges.com/international/sahara or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Zip Wire Fundraising - Friday 27th January 2012
Thank you to staff from McDonald’s stores in Newcastle who took part in a zip wire challenge to raise money for RMH Manchester. They have raised around £225 so far from the daring leap, with more likely to come.
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Manchester Gala Dinner 2011 - Friday 21st October 2011
Our Manchester Gala Dinner took place on the 21st October. It was a fantastic evening of dinner, dancing and fundraising for our new House. We had celebrity guests attend from Coronation Street and Waterloo Road, as well as a host of our supporters, and we had almost 300 guests attend.
We managed to raise over £25,000 from the event, so thank you to everyone who attended and gave so generously during our raffle and auction.
For more images and info about the event Read More
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Great North runners reach the finish line - Monday 19th September 2011
Thank you so much to all our inspiring and supportive runners! Well done on completing the Great North Run and raising money for Ronald McDonald House Manchester. All those hard days of training paid off and we are very grateful. We will soon reveal the total amount of money raised.
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Insider Property Awards raise money for RMH Manchester - Monday 13th June 2011
We were made the charity of choice for the Insider North West Property Awards 2011. We benefitted from the sales of raffle tickets at the event and the generous guests raised over £10,000 for RMH Manchester! Big thank you to all those involved in the event.
