Thanks to everyone at the recent Sheffield Steel City Beer Festival SCBF49) who supported Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity (SCHC). Your generosity produced a record charity donation from this Festival – a whopping £3500.00 – a donation rate of almost £100/hour, £1.60/minute!
This magnificent sum includes loose change, unused beer tokens, eBay sales of three full sets of SCBF49 beer mats, net proceeds from the charity beer and a donation from Sheffield and District CAMRA. Thanks to everyone who contributed and thanks again to Bradfield Brewery for providing the charity beer, ‘Pride of Yorkshire,’ a 4.3% abv bittersweet amber bitter which links to the planned 2026 charity sculpture trail. From next June, a new free trail will feature 150 large lion and lioness sculptures, and 150 smaller lion cub sculptures. They will be positioned across South Yorkshire to celebrate 150 years of the Hospital.
Festival Organiser, Paul Crofts said, ‘It’s a fantastic sum to raise for such a good charity. It was far more than we predicted and shows how much local people appreciate the work of the Children’s Hospital.’
Holly Newton-Steele, SCHC Corporate Partnerships Officer said, ‘This is absolutely incredible, thank you SO much!!! We are very grateful for your support and for making our team of volunteers and staff so welcome, I’ve had amazing feedback on just how brilliant it has all been …. it really will make such a difference.’ The festival was formally opened by Holly and local legend, Reverend and the Makers lead singer, John McClure.
During the next month, look out for the Children’s Hospital Christmas displays which formally thank: ‘Sheffield CAMRA Steel City Beer Festival 2025.’ There will be snowflakes at both the Children’s Hospital and City Hall with snowflake tags at Ryegate (Paediatric Neuro-disabilities) and Becton (Paediatric Mental Health).
Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity works together with the hospital, to ensure that children and young people can receive the very best care, in the best possible environment. The money raised buys life-saving equipment, funds vital research and treatment for thousands of children from across the world and helps create a comfortable, engaging environment for hospital patients.
Thanks again to all who contributed.