A HUGE thank you to everyone who came and helped us celebrate ten years of warm hugs on Friday evening, we have been completely overwhelmed by the love and support 🩵. We received a very generous £10,000 donation on the evening from the JEllie Foundation, in addition to the amazing fundraising efforts on the night, and[…]
We would like to thank everyone who joined us on Sunday at Hamish’s annual football tournament and family fun day. To all our volunteers who helped on the day (at various stalls, the bbq, setting up, refereeing) we couldn’t run the day without you. Thank you for your time and hard work. A huge thank[…]
We want to start with a huge thank you to Jill Murray for organising another amazing ceilidh. We are extremely grateful for your time and efforts to make the night perfect, and it was. A huge thank you as well to everyone at Maryculter for use of the stunning venue, for the hospitality and for[…]
With our 2021 remembrance Ceilidh postponed due to Covid, we were finally able to host this event at Meldrum House on Friday 13th May. It was a fantastic evening, where a significant amount of money was raised for the charity. We were also able to announce a major milestone on the night, with over £250,000[…]
Last week Hamish’s charity turned six, and we shared some amazing news at our Remembrance Ceilidh for Hamish, which took place at Meldrum House in May. We are incredibly proud to announce that Hamish’s charity has funded over A QUARTER OF A MILLION POUNDS in warm hugs (whether this is gifts, vouchers for days out,[…]
Running Season is upon us!! If you want to help raise some funds for us by running a 5k to an ultra marathon please get in touch. We have Hamish Dears Warm Hugs running vests to give to all of those representing our charity. We will be delighted to see you at the finish line.[…]
On 5th November, 2019, we brought more warm hugs to the children’s ward in Aberdeen!! We had magicians, storytellers, Disney princesses, cartoon characters, a VR machine and games consoles to keep the kids entertained. It was a hugely successful day and we’re already looking forward to arranging[…]
We are delighted to announce that as of June 2018, Hamish Dears Warm Hugs is operating out of the Royal Hospital for sick children in Edinburgh. This is a major milestone for the charity as we extend our services to a third hospital in Scotland. We are so pleased to see and hear of the[…]
We recently helped arrange for Wonder women and Princess Aurora to take time out of their busy schedules and attend the ward in Glasgow. The kids loved it!! As part of our commitment to bringing entertainment to the ward the company “wish upon a star” were only too happy to help. As you can see[…]
After almost 12 months of operating Hamish Dear’s Warm Hugs out of the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow we are delighted to announce that as a result of all the continued support and fundraising we have officially expanded and launched at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital. On the 10th April 2017 we delivered a[…]