Above and Beyond Charities - The Charitable Trust for the United Bristol Hospitals

It's in the Bag launches Testicular Ball [Read more]

Artists appointed for transformation of the BHOC [Read more]

New website, Ask a Biologist is launched [Read more]

The great and the good gathered for the Above & Beyond Annual Celebration. [Read more]

Above & Beyond win major award. [Read more]

Glastonbury Festival donates money to CaRE Appeal and testicular cancer fund. [Read more]

Bristol Heart Institute wins coveted national award [Read more]

Above & Beyond are calling all amateur private investigators to help solve the mystery of Bequest No 3. [Read more]

Monitoring made easy for Childrens Ward. [Read more]

Princess Royal Visits Bristol Heart Institute [Read more]

Having trouble sleeping? Then take a look at our swanky new Annual Report. [Read more]

University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Governor Inspired by Cancer Scare [Read more]

Ros Clarke, Director of Above & Beyond Charities will be retiring in September after more than 12 years with the charity [Read more]

Sainsbury's in Clifton,Bristol have chosen Above & Beyond as their charity of the year and will be supporting us with a range of fundraising activities. [Read more]

At 7.30am on 6th June, six cardiac consultants, 7 bikes, one driver and a support van set off through rain and hail to Yeovil Hospital [Read more]

The first winners of the Above & Beyond Junior Doctors Award were announced today. [Read more]

News of the Above & Beyond CaRE Appeal was announced today. [Read more]

On May 12 and 19 the new Bristol Heart Institute received its first patients [Read more]

On Monday 27th April,renowned artists Walter Jack, Jan Blake, Rob Olins, Linda Schwab and Marion Brandis saw the culmination of two years work as their artwork was unveiled at the new, state-of-the-art Bristol Heart Institute. [Read more]

Caroline Lansdown was born with Congenital Heart Disease and had her first surgery at the age of 18. Now, twenty-five years later she has just completed the Flora London Marathon and has raised over £1000 for the Heart of Bristol Appeal. [Read more]

Lucy Marsden, a S.H.O at Bristol’s Dental Hospital joined over fifty other daredevil fundraisers at the Avon Gorge to take part in the Above & Beyond Charities Zip Wire. [Read more]

Members of the University Hospitals Bristol Cardiac Team are limbering up for a two hundred plus mile bike ride across the South West. Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Julian Strange and the team are celebrating the opening of the Bristol Heart Institute (BHI) and helping to raise the final £75,000 of the £800,000 Heart of Bristol Appeal. [Read more]

Sir Ranulph Fiennes at the BHI. On Thursday 12th February, former patient of the Bristol cardiac services and intrepid explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes raised a glass to the new Bristol Heart Institute. [Read more]

Do you fancy running seven marathons in seven continents in seven days. No? Then how about running the Bristol Half Marathon or Bristol 10k race? [Read more]

A fantastic day was had by all at the Heart of Bristol Tandem Abseil. A total of 30 brave souls including Ros Clark and Andrew Monk, Director and Assistant Director at Above and Beyond Charities completed the abseil down the side of Bristol’s Premier Inn. [Read more]

Not everyone was feeling brave on Friday 13th. [Read more]

Feeling the love for the Heart of Bristol Appeal [Read more]

Two THales UK naval employees have raised over £800 after taking part in an unusual sporting challenge involving a teddy bear's outfit and boxing gloves... [Read more]

Above and Beyond Charities has joined forces with three law firms in Bristol to offer a will writing service free of charge to those aged 55 and over. [Read more]

Above & Beyond say a big thank you for a great year of being able to make a difference to healthcare in Bristol. [Read more]

Art for Health's Sake First Art Installation for the Bristol Heart Institute [Read more]

Above and Beyond Charities would like to say a massive thank you and congratulations to the 30 volunteers who took part in the 175ft Abseil down the Premier Inn on Saturday 27 September 2008. [Read more]

The children from Year 3 at St Michael on the Mount Primary School will soon be able to see the result of their artistic efforts surrounding the new Bristol Heart Institute. [Read more]

On Monday 20 October 2008, hundreds of guests gathered in the Wills Memorial Building for the Bristol Heart Institute’s Annual Public Lecture. This year, the lecture was given by Professor Janice Thomspon, Head of the Department of Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences at the University of Bristol. [Read more]

The staff and patients at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children continue to be eternally grateful for the amazing antics of fundraisers supporting the work of the Hospital. Two recent fundraisers who have gone above and beyond are Ian Drew and Tracey John. [Read more]

For over ten years the Boys Brigade and friends of Staple Hill have been raising money for the Bristol Breast Unit. So far they have raised an incredible £10,700. As Breast Cancer Awareness month draws to a close, Peter and Maureen Green of the Boys Brigade, plus friends and supporters will be making plans for this years fund raising efforts [Read more]

On Saturday 27th September, Liberal Democrat Councillor Peter Zyzack joined over thirty brave volunteers to raise money for the Heart of Bristol Appeal. Abseiling down Bristol’s second highest building; the 175ft tall Haymarket Premier Inn seemed a good idea at the time. Here is his account of the day…. [Read more]

A massive congratulations to all those who took the plunge! On Saturday 26 April we had over 70 brave volunteers zip from the roof of the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre to raise money in aid of the Heart of Bristol Appeal. Between them, we hope to have raised over £10,000 for the Appeal. [Read more]

How often do you search the internet every day? We bet that it is quite a lot whether at home or at work. [Read more]

Above and Beyond Charities’ 2006-2007 Annual Report has been short-listed for the Charity Reporting Awards of the Health Financial Management Association (HFMA). [Read more]

Above and Beyond Charities has launched the Heart of Bristol Appeal to help enhance the lives of patients, visitors and staff at the new Bristol Heart Institute. [Read more]

A record number of people attended Above and Beyond Charities Annual Celebration on Thursday 1 November in the Education Centre. [Read more]

In 2006/2007 our Charity made grants in excess of £2.6million to enhance healthcare in Bristol. We were only able to do this thanks to the generous support of our donors. [Read more]

Bristol based relocation and home search company Medics on the Move is supporting Above and Beyond Charities every time staff from UBHT use their services. [Read more]

Rosaleen Cooper presented Sue Wyatt-Jones (centre) and Sarah Swift, (Hearing Therapists based at BGH) an award presented by their professional body the British Academy of Audiology (BAA). [Read more]

In April we had over thirty brave volunteers fly down the Avon Gorge to raise money for the William Lloyd Unit at the Bristol General Hospital. [Read more]

The 5th Westerleigh Brownies held a ‘months of the year’ themed fashion show to raise money for Ward 62 at the BHOC. [Read more]

Ward 35 in the Bristol Royal Hospital of Children has made a tremendous effort this year to fundraise for their ward. [Read more]

The Balloon Fiesta Mural was designed and painted by Clare Calascione and Helen Phillips, with additional help from many others. It was started in Nov. 95 and completed in time for the Aug. 96 Balloon Fiesta weekend. [Read more]

Mark Regan is a rugby legend. Currently playing for Bristol Rugby, he has been capped for England 33 times and has received the ultimate accolade having been capped for the British Lions. [Read more]

Congratulations to two very brave fundraisers both of whom have completed dare-devil parachute jumps in support of our Hospitals. [Read more]

A total team of 22 AA men drove from John O’Groats to Land’s End in a selection of vintage vehicles to raise money for the Children’s Hospital. [Read more]

The Bone Marrow Transplant department and the Children’s Oncology Unit at the Children’s hospital held a successful fete on Saturday, August 12th. [Read more]

The Charity Trustees have worked with staff at the Abbots House to put together a new mission statement for the Charity. [Read more]

Thank you to everyone who helped to sell tickets for our first Grand Prize Draw. In total we sold over 1,600 tickets and therefore raised over £1,600 for the Above & Beyond Appeal. [Read more]

On Friday 12 May, 100 guests joined our Chairman and Trustees at the Above & Beyond Gala Dinner held on board the iconic ss Great Britain. [Read more]

On Sunday 18 June, a team of 17 intrepid rowers took part in the Rotary Club of Bristol Breakfast’s annual Dragon Boat Race [Read more]

A Wiltshire trio are undertaking an unusual fundraising feat in support of NICU at St Michael’s Hospital. They are auctioning an 11ft replica of the Eiffel Tower on eBay! [Read more]

Bristol call centre advisor Jackie Jones has masterminded the raising of £4,500 for a specialist unit at Bristol Royal Infirmary, after being inspired by the quality of treatment and care she received for serious bowel disease [Read more]

On Thursday 22 June 2006 Jane Tucker, Sarah Tyson, Amanda Ferdinondo, Sarah Holyday and Chris Hood visited the Special Care Baby Unit at St Michael’s Hospital to celebrate the delivery of not one but two new incubators to the Unit. The incubators have been made possible thanks to the fundraising efforts of Kingfisher Netball Team and Avery Estate Agents in raising nearly £22,000. [Read more]

Last financial year, the Charity Trustees approved 53 major grants each with a value in excess of £10,000, totalling over £1.2million. [Read more]

There has been a fantastic response to the Above & Beyond Appeal’s first zip wire down the Avon Gorge with over 110 people taking part! [Read more]

Mark Regan, the renowned Bristol Rugby Club player who was also part of the British Lion’s team which brought home the World Cup in 2003, has kindly nominated Bristol Royal Hospital for Children as one of the beneficiary charities from his benefit year in 2006/2007. [Read more]

Congratulations to Joe Harding from the Bristol Oncology & Haematology Centre who won the Above & Beyond Appeal Romantic Writing Competition. [Read more]

The Above & Beyond has launched a new online calendar where you can find out about all the exciting fundraising events. [Read more]

The Charitable Trusts for the United Bristol Hospitals are looking to the future. The appointment of Andrew Monk as the Charity Trustees' first Fundraising Manager marks the start of a new direction. [Read more]

On Tuesday 13 September, the Chairman of the Charitable Trusts, Robert Bryant Pearson, hosted a Champagne Reception to celebrate the launch of the Above & Beyond Appeal. [Read more]

Stephen Bavister has been appointed to the new position of Treasurer with the Charitable Trusts for the United Bristol Hospitals. Stephen started on 16 August and works Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. [Read more]

Roger Baird, the High Sheriff of Bristol and a leading Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the BRI, has agreed to become the first member of our Board of Appeal. [Read more]

The Charity Trustees have appointed Andrew Monk to the brand new post of Fundraising Manager. [Read more]

Welcome to our new website. [Read more]