17/07/2026
MILLY’S SMILES WELLY PROJECT:
Over the past year we as a LOCAL school community have been walking alongside another pupil here at St Edward’s who was diagnosed with cancer. As a result of this, NATIONALLY many hospitals have worked together to support the child and their family.
Through the aid of GLOBAL research and medicines this has supported hospitals to give the treatment needed.
Throughout this treatment journey, charities have been involved to offer and give children the very best care and support.
Our pupil had support from the ‘Milly’s smiles’ charity, who “provides a Milly Bag to every family whose child has been diagnosed with cancer and admitted to one of the specialist paediatric oncology wards we support across the UK”.
“Our Milly Bags contain items that will help during the first few days, and weeks, of their hospital stay. Along with this we provide items that will bring a smile to the faces of the children, and let families know that people are thinking about them”. https://www.millyssmiles.org/
As a school we wanted to raise money for one of the charities that have supported the family and asked our Pupil Council to support this in some way.
Pupil Council recognised that we have all walked with and alongside the pupil and their family as they journeyed through a very difficult time.
In aid of this we asked for everyone to bring a welly (old/ spare) with a colourful summer bedding plant planted inside and displayed in front of our Community Garden. The bright colours symbolise the Milly’s Smiles charity and every welly brought in a donation could be made for the charity.
We have raised £164 through donating and sponsoring our own wellies.
Thanks to the PTFA here at St Edward’s CE Academy, Cheddleton who did a bright coloured non-uniform day today to help raise more awareness for this fantastic charity and raised £220.
We have raised £384 in total. A truly amazing amount showcasing our local community coming together during a very difficult time.
