Broncos visit local community hospices & hospitals
Members of the men’s first team, Broncos staff and mascots, Buck and Dusty, were spreading festive cheer in the community this week visiting St George’s Hospital, Royal Trinity Hospice and Wimbledon Guild.
With support from our sponsor Smashlings, players Alex Walker and James Meadows along with Buck and Dusty were issuing toys to children in St George’s children’s wards. At a time of year where families even more greatly feel the effects of their child spending Christmas in hospital, the Broncos team were on hand to chat with patients and bring some much-needed smiles with a Smashlings gift for the children and some treats for the dedicated staff that care for them.
The giving season didn’t stop there. Alex, James and the team spent some time with the staff at Royal Trinity Hospice who each day provide compassionate end of life care to people living with a serious life-limiting illness. The Broncos team toured the 26-bed inpatient unit, chatted with the staff leaving Christmas goodies and tickets to the first London Broncos game of the season on Friday 23rd February.
Gifts from Smashlings were also donated by the team to Wimbledon Guild, Wimbledon’s largest independent charity and the Dons Local Action Group.
Mark Kemp, Head of Commercial at London Broncos said of the day “It’s wonderful to be out in the community, supporting these much-needed support systems in the local area in any way we can. It comes as part of an ongoing community outreach programme that enables London Broncos as a team to give back to the area through partnerships, education and sports programmes and charitable initiatives”.
Dave Chattaway, the group CFO of Toikido Smashlings, says “Following our involvement with the tremendous end to the 2023 season with London Broncos, we are delighted to be able to support them with the valued work in the community that they carry out and it is great to know, especially at this time of year, that London Broncos & Toikido, with our smashlings toys, are able to help raise a smile”.
A big thank you to these fantastic organisations for letting us spend some time with you at this special time of year. We encourage all our supporters to find out more about how you can get involved in supporting these charities in the future.
Wimbledon Guild:
Wimbledon Guild is a community charity in Merton offering practical help and support. The largest charity in Wimbledon, the Guild provides an environment where everyone is welcome to tackle loneliness and social isolation, support those suffering with difficulties and disabilities as well as offering services to the older generations in order to maintain a healthy and fulfilling life.
St George's Hospital:
Located in Tooting, St George's Hospital is the UK's largest teaching hospital and one of the largest hospitals in Europe. With 1,300 beds and 5 children's wards, St George's delivers world-class care as one of only four London trauma centres receiving children caring for over 700 children each year. The hospital is supported by St George's Hospital Trust currently raising money for the Time for Change campaign.
Trinity Hospice:
Royal Trinity Hospice is a local hospice for South West and Central London providing free specialist palliative and end of life care. In 2022, the Hospice cared for just under 2,300 people in homes, care homes and in the hospice itself. As a free of charge service and 50 years as a secular organisation, the Hospice relies on charitable donations and fundraising to support their programme of services.
