Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity

Lions at Large Learning Programme

Our Lions at Large Cub Club enables schools and community groups to fundraise for their own little Lion to be part of The Pride of Gloucestershire Trail 2025. Once the trail has finished, the little Lions will return to their forever homes.
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The Cub Club is the Learning Programme element of Lions at Large - The Pride of Gloucestershire Trail, which is raising money for Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity, the Big Space Cancer Appeal.

Schools and community groups who sign up to be part of the Cub Club are pledging to:

* Raise a minimum sponsorship of £750 for The Big Space Cancer Appeal

* Decorate a little lion (dimensions: H 700 x L 1200 x W 400, weight: 10kg) which will be part of the Lions at Large Trail during the summer of 2025.

In the Summer of 2025, Lions at Large – The Pride of Gloucestershire Trail will be ‘roaring’ onto the streets of Cheltenham and Gloucester!

Over 30 large Lion sculptures will be designed and painted by local artists; celebrating Gloucestershire’s rich history, culture and diversity. They will be joined by our Cub Club – a pride of little Lions lovingly created by local schools and community groups.

Once the trail is over, the pride will reunite for a fantastic farewell weekend. The little Lions will return to their forever homes at the local school and community groups who created them.

This is a fun, free and family-friendly Wild in Art event. Streets, parks and open spaces will dazzle with their vibrant colours and surprising designs. Helping to bring together our community to explore and feel pride in their local area.

The large Lions will then be auctioned to raise funds for a new cancer centre that will offer local patients the very best environment for treatment, healing and recovery.

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Every donation helps your local hospitals do more to care for you, everyone you love and our passionate NHS staff. From state-of-the-art equipment, transforming the hospital environment, supporting our incredible staff to specialist care; your support helps to make an impact every day.

Donation summary

Total raised
£4,638.86
+ £596.40 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,821.61
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£0.00
Donations via fundraisers
£4,638.86

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