Donations help Leeds Hospitals Charity provide £25,000 donation to Eckersley House

By Daniel Sheridan
Published 17th Jan 2022, 16:45 BST
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Donations made to Leeds Hospitals Charity have helped provide a £25,000 grant to Eckersley House - a "home from home" supporting families of poorly children at Leeds Children's Hospital.

The house on Belmont Grove, Woodhouse has been managed by Jane McHale for nearly 15 years.

The grant will be used towards funding of her role, the charity said.

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Eckersley House is one of ten ‘Homes from Home’ run by national charity The Sick Children’s Trust, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the charity has needed additional support to keep Eckersley House open.

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One family who used the home said it "really helped" during a difficult time.

They said: "Throughout [our daughter's] treatment and recovery at Leeds General Infirmary we were supported by Eckersley House.

"It’s a ‘Home from Home’ run by The Sick Children’s Trust and it was extremely useful as it meant we did not have to be far away from her.

"If we needed to be there, we could.