Meadowhall raises almost £90,000 for local charities throughout 2025
Meadowhall has raised more than £88,000 for a range of local charities in 2025 following a packed year of fundraising events and community initiatives.
Sheffield Hospitals Charity was Meadowhall’s official charity partner last year, with the funds raised supporting projects that improve care for patients, families and NHS staff across Sheffield.
The centre hosted a number of fundraising initiatives for the local community, retailers and colleagues to get involved with throughout the year, including the Red Shoe Walk, its annual Retail Awards, Giving Box and a limited-edition gift card design for the Christmas period. Overall, this raised a significant total of more than £22,000.
All funds raised from the Red Shoe Walk were donated to the charity’s Dementia Appeal, which will support the creation of dementia-friendly gardens at the Northern General Hospital, specialist training for NHS staff and carers, dedicated in-hospital activities to reduce anxiety, and community-based services that help people remain independent for longer.
Meanwhile, the centre’s charity gift card wallets, designed by Sheffield-based artist Luke Horton, quicky sold out at Christmas and raised more than £7,000 after customers were given the option to add a £1 donation with each purchase. All proceeds will benefit the Jessops Maternity Wing, helping to fund on-site accommodation so parents can stay close to their baby if they’re in neonatal intensive care.
Alongside its partnership with Sheffield Hospitals Charity, Meadowhall continued its tradition of supporting a number of other local causes throughout the festive season.
Every Christmas, the centre opens its doors to local bands and choirs offering them the opportunity to fundraise for charities close to their heart. Throughout December, the weekly festive performances helped raise more than £16,000 for eight local causes, including The Salvation Army, St Luke’s Hospice, Rotherham Hospital and Community Charity, Centrepoint Youth Homeless, Barnsley Brass, Children in Need and Old Silkstone Band.
Meadowhall also partnered with Sheffield S6 Foodbank to host a Christmas toy donation point in the centre, encouraging shoppers to donate new, unwrapped gifts for children of all ages. With more than 800 gifts donated, at least 700 children received one or more gifts at Christmas which they otherwise may not have.
The activity follows the annual Motorfest event which the centre hosts in partnership with Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice in the summer, raising more than £49,000 to support the charity.
Darren Pearce, centre director at Meadowhall, said: “We’re incredibly proud to have raised more than £88,000 for local charities this year, and I’d like to thank our visitors, retailers and partners who have contributed so generously.
“From supporting Sheffield Hospitals Charity and the vital work of the NHS across the city, to helping families in our community during the festive season, it’s been inspiring to see so many people come together for such important causes. The fundraising reflects our long-term commitment to supporting those who need it most through meaningful local partnerships.”
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