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‘By your side’ sleeper chairs bring comfort to families

Sep 5th 2025

Rockbourne Early Christmas Fair 2025 returns this October

Aug 27th 2025

Long-serving supporter Sybil celebrates 100th birthday

Aug 20th 2025

Croatia Mountain Trek 2026

Aug 19th 2025

Pedal for the Stars in 2025. Cycle 250 miles Salisbury to Paris and raise funds for Stars Appeal, Salisbury Hospital’s charity

Boys’ Treasured Toys road run raises over £17,000

Jul 22nd 2025

2,000 walkers join us to celebrate 20th Walk for Wards

Jul 8th 2025

Olivia Colman makes special visit to hospital

Jun 30th 2025

Cycle London to Paris 2026

Jun 27th 2025

Pedal for the Stars in 2025. Cycle 250 miles Salisbury to Paris and raise funds for Stars Appeal, Salisbury Hospital’s charity

Oscar-winning actress and comedian show their support for Stars Appeal

Jun 13th 2025

Climb Snowdon by Night

Jun 6th 2025

Join an epic overnight adventure! At 1085m, Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa is a popular summit trek by day, at night it becomes a real challenge, and a magical and unforgettable experience.

Young cancer patient calls on community to join her family at Walk for Wards

Jun 6th 2025

Throat cancer patient praises new diagnostic equipment

Jun 2nd 2025

Over 1,000 people signed up for Walk for Wards – Have you registered yet?

May 16th 2025

Supporter to take on Walk for Wards after breast cancer diagnosis

Apr 23rd 2025

Father set for London Marathon after sons cared for on Neonatal Unit

Apr 22nd 2025

New equipment helps 2,000 extra heart patients in first year

Apr 4th 2025

Mum joins Walk for Wards in support of Neonatal Unit that cared for her daughter

Mar 28th 2025

Stars Appeal supported by Scrap Car Comparison as its featured charity partner in February

Feb 20th 2025

Stars Appeal Bookshop and bucket collection volunteers raise record-breaking total

Feb 20th 2025

Stars Appeal fund state-of-the-art equipment for operating theatres

Feb 16th 2025

Record-breaking Rockbourne Fair raises £62,000 for the Stars Appeal

Feb 14th 2025

Come and celebrate our 20th Walk for Wards

Jan 24th 2025

Christmas Raffle 2024 winners announced

Jan 13th 2025

New Year, New You! Take on new challenges for 2025

Jan 2nd 2025

Remembering Stars Appeal Patron Johnnie Walker MBE

Jan 1st 2025

Patients enjoy special visit from panto stars

Dec 19th 2024

Stars Appeal cots bring comfort to mums and babies at Salisbury Hospital

Dec 11th 2024

Berwick St John Country Fayre 2024 raises record amount

Dec 3rd 2024

Eye Clinic patients benefiting from state-of-the-art equipment

Nov 29th 2024

See the difference your support is making in our latest Impact Update

Nov 21st 2024

Enter our Christmas Raffle to win tree-mendous £2,500

Nov 18th 2024

Pedal for the Stars, Salisbury to Paris

Nov 7th 2024

Pedal for the Stars in 2025. Cycle 250 miles Salisbury to Paris and raise funds for Stars Appeal, Salisbury Hospital’s charity

Rockbourne Fair opens its doors to welcome shoppers for 3-day event

Oct 16th 2024

Patients recovering from burns or reconstructive surgery can shower comfortably in new wet room

Oct 14th 2024

Stars Appeal Fundraising Committee Soirée raises over £27,000

Sep 26th 2024

Visitors flock to Berwick St John Country Fayre

Sep 17th 2024

Long-standing volunteers recognised at awards ceremony

Sep 9th 2024

Couple raise over £23,000 for Stars Appeal Benson Suite

Aug 31st 2024

Local adventurers sought to join 2026 trekking challenge

Aug 28th 2024

Fun for all ages at Berwick St John Country Fayre this autumn

Aug 19th 2024

New Stars Appeal equipped Imber Ward opens for elderly patients

Aug 1st 2024

Community turns out in force for Walk for Wards 2024

Jul 8th 2024

Boys’ Treasured Toys road run raises £13k

Jun 26th 2024

New equipment helping patients with hearing problems

Jun 25th 2024

Walk for Wards participant who lost his leg invites others to join him

Jun 24th 2024

Supporters enjoy special private view of new Imber Ward

Jun 20th 2024

Couple say support at the Benson Suite ‘meant the world’ to them after the loss of their babies

Jun 14th 2024

‘Extraordinary’ Lost City trekkers raise over £80,000

Jun 5th 2024

Walk for Wards: ‘I will be forever grateful to Radnor ICU for saving my husband’s life’

May 17th 2024

Trekkers return after gruelling journey to Colombia’s Lost City

May 10th 2024

Jean’s Walk for Wards in support of cancer unit

May 3rd 2024

Father who survived cardiac arrest set for 10k Walk for Wards challenge

Apr 17th 2024

Supporters to take on London Marathon challenge

Apr 12th 2024

NHS Charities Together grant to support cancer patients and hospital staff

Apr 11th 2024

Trekkers prepare to find Lost City in Colombia

Mar 27th 2024

Family join Walk for Wards after triplets spent five weeks on Neonatal Unit

Feb 27th 2024

Hospital bookshop and bucket collections raise over £62,000

Feb 12th 2024

How Stars Appeal projects helped David after cancer diagnosis

Feb 2nd 2024

New virtual reality kit transports children to magical worlds

Jan 31st 2024

Join us at Walk for Wards 2024 – Sign up for free

Jan 26th 2024

Rockbourne Fair Committee present donation of over £51,000

Jan 19th 2024

Stars Appeal named as Salisbury Reds Charity of the Year

Jan 17th 2024

The results are in – Christmas Raffle winners announced

Jan 11th 2024

Megan’s story: ‘Thank you for helping me walk again’

Dec 13th 2023

Panto stars bring festive cheer to patients at Salisbury Hospital

Dec 8th 2023

Mum’s praise for new Stars Appeal baby heart monitors

Dec 1st 2023

Walk for Wards 2023 raises record-breaking total

Nov 23rd 2023

See the difference your support is making in our 2023/2024 Update

Nov 23rd 2023

Take part in our Christmas Raffle 2023

Nov 16th 2023

Rockbourne Fair 2023 is now open

Oct 18th 2023

Stars Appeal ambassadors host MRI Scanning Suite Private View

Oct 17th 2023

Fundraising Committee event at Arundells raises nearly £20,000

Oct 5th 2023

The Rockbourne Fair 2023: Boutique shopping with a cause returns this Autumn

Sep 15th 2023

Children’s ward staff raise over £3,000 after Three Peaks Challenge

Sep 1st 2023

Cyclists raise over £30,000 after completing Wiltshire to Devon challenge

Aug 11th 2023

Team saddle up for cycle challenge from Wiltshire to Devon

Jul 12th 2023

Bumper crowd at Walk for Wards 2023

Jul 10th 2023

Couple walking 10k at Walk for Wards to thank hospital staff after cancer diagnosis

Jun 29th 2023

Teenager with cystic fibrosis taking on 10k at Walk for Wards

Jun 27th 2023

Toddler born with cleft lip and palate inspires family to take on Walk for Wards

Jun 9th 2023

Road Run across Salisbury Plain raises over £12k

Jun 1st 2023

Family join Walk for Wards after Hospital staff save son’s life

May 18th 2023

Marathon doctor raises over £2k for Pembroke Cancer Unit

May 16th 2023

Stars Appeal Benson Suite marks 10 years of supporting bereaved parents

May 3rd 2023

Mum joins Walk for Wards after baby spent over two months in Salisbury Hospital’s Neonatal Unit

Apr 20th 2023

Doctor laces up running shoes for London Marathon in aid of cancer unit

Apr 14th 2023

Leukaemia patient shares story of how the Stars Appeal supported him through treatment

Mar 17th 2023

Artwork unveiled to honour legacy of Stars Appeal supporter Michael Beck BEM

Mar 6th 2023

Mum diagnosed with breast cancer signs up to Walk for Wards to thank ‘amazing’ hospital staff

Feb 24th 2023

New 3D ultrasound funded by Stars Appeal

Feb 17th 2023

Stars Appeal Bookshop and bucket collections at hospital raise nearly £60,000

Feb 10th 2023

More room for mums at Salisbury Hospital’s Neonatal Unit

Feb 6th 2023

We need YOU for Walk for Wards 2023!

Jan 28th 2023

Winners of Christmas Raffle revealed

Jan 12th 2023

Rockbourne Fair 2022 raises ‘incredible’ £51,000

Jan 11th 2023

Stars Appeal says big ‘thank you’ to supporters as it reflects on 2022

Dec 23rd 2022

How you are helping to make a difference – Our 2022/2023 Update

Dec 8th 2022

Supporter completes virtual Everest cycle ride for Pembroke Unit Fund

Dec 5th 2022

Former cancer patient raises more than £6k to mark 10th anniversary of completing treatment

Nov 25th 2022

Stars Appeal Online Christmas Raffle 2022

Nov 10th 2022

Thanking Lord Pembroke and Woolley & Wallis for £104,185 raised at Wilton House Auction

Nov 4th 2022

Celebrating the new Stars Appeal funded Beatrice Birth Centre at Salisbury Hospital

Oct 28th 2022

Salisbury Medical Society gives £134,000 to create new Stars Appeal Education Fund

Jul 13th 2022

Wilton House auction raises over £100,000

Jul 5th 2022

Walkers return to Wilton House to Walk for Wards in massive numbers

Jul 4th 2022

Lord and Lady Pembroke’s online auction 18 June-1 July

Jun 18th 2022

Stars Appeal Petra trekkers return from ‘toughest ever challenge’

May 16th 2022

Stars Appeal Wi-Fi now ten times faster and easier to use!

Mar 11th 2022

The Stars Appeal Engagers project is looking for more volunteers…

Mar 4th 2022

Walk for Wards will be BACK at Wilton House!

Feb 14th 2022

We have a WINNER!

Jan 13th 2022

Rockbourne Fair raises over £50,000

Dec 14th 2021

Read our latest Update here

Dec 7th 2021

Remembering Michael Beck Esq. BEM

Nov 4th 2021

New Stars Appeal funded Maternity Entrance Opens at Salisbury Hospital 

Oct 6th 2021

Join us for a Charity Gala Screening of the new James Bond film

Sep 16th 2021

Rockbourne Fair – Come and Shop the Rock!

Aug 27th 2021

Dr Barton’s helping Michael fulfil his dearest wish…

Jun 16th 2021

Stars Appeal equipment speeds up diagnosis and treatment for lung cancer and other respiratory patients

Jun 11th 2021

New donation points offer a quick and easy way to donate at the Hospital

May 11th 2021

Stars Appeal funds cutting edge simulation training

Apr 19th 2021

NEW Lottery launched – please choose the Stars Appeal

Feb 16th 2021

A big thank you to NHS Charities Together

Feb 9th 2021

Olivia Colman becomes Patron of the Stars Appeal

Jan 29th 2021

We have a WINNER!

Jan 7th 2021

Stars Appeal MRI Scanning Suite welcomes new Scanner

Dec 21st 2020

Tiff Needell becomes a Patron of the Stars Appeal

Dec 18th 2020

New rehabilitation equipment helps patients cook, climb and “walk on the moon”

Dec 16th 2020

Read our latest Update here

Dec 8th 2020

Work starts on new Stars Appeal funded MRI Scanning Suite

Oct 23rd 2020

NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Appeal helps fund Stars Appeal projects

Sep 18th 2020

Nick Bailey becomes a Patron of the Stars Appeal

Sep 14th 2020

Walk for Wards – Wherever You Are

Jun 8th 2020

Local businessman selling 20,000 face-masks to raise funds

Jun 5th 2020

Message on Coronavirus from the Stars Appeal

Mar 20th 2020

Olivia Colman and Josh O’Connor Visit the Stars Appeal

Jan 18th 2020

Christmas Raffle WINNERS….

Jan 17th 2020

Meet the local people that your support is helping

Dec 5th 2019

Win a car this Christmas!

Nov 18th 2019

Spire FM’s Bring a Pound to Work Day for the Stars Appeal

Sep 4th 2019

Stars Appeal China Trekkers raise £133,000

Jul 12th 2019

Look who’s starting Walk for Wards 2019…

Jun 13th 2019

New Stars Appeal Tranquil and Therapy Gardens Launched

May 29th 2019

MRI scanner campaign TARGET REACHED!!

Mar 21st 2019

Join us at Walk for Wards on Sunday 7th July

Feb 28th 2019

Christmas Raffle 2018 WINNERS…

Jan 17th 2019

MRI Scanner campaign – £250,000 left to raise!

Dec 4th 2018

How we support local people every year…

Nov 28th 2018

£1million down – £500,000 to go!

Sep 13th 2018

Walk for Wards 2018

Jul 3rd 2018

We’re halfway there!

May 3rd 2018

Rockbourne Fair committee bow out with a grand total of £457,865

Mar 22nd 2018

Our MRI Scanner Campaign has hit £600,000!

Feb 1st 2018

Walk for Wards 2018 – Walk for the MRI scanner campaign

Jan 31st 2018

Christmas Raffle Winners here!

Jan 9th 2018

Trek the Great Wall of China in 2019

Dec 20th 2017

Anton du Beke gets behind MRI scanner campaign

Dec 1st 2017

Our 2017 Newsletter…

Nov 29th 2017

£1.5million MRI Scanner Campaign Launched

Nov 23rd 2017

Your chance to win a car! In support of our MRI Scanner campaign

Nov 22nd 2017

Spire FM’s Bring a Pound To Work Day 2017

Oct 24th 2017

Walk for Wards 2017 raises £100,000 – Thank you so much!

Jul 10th 2017

Inca Trail Trekkers raise over £100,000

Jun 9th 2017

Our New Breast Unit is Open

Apr 5th 2017

Car Keys handed to our lucky winner!

Feb 9th 2017

10th Birthday for Walk for Wards – Sunday 2nd July 2017

Jan 20th 2017

Christmas Raffle Winners for 2016 here!

Jan 10th 2017

Winter Update 2016

Dec 31st 2016

More new-born babies will spend this Christmas at home thanks to your support…

Dec 20th 2016

£1 for the chance of a brand new car this Christmas!

Nov 17th 2016

New Breast Unit – Progress Update

Aug 10th 2016

£125,000 pledged at Walk for Wards 2016

Jul 9th 2016

The building of Salisbury’s first Breast Unit is underway…

Mar 22nd 2016

A place to stay for patients’ families

Jan 30th 2016

We have a Winner! – Christmas Raffle raises £27,514

Jan 12th 2016

Your new CT Scanners help over 14,000 local people in first year!

Jan 8th 2016

Stars Appeal Patient Wi-Fi launched

Dec 15th 2015

Find out what happened in 2015….

Nov 26th 2015

Fantastic day at Tidworth 10k!

Oct 6th 2015

Initial £750,000 target reached for Breast Unit!

Aug 12th 2015

Walk for Wards £104,925 record!

Jun 24th 2015

Generous Legacy supports redevelopment of Intensive Care Unit

May 15th 2015

Trekkers raise over £50,000!

May 14th 2015

Over £500,000 reached for Breast Cancer Unit campaign

May 7th 2015

Great Community support shown so far for Breast Cancer Unit campaign

Mar 6th 2015

Time to sign up for Walk for Wards 2015…

Jan 29th 2015

Christmas Raffle prize driven away!

Jan 22nd 2015

Breast Cancer Unit campaign passes £400,000 mark!

Jan 21st 2015

Christmas Raffle raises over £28,000 for Breast Cancer Unit campaign

Jan 12th 2015

Read all about it…in our latest newsletter!

Dec 16th 2014

Your chance to win a brand new car worth over £8,000

Nov 27th 2014

£300,000 reached for Breast Cancer Unit campaign – £450k to go!

Nov 18th 2014

Autumn Events raise funds for Breast Cancer Unit campaign

Nov 10th 2014

Spire FM’s Bring a Pound to Work Day

Sep 12th 2014

Our new target: £750,000 for a dedicated Breast Cancer Unit

Sep 11th 2014

The first of the CT Scanners has arrived

Sep 3rd 2014

1,600 Walkers pledge £80,000

Jun 26th 2014

What we’re fundraising for now…

May 1st 2014

Trek the Grand Canyon for the Stars Appeal in 2015

Apr 2nd 2014

Major gift means not one but two new scanners

Feb 27th 2014

Lord Pembroke launches Walk for Wards 2014

Feb 4th 2014

£23,500 raised from Christmas Raffle

Jan 10th 2014

Together We Did It – Thank You!

Dec 19th 2013

CT Scanner tops £550,000!

Nov 14th 2013

Autumn events raise thousands for CT Scanner Campaign

Nov 13th 2013

League of Friends take campaign one step closer

Oct 31st 2013

We’ve reached the £400,000 mark for the CT Scanner!

Oct 4th 2013

New Video Highlights Benefits of Second CT SCanner

Sep 18th 2013

We’re halfway towards new CT Scanner!!!

Aug 15th 2013

Tidworth 10k Registration is now OPEN!

Aug 5th 2013

£250,000 reached for the CT Scanner campaign – £400k to go!

Jul 18th 2013

A record-breaking Walk for Wards!!

Jun 24th 2013

CT Scanner campaign £200k reached – £450k to go!!!

Jun 14th 2013

New campaign targets £650,000 for CT Scanner

May 9th 2013

Benson Suite opens for local families who sadly experience the loss of a baby at Salisbury District Hospital

Apr 22nd 2013

Hospital staff run London Marathon for Stars Appeal

Mar 13th 2013

Wally Wheelbarrow reaches £150,000

Mar 13th 2013

Lord Pembroke launches Walk for Wards 2013

Feb 4th 2013

2012 Christmas raffle raises £23,000

Jan 7th 2013

Latest Newsletter – Read all about us!

Dec 19th 2012

Local people organise events to help others in hospital

Oct 31st 2012

“It’s brilliant” say first family to benefit from the new Stars Appeal Neonatal Family Unit

Oct 18th 2012

New NICU Family Accommodation Opens

Oct 12th 2012

Generous gift will help local families who sadly experience the loss of a baby

Sep 20th 2012

Stars Appeal Charity Art Sale

Sep 18th 2012

New Children’s Unit – One year on

Jul 17th 2012

A record breaking 2012 Walk for Wards – £63,000 pledged

Jul 2nd 2012

Massive response to Walk for Wards

May 3rd 2012

Lord Pembroke gets building work underway on new neonatal intensive care unit

Jan 19th 2012

Stars Appeal November Newsletter

Nov 30th 2011

Please vote for us to win £6,000 today

Oct 12th 2011

Supercars at Wilton House

Aug 19th 2011

Walk for Wards smashes fundraising record

Jun 20th 2011

Local mums and dads star in new film

Jun 12th 2011

Read our latest newsletter

May 30th 2011

The New Children’s Unit

Mar 7th 2011

Christmas Raffle Results

Jan 10th 2011

Spire FM supports local cancer patients

Dec 10th 2010

Rockbourne Record

Nov 24th 2010

Rockbourne Fair

Oct 4th 2010

Thousands flock to Supercars at Wilton House.

Aug 25th 2010