Haskins operates five garden centres, including one in Angmering. The grant, made through the Haskins Charitable Fund was awarded to Momentum after the business learnt about the charity’s work to support families in their community, including that of Haskins’ General Manager, Nick Joad.

Nick Joad, General Manager at Haskins Garden Centre said: “We are so pleased to be able to award a grant to Momentum, on behalf of the Haskins Charitable Fund. The grant will fund some events, treats and counselling services for children supported by the charity.”

Talking about how Momentum Children’s Charity has supported his family, Nick Joad said: “My stepdaughter, Gracie, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in March last year and Momentum have been supporting us through her cancer treatment at Worthing Hospital. Gracie was diagnosed after experiencing knee pain, which we initially thought was growing pains – it has been a whirlwind of a year with Gracie having surgery and chemotherapy. Amy, our Family Support Worker from Momentum has really helped us – she checks on the welfare of the whole family and has arranged counselling for Gracie – it has just been nice to know Momentum is there to lean on.”

Momentum supports families across Sussex, London and Surrey whose children are facing cancer or a life-challenging condition. In Sussex, the charity partners with Worthing Hospital and The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, to offer personally tailored support to the entire family through their family support workers, both in hospital and at home.

On top of receiving the grant, Momentum Children’s Charity has been chosen as Haskins Roundstone’s charity of the year in 2025. The charity of the year partnership will consist of several fundraising initiatives. These include an in-store wishing well for donations, a ‘pennies’ scheme at till points giving customers the option to make a contribution, and organised fundraising activities throughout the year at the Roundstone centre in Angmering.

Tara Sherjan, Head of Public Fundraising at Momentum said: “We cannot thank the Haskins  Foundation enough for their substantial grant which will make a huge difference to families we support. We are delighted that Haskins Roundstone have chosen us as their charity of the year and are really looking forward to the year ahead.  This partnership will see us working with Haskins to organise a number of exciting events, so keep your eyes peeled for more details coming soon! We work with two hospitals in Sussex, and money raised from this partnership will help us be there for families in the county who have very unwell children.”

To find out more about the work of Momentum Children’s Charity, please visit www.momentumcharity.org

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About Momentum Children’s Charity

Momentum Children’s Charity supports families across London, Surrey and Sussex whose children are facing cancer or a life-challenging condition. We partner with local hospitals to offer personally tailored support to the entire family through our family support workers, both in hospital and at home. Our services include counselling, creative therapies, special experiences, and respite breaks. If the unthinkable happens, and a child dies, we offer specialist bereavement support. The charity receives no government funding and is reliant entirely on voluntary support. 

Founded in 2004, Momentum Children’s Charity was started when Bianca Effemey OBE was working as a receptionist on the Paediatrics Ward at Kingston Hospital. Side effects of chemotherapy treatment can be very painful and she became aware of the impact they were having on young cancer patients. It became her mission to get white goods donated to the hospital which could be kept full of refreshments, providing some relief to children suffering with mouth ulcers caused by chemotherapy. Momentum has grown from a very small charity to now supporting over 2,000 individuals across 583 families in 2023/24. This includes 419 families with children in active treatment and 164 bereaved families.

If you are interested in learning more about the work Momentum does, seeing the roles they are currently recruiting for or would like to get involved by attending an event, volunteering or making a donation please visit www.momentumcharity.org

www.momentumcharity.org Registered charity number: 1195373

For more information about Momentum and future press opportunities, please contact:  Claire Smith, PR and Communications Officer: clairesmith@momentumcharity.org  /  0208 974 5931