The Priory Rooms Meeting and Conference Centre wrapped up an enjoyable week fundraising for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, taking part in their “Big Bandage Campaign”, by donating an incredible £235.00!

“The Big Bandage” campaign by the Birmingham Children’s Hospital asked for £1.00 donations for bandages to be worn on Friday 12th July, showing your support for the ground-breaking work of the hospital. The campaign was embraced by Birmingham businesses and shops, with even the iconic Birmingham Bullring Bull being wrapped up in bandages!

The Priory Rooms Meeting and Conference Centre chose to fundraise all week so the wide-variety of meeting and conference room users had opportunity to take part. Generous delegates donated a £1.00, with many also purchasing the freshly-prepared cakes for sale each afternoon. The seasonal cakes were donated by The Priory Rooms’ long-standing caterers Just Good Food, who played a vital role in the events success. Just Good Food was delighted to help with the cause and delegates praised the variety and taste of cakes offered throughout the week.

Delegates also enjoyed The Priory Rooms’ staff creativity when customising their bandages. Staff wore bandages on their ankles, arms and even heads! They decorated them with stars, flowers, dinosaur stickers and glitter; the staff really enjoyed being big kids for the week!

Balfour Beatty Construction Services, working on the Midland Metro extension outside The Priory Rooms building, also joined in with the fundraising event. Public Liaison Manager Lisa Zdravkovic set the ball rolling and Eddie Anderton, Works Manager rallied around the local team to raise further donations. On Friday 12th July, Lisa and Eddie were delighted to present The Priory Rooms with a donation of £175.00 on behalf of the Balfour Beatty team; “As temporary neighbours during the construction of the Midland Metro extension, the Balfour Beatty team are delighted to support, The Priory Rooms, Birmingham Children’s Hospital “Big Bandage” Day fundraising event.

All the money raised by The Priory Rooms will go to Birmingham Children’s Hospital’s research projects, help buy state of the art equipment and just as importantly, toys and games for the children to enjoy. The Priory Rooms Meeting & Conference Centre Manager Andrew Callan summed up the week “I am thrilled how much money has been raised for such a great cause. The week has been fun for the staff and delegates, but also helped raise awareness for the hard-work of Birmingham Children’s Hospital and the on-going support they need to continue this work.”

The Priory Rooms Team would like to thank all of their kind meeting and conference room users who donated to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital and also Just Good Food for providing the freshly-prepared cakes. All of the week’s activities helped raise life-saving funds for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The Priory Rooms staff hopes that the fantastic feedback and support will inspire other companies to fundraise for charities. More fundraising events will be held at The Priory Rooms throughout the year.