In Maria's own words: "As some amongst you will know, but many will not, in 2014, sadly our baby daughter Bessie passed away at 2 weeks of age. This year, to mark her 10th birthday, we are doing another big fundraising event to raise money for SSNAP that supports the neonatal unit at the JR, Oxford.

We did this event in 2015 and raised over £11,000!! Our challenge is to have a fundraising event taking place every day from 6th June (Bessie’s birthday) to 20th June (the day she passed away). We have many events taking place - you can follow my Instagram account here - @bbff_2024"

You can also read more here.


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