News

Volunteers Needed for Saturday 13 October

This year’s Autumn Fair is shaping up a treat but we’re still looking for volunteers. If you’d like to come and man one of our stalls, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

It’ll be held at our day school at Willow Bank School, Simmins Crescent, Leicester, LE2 9AH and all proceeds go to help improve facilities and buy equipment for the children and young people who attend Children’s Hospital School, Leicester.

Photograph donated by Alfred Schrock via Unsplash

Join in Our 70^th Anniversary Celebrations in Leicester

Next year is our 70^th and we’re inviting everybody who’s ever heard of us to join in our celebrations.

We’re busily putting together and exciting Gala Dinner to celebrate on Friday 8 March 2019 at the National Space Centre in Leicester. The children will make artwork to sell, there’ll be a stunning show in the planetarium and a three-course meal, along with much more fun.

Tickets haven’t gone on sale yet but if you’d like to make a reservation please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Tickets will be priced at £60pp.

We’ll also hold a public Service of Thanks, 3pm on Saturday 17 November 2019 at Leicester Cathedral. It’s open to everyone to help celebrate 70 years of helping children who are too poorly to go to school.

Jon Ashworth, Labour MP for Leicester South, attends the Macmillan Coffee Morning at Willow Bank Day School

Jon visited Willow Bank Day School on Friday 28 September to meet staff and students and attend their Coffee Morning.

Read more ...

Autumn Fair on Saturday 13 October

Come to look around stalls and join in the games at our autumn fair on Saturday 13 October near Fosse Park, Leicester. There’ll be fun for all the family.

Time: 10am until 2pm
Address: Willow Bank School, Simmins Crescent, Leicester, LE2 9AH

Everyone is welcome and there’s plenty of parking.
Admission costs 50p per adult.

Anyone who’d like a stall at this fair should contact Rachael on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Stallholder fees are £10 per table. However, if you’d like to volunteer to run a stand and wanted to donate all your proceeds to the Children’s Hospital School, there would be no charge.
All proceeds go to help improve facilities and buy equipment for the children and young people who attend Children’s Hospital School, Leicester.