Ant Kids charity brings the magic of Christmas to Sheffield

18th December 2018

More than 200 children have been given a Christmas to remember thanks to a local charity.

The Ant Kids charity, which was founded by Anthony Hinchliffe, CEO of Ant Marketing, and is run by Holly Fordham, the other acting Trustee, transformed their Sheaf Quay's site into a magical winter wonderland complete with Santa's grotto, elves, candy cane walkway, Santa's sleigh, 40 7ft Christmas trees, Santa's post box and even snow. The event was organised to give disadvantaged children and children with life limiting conditions across the area the opportunity to experience the magic of Christmas. The charity sourced funding for the event from a number of organisations and received key donations from Sheffield Town Trust, Simon Whitworth of TW Ward and Nestle. Each child who visited the grotto received a specially chosen gift, framed photograph with Father Christmas as well as enjoyed a hot chocolate with the elves. The Ant Kids Charity is dedicated to improving the lives of unwell or disadvantaged children in Sheffield. The charity aims to help disadvantaged children of all ages and backgrounds and to improve their day-to-day lives and bring them happiness. Holly Fordham, Event organiser and Trustee at Ant Kids Charity said: -We organised this event to provide a magical, festive experience to children who might otherwise not see Father Christmas this year. -Christmas should be a special time for children but sadly this is not always the case, so we spoke with nursery's, schools, Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice, foster carers, youth clubs, children's homes and respite units and invited the children down to make some special memories. -Whilst we love to help as many children as we can throughout the year, as a charity our mission has always been to ensure Christmas is a magical time for all children, no matter what their circumstances may be. -The event has been a year in the planning and we were mindful to ensure that we catered for the differing needs of all the children that attended. -It has been an absolute pleasure to organise this event and seeing the smiles on the faces of the children has been delightful.