What Are The Fairies Up To?
We have events, giveaways and fundraisers happening all the time…

✨ MAGICAL BAKERS WANTED! ✨
Attention all wonderful baking wizards! We're seeking talented bakers to sprinkle some sweetness...
🧸 Help Us Spread More Joy – Teddy Bears Wanted! 🧸
Our Teddy Tombola Was a HUGE Success - Let's Do It Again! We're absolutely overwhelmed by the joy...
BINGO
🎉 Get Ready for Our Upcoming Bingo Fundraiser! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce our next big...
Last Night’s Quiz Fundraiser!
We are overjoyed to share some incredible news from our fundraising efforts for us, and we...
The Final Push: £10,000 to Bring a Life-Saving IncuWarmer to Colchester
Help Us Reach Our Goal: Raise £10,000 for Colchester’s Neonatal Unit Since September 2024, we've...
QUIZ TIME IS COMING! ARE YOU READY?
Hey! We’ve got something exciting coming your way… A brand new quiz is dropping soon! And trust...
Easter on the NNU: Little Gifts, Big Smiles
17 Easter bunny bags packed by two of the Easter bunnies team (both girls were patients on NNU...
Thank You for Supporting Our Charity Bingo Night – We Raised £1102.50!
We are thrilled to announce that our Charity Bingo Night was a tremendous success, thanks...
A Big Thank You to Bake Away Essex!
We are excited to announce that the incredible team at Bake Away Essex are generously donating all...
In Loving Memory of Carolyn: An Incredible Donation to Wish Upon a Fairy
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to the loved ones of Carolyn Meldrum who between them have...
Spreading Cheer: Delivering Christmas Gifts to the Neonatal Unit
Today we dropped off gift bags to the Neonatal Unit ready for Christmas Day - each family will...
FESTIVE FAIRYLAND 2024
FESTIVE FAIRYLAND 2024 - A Magical Success! What an absolutely magical day we had at this year's...
BINGO – 20/07/2024
Drum roll please Our BINGO event last night raised a grand total of.... £1000.50 Thank you to...
Our First Ever Bingo Night – 20th April 2024
Our first ever Bingo night - and what a massive success it was. We had so much fun with you all! I...
Noah and Nancy turned 1
This week we’ve had the most amazing donation from the friends and family of these two little...
It’s Nearly Bingo Time – Contact Us To Book!
At the weekend we had an evening sorting and making up hampers for the full house prizes at our...
SPREADING EASTER JOY AT COLCHESTER HOSPITAL
Yesterday marked another heartwarming moment in our journey of supporting families at Colchester...
Behind the scenes at Wish upon a Fairy!
We’re always working hard behind the scenes and last nights job was to sort and organise our...
CHRISTMAS FAIRYLAND 2023
We would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who helped at our Christmas Fairyland event...
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR HEARTS TO YOURS
As we embrace the magical spirit of Christmas 2024, our hearts are filled with both joy and...
How We Raised £10,711.40: A Year of Generosity and Community Spirit
How We Raised £10,711.40: A Year of Generosity and Community Spirit This year has been nothing...
A new delivery to the unit
🧚🏻♀️ We were very excited when we heard from the Colchester Neonatal unit about some items they...
Happy Easter
Happy Easter everyone This week we delivered Easter gifts to all of the babies who are spending...
We are now officially a Registered Charity!
We have been a little quiet on here since our amazing Christmas Fair but we’ve been busy working...
The Fairies need your help!
We are always on the hunt for amazing prizes to help us raise as much as possible for the Neonatal...
A generous donation from Lamb & Co
Today we received this incredibly generous donation from Lamb & Co Property of £5,500!! They...
Twas the week before Christmas
‘Twas the week before Christmas, all was quiet and the unit was twinkling… Till the Christmas...
Santa’s Grotto
The big man himself 🎅🎄😍 I am so proud of how well our grotto turned out! We tried so hard to make...
Halloween Quiz
Saturday 29th October 2022 came around and with it came our second ever Wish upon a Fairy quiz...
Upcoming Christmas: Festive Fairyland
The Fairies have been super busy behind the scenes as we are currently planning our upcoming...
Two Years
Happy Birthday to Us! We have been on an incredible journey fundraising for the Neonatal unit for...
10k Zoo Run
15th May 2022, Tom and a friend decided to take on the challenge of running the 10k Colchester Zoo...
5k Family Walk and Funday!
We got approached by Reece, a local dad whose little girl Rosie was born prematurely so he really...
Our First Quiz
On Saturday, we held our first ever Quiz at Alresford Village Hall. Wow, what a night we had running our first solo event and we would be lying if we didn’t think it went amazing and we are so proud of ourselves and our team of helpers. Tickets sold out in just under 2 weeks, and on the 23rd of April 2022, 20 teams took part in our Easter Themed Quiz!
Warm Feet
Wish upon a Fairy recently contacted the Colchester Neonatal unit, as our bank balance is growing...
Lamb & Co chosen Charity 2022!
We have a close connection with Lamb & Co, they are a local estate agent with the owner,...
Christmas Gifts 2021
Christmas is such a magical time of year, but when you have a poorly baby in the hospital, so much of that magic gets taken away, it makes a horrible situation even more horrible. One of our many missions is to try and make times like this a little more pleasant, to put a smile on the faces of those who are not feeling festive.
Christmas Party 2021
This year we decided to plan a Christmas party for any parents and families who have had children in the neonatal unit. One of our longer-term plans is to start up support groups where we can host ‘get-togethers’ for any families who have experienced the Neonatal unit, so we can support them in any way possible, let families meet and talk with other parents- including ourselves, who have had similar experiences and also let these more vulnerable babies socialise in a safe environment.
Christmas Advent Raffle 2021
After such a successful advent raffle in 2020, we decided to do it again this year and hoped to...
Christmas Shop Small Event
Following the success of the Summer Fayre, Paige could not wait to start planning another event!...
World Prematurity Day 2021
World prematurity day is celebrated on 17th November every year, this is a very special day for all of us at Wish Upon a Fairy. Most of us have experienced or been affected by some degree of prematurity so it’s very close to our hearts. This day is often celebrated with the colour purple!
Family 2022 Calendars
When one of the fairies was approached by Sally Parkinson Photography about the idea of working...
Wish Upon a Fairy Celebrates 1st Birthday!
Wow! What a roller coaster of a first-year we have had and none of this would have been possible...
Masons Mobile Bar Summer Funday!
Our first ever family fun day organised by the wonderful Masons Mobile bar, owned by Paige Auger...
Easter 2021
With Easter fast approaching , we decided to put out a plea for Easter Eggs so we could treat all...
Christmas 2020
Due to Covid, we were unable to do anything super special for Christmas 2020, that was when our 12...











































