Help us make our hospitals sparkle this festive season by sponsoring a star.
Since 2020, Our Shining Stars has lit up our hospitals each Christmas, raising over £80,000 to fund projects that support patients, families and staff. In 2025, we’re excited to bring our stars to Bawtry High Street for the first time, spreading festive cheer even further.
About Our Shining Stars
Since 2020, our hospitals have sparkled their way through the festive season by placing star lights on our hospital buildings and for the first time in 2025, we’re excited to be working with a new location, bringing our wonderful stars to the Bawtry highstreet.
Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, schools, community groups and individuals across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw, we have raised over £80,000 for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity.
Our Shining Stars helps to bring some much-needed festive cheer to patients, staff, and visitors of our hospitals whilst also helping us recognise our ‘shining stars’ and remembering those who are no longer with us.
Together we have funded a range of projects including a bereavement suite for our emergency department at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, a range of projects to support staff wellbeing, improvements to our ward environments and equipment to help us enhance patient experience such as play equipment for our children’s wards.
These additional extras would not be possible without the support of our community and with your help we can continue to work hard with our Trust to fund innovative and exciting projects that really do make a difference to our patients, their families and our colleagues who care for them.
Our Shining Stars
Could you, your business, school or community group sponsor a shining star for Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity?
Our Starry Sky
Add a special star to our ‘starry sky’ inside Doncaster Royal Infirmary for a minimum donation of £30.
Our new location
We’re very excited that for the first time, we’ll be bringing our stars to a new location thanks to the incredible team at Visit Bawtry.
Our Shining Stars lights will shine brightly on the wondeful Zinzi Restaraunt, and retailers across the highstreet have also adopted a star theme to help us raise additional funds for the appeal.
Alongside sponsoring a physical star light, you can also visit one of our retailers to purchase a star tag which you can adorn on the Bawtry Christmas Tree for a small donation to your hospital charity.
Our sponsorship packages
Our Shining Stars is one of our biggest fundraising activities, with funds reinvested into projects across our hospitals. If there’s a ward or department close to your heart, you can dedicate your fundraising to them.
We encourage all sponsors to fundraise for their star, with resources and support provided to help you reach your target.
Whether you’re a family dedicating a star in memory of a loved one, recognising a ward for great care, or a business raising awareness in a unique way – there’s a star for everyone. Join us in making our hospitals shine this festive season.
Testimonials
Every year we’re so grateful to receive support from businesses, community groups, families and individuals. Below are just a few examples of the wonderful people who have supported us, whether as a one-off or as a continued supporter.
GXO Logistics have sponsored a star since we launched the appeal in 2020.
“Sponsoring the star came about because we asked our colleagues on-site which local charity they would like to support, and people kept on suggesting the hospital. So, we started fundraising and delivering presents to the Children’s Ward and have carried on ever since. We have sent colouring books, Easter eggs, and even managed to raise funds to purchase a video game console with a stand and a TV for the ward.
It has really resonated with everyone on-site, and we now have colleagues asking when the gift tree will be back up again,” Jones continued. “People are really invested in it and with the site being only five minutes down the road, they can drive past and see the star that we have sponsored. We’re very pleased to do what we can to help our local hospital.”
Retford Oaks joined us as sponsor in 2021.
“Retford Oaks Academy are pleased to sponsor a star at Bassetlaw and Doncaster hospital this year. It will continue to send out a message of hope and thanks to all of our NHS colleagues who work closely with the school and are parents of our students.
During the first lockdown in 2020, one of the students in our keyworker hub requested that we showed some message of thanks to parents, like his, who were working hard through the pandemic, which led us to lighting our windows with NHS and Care logos. This simple message of support started with one student expressing their gratitude to those parents and community members who were passing the school on their way to difficult shifts throughout the lockdown.
This heartfelt support continues to all of the workers, patients, and visitors during the Christmas period.”
The Cross family have sponsored a star in memory of their Mum for the last two years.
“My Mum found herself in hospital throughout December fighting against Covid-19 but she sadly passed away on boxing day 2020. Seeing the stars shining on the hospital buildings bought so much comfort, making visiting her each time that little bit easier.
My mum adored her grandchildren and great nephews and having to tell young children, especially toddlers, that she had passed away was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. We decided to tell them that Nanny is now the brightest star in the sky so continuing to sponsor a star in her memory just feels the right thing to do.”