Sophie Fairall

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Sophie's uncle to take on epic John O'Groats to Land's End Triathlon

Portsmouth High School Sixth Form and representatives and family from charity Sophie’s Legacy

Silver screen sparkle: Portsmouth High School fashion show raises funds for Soph...

Louvre security team dress up for the Fancy Dress parade

Portsmouth High School Charity Week launches with a fancy dress parade – in supp...

Head Girl, Emma (left) and deputies, Rosie, Effie and Jasmine

Portsmouth High School, GDST, Head Girls launch 2025/2026 charity Sophie’s Legac...

24 Hour ‘Bowlathon’ event completed for ‘Sophie’s Legacy’

Debbie Watts President of Palmerston Indoor Bowls Club and her husband Mick Watts at Palmerston Bowls Club

A 24 Hour 'Bowlathon' event for local charity Sophie's Legacy

The stores sponsored three pizza nights in total.

Local opticians work together to support Sophie’s Legacy

Sophie's Legacy was set up in honour of Sophie Fairall, who passed away when she was just aged 10.

Covers Gosport donates over £1,000 to local charity Sophie’s Legacy

Charlotte Fairall, Sophie's mum and founder of Sophie's Legacy. Picture: Sarah Standing (160924-6079)

"It makes me so proud to be her mum": Sophie's Legacy three years on

Left to right: Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Charlotte Fairall and former Secretary of State, Steve Barclay.

'I've been working tirelessly':Childhood Cancer Taskforce put on pause

A child cancer task force sparked by Sophie's Legacy has been paused by the government. Labour health secretary Wes Streeting and Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, spoke about the issue in parliament.

Child cancer task force linked to Sophie's Legacy paused

Cyclists will be taking on a 300km charity cycle across seven hospitals that Sophie's Legacy work with in order to raise awareness.

Inspiring cyclists to embark on 300km route between seven hospitals

Summer fete at St Faith's Church, Lee-on-the-Solent

Faith in the Community: join us for bake-off at Lee's summer fete

Sophie's Legacy has become a huge part of the community since it was established.
Pictured: Sophie's family, Lucy 16, Amelia 10, Gareth and Charlotte Fairall with a picture of Sophie at their home in Stubbington on Monday 12th December 2022

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Everything you need to know about Sophie's Legacy

Three Specsavers stores have become collection points for donations which will go to Sophie's Legacy. The donations will be collected all year round and are also hoping to get some last minute Christmas donations.

Three Specsavers stores become collection points for local charity

Children and parents at Queen Alexandra Hospital received a welcome delivery of 40 perfect pizzas in the run-up to Christmas.
Pictured: Families, healthcare workers, staff at the Tesco Whiteley Superstore, volunteers from the Eight Foundation at Queen Alexandra Hospital and the team at Sophie's Legacy.

QA Hospital receives delivery of 40 pizzas for children and families
Children and parents at Queen Alexandra Hospital received a welcome delivery of 40 perfect pizzas in the run-up to Christmas.
Sophie Lewis

Sophie's Legacy has launched its annual Christmas Appeal for 2023.
Pictured: Sophie's family, Lucy 16, Amelia 10, Gareth and Charlotte Fairall with a picture of Sophie at their home in Stubbington on Monday 12th December 2022

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Sophie's Legacy launches Christmas Appeal 2023

Charlotte Fairall, founder of Sophie's Legacy, was invited to 10 Downing Street for a Macmillan coffee afternoon with other cancer charities.
Pictured: Charlotte Duncan James and Denise Van Outen.

Sophie's Legacy founder invited to Downing Street

The Defence School of Marine Engineering has raised money for Sophie's Legacy by hosting cake sale.
Pictured: Sam Martin and Lisa Down

The Defence School of Marine Engineering has raised money for Sophie's Legacy

Caroline Dineage and Sophie Fairall

Gosport MP pushes Rishi Sunak in PMQs to publish Childhood Cancer Action Plan

Perfomers from Shining Lights II will sing at the event.

Local children to "sing for Sophie"

Sophie Fairall

Sophie's Legacy amongst charities to benefit from Whiteley’s annual Giving Box

'Touchline' Tony Male at Fratton Park in 2014. Picture: Sarah Standing (143029-4285b)

'Touchline' Tony Male is made MBE for serving Portsmouth

Action from the football match between Sophie's Allstars and Pompey Charity Squad in aid of Sophie's Legacy. Picture: Sarah Standing (080523-4684)

Sophie's Legacy football match raises £28,000 as ex-Portsmouth stars triumph - i...

Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport and former Minister met with Claire Coutinho MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Children, Families & Wellbeing at the Department of Education.
Pictured: (l to r) Claire Coutinho MP and Dame Caroline Dinenage MP

Gosport MP pushes for better education support for children with cancer

Stubbington man, Gary Walker, to skateboard from John O’ Groats to Lands End in aid of Children With Cancer UK.

Stubbington man is going to skateboard over 1000 miles for charity

Gathering at the Square Town in Old Portsmouth for the 80th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Hermes 9 Ceylon 1942.

Falklands 40, Hermes was the flagship of the fleet and the original Ensign will be on display.

35 years of the association founded by the survivors of the sinking of Hermes 9.

There will be two wreath laying services by our veterans on Sunday morning ETA 11.30 at Square Tower Falklands Memorial with full honours and at 12 noon Southsea common Naval Memorial Full Honours and wreath laying.

Pictured is action from the event.

Picture: Sam Stephenson.

Review of the Year: April - a warm Easter, and commemoration of the Falklands
APRIL was a month of reflection as the city honoured the Falklands 40th anniversary, celebrated the first Easter with no Covid-19 restrictions and saw The News recognise Portsmouth businesses.
Elsa Waterfield

Sophie's legacy a year on. Story on Sophie Fairall's legacy and how far they have come since her funeral last year.

Pictured: Sophie's family, Lucy 16, Amelia 10, Gareth and Charlotte Fairall at their home in Stubbington on Monday 12th December 2022

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Sophie's Legacy one year on

Specsavers teams in Havant, Waterlooville and Sainsburys Farlington

From left to right: Kristyna Steaton, Gaynor Rose and Maisie Perchard.

Hampshire Specsavers set up collection points for Sophie's Legacy

Celebrate the Child, The People's Carol Concert took place on Friday, November 25. at Bay House School in Gosport.

Picture:Sarah Standing (251122-3122)

Gosport carol concert sees hundreds raise money for children’s charities

Pictured is: Sean Blackman

Picture: Keith Woodland (200221-14)

Gosport Churches to host carol concert for Sophie's Legacy and Barnardo's

Baffins Milton Rovers Youth is holding a Christmas party to raise money for Sophie Fairall

Baffins Milton Rovers Youth will host a Christmas party for Sophie's Legacy

From left, Sophie's mum Charlotte Fairall, left, and dad Gareth, right, with Caroline Dinenage MP and Clive Saughter.
Picture: Sarah Standing (240622-897)

Sophie's Sunflower Studio opens in memory of 'passionate' young artist

Sophie Fairall passed away last year.

Who was Sophie Fairall?

Pictured: Sophie Fairall

Sophie Fairall's mum meets with MPs to push issue of childhood cancer

Residents in St Mary's Road, Stubbington, held a street party on Sunday, June 5 to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Picture: Sarah Standing (050622-9634)

Stubbington road marks jubilee while raising funds for Sophie’s Legacy

All players from Sophies Allstars and the Pompey Charity Squad observed a minutes applause before kick off to celebrate Sophie Fairall.
Picture: Alex Shute

Sell-out for star-studded charity football match in memory of Sophie Fairall

Sophie Fairall's parents meet Aqua Platinum to organise the charity match for Sophie's Legacy charity at Gosport Football Club
Gosport Borough chairman Iain McInnes, Aqua Platinum's Kimberley Earle, Holly Wylie, and Ryan Fronda, Natasha McCoy the general manager of Eden Motor Group, and Charlotte and Gareth Fairall
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Pompey legends make a comeback to raise thousands for Sophie Fairall's charity

New regulations which will be in force in England, in October, will limit the advertising of food high in fat, salt, and sugar. Picture: SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images.

Kellog's launches legal challenge against government

Caroline Dinenage on general debate on childhood cancer outcomes at the House of Commons, London on 26th April 2022

Childhood cancer debate shows parliament 'at its best'

Charlotte Fairall and Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage at Westminster and right, Sophie Fairall

Stubbington mum and Gosport MP vow to 'keep fighting' to tackle childhood cancer

Sophie Fairall who died of cancer in 2021

Legacy of Sophie Fairall to live on through cancer debate in parliament

Pictured: Sophie Fairall

Death of Sophie Fairall sparks question in House of Commons

Gary and Denise whose house in Nelson Avenue exploded in Portsmouth

2021 in review in Portsmouth: October

Pictured: Subsea Craft team with the VICTA vessel at The Camber, Old Portsmouth. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Year in Review: Schools return and panic buying

The grotto with Santa on the balcony as children enjoy the foam snow. Picture: Keith Woodland (181221-7)

Portchester home turned into a Santa's Grotto in memory of Sophie Fairall

Stubbington mum Charlotte Fairall, pictured right, meets with health secretary Sajid Javid in her quest to improve treatment for children with cancer.

Mum fighting to better care for children with cancer meets health secretary

Attendees at the Busy Town charity day. Picture: Mike Cooter (011121)

Play centre holds charity day

Merina before and after the headshave

Barber raises thousands with head shave inspired by Sophie Fairall

Kate Hopkins, the general manager at the Cuckoo Pint, pictured at the pub in Stubbington. Picture: Sam Stephenson

Pub to host fundraiser in honour of Sophie Fairall

Sophie Fairall, whose funeral was held today

Hundreds line the streets of Stubbington for the funeral of brave Sophie Fairall

Left to right; Ian Simpson, branch manager, Steven Killick and his wife at Eden Vauxhall Fareham

This man won £10,000 when he bought his car from a dealership in Fareham

Eugene Scardifield of Waterlooville, will be riding the Cranborne Classic on Sunday in memory of Sophie Fairall
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 290921-48)

Activist will take part in 72-mile cycle ride in memory of Sophie Fairall

Memebrs of Chloe's Theatre Arts during their fundraising event at Portchester Parish Hall on Saturday 25th September 2021. Photo By Alex Shute

Young dancers put on a West End show after 10-year-old's death

Fans paid their respects to Sophie Fairall last night during the 10th minute of the Portsmouth match against Plymouth Argyle.

Pompey stage emotional tribute to Sophie Fairall