Ben Saunders Foundation

Will never forget @TrentAA sending this to Ben. YNWA ⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💕

As a family we are incredibly proud of both Bens brother @csaunders_4 @ his cousin @JamesPayton98. Charlie has settled in well playing for @BittonAFC whilst James has recently played in the Southern League for @LarkhallAFC . Photo is at one of our last visits with Ben to Anfield, and at Ashton Gate many years ago 💕⚽️ YNWA boys

Huge thank you to @BathCity_FC for donating this signed shirt our Christmas raffle, always nice to see one of Bens best mates @HarveyWRichards dropping the shirt round. Also thank you to Wendy Brook a very kind owner @hoburneholidays Cotswolds for the brilliant clown YNWA Ben 💕

Huge thank you to Becky at the James Dyson foundation for the wonder prize for our Christmas Raffle. The Dyson Piston Animal Submarine with an £899 price tag 🙏 Further information about the work the James Dyson Foundation does can be found at our website: emea01.safelinks.protection.…

I can’t believe what I have seen here, as a family in the same position as @Bradleysfight there is no defence. Simply horrific behaviour 🙏

Tune in tonight on facebook at 7, who will win the holiday in the cotswolds ? Or will they take the £300. Thank you everyone for their support

The 200 club has provided holidays for over 250 families since 2021. It has also paid out over £36,000 in prize money. The draw takes place on the last day of the month. If you are on the current list of entrants or have previously participated we cannot thank you enough. Once you have been in for over 12 months you can contact about a reduce break in the Cotswolds. From all at the Ben Saunders Foundation we thank you for your amazing support. All welcome and we will update the sheet every month 🙏

Dear Business Owner, Please can you support I'm writing on behalf of the Ben Saunders Foundation, a Bath-based charity supporting young people with cancer and their families. This Christmas, we are holding a fundraising raffle and are looking for local businesses willing to donate a prize, voucher, gift, experience or service. Every prize helps us raise vital funds to provide free respite breaks in the Cotswolds for families facing cancer. The Foundation was established in memory of our son, Ben, who sadly passed away from cancer in 2020. Since 2021, we have supported more than 500 families with free holidays, giving them precious time together away from treatment and hospital appointments. No donation is too small. Whether it is a voucher, hamper, product or experience, your support could make a real difference to local families during an incredibly difficult time. As Bath Charity of the Year 2026, we would also be delighted to acknowledge your support across our social media channels. Thank you for your consideration and I would be grateful to hear from you. Kind regards, Tom Saunders
Chairman & Ben's Dad
Ben Saunders Foundation
Registered Charity No. 1192178

Lovely header @csaunders_4

Family 547 Tomorrow we welcome Becky and Andrew from Keyworth near Nottingham. Please join me in wishing them a wonderful midweek break 💕 Here is Ted’s journey Last August, our world changed overnight when we took our 10 year old son, Ted to A&E after a lump appeared on his neck while we were on holiday. We never imagined that, just days later, we would be told he had multiple tumours in his neck, chest and kidneys. Following a biopsy, Ted was diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, and our family began a journey we could never have prepared for. What followed was months of intensive chemotherapy, countless hospital admissions, infections, transfusions and complications that left Ted incredibly poorly. At times, he was too weak to walk and spent much of the past year using a wheelchair. He faced long periods in hospital, missed Christmas and New Year at home, and endured more than any child should ever have to. Through it all, Ted has shown incredible courage, and we have been surrounded by the most amazing family and friends who have helped carry us through the hardest days. We are now in the maintenance phase of Ted’s treatment, which will continue until January 2029. Although we are in a much better place than we were a year ago, the journey is far from over. Ted is still immunocompromised and continues to experience the effects of his treatment, but we are beginning to see him get back on his feet and slowly rebuild his strength. Childhood cancer changes life for the whole family, including Ted’s brothers, Dylan and Rex, who have had to adapt to hospital life and a very different kind of childhood. After such a long and challenging year, the opportunity to spend some precious time together, make happy memories and simply enjoy being a family means so much to us, thank you to Ben and his wonderful foundation

Proud of you @csaunders_4 ⚽️💕

Family 546 Tomorrow we also welcome Jon, Shireen and their family from Worcester. Please join us in wishing them a wonderful weekend. Here is young Alfie’s journey 💕 In February 2026 Alfie went for a routine ultrasound on his liver for what we thought was just an enlarged liver. The next day we had a phone call telling us to get him to hospital asap. After 5 weeks of tests, scans & biopsies, he was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma. He started treatment very quickly after diagnosis. He has now endured 6 rounds of chemotherapy, 12 rounds of proton beam therapy in Manchester and a massive 9 hour surgery to remove the tumour. Currently we are awaiting scans at the end of October to see if everything has gone and all treatments have worked. It’s also our youngest sons Finns birthday on the 19th so this break has come at the right time for our family. It will be so nice for us to get away. Thank you to everyone at Bens foundation for this opportunity to get away. 💕 Thank you

Family 545 The advantage of being a small charity we can occasionally support children with illnesses other than cancer. This weekend we host two more families, first we welcome Charlie and Lauren from nearby Chipping Sodbury. Charlie is a local footballer and close friend of Joe’s Hutt - The Thrift Shop who are wonderful supporters of ours. We hope they have an amazing weekend away with their children. Here is Teddy’s story 🙏 Teddy was born in October 2022 at 29 weeks and 5 days weighing 2lb 1oz. Although he spent nearly 10 weeks in nicu, his neonatal journey was relatively smooth. Shortly after Teddy turned 1 years old he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy affecting both legs and his right arm. This means he has regular physiotherapy input, has had occupational therapy and requires equipment and support. He has had to learn how to reach milestones differently to most of his peers. Teddy started to walk with a frame and progressed from this to independent walking. In 2025 he was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, following an inpatient hospital stay. He was on and off steroids for 6 months for treatment but struggled to stop them due to relapses in his condition. To help with the nephrotic syndrome and steroid use Teddy needed 2 rounds of rituximab. His kidneys are currently behaving thanks to that treatment however the steroid use and rituximab causes immunosuppresion. Sadly Teddy became unwell on a holiday this summer and was diagnosed with meningitis and encephalitis. After a 2 month battle in and out of hospital, lots of tests and treatment he has taken some steps back. He is now walking with a frame again, requires increased physio, more equipment and is taking some time to recover. Teddy is such a strong and determined boy who we know will overcome the new challenges that he faces. Although a different story to others we would like to thank the Ben Saunders foundation for our stay and really appreciate the kindness and generosity.

Family 543 Tomorrow we welcome Anna, Dom and beautiful Florence from Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Please join me in wishing them a lovely time away together in the cotswolds. In September 2024, our little girl Florence began becoming poorly. For six weeks, her symptoms were suspected to be constipation. Then, on 18th November 2024, just after her first birthday, our world was turned upside down when we discovered that what we had been reassured was constipation was actually a 30cm tumour in her tummy, with disease affecting her spine. Flo was diagnosed with high-risk, MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma. Over the next 18 months, she endured eight cycles of chemotherapy, a 12-hour operation to remove her tumour, two rounds of high-dose chemotherapy, two stem cell transplants, 12 days of radiotherapy and six months of immunotherapy. She spent 297 days in hospital, including time in intensive care, where she needed ventilation. We watched our tiny girl endure more than any child ever should. In April 2026, Flo completed her frontline treatment, and we are so, so grateful. Sadly, treatment left her with long-term complications, including heart disease (pulmonary hypertension) and lung disease. She came home on oxygen in December 2025 to complete her treatment, but a few weeks ago, she was finally able to come off it. A milestone we will never take for granted 🫶🏻 Flo continues to have scans every three months. She still has some residual disease, although she is stable, and we remain forever grateful for this, experiencing every day with her as a gift. As she approaches her third birthday, Flo is home, enjoying being a little girl. She loves Peppa Pig, playing cafés and shops, seeing her friends and getting lost in imaginative role play. Watching her play, laugh and discover the world is everything. She is enjoying the life her little body has fought so hard for. But finishing treatment doesn’t mean the fear is over. We are fighting to secure DFMO, a relapse-prevention treatment that could help reduce the risk of her cancer returning. The UK Expanded Access Programme closed just one week before Flo was due to become eligible, leaving us to fundraise to access it privately. Our target is £100,000, and we have nearly £85,000 so far. We are so amazed by the support we have received along the way. 🤍 A huge thank you to the Ben Saunders Foundation for having us stay with you and giving us the opportunity to make special memories together as a family. These moments mean more to us than words can explain. ❤️

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Today we had the honour of attending the Radio Bath awards ceremony and are proud to have been awarded the compassion in action award. Huge thank you to everyone for helping us keep Ben’s legacy growing 💕 Congratulations to all of today winners, we are all proud to represent our beautiful city 🙏

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Last opportunity to enter tonights draw, supporting young people with cancer ⚽️💕

Dear Club Secretary, I am writing on behalf of the Ben Saunders Foundation to introduce our charity and ask whether your club would consider displaying one of our pitchside advertising boards at your ground. The Foundation was established in memory of our son, Ben, who died from cancer in 2020. We created the charity to give children and young people affected by cancer, together with their families, the opportunity to spend precious time together away from hospitals, treatment, and the pressures that cancer places on family life. Since 2021, we have supported more than 500 families. We now provide free respite holidays from our two holiday lodges at Hoburne Cotswold Holiday Park, working closely with organisations including Teenage Cancer Trust and Young Lives vs Cancer. More than 100 families benefit from our holidays each year, representing around 400 people annually. Football, and particularly the non-league game, has always been a huge part of our family life. Before he became poorly, Ben played for Odd Down, Oldland Abbotonians and Bath City, and all three clubs now proudly display a Ben Saunders Foundation board. Ben's brother Charlie currently plays for Bitton and previously played for Odd Down, Welton Rovers and Bradford Town, all of whom also display Ben's board. I have also previously managed Calne Town, Chippenham Town and Odd Down. Our family's links with the non-league game therefore go back many years, and the support the football community has shown us since losing Ben has been incredibly special. More than 70 clubs already display a Ben Saunders Foundation pitchside board around football grounds across the South and West of the country. I would also like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the clubs that have supported the Foundation over the past few years. Whether by displaying Ben's board, raising awareness of our work, fundraising or simply helping to share Ben's story, that support has meant an enormous amount to our family. The non-league football community has genuinely embraced the Foundation and helped us keep Ben's name and legacy visible at grounds across the region. For most clubs, the cost of producing a pitchside board is something they are kindly able to cover themselves. We can supply all of the artwork required, ready for you to pass directly to your usual local signage supplier. However, we appreciate that every club operates within different financial circumstances. If paying the full cost of a board is not possible, please do not let that prevent you from getting involved. The Foundation can certainly contribute towards the cost. For us, this is not simply about advertising. Every board helps keep Ben's name and legacy alive, raises awareness of the Foundation and, most importantly, helps more families affected by cancer discover that free respite support is available to them. If your club would be willing to display a Ben Saunders Foundation board at your ground, I would be delighted to arrange the artwork and help with anything else required. Thank you for taking the time to read about Ben and the work being done in his memory, and once again, a heartfelt thank you to those clubs that are already supporting us. It means more to our family than you may realise. Kind regards, Tom Saunders Ben Saunders Foundation Bensaundersfoundation@hotmail.com