Staff from the children’s ward at Noble’s Hospital will be hosting a celebration for a nine-year-old who raised £12,000 towards new adjustable beds.

Health and Social Care Minister David Ashford will present the 14 new ’glideaway’ beds to the hospital ward with the young Douglas fundraiser Chloe Rollit attending with her family this Friday.

Chloe, who suffers from cerebral palsy and a form of epilepsy, raised a total of £12,780 by competing in the Superhero Series Tri-event.

She completed a 150m swim in Dorney Lake in Windsor with Paralympic Gold medallist downhill skiers Menna Fitzpatrick and Jennifer Kehoe.

Exactly £10,000 was needed to purchase the beds for parents staying overnight in the hospital. Half are in red and half in blue.

Phenomenal

The remaining amount will be used to buy new toys and games for the ward and other community outreach areas.

Women’s and children’s services business manager, Richard Cull, said: ’We are hugely grateful to Chloe for her fantastic efforts to support other children and their families, who like herself have to spend time in hospital.

’It is an incredibly kind and selfless gesture for her to have raised such a phenomenal sum of money and donated it for the benefit of other children on our island.’

Chloe was recognised in the UK when she was chosen to be part of the Superhero Tri-event in August, which is one of the main events in the Superhero Series that offers sports challenges for people with disabilities.

The 2019 series was filmed by Channel 4.

Chloe was interviewed by sports presenter Clare Balding when she was chosen to partner Paralympic gold medallists Menna and Jen.

Chloe’s mum, Jo Rollitt, said: ’Chloe has fought brave battles to overcome her health issues and her story won her a place in the Superhero Tri.

’The experience inspired her to help other children reach their potential, and she asked me if we could raise money for children in the hospital.

’The parents’ beds needed replacing so we’ve been delighted the money raised will be spent on new ones for the comfort of mums and dads staying overnight in the ward.’

She added: ’We helped Chloe set up a Just Giving page and sent out more than 100 letters to local businesses asking them to sponsor her.

’We’re surprised and delighted at the response and the sum raised and we thank everyone who donated.

’We are so pleased to be able to help the Children’s Ward and know that it will help many parents and carers in the community.’