Staff from our Bowburn and Belmont nurseries. along with colleagues from Little Ladybirds Day Nursery in Stockton, have completed a charity walk to raise money for little Benny Bahmanizad.

Benny is sadly battling stage four neuroblastoma and recently suffered a relapse in his cancer journey.

Until recently, Benny attended our Bowburn nursery, and his sister Zara is still there.

We wanted to give our support to Benny’s parents, Nicola and Daniel, so we organised the sponsored walk walk from Captain Cook’s monument in Middlesbrough to Roseberry Topping.

Vicky Harrison, nursery manager at Bowburn, said: “We really wanted to do out bit to help the family, who we know very well as Benny came to our nursery until recently and his sister is still with us.

“Unfortunately, Benny has suffered a relapse and the only treatment he can receive is in Rome, so this walk was a way for us to do our bit to get him there.”

Despite entering remission, he suffered a relapse last year, and his parents were told the cancer had spread.

The only treatment available to Benny now is in Rome, where he could undergo CAR T-cell therapy. His family has been working to raise £393,000 to fund the treatment.

Although they have reached the target, they still need financial support for follow up treatment and other costs.