Halifax couple to host first birthday celebration in memory of their daughter

25 June 2019...... Halifax couple Ben Moorhouse and Gaynor Thompson lost their daughter Kallipateira, who was stillborn less than two weeks before her due date. The couple have raised over £10,000 for the Steve Prescott Foundation and £13,000 for a new Maternity Bereavement Suite at Calderdale Royal Hospital so far.
The couple set up an awareness and fundraising cause in memory of their daughter Kallipateira. Picture Tony Johnson. — 25 June 2019...... Halifax couple Ben Moorhouse and Gaynor Thompson lost their daughter Kallipateira, who was stillborn less than two weeks before her due date. The couple have raised over £10,000 for the Steve Prescott Foundation and £13,000 for a new Maternity Bereavement Suite at Calderdale Royal Hospital so far. The couple set up an awareness and fundraising cause in memory of their daughter Kallipateira. Picture Tony Johnson.

On October 26 it will be exactly 12 months since the couple’s daughter was stillborn at 38 weeks of pregnancy.

And to mark that date, they are hosting a first birthday celebration in memory of Kallipateira and to raise funds and awareness of their efforts to create a new maternity bereavement suite at Calderdale Royal Hospital.

The event takes place at The Shay and will include a three-course meal with drink on arrival, live music with Lorna Adams and a DJ. Tickets are £25 per person with some funds on the night going to the cause.

To book tickets people can email [email protected] or call 07432173156.