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Jolly Josh 2nd Year Anniversary Celebrations
The idea of ‘Jolly Josh two years ago was ‘pure imagination’. A chain of events would lead me (Founder, Carole Kelly) to realise that...

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Sep 23, 20197 min read


'Absent from class'
Sophie, Joshua’s older sister started nursery just ten days after Joshua passed away, an extremely difficult transition for her and for...

jollyjoshrochdale
Sep 4, 20193 min read


Oliver is One Month Old #HomeTubeFeeding
Today Oliver is one month old yet he’s actually only 37 weeks plus 6 days gestation. He’s been home for just over two weeks and that’s...

jollyjoshrochdale
Aug 6, 20194 min read


My life as a Butterfly
As I take time to reflect upon completing my first year in my new (employed) role of teaching children with Profound and Multiple Learning D

jollyjoshrochdale
Jul 20, 20194 min read


Oliver is One Week Old, NICU
Oliver is one week old, we have spent our first week on the #NeonatalIntensiveCareUnit #NICU and we are thrilled to say that Oliver has...

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Jul 13, 20197 min read


Meet Our New Arrival, Oliver...
Joshua and Sophie are now older siblings, their brother Oliver James couldn’t wait to make his arrival! On Saturday 6th July, Oliver...

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Jul 8, 20195 min read


Father's Day 2019
To James on Father’s Day 2019, You are appreciated for being the most amazing Daddy to our children. You have supported me in every way...

jollyjoshrochdale
Jun 16, 20194 min read


Rochdale's SEND Information Day
Pop along to the #Rochdale #SEND Information Day today to meet Emma, our Session Manager. Take a look at our timetable, photographs and...

jollyjoshrochdale
May 21, 20191 min read


'That' Day
These photographs 1 year apart... 💙💔💙 On the 16th May 2016, our world was perfect, Josh was 8 days old being doted on by his loving...

jollyjoshrochdale
May 16, 20191 min read


Joshua's '3rd birthday'
Today, 8th May 2019 we mark our beloved, brave Joshua’s 3rd birthday. It breaks our hearts not to be celebrating as we should be, to only...

jollyjoshrochdale
May 8, 20194 min read


Rochdale Woman of the Year 2019
So this time last week... I'm still feeling totally overwhelmed, being nominated and shortlisted for #SpringhillHospice #Rochdale Woman...

jollyjoshrochdale
May 3, 20192 min read


Jolly Josh Founder Recieves Award
Today I was honoured to attend the #SpringhillHospice ‘#Rochdale Woman of the Year 2019’ event at the Town Hall as a shortlisted nominee;...

jollyjoshrochdale
Apr 26, 20193 min read


Mother's Day 2019
#MothersDay 2019 Happy Mother's Day to all of our #JollyJosh mummies x It’s been 1 year and 7 months since Joshua passed away, how is...

jollyjoshrochdale
Mar 31, 20193 min read


Feeding Tube Awareness
As we come to the end of #FeedingTubeAwarenessWeek2019 this seems perfectly fitting to share. Josh was tube fed throughout 24 hours, I...

jollyjoshrochdale
Feb 8, 20191 min read


'Young Carers', #CareForMeToo
Today is #NationalYoungCarersDay 2019. Being a #youngcarer has a huge impact and the campaign supports the #CareForMeToo movement to...

jollyjoshrochdale
Jan 31, 20191 min read


Merry Christmas!
2016, our one and only Christmas with Joshua. Our brave boy was covered with chicken pox, we'd just found out that he'd experienced...

jollyjoshrochdale
Dec 24, 20181 min read


Christmas Quiz 2018
Wow! We had the most fantastic evening last night, we hope that you did too! Thank you so much to everyone who came, as you can see from...

jollyjoshrochdale
Dec 21, 20182 min read


Jolly Josh Day Trip
On Thursday @JollyJosh provided transport for our families to the @KidztoAdultzExhibitions event at #EventCity. We were able to attend...

jollyjoshrochdale
Nov 8, 20181 min read


Thoughts on our 1st Anniversary
Celebrating One Year of @JollyJosh… The idea of ‘#JollyJosh ‘a year ago was ‘pure imagination’. A chain of events would lead me to...

jollyjoshrochdale
Sep 27, 20183 min read


My Thoughts, One Year Since Joshua Passed Away
1 year…This very weekend was booked to be our wedding, a long weekend in the Lake District with our family and friends celebrating our...

jollyjoshrochdale
Sep 26, 20185 min read
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