My son Freddie & his best mate Hughie are running 1km around 100 football grounds fundraising for every oncology ward in the UK 💚 raised £350,000+ for
@rmch
⤵️
It was such a brilliant and perfect surprise for the boys who have been called the mini
@antanddec
non-stop for the last twelve months.. don’t forget to watch tonight ITV at 8pm ❤️ so proud of everything they’ve achieved & thankful for the support they’ve received
#PrideOfBritain
"We don't sound like that!" Ant and Dec's hilarious reaction to young pals' impression is an instant classic Pride of Britain moment. 💜
Watch little Freddie and Hughie win the hearts of the star-studded Pride of Britain audience, tonight, 8pm, ITV.
It’s Hughie’s 13th birthday today, what an incredible day him & Freddie have had celebrating with the
@BurnleyOfficial
squad! Huge thank you to Ashley Barnes for inviting them to training for a day they’ll never forget, all the players & staff were brilliant & made it so special!
Tomorrow is the day we have all been hoping for since Sept 2020, Hughie’s ringing the bell to mark the end of his cancer treatment at RMCH live on BBC Breakfast from 6am ❤️ breakfast viewers have shown them so much support, it will be incredible to share this moment!
I asked Freddie what’s been the best bit of his 50 day challenge, without any hesitation he replied “Hughie running over the finish line with me” we can learn a lot from these boys 💚 thank you all for your kind & generous support - they’ve raised over £150,000
@RMCHcharity
🙌🏼🥰
How about this for a special moment
last night..
@BurnleyOfficial
manager
@VincentKompany
taking the time to
come and have a chat with Hughie and
Freddie after their latest football
ground challenge run
@shrewsburytown
last night, thank you Vincent!
🏴
@England
No1 so special to spend the night
@wembleystadium
with
@Popey1992
and watch the match with his family. They all did
@BurnleyOfficial
proud last night and thank you Nick for spending so much time with Hughie and Freddie and introducing them to all the squad 👏🏻👏🏻🏴UTC
@OfficialBWFC
@UoBStadium
@SunderlandAFC
Huge thank you to everyone for an incredible afternoon, the support Hughie & Freddie received from everyone at the club and all the fans was very special. They’ve raised well over £1000 today for
@RMCHcharity
and we are so thankful 🙌🏻 congratulations on the 3 points!
#bwfc
Thank you for having us on the bbc breakfast sofa this morning, it’s amazing to share the incredible news that Hughie’s treatment has been successful, news we have all been waiting for since 2020! The support on their
@JustGiving
page is really appreciated
Thank you for all of the kind messages! It’s been such a special morning and we can’t wait to watch it all back later but first time for a celebratory and well deserved brunch ❤️
Unbelievably special moment, thank you
@BBCBreakfast
for sharing it with the viewers who have shown us so much support over the last few years. We are so proud of Hughie and how he has handled his treatment, to ring the bell with his friends & family surrounding him was amazing💚
Ring that bell.... 🔔
This was emotional moment live on
#BBCBreakfast
that Hughie marked the end of his cancer treatment at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital - joined by his family and best friend Freddie
Huge thank you to the
@QPR
fans who gave Hughie & Freddie a great reception at half time today when they ran past the away end, the boys are really looking forward to visiting Loftus Road soon 💙
@jimmydunne70
@chazaustin10
#QPR
When you’re told your
@JustGiving
page has had over 1000 donations after appearing on
@BBCBreakfast
😱😱 thank you everyone so so much, absolutely incredible ❤️ Merry Christmas 🎄
Hughie & Freddie are ready for their run, thank you
@BCFC
for everything! Beau Brummie see you at half time 😅 raising money today for slushies on the oncology ward at
@Bham_Childrens
hospital
#BCFC
#birminghamcity
I’ve not quite found the right words to describe this weekend yet, however Hughie & Freddie might be able to.. they’re on
@BBCLancashire
with
@GrahamLiver
around 8am followed by
@BBCBreakfast
on BBC1 not long after..
Thanks
@TheCurtisDavies
for talking with Freddie after the game yesterday and giving him your jacket, much appreciated after his ball boy duties 👏🏼
#DCFC
These boys ❤️ Hughie’s been in hospital all day having chemo, Freddie straight from school to a two hour training session&they still find time for an interview, I might be biased but they really are special, their story brings hope&happiness to a lot of people, so proud of them.
"Is Turf Moor still your happy place
@jordannorth1
? 😂"
Watch what happened after Hughie and Freddie finished the first run of their 100km challenge at Turf Moor with none other than Jordan North.. who admitted he'd had one too many beers the night before. 🍺
Good morning from the Houses of Parliament! We’re delighted to announce Hughie & Freddie have been awarded a British Youth Citizen Award for their fundraising, we are, as always so proud of them and looking forward to the reception at the Palace of Westminister this afternoon!
Hughie & Freddie with the
@BurnleyOfficial
legend Barry Kilby last night, his charity
@BKPCAppeal
have done incredible work in our local area, saving so many lives! UTC!
Wow, still struggling to put into words how special yesterday was for Hughie & Freddie and our families, we are so thankful of the incredible support we have had from everyone at the club over the last few years, thank you! UTC!
Thank you
@Rovers
for the incredible half time reception for Hughie & Freddie, we’re really pleased to announce over £1800 was raised for
@RMCHcharity
thank you for your generosity, cancer has no colours. Run 5/100km ✅
@GrahamLiver
thanks for running & your continuing support!
Hughie & Freddie have some very exciting news to share 😱 Huge thank you
@scholasticuk
&
@leahejames
for this wonderful opportunity, pre order is available now and we can’t wait to share more with you soon!!
Hughie & Freddie will be on the
@BBCBreakfast
sofa just after 8am this morning talking all about their
@RMCHcharity
play appeal, thank you for your kind donations:
#BBCBreakfast
6:30am London > 4pm Manchester > 6pm Burnley > 11pm Manchester 😅the boys have covered some miles today, so grateful for the support tonight, it’s been incredible.. time for them to get some sleep ahead of another early start for BBC Breakfast tomorrow ❤️
Hughie & Freddie are looking forward to catching up with James Tarkowski & Dwight McNeil again after completing run18 of their
#100kmfootballgroundchallenge
all money raised tomorrow at Goodison Park will go to the oncology ward
@AlderHeyCharity
to donate:
Absolutely delighted to receive the news Freddie has made the final nominee list for the
@HSLancs
2021 Lancashire Young Citizen of the Year Awards. Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate him, completely unexpected but an honour to have this opportunity 💚
Just two years ago they were on stage receiving a Pride of Britain award for their fundraising, two years on, still fundraising & a different stage but most importantly still supporting each other! Fantastic performance Hughie (and all of the
@BasicsTheatre
students!) ❤️
Yesterday Freddie and Hughie hit £50,000 which is 50 times the amount Freddie set out to raise, today they’re approaching £52,000.. the support the boys have received publicly and privately has been incredible.. we honestly can’t thank everyone enough 💚
Hughie & Freddie making their DJ debut with
@jordannorth1
yesterday helping to get Turf absolutely bouncing before kick off for the champions celebration party
#twitterclarets
#ashleybarnes
thank you Jordan!
80km / 100km 💚 Freddie’s page has just surpassed £46,000 which is 46 times his initial target of £1000 & something we never even dreamed of.. Thank you for your incredible support for Freddie, Hughie &
@RMCHcharity
💚
@BBCBreakfast
@joshparry
@BBCFrediani
My 9 year old son Freddie is running 100km before Christmas to raise money for
@RMCHcharity
after his friend Hughie was diagnosed with leukaemia if you can donate or share that would be much appreciated ❤️
#twitterclarets
@monkeykez
@RMCH_Ward84
Freddie’s had his last day at primary school, he can’t wait to join up with Hughie at high school next year! Can’t thank
@whalley_ce
enough for nurturing this shy little boy on the left into such a kind, thoughtful and clever boy, a special seven years at a very special place 💙
Great to meet you
@HarryMaguire93
after the England game last night, thanks for taking the time to talk to us about our story and our fundraising challenge! Hughie & Freddie are looking forward to seeing you again when we do our run
@ManUtd
#ManUnited
Hughie & Freddie loved meeting
@ChrisKirkland43
after the game today, thanks for taking the time to talk to them about their new 100km football ground challenge &
@PrideOfBritain
award! Also a huge thanks to the fans of
@ClitheroeFC
&
@Colne_FC
who donated over £450, incredible!
Follow Hughie & Freddie today in this thread as they run 5km for their
#100kmfootballgroundchallenge
Hughie has leukaemia and is still under going treatment, his best friend Freddie raised money & supported him through the tough times, now they are raising money TOGETHER!
An early start in the school holidays for Hughie & Freddie as they continue their
#100kmfootballgroundchallenge
they’re hoping to tick off 5 more grounds today starting with
@HarrogateTown
this run will raise money for the children’s oncology ward at
@LDShospcharity
I was at a Q&A with Sean Dyche last night, one of the questions was ‘Who would you rather have Messi or Ronaldo’ .... his answer? .... “Barnsey” 😂🙌🏻⚽️
#twitterclarets
#UTC
Freddie had a visit from
@LFC
player Leighton Clarkson this afternoon who dropped off two of his Champions League shirts signed for Freddie & Hughie. Leighton helped share their story a lot at the start, the support the boys have had continues to be incredible!
@monkeykez
Merry Christmas 🎄 Freddie’s put out his carrots for the reindeer, some cookies and a beer for Santa and it’s time for bed! Moments like this remind me for a 9 year old kid he’s done a bloody good job at fundraising.. £56,000 so far.. one more run to go 💚
Hughie & Freddie have been awarded the
@10DowningStreet
points of light award in recognition for their fundraising for child cancer patients. The award was presented by
@HuddlestonNigel
at
@BlackpoolFC
today, amazing to see their achievements being recognised at the highest level
Thank you
@BurnleyOfficial
for a brilliant night, massive three points for the clarets & well done
@JayRodriguez9
for getting that goal Hughie & Freddie asked your for before the game UTC 🤩
Thank you
@vertumotorsCEO
for inviting Hughie & Freddie on the match sponsor day, three points for
@BurnleyOfficial
& three goals for man of the match
@NathanTella_11
👏 it was an amazing day and your continued support is incredible! UTC!
Pride of Britain winners and best mates Hughie Higginson and Freddie Xavi talk about Hughie finally ringing that bell to mark that he's cancer free! ❤️
Exciting early start for Hughie & Freddie this morning to talk all about their book ‘Friends Are Amazing’ on
@BBCBreakfast
they should be on around 8:30am 🤩
@scholasticuk
pre-order link:
Merry Christmas 🎄 Hughie & Freddie will be live on
@BBCBreakfast
tomorrow at 8:10am with an update on their fundraising
@NUHCharity
thank you for your kind support, link to donate:
Hughie & Freddie’s play appeal have kindly been made the North West Business of the Year Awards 2023 charity beneficiary tonight, the boys are looking very smart and excited for a great night!
Huge thank you to BKPCA & WMBC for the guard of honour, joining Freddie and Keiron on their run (YES! he’s still running 😂) and for the very kind donations this morning.
Thankyou
@BBCBreakfast
for helping Hughie & Freddie spread some Christmas cheer
@NUHCharity
and for your continued support! Merry Christmas to all of your kind viewers
#BBCBreakfast
Wow!We’ve just had confirmation that over £5000 was raised for the childrens oncology ward when Hughie & Freddie ran at Leicester City,the most they’ve raised at a single run to date! Thank you so much for your kind donations, absolutely incredible!
#lcfc
Thank you
@GranadaReports
for having Hughie & Freddie on the show tonight, it was great to be able to give such a positive update & talk through their journey so far! Thank you to those asking how to support their rooftop appeal 💚 here’s the link:
😅 We're not crying
@JordanNorth
, you are 🥲
Hughie and Freddie kicked off their 100km challenge here at Turf Moor on Boxing Day morning, with the
@BBCRadio1
DJ joining them for the launch lap 🏟️
Best of luck boys, we're behind you all the way 💪
#UTC
So proud Hughie & Freddie won The Ben Ashworth Award for Fundraising at the
@BBCLancashire
awards on Saturday, thank you to everyone who nominated them & for the continued support of your listeners over the last few months
@GrahamLiver
@Leanne_Bayes
#BBCMakeADifference
Good Friday.. GREAT Friday.. 3 points and a fantastic day in the hospitality at
@ASFCofficial
👏🏻 those down the road got beat and the mighty clarets win at boro and confirmed promotion 👏🏻
@BurnleyOfficial
👏🏻 We are premier league UTC
Happy 13th birthday Freddie, he’s looking forward to celebrating in style with his best mate tomorrow ⚽️🎈 two teenagers on our hands now.. things might start to get interesting on their
#100kmfootballgroundchallenge
😅😅
Wow!!Freddie & Hughie have hit £50,000!!Absolutely incredible support, thank you all so much for sharing, donation & sending such kind messages. We are SO proud of the boys & everything they continue to achieve, what better way to celebrate than banging the Stanley Ultras drum💚
Catch Hughie & Freddie tomorrow morning on BBC1 at 8:20am where they will be giving an update on their fundraising for
@RMCHcharity
☺️we’re so thankful for the continued support they receive from BBC Breakfast 💚
@joshparry
@BBCFrediani
@monkeykez
An early start in the school holidays for Hughie & Freddie as they continue their
#100kmfootballgroundchallenge
they’re hoping to tick off 5 more grounds today starting with
@HarrogateTown
this run will raise money for the children’s oncology ward at
@LDShospcharity
Day 48 (96/100km complete) £54,000 raised for
@RMCHcharity
💚 just 2 days to go for Freddie, what an incredible challenge so far! Thank you all so much for your support >