A HAMPSHIRE charity set up by two television celebrities has been given a £10,000 donation to help fund the urgently needed expansion of a children’s hospital ward.

The Barker-Mill Foundation (BMF) gave the money to the charity the Murray Parish Trust which supports Southampton University Hospital’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

The Murray Parish Trust was set up by husband and wife actors Sarah Parish, known for her work on ITV’s Doctor Who, Cutting It, and W1A and James Murray who found fame in Coronation Street.

They started the charity in 2014 to say thank you to the people who gave them the precious time they had with their late daughter Ella- Jayne who suffered from a congenital heart defect.

Tim Jobling, trustee at the Barker-Mill Foundation, said: “The work that The Murray Parish Trust do for our local PICU at Southampton Hospital is inspiring.

“Sarah, James and the team are constantly fundraising to raise the money the unit needs to give the best care for critically ill children.

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“We feel honoured to support such a well deserving charity and worthy cause.”

The Murray Parish Trust is currently raising funds to expand the unit and provide two new fully equipped bed spaces.

Equipment for each bed space costs more than £60,000 and to increase the size of the war costs a further £280,000.

Sarah Parish, co-founder of The Murray Parish Trust said: “We approached the Barker-Mill Foundation having read about their dedication and commitment to supporting worthy causes that benefit the wider community around them.”