Raise awareness
Help more people recognise the gold ribbon and understand Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, building towards our first Go Gold Day in September 2027.
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Making childhood cancer impossible to ignore.
Recognising children’s journeys, remembering those who have died, supporting families and helping September go gold.
For children and young people during treatment, after treatment and in remembrance.
Every child deserves to be seen, recognised and remembered.
What we are here to do
Three things. Done properly.
We are starting with a clear purpose. We want to make childhood cancer more visible, make sure children are remembered for the journey they have been through, and give families opportunities to make good memories together.
Recognise children
Harper's Heroes is our way of making sure children affected by cancer feel seen, remembered and celebrated, not only while treatment is happening.
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Family events, days out, tickets, activities and thoughtful gifts. We will start small, learn what families value and build from there.
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“Harper is the reason this started. Every child affected by cancer is the reason we want it to grow.”
Why Project Golden Child exists
This comes from lived experience.
We are Adam and Jenny, Harper's mum and dad. Childhood cancer became part of our family's life in a way we could never have prepared for.
Through Harper's treatment we saw the incredible work of the NHS and the charities already supporting families. We also understood something very simple: when the treatment moves on, when appointments become less frequent, or when other people assume life has gone back to normal, the journey has not simply disappeared.
We want Project Golden Child to recognise that. Not by defining a child by cancer, but by making sure the courage, disruption and impact of that journey are never brushed aside.
Harper is where this started. It is not where it ends.
Read our storyHarper's Heroes
A name on a register should mean something.
A Harper's Hero is not a public profile. It is our commitment to keep recognising a child and their family in a thoughtful, personal way.
0–18Eligible age at diagnosis
AlwaysDuring or after treatment
RememberedFamilies can register a child who has died
PrivateHealth information is never a public directory
September 2027
Greater Manchester goes gold.
Our ambition is to create a Go Gold Day that brings schools, businesses, sports clubs, workplaces and communities together behind the gold ribbon. We want to start in Greater Manchester, then make it easy for anybody, anywhere, to take part.
Experiences
More good days.
There does not need to be a huge production behind every memory. Sometimes a cinema trip, a meal together or a room full of families who understand each other is enough.
SEP2027
Go Gold Day 2027
Flagship campaign
Our first major awareness day, designed to bring organisations across Greater Manchester together and put the gold ribbon where people can see it.
Family experiences
Launching soon
Small, well-run events where children and families can simply enjoy being together.
Hero recognition
Throughout the year
Thoughtful recognition around the awareness dates that matter to each child.