Summer grants 2026 now open - email us for info - oliversdragons@gmail.com

A new charity for Stockport where kids support kids. Our unique, magical, adored Oliver loved this community nearly as much as he loved dragons. When he died in 2023 from a brain tumour, his family and friends resolved to create a fund that would enable his joy and happiness to live on.

Oliver's Dragons exists to help in two ways. Firstly, we help fund leisure and recreational facilities for children in our area and secondly, we provide grants to families where a child is closely impacted by cancer. We do this by organising fun family-oriented community events throughout the year.

Oliver's dearest friends, his 'Army', are closely involved in the charity, helping to ensure our funds are directed in the right way.

Thank you, from Oliver's Dragons.

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Spring grants awarded!

Our Sprint grant recipients are:

All Saints Primary School - funding for first aid training for pupils.
Artstop CIC - supporting one to one and small group art therapy for SEND children.
Bredbury, Romiley & Marple Air Cadets - funding sports equipment for skills development.
Marple Bridge Brownies - supporting them to become a SEND focused unit with appropriate equipment and facilities.
Marple Sixth Form College - funding for pupils to develop a community garden.
Marple Youth Project - enabling a creative installation at Marple Cinema.
St. Mary’s Primary School - helping to create a new gardening project.
Children impacted by cancer - we’re working closely with Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Young Lives vs Cancer to identify and provide financial assistance to families in need where a child has been diagnosed with cancer. Three new families have received support in Spring.

Congratulations to all successful recipients – we look forward to tracking the progress and outcomes of your projects.

Please look out for our next round of grant applications which will open in January.

First grants announced!

Oliver’s Dragons are delighted to announce our first grant recipients:

Brabyns Bike Track - tools and equipment so kids can get more involved in expanding the track and creating a new ‘Dragon’ track
Motion Dance Collective - support for a pilot primary school dance project focused on improving the wellbeing of pupils
Elements Resource Base – Marple Hall School - investment in forest school activities, equipment and the creation of a gardening hub for SEND pupils
Hawk Green Cricket Club - cricket equipment and net repairs to support the youth section of the club
PIE Social Enterprise – to pilot a wellbeing boxing programme for children in Marple
Children impacted by cancer - to support the ongoing needs of a local child in remission from a brain tumour but suffering from the long term effects of treatment.

Congratulations to all successful recipients – we look forward to tracking the progress and outcomes of your projects.

Please look out for our next round of grant applications which will open in January.

Dragon Heroes…

Barry Sochanik

MARATHON RUNNER

Barry raised over £1,500 running the Manchester Marathon.
Young Dragons

BIKE TRACK CONSTRUCTION

We love helping out at Brabyns Bike Track using the equipment we helped to fund.
Strength & Performance

ULTRA CHALLENGERS

This fantastic gym crew raised more than £8,000 by walking from Sheffield to Manchester along the Cotton Steel Trail. 50 miles of sheer brutal endurance! Incredible.
Ivy Williams

MARATHON FUNDRAISING CHAMPION

Y4 pupil Ivy became a local hero by walking and running the equivalent of a marathon over her Christmas holidays. She raised a phenomenal amount of money for Oliver’s Dragons and later won the very special Oliver’s Sunshine Award at her school for being an all round superstar.
Emma Wright

RUNNING LEGEND
Local mum Emma challenged herself with a half marathon and raised more than £2750 in the process. Amazing!
Mellor Marchers

The annual pilgrimage to the pub - the long way round! This year helping to fund our grants to children with cancer.