Ex-Sunderland boss Bob Murray backs Scarborough respite home

Sir Bob Murray, the former Sunderland chairman, has supported the Bradley Lowery Foundation in building the purpose-built respite home in Scarborough, called Super Brad’s Pad.

The chairman of Omega Kitchens has donated a kitchen for the property, which is being built by the charity set up in memory of six-year-old Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery who died from a rare form of childhood cancer in 2017.

Bradley Lowery who died from a rare form of childhood cancer in 2017 aged six (Image: Bradley Lowery Foundation)

Bradley’s mother, Gemma Lowery, leads the foundation and has spent years raising almost £1 million to bring the project to life.

The facility is due to open this summer and is designed to provide families with a peaceful and private place to spend time together away from hospitals and treatment environments.

Sir Bob has called on businesses and the wider football community to help complete the final stages of the home.

Sir Bob Murray (Image: Foundation of Light)

“Gemma and the foundation have created something genuinely special that will help families at the moments they need it most,” he said.

“The finish line is now in sight and I hope people across football and the business community will help them complete it.

“Donating the kitchen was simply our family’s way of helping in a small way, but there are still opportunities for others to support the project and make a real difference.”

One of the Omega kitchens that has been donated to Super Brad’s Pad in Scarborough (Image: Bradley Lowery Foundation)

Ms Lowery said the facility will “help lots of families for many years to come and keep Bradley’s memory alive in the most positive way possible”.

“We wanted to create something that would help families make happy memories together during some of the hardest times in their lives because we know exactly what that feels like,” she said.

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“Nothing like this existed for Bradley and we know how much families need somewhere private, peaceful and safe where they can spend proper time together away from hospital wards.

“We wanted the home to feel bright and open because not every child is well enough to go outside.

“We thought carefully about every part of it and what families really need.

How Super Brad’s Pad in Scarborough could look (Image: Bradley Lowery Foundation)

“We hope this place helps other families create memories like that together.

“More than anything, we hope lots of the children who stay here go on to recover and look back on happy memories made with their families at Super Brad’s Pad.”

The foundation is seeking support to complete the final interior and outdoor spaces within the home, including commercial-grade furniture for bedrooms, family living spaces and outdoor areas.  For more information or to support the project, visit the Bradley Lowery Foundation website: https://bradleyloweryfoundation.com/holiday-home/