Leading end of life charity Marie Curie and the Morris Minor Owners Club have once again joined forces to launch a major campaign to generate much needed funds to ensure the charity can continue to offer vital help and support to people across the UK who have been diagnosed with any type of terminal illness.

The Morris Minor Owners Club have refurbished an April 1963 2-door Morris Minor called Miranda which will be travelling the length and breadth of the UK to help generate much need support for the work of Marie Curie and to raise interest in and awareness of the owners club.

The car, generously donated by Ruth Smith from Dorset, has been specially wrapped by Blueprint Nottingham with an eye-catching bright yellow daffodil design, and will be highly visible as it travels to and from Marie Curie and Morris Minor Owners Club events.

On Thursday, it visited the Marie Curie Hospice, Cardiff and the Vale on Bridgeman Road in Penarth, with staff, volunteers and patients invited to head down to the car park to see the vehicle. 

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end of life charity. The charity provides essential nursing and hospice care for people with any terminal illness, a free support line and a wealth of information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement.

Sara Bass, Head of Fundraising for Marie Curie in Wales, said: "We are incredibly proud and excited to be working with the Morris Minor Owners Club again especially as both organisations celebrate 75 years in 2023.

"To date they have raised over £100,000 for Marie Curie which has helped us to ensure Marie Curie can provide vital care and support to more families in the UK affected by any terminal illness, grief and bereavement. We wish Miranda Minor great success throughout the rest of the year"

Speaking for the Morris Minor Owners Club, Secretary Ray Newell said: "Our project car Miranda will be visiting many venues in 2023, supporting the volunteers of Marie Curie whilst to introducing the Morris Minor to a new group of people and, hopefully, encouraging a few to join our club. As a club with a very active membership, we have a long tradition of helping Marie Curie and we are very much looking forward to a busy year visiting new people and taking our car to see them."

Members of the public can support Marie Curie and Miranda Minor by purchasing items of unique regalia, leaving a message, in memory of a loved one, relative or friend in our unique memory book (which will be used at the end of the year to form a major end of fundraising display) and having their photograph taken in the driving seat of Miranda. 

To make a donation go to: https://www.justgiving.com/page/meetingmirandaminor