The Purple Leaf Project
Growing hope this Christmas
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Each leaf tells a story. Each message helps hope grow.
This Christmas, West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre (WMRSASC) invites you to be part of something truly special – The Purple Leaf Project, our Tree of Hope at Worcester Cathedral.
From 4 December 2025 to 6 January 2026, our Hope Tree will stand in the Cathedral as a powerful symbol of healing, courage, and community. Its branches will be filled with hundreds of hand-decorated purple leaves, each carrying a message of hope, encouragement or support written by survivors, families, local businesses and members of the public.
Together, these messages create a visual representation of compassion – reminding everyone who visits that hope can grow, even after the darkest times.
How can you take part
Buy a Purple Leaf
Donate £5 or more to The Purple Leaf Project using the donate button to “buy” your leaf.
Leave a message of hope when you donate, which we’ll handwrite onto a wooden leaf and hang on the Tree of Hope.
Double your impact
Between 2–9 December, all donations made will be doubled by the Big Give Christmas Campaign – meaning your gift goes twice as far to help children heal and build brighter futures. (Click here for more information about our Big Give campaign)
Support from local businesses
Local businesses can also take part by sponsoring a bundle of leaves, helping hope grow faster while sharing messages of solidarity and support.
Each business sponsor will be recognised on the Hope Tree display and in our social media ‘thank you’ posts. To discuss sponsorship, please email: business.support@wmrsasc.org.uk
Find a lost leaf
Keep your eyes peeled across Worcester city centre throughout December! Our volunteers will be leaving “Lost Leaves” in parks, shops, and public spaces — each one carrying words of hope and a QR code linking back to the campaign.
If you find one:
- Add your support by returning it to the Tree of Hope at Worcester Cathedral, or
- Keep it as a reminder to stand with survivors — and share a photo on socialmedia using #ThePurpleLeafProject and tag @WMRSASC.
How can you take part
Download the full details here…
Why your support matters
Every pound raised through The Purple Leaf Project supports early intervention and counselling for children and families through our Purple Pathways project. Your kindness helps us:
- Provide safe, specialist therapy for children affected by sexual abuse
- Educate young people on healthy relationships and boundaries
- Support parents and carers to build safer, more resilient families
- Create a future filled with hope and recovery
A full cycle of specialist support through Purple Pathways costs in excess of £7,000 per person. When local authorities or education settings are unable to contribute to these costs, families are often left without access to the support they urgently need.
Your donation helps ensure that children and families never face these barriers alone, and can receive the specialist care they deserve, regardless of their ability to pay.
Remember: Between 2nd and 9th December all donations are doubled – doubling your impact!
What your donation could fund
£5
Helps build trust
Buys a gentle card game used by our counsellors to help a child feel safe enough to start opening up
£10
Helps a child express what words can’t
Provides a creative art and craft pack – a space for children to draw, paint and process their feelings through play
£25
Helps start safe conversations
Provides a set of “conversation cubes” – a playful, trauma-informed way for children to share thoughts, worries, and hopes with a trusted adult
£50
Helps bring comfort and safety
Goes towards the cost of a counselling session in a calm, nurturing environment – a space where a child can begin to feel safe again
£100
Helps children rediscover joy and resilience
Supports creative group sessions using art, stories and play – helping children reconnect, build friendships, and know they’re not alone
£250
Helps build brighter futures
Supports a cycle of trauma-informed support — counselling, creative therapy and family guidance — helping a child move from fear to hope
Visit our Tree of Hope
Where: Worcester Cathedral
When: 4 December 2025 – 6 January 2026
Open: During Cathedral visiting hours (free entry) 10am-5pm Monday to Saturday and 12.30-3pm on Sundays. (more info…)
Come and see your leaf – and hundreds of others – as part of a collective message of hope this Christmas.