FUNDRAISING doesn't get more phenomenal than this – £235,000 raised in just over six months. You couldn't make it up, but that's just what Ben and Helen Taylor-Davies of Brampton Abbotts have done to celebrate their son's recovery. And there are no plans to stop – not just yet anyway. "The fundraising has been fantastic," said Ben. "We plan to carry on."

Many will, by now, be familiar with Jobe's story. In September 2012 he suffered a kick to his head, resulting in a traumatic head injury. Rushed to Birmingham Children's intensive care unit by Air Ambulance, he was, recalls Ben, "just a hair's breath away from death." It was at that moment that he and Helen decided to raise money for the unit. Today, Jobe is a rosy-cheeked, gorgeous toddler, who will be three in May. Consultant Richard Neal, who cared for a very poorly Jobe at the children's hospital, said his recovery 'was amazing'.

Every last scrap of fundraising has been inspired by Jobe, Helen and Ben told the Gazette. There has been the river carnival raft race and family fun day, the Walking on Air black tie ball organised by Jobe's god mothers, Kim McCready and Mindy Hammond and attended by nearly 400 people, bingo, frog racing (yes, you read that right, there will be another in the summer, organised by a close family friend), a charity golf event, and local man, Paul Downing, rode his moped from Lands End to John O'Groats. "People have been so generous and there have been the most amazing donations of prizes." To all of them Ben and Helen would like to extend a huge thank you.

Both parents agree Jobe's plight has captured the hearts and imagination of people. "It could happen to anyone," said Ben. "We were just a normal family. One minute everything was ok and the next Jobe's life was hanging by a thread."

The first hour of Jobe's care was critical. The First responders, Air Ambulance, and the ICU team said his injury was the most serious they had ever met. It's hard to imagine how it must have been for his parents looking on. A strong marriage and a combination of resilience and resolve helped, they say.

The ICU unit at the world-leading Birmingham Children's Hospital has been, "totally, utterly overwhelmed," to receive funds raised from the various events. "There are plans, for the near future, for a Jobe fellowship, a three year study into child brain