Demelza’s new website has won best designed site at an international industry awards event.

The site, which was designed by Tunbridge Wells-based website agency YoYo Design, launched in October last year and scooped the accolade at the Umbraco Awards 2026.

The new site has improved engagement and accessibility for users and ensures families, healthcare professionals and supporters can connect with Demelza more effectively.

Demelza is a charity which provides expert clinical care, emotional support and practical help to children with serious or life-limiting conditions, and their families, across Kent, South East London and East Sussex.

The decision to redesign the site was part of Demelza’s five-year strategy to increase the use of digital technology across the organisation and the aim of the new site was to be more inclusive and intuitive.

Judges said the website stands out for the way it “softens the typical “clinical” feel of healthcare sites with a conscientious, accessible design and a smart, uplifting balloon theme that perfectly captures the charity’s heart.”

Demelza was one of only three websites, and the only UK-based one, to be shortlisted in the category and the results were announced at Codegarden in Copenhagen, a conference held by Umbraco, a content management system company.

Demelza’s senior marketing manager, Emilie Bowes-Read, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to have won this international award. Our new site is faster, more accessible and more user-friendly and everyone has been so pleased with it, so it’s fantastic to have it recognised in this way. It was a collaborative effort with our amazing partners Yoyo and we’d like to congratulate them for their success in this.”