Sheffield Marathon April 2008
Matthew Martindale and Niko ran the Sheffield half marathon on 27 April and raised £1370 for BTRC.
Matthew and Niko raised more than expected on behalf of Matthew's close friend Ivo. Ivo was diagnosed with a brain tumour in September 2007 and following an immediate major operation he has received radio and chemotherapy. His treatment has been very successful and he is continuing to fight against the illness.
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Goodwood Ball - April 2008
Watch this space for more information.
Photos and details about amount raised to follow soon.
A fund-raising event held in memory of a lost loved one ...
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Sponsored Slim - April 2008
Catherine Cocking bravely raised £100 sponsorship with a sponsored slim during Lent, in memory of her Mum who died from a brain tumour 2 years ago.
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Paris Marathon April 2008
Stephen Combes lost a friend suddenly to brain cancer just less than a month ago. Stephen ran in the Paris Marathon in memory of Nick, the father of his friend Danny and raised £1000 for BTRC to help with brain tumour research.
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Amber Ball March 2008
Another great success!
Watch this space for more details to follow soon!
Photographs of the evening:
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Event name: Amber Ball, Banqueting House
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Wildwood Golf Club's Ladies Captain raised funds for BTRC 2007 - 2008
Jackie Copas is Ladies Captain at Wildwood Golf Club, in the heart of the Surrey countryside, and chose BTRC as her charity of the year. She has already donated £290 from a clothes sale and raffle held in August, 2007 and raised more funds during her year of captaincy. More details and photos to follow soon ...
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Santa's Sack November 2007
Despite the rain and other local events all being held on 24th November, friends and families had a good rummage in Santa's sack and all contributors won a present! Thank you for your support!
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Walk around the World October 2007
Brain Tumour organisations around the world joined forces in late October to celebrate International Brain Tumour Awareness Week, led by IBTA (International Brain Tumour Alliance). One of their goals to raise awareness, was to invite people to "donate" their miles from any sponsored walk to a global target of the 25,000 mile circumference of the earth. We are delighted to report that they more than doubled their target, with over 56,500 miles contributed. Our own Veronica O'Connor and Elaine Johnston participated in the activity earlier in the year (see our Past Events page). See www.theibta.org for more details
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Out of Africa! July 2007
Mother and daughter Elaine and Kim Johnston have travelled 5,919 miles from Abroath to Tanzania to follow in the footsteps of the Maasai trek. They walked in the rift valley of the Ngorongoro Conservation area and around the Ngorongoro crater rim.
Elaine Johnston decided to do the sponsored trek in memory of her husband Mark, who died from a brain tumour two and a half years ago. They surpassed their original aim to raise £1 a mile, and raised a staggering £11,000 for BTRC. “The staff at Halliburton in Arbroath and Aberdeen, where my husband used to work, were very generous, as were the British Legion Pipe Band, and people at the Chapelpark Primary School in Forfar who have given me money throughout the year.”
Read more in their local newspaper, The Courier (Tayside & Fife)
Elaine and Kim have also contributed their miles to the"Walk Around the World" project organised by IBTA.
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Walk around the World contribution
from Veronica July 2007
Veronica has contributed her miles to the "Walk Around the World" project that is being organised by IBTA.
I walked from Fatima in Portugal to Lourdes in France via Santiago Compostela in Spain. It was a tough pilgrimage because of the very bad weather but any walk in support of BTRC is worth every minute. The walk took me through the villages and historical towns of Spain with their their wonderful churches, rural villages and stunning countryside. It was both a cultural and spiritual pilgrimage. I also knew John Fulcher for many years and was deeply saddened by his death from brain cancer. He was the most kindest of men and a true friend. I am very happy to support BTRC at all times as research into this type of cancer is a major priority to improve and save lives.
In addition, The IBTA is organising the first International Brain Tumo(u)r Awareness Week during 21-27 October 2007.
For further details on both events click here
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Melbourne Centre Footie June 2007
Students at The Melbourne Centre in Southampton raised £135 for BTRC at a football fun/charity day at Eastleigh Football club, organised by their PE teacher Stuart Lee. They participated in various football related tasks like beating the keeper, penalty shoot-out and a collective ballspeed test. The finale was a staff and pupils football match which was narrowly won by the pupils 16 - 15.
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Southgate May Day Fair 2007
BTRC's annual participation in the Christ Church May Day Fair with our ever popular bottle tombola, was a great success (despite the rain!) raising a record amount of £520. Thank you to everyone who supported us!
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Amber Ball March 2007
Amber Ball in detail
Over 300 guests at our annual fun-packed evening, hosted by the brand spanking new InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel, this year raised over £30,000 with the encouragement of MC Mike McClean (GMTV) and auctioneer, Harvey Cammell from Bonhams. Champagne, fantastic food, auction, raffles, casino tables, fortune telling, live music and dancing all added up to a night to remember
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Parliamentary Lobby March 2007
BTRC supporters joined about 40 members of the UBTC (United Brain Tumour Campaign) in a parliamentary lobby on 28th March 2007. The purpose was to draw MPs' attention to the inequalities in funding for brain tumour research as opposed to other cancers and to urge the government to provide sufficient funding for the early implementation of the new NICE guidelines for provision of cancer services. After the lobby, a packed meeting of the All Party Group on Brain Tumours was chaired by John Bercow, MP for Buckingham.
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Fashion Show November 2006
Fashion House Frank Usher and electronics firm Pioneer hosted a fashion show on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Marketors at the end of last year which raised about £3000 for BTRC. The show at Frank Usher's elegant Mayfair showrooms was compered by Judith Chalmers and Lord Brocket. Almost 200 Marketors and their partners enjoyed champagne and canapes as nine gorgeous girls modelled Frank Usher's latest collection. Celebrity guests including Lara Lewington, Martin Lewis and Amanda Lamb drew raffle prizes which included a luxury trip to Venice on the Orient Express.
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Sponsored Swim Around the Scillies August 2006
As part of a team of 9, Suzanna Hunt braved freezing cold, shark infested waters, plagued by jellyfish and some treacherous currents, as they swam a 20-kilometre circuit around the Scilly Isles. Suzanna’s father has been suffering from a brain tumour for some time and she wanted to help save others from the experience that she and her family are going through
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Charity Boxing Extravaganza August 2006
The Tunnel Inn in Gloucestershire was the venue for an exciting evening of enthusiastic amateurs who wanted to enjoy knocking seven bells out of each other for charity! 350 people looked on, and the event was reported on Radio Five Live, the Racing Post and various other journals.
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Salisbury Plain Sponsored Walk August 2006
After losing a beloved family member to a brain tumour earlier this year, the Moss Family and their friends set off on a sunny Bank Holiday weekend on a 5-mile sponsored walk on Salisbury Plain, in memory of their lost loved one. In spite of the sadness, it proved a therapeutic trip down memory lane, and the family has resolved that it will become an annual event
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Sunbury Walkathon July 2006
Brave Scottish fire-fighter Alan Geddes, whose son’s teacher suffered a brain tumour, undertook a 12-hour “walkathon” around a five mile circuit of his village, Sunbury on Thames in July. Starting off at 7am, Alan walked 42 miles on a blazing hot day – the last lap wearing his kilt and accompanied by a bagpiper! Various supporters joined him along the way for a lap or two and Alan’s ordeal ended at the village school where he was given a hero’s welcome by many of the pupils & teachers. His efforts raised over £3,500 for BTRC!
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Spring Bank Holiday Boost at ExCel
On May 27th, a dedicated group of complementary therapists gave of their time and expertise to help us raise funds - together with the generous sponsorship of ExCel (www.excel-london.co.uk) and co-ordinated by Bio-Energy therapist, Barbara Macdonald, of Equipoise (almacd@supernet.com)
If you would like to know more about them, you can contact them at the following addresses:
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Southgate May Day Fair 2006
Southgate Parish Church Annual May Day Fair (Monday May 1st)
For the third year, BTRC took part in the Christ Church May Day Fair on Southgate Green, London N14, where our bottle tombola broke all records by raising almost £500. Additionally proceeds from the fair were split between BTRC, Southgate Homebound & Disabled Association and Christ Church's Fabric Appeal Fund.
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The Amber Ball March 2006
More than 300 guests enjoyed an evening of entertainment, music and fundraising at the third Amber Ball, that was held on 22nd March in the newly refurbished Ballroom of Grosvenor House. With over 100 prizes donated, the event raised £26,000, an amount far in excess of previous years.
Our thanks to everyone who contributed to the event.
More details and photos
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St. Ignatius School Mufti Day March 2006
The children at St Ignatius RC Primary School Sunbury-on-Thames, enjoyed a day not wearing their school uniform and raising money for BTRC. Thank you to them all and their parents and teachers.
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