Fighting childhood cancer. The greatest reason to give

Visit our other sites

Previous events

We hold many events every year. Here's a selection of the most recent.

Top Model 2012

20 April 2010
The Grand Finals took place on 16th, 17th and 18th March 2012.

100% of the profits from the public vote awards came directly to us. Thank you to everybody who voted. Your support helped raise a wonderful £8,680.92.

The Top Model 2012 Grand Finals were a huge success with hundreds of friends, family and sponsors turning up to support the finalists. 

All five events were great fun, and we can't thank the Top Model team enough (back stage and front of house) for all their hard work and dedication putting on this show stopping event. 

A big t... Read More
Categories Previous events

The CHILDREN with CANCER Ball

21 April 2010
Our CHILDREN with CANCER Ball in November was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who joined us.

Gorgeous guests, spectacular entertainment and fantastic prizes made our CHILDREN with CANCER Ball a night to remember.

Thank you to everyone who helped us to raise over £435,000. A fantastic achievement.
 
Photos

We have so many wonderful photos for you to look at. If you were there on the night, you're bound to find some of you and your friends. If you weren't lucky enough to be with us, the photos will give you a marvellous flavour of the ... Read More
Categories Previous events

Opera at Syon 2011

22 April 2010
 15th and 16th June 2011 
  
Once again, Diva Opera amazed with their stunning voices and remarkable production, taking their bows to enthusiastic applause.

These wonderful evenings raised over £88,000 this year, a large part of this thanks to a terrific selection of
auction items.

View the auction items (PDF)

The weather wasn't kind, but candlelit tables in the Conservatory made a beautiful alternative to picnicking on the lawn. Picnics were served during an extended interval, all within the beautiful Great Conservatory in Syo... Read More
Categories Previous events
Related Topics opera, syon

The 23rd Anniversary Summer Party

23 April 2010
Sunday 29 May 2011

Our dear friend and supporter, Caroline Randerson, hosted her fourth hugely successful fundraising party for us in Marbella, Spain.

To date, Caroline has raised over £500,000 for us.

An amazing achievement and we are very grateful for her continued support.

This is the fourth year she has thrown her Summer Party at the stunning Villa Tiberio in Marbella, and this year was just as fantastic!

Summer Party poster (PDF)
Villa Tiberio is a magnificent restaurant and the perfect party venue - the evening began at 7.30pm,... Read More
Categories Previous events
Related Topics support us

Tarrant's Quiz Party 2011

24 April 2010
Chris Tarrant once more hosted our Quiz Party in 2011 and helped to raise almost £150,000. Thank you to all our guests!

We were absolutely delighted that Chris Tarrant agreed to act as host once again and a fabulous time was had by all. There are lots of photos from the night - take a look on our Flickr page.

So much money raised

We are delighted that almost £150,000 was raised to help CHILDREN with CANCER. Thanks to each and every person who helped raise this fantastic amount.

Amazing prizes

We had some amazing prizes on offer.

Fou... Read More
Categories Previous events

The Marion Rose Ball 2010

13 May 2010
13 November 2010

Stars of stage and screen turned out to support us.

Alan Carr hosted a great fun version of Heads & Tails, filling the room with laughter.

Carol Vorderman very kindly helped by spotting celebrity guests and drawing prize tickets.

The ball was a wonderful fundraising success – raising over £420,000!

View photos from the night on flickr

Madness

With Madness as our headline cabaret, guests were soon up on their feet, dancing and singing to their favourite hits.

Terrific prizes

There were some terrific prizes too.  Highli... Read More
Categories Previous events

Cork Street Open Exhibition 2010

05 June 2010
5-13 August 2010

The annual Cork Street Open Exhibition of contemporary fine art is juried and showcases both emerging and established artists.

Each year a charity is chosen to benefit from the exhibition and this year we were the benefiting charity!

Super turnout and speakers

The Private View on 4th August had a fantastic turnout.

Speakers included Big Issue founder John Bird, who also had two paintings in the Exhibition, and leukaemia survivor, Andy Jackson.

Andy is our valued friend and Scientific Advisory Committee member. He represen... Read More
Categories Previous events
Related Topics art, cork street

The Amazing Great Children's Party

30 July 2010
30 June 2010

This marked the 23rd anniversary of our amazing, great day of fun for thousands of disabled, disadvantaged, leukaemic and seriously ill children.

Children came from far and wide to our party, the largest of its kind, and had a wonderful time on this hot and sunny day.

See photos of this year's Amazing Great Children's Party on flickr

Clowns, circus acts, comic book heroes and other costume characters were all on hand to entertain our very important young guests.

Other attractions included live music, fairground rides, an ice r... Read More
Categories Previous events

Alex Prior with four young virtuosos

08 December 2010
Thursday 8 April 2010

Alex Prior conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and four young virtuosos.

The programme included the London premiere of Alex's Quadruple Concerto Velesslavitsa.

Also performed were works by Adams, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saems, Bizet and Mendelssohn.

A search for talent

In Spring 2009, Channel 4 embarked on their three-part series The World's Greatest Musical Prodigies.

Alex was tasked with scouring the globe in search of the most prolific young musical talent. He discovered four young prodigies, before writing a sp... Read More
Categories Previous events
Related Topics alex prior, barbican
  • Scroll Up
  • Scroll Down>

Sign up to our newsletter

Get monthly email updates from
CHILDREN with CANCER

Sign up now
Children with Leukaemia logo

51 Great Ormond Street
London WC1N 3JQ
Tel: 020 7404 0808
Fax: 020 7404 3666

Registered Charity Number: 298405
Inaugurated by Diana, Princess of Wales

Short cuts