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Tarrant's Quiz Party 2013

12 April 2010
Chris Tarrant once more hosted our Quiz Party, helping to raise over £108,000 for Children with Cancer UK.

Take a look at our video to see just how much fun everyone had.


You Tube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O0_2erMUPk
Thank you to Chris for all his hard work and to all our guests for their generosity.

Fun and photos
Chris Tarrant's Quiz Party is not your usual sort of quiz at all! It's an evening of non-stop fun, singing and dancing.

This is the 17th year of our Quiz Party and we think it was the best one yet!

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Top Model 2013

14 April 2010
12th – 14th April 2013.

This year, we were thrilled to be chosen once again as TOP MODEL'S benefitting charity.

In 2012 TOP MODEL raised £8,680.92 towards funding our vital work for children with cancer.

Although we don't have the final total yet for 2013, it looks like they'll have raised even more than last year. 

TOP MODEL is a professional model search seeking out the very best new model talent worldwide. All finalists are selected at interview by a panel of industry professionals.

The finals took place at the Hilton London Metropole... Read More
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The CHILDREN with CANCER Ball 2012

16 April 2010
The 2012 Christmas party season started on Saturday 10th November with a spectacular evening of entertainment. Our CHILDREN with CANCER Ball raised over £482, 000 to help fight childhood cancer.

View photos from the night

25 years in the making

25 years ago we held our first ball, which was also our first major fundraising event. It was held to commemorate the tragic loss of 14 year old Paul O'Gorman to leukaemia. From this early beginning the O'Gorman family went on to form our charity.

On Saturday 10th November 2012, with the help of o... Read More
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Opera at Syon 2012

17 April 2010
13th and 14th June 2012  
Once again, Diva Opera amazed with their stunning voices and remarkable production, taking their bows to enthusiastic applause.
These wonderful evenings raised over £103,000 this year, a large part of this thanks to generous sponsorship and 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 Gre... Read More
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The 24th Anniversary Summer Party

19 April 2010
Sunday 27th May 2012

Our dear friend and supporter, Caroline Randerson, once again organised and hosted her hugely successful fundraising party in Marbella, Spain.

To date Caroline has raised over £520,000 for us.

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

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

Villa Tiberio is a magnificent restaurant and the perfect party venue - the evening began at 7.30pm, w... Read More
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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
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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
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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
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Abseil Challenge

05 September 2010
One Big Drop – Well done and congratulations to everyone who took part in this unique challenge!

Abseiling 66 feet down Earls Court.

Sunday, 5 September 2010
In September 2010, some brave fundraisers abseiled down one of London's most famous buildings – Earls Court.

Those who took part, not only abseiled down the front of this iconic building – a massive 66 feet in total – but also raised money to help children with leukaemia.

Our courageous abseilers helped to fund ground-breaking research – to find new drugs that not only fight leukaemia,... Read More
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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
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