What would you do with £25,000?
Buying a ticket for only £1 in our Spring Grand Draw gives you the chance of winning over 150 prizes, including our jackpot prize of £25,000.
By playing the raffle you can help more children, like Matilda, to receive better, kinder treatments, as well as giving yourself the chance to win a huge amount of money. Why wait?
Matilda’s mum, Hannah, took Matilda to see their GP after she saw symptoms like tiredness, a swollen tummy and small pin prick bruises. They barely had time to process what was going on before being thrown into the world of cancer. After two years of treatment and over 800 doses of chemotherapy, Matilda has reached the end of treatment.
This is the reality of cancer. We think no child should have to go through this. To help us change the future for so many children like Matilda, play our Spring Raffle today. Enter now and you could help to fund vital research that will lead to safer and more effective treatments.
Early Bird Draw
Play by 11 April to be entered into our Early Bird Draw, and you could be in with a chance to win one of 10 additional £50 prizes.
Ways you can play
Enter online, by phone or by post. Playing our Spring Grand Draw is easy. You can enter online by clicking the link below. If you haven’t received tickets via the post, but would like to, you can request one by emailing info@childrenwithcancer.org.uk or by calling our friendly team on 0800 222 9000 (Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm).
The all important dates
Early Bird closing date
Friday 11 April 2025
Main draw closing date
Friday 23 May 2025
Draw date
Friday 30 May 2025
Winners published
Friday 20 June 2025
How your money helps
Your £12 donated or 12 tickets purchased…
…could help fund essential laboratory supplies, forming the basis of research into childhood cancer to help children like Matilda
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Your £24 donated or 24 tickets purchased…
…could help to find kinder, more targeted, treatments for children like Matilda
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Your £36 donated or 36 tickets purchased…
…could help fund innovative research projects to prevent relapse in children whose ALL is not responding adequately to the initial chemotherapy in the study by Professor Julie Irving
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By playing our Spring Grand Draw, you can support our vital work to find kinder and better treatments for children like Matilda. Her mum Hannah tells Matilda’s story.
I had taken Matilda to see her GP as she had symptoms of being incredibly pale, lethargic, had small pin prick bruising, a swollen tummy and was frequently getting colds. I had a feeling deep down that there was something wrong and when the GP asked me what I think it is, I thought cancer. But nothing could have ever prepared us for her to actually receive that diagnosis.
We barely had time to process what was happening before we were thrown into the world of cancer. We had to learn quickly what ALL was and what the treatment for it was which we couldn’t have done without the amazing staff at the hospital. I can’t even put into words how proud we are of our wonderful Matilda The Brave. She has faced so many treatments over two years but had her final Chemo on 20 April 2024.
Since then Matilda has started year one in school, she has joined a local gymnastic class and enjoys swimming classes every weekend, she has enjoyed days out and had the experiences that she has missed out on over the last 2.4 years of treatment. At 5 years old she has decided that she wants to be an oncologist to help other little girls and boys like her who have cancer. She has the biggest heart.
The last few years have been incredibly challenging and utterly heart breaking at times but she continued to show the world her beautiful smile and unwavering strength and determination.
Hannah, Matilda’s mum
By playing our Spring Grand Draw, you’re funding vital research that could lead to better, kinder treatments – helping more children and young people like Matilda survive cancer and fulfil their dreams.
Latest winners
Congratulations to our Christmas Grand Draw Winners
1st £25,000 Mrs S Parfitt
2nd £2,500 Mr D Richardson
3rd £1,000 Mr Roger Carver
To see all the winners, please visit our Grand Draw website.
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Matilda's Story
Matilda was diagnosed with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in February 2022, in April of 2024 she returned to school after finishing her chemotherapy treatment.
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Weekly Winners Lottery
Every week, you could win one of 100 guaranteed cash prizes – including our fantastic £1,000 jackpot. It’s a great way to have some fun while helping children with cancer.
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Our current research projects
Over the last 35 years, we’ve funded over 300 cancer research projects for children and young people.. Have a look at some of the current research projects we are funding.
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