CANCERactive Supporters events

CANCERactive Supporters fundraising events

The CANCERactive Supporters´ Events Diary.

Here are some of the individual events being held by our supporters nationwide.

Do you have an event planned?

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March 2013

Figure Eight Independent Fashion Boutique of Dorchester are holding a Preview Fashion show for Spring/Summer 2013 - Fabulous Women´s European Designs, sizes 10-30, specialising in fashion for the larger lady. March 7th 6.30pm for 7pm start. Tickets 10 and include drinks, nibbles and a goodie bag. All money raised is being donated to CANCERactive.

Phone Elaine on 01305 259 700 for details.

February 2013

Patrons Ken and Eileen Cannon are holding their annual Black Tie Dinner Dance at The Holiday Inn Runcorn WA7 3HA on Saturday 23rd February.

For tickets contact 0151 510 0632

Rachel Clarke is taking part in a 10,000ft skydive on Saturday 16th February to raise funds for CANCERactive. Her jump is dedicated to Emma Meir, a young strong inspirational individual who is currently fighting this illness with her head held high!
If you would like to sponsor Rachel please click on the following link http://www.doitforcharity.com/rclarke

December 2012

Volunteer Regional Executive Christine Morgan organised her annual "Christmas Coffee Morning" and raised 101 for CANCERactive.

Volunteer Regional Executive Debbie Brooks recently donatd 200 to CANCERactive. 40 was collected from he Weston Super Mare Carnival and 160 was from a Christmas raffle and the content of her clinic´s collection box.

Volunteer Regional Executive Carol Nash donated 15.50 given in lieu of Christmas cards from the staff at The Dronfield Sports Centre.

November 2012

Fire Walk

Many thanks to Tim Matthews, Head Chef/Proprietor of The Carriage House Restaurant, Claydon House, Buckinghamshire who took part in a Fire Walk to raise funds for CANCERactive.

Please Support Volunteer Regional Executive Sally As She Abseils Down Battersea Power Station.

For some crazy reason, I, along with 2 friends, have volunteered to abseil down Battersea Power Station for charity on Saturday the 3rd November. No idea why
as I am not a great lover of heights and I am sure I will cry like a baby once I am at the top but it will all be worthwhile if I manage to raise some money for a good cause.

I first came across CANCERactive a few years ago when I picked up a copy of their magazine at my college whilst studying to become a nutritionist. I think they are an amazing charity who do unbelievable work in promoting the fantastic benefits of food and nutrition to help treat cancer and I think it is vital to continue raising awareness.

So, if you could please sponsor me, whether large or small, it would be greatly appreciated and it will help make me decide whether I jump or bottle it!
If you are kind enough to sponsor me, please click on the link to donate directly through the charity and mark your sponsorship Abseil /Donate.aspx

Update: Sally raised a fantastic 1,200

September

Volunteer Regional Executive Claire Whiles is organising a "Treasure Hunt" in aid of CANCERactive on Saturday 29th September. Meet at The Light and Energy Centre in Weymouth at 2.30pm for your map and then enjoy exploring the local area, answering questions and finding treasure.

Return to the centre for High Tea!

Adults 7.50 Children 3

Tickets available from Claire by phoning 01305 839 394 or e mail claire@lightandenergycentre.co.uk

August

Good luck to friends Afzal Ahmed and Gavin Hinder who are taking part in a charity "Parachute Jump" in memory of Gavin´s father Trevor who died in October last year aged 55. Afzal and Gavin are jumping (Weather permitting) on Monday 27th August. To sponsor Afzal please click on the following link http://ww.justgiving.com/Afzal-Ahmed

Update: Gavin and Afzal raised over 400 each.

Charity Golf Day

The Ladies at Ferndown Golf Club are holding a golfing day on August 8th to raise funds for CANCERactive.

Update:The charity received a wonderful cheque for 500. Many thanks to all who supported the event.

July

Reflexologist and supporter Melanie Bundock had a stall at her local village fete in St. Albans. She offered taster sessions to the public in return for a donation to CANCERactive. Melanie raised 50 and increased the awareness of the work of the charity. Many thanks from all the team.

June

A wonderful summer fundraising event to attend in July.

For further details see flyer below.

Update: The event raised a fantastic 1,100.

May

On Sunday 27th May Wendy Gordon (A member of the CANCERactive Team) was encouraged, at the very last minute, to take part in the 15 mile Wiral Coastal Walk. Wendy wrote the following: "Mission accomplished in brilliant sunshine from start to finish and were both still smiling!! A big thank you to everyone who has donated, it means a lot and will make a difference."

Craig Mackie ran in the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday 27th May. He completed it in 4 hours and 15 minutes, and in spite of the blistering heat has raised an amazing 1,200 for CANCERactive. Well done Craig from all the Team.

April

Ella and Kate are kayaking 120 miles from Devizes to Westminster over the course of 4 days from 5th - 9th April. They have chosen to use this opportunity as not only a personal challenge but also to raise money for CANCERactive which is close to both of their hearts.

Update: Ella and Kate raised an amazing 2,018.78

A New Catherine Corner

The opening of the new "Catherine Corner" in the LILAC cafe in Hull was a great success. Sheila, Sue and their team have created a lovely environment where you can sit inside or outside and eat delicious food from the menu which has the "Point Value" created by Chris Woollams and can be found in the back of "The Rainbow Diet". Sheila was interviewed by ITV news, the local radio station and her local newspaper. Visitors will also be able to experience Tai Chi, complementary therapies and talking therapies in the same building. Alan Johnson MP officially opened the centre to great applause and if you are in the area and can volunteer some time to work there please call Sheila on 07790 226028.

March

Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th March a Mind, Body and Spirit Fayre, is to be held at The Ponsmere Hotel, Perranporth, Devon. Free entry,talks and demonstrations. Featuring psychic artist Patrick Gamble who is donating a signed painting for the raffle, the proceeds of which will be donated to CANCERactive. Call 07918 657 385 www.psychicfayre.com

Update: Sue Outhwaite sent the charity a cheque for 500. Many thanks to all who supported the event.

Emily Is Going Bald For CANCERactive

On March 27th Emily Materek went bald for CANCERactive. Please read why Emily chose to do this.

"When I was seven my mother passed away from breast cancer, she was a very strong minded woman who wanted to see her two girls grow up. She fought hard against the cancer that ended up killing her. I am very proud of her.The charity that she supported was CANCERactive. It offers support and advice to people affected by cancer. That is why both my father and I are avid supporters. I am shaving my hair off for the Charity CANCERactive to raise money and awareness. I have already exceeded my original target in the first week. I would like to raise as much money as possible 10,000 is a big ask but let see how close we can get." If you would like to support Emily please click on the following link http://www.justgiving.com/Emily-Materek

Update: As of May 30th Emily has raised over 7,000 inc Gift Aid

February

Patrons Ken and Eileen Cannon are wonderful supporters of CANCERactive and hosted a Dinner Dance on February 18th to raise funds for the charity. The event was a fantastic success and Ken hopes that they have exceeded a final total of 10,000.

September

Tot Howard, mum of two busy boys and running in the Windsor Half Marathon on Sunday 25th Sepember. If you would like to support Tot please go to the following link http://www.justgiving.com/Scott-Matt-ScotlandCoasttoCoast

We (Scott Fletcher and Mat) have decided to put months of effort in to training for a truly daunting event: in September we will cycle (80 miles), run (24 miles) and kayak (3 miles) from one side of Scotland to the other, and the time limit is just 13 hours! We are asking everyone that we know to help us out by contributing an amount to CANCERactive, to sponsor Scott and Mat please go to the following link http:http://www.doitforcharity.com/richardbohancanceractive

Richard Bohan has bought a new bike and is about to cycle about 90 miles a day from London to Paris with his friend Scott Livingston to raise money for CANCERactive. To sponsor Richard please go to the following link http://www.doitforcharity.com/richardbohancanceractive

August

Diana Richardson contacted her local Waitrose in Kennilworth and we were chosen as one of the charities of the month for which we received 250. Thank you Waitrose.

June

CANCERactive supporter Rosemary Cunningham is organising a "Ladies Lunch" at her home in Benfleet, Essex on Wednesday 29th June for more details please phone 01702 558 623.

May

Claire Whiles has contacted us to tell us of her planned fundraiser in May.

In her own words...

"Just to let you have the details of the event Janis Martin and I are doing in May.

We are walking 100 miles from Dartmouth to Ferry Bridge in Weymouth in a week.

Itinerary as follows :

Agenda

Fri 6th May arrive Dartmouth

Sat 7th May Dartmouth to Brixham 11 miles

Sun 8th May Brixham to Babbacombe 11 miles

Mon 9th May Babbacombe to Exmouth 16 miles

Tues 10th May Exmouth to Sidmouth 13 miles

Wed 11th May Sidmouth to Seaton 11 miles

Thurs 12th May Seaton to Seatown 14 miles

Fri 13th May Seatown to Abbotsbury 12 miles

Sat 14th May Abbotsbury to Ferry Bridge 11 miles

We are really hoping to find some kind people to give us a bed for the night in each of our stays, so would be ever so grateful if you could pass this around to anyone you know who might accommodate us.

I have set up a just giving page - www.justgiving.com/claire-whiles for CANCERactive and we are aiming to raise 2,500"

March

Raewyn Hope-Cobbold with the help of her friends Juliet Hanka; Karen Axtell; Jo Prichard-Barrett, Caroline Ogilvie, Carolyne Morey, and Donna Eaves organised a "Swish Party" at Glemham Hall in Suffolk to raise funds for CANCERactive. They raised the fantastic sum of 400.

And here´s what people got up to in 2010.

FEBRUARY

CANCERactive supporter Simon Linnegar will be taking part in the Ho Chi Minh to Angkor Wat Cycle Challenge in February 2010. He will cycle through beautiful rural landscapes dotted with ruins of ancient civilisations and small towns where Buddhist temples nestle amongst graceful French colonial buildings and ramshackle houses. His challenge will take him from Vietnamese Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, through the rice-paddies and waterways of the beautiful Mekong Delta into Cambodia. He will pedal on through this friendly country towards one of the most impressive sights in Southeast Asia, the Royal Temples of Angkor Wat. We wish Simon the very best of luck and look forward to reading all about his experiences on his return.

Saturday 27th

The Complementary Clinic Wokingham are planning to hold a Charity Therapy Day to raise funds for three local charities including CANCERactive. This will be held on Saturday 27th February at The Complementary Therapy Clinic, 49 Denmark Street, Wokingham, RG40 2AY. People will be able to have taster sessions of various therapies, including reflexology, Hopi ear candles, reiki, etc in exchange for a small donation. >
for more details Tel: 0118 989 4832. Email: compclinic@btconnect.com
http://www.justgiving.com/BryanandPaula

APRIL ONWARDS

Bryan and Paula Chapman are on a sponsored slim. Bryan´s Dad was diagnosed with Bowel cancer late last year and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. Paula´s grandad also suffered with this too. As much as they´d like, they can do nothing to help directly, but indirectly can raise money for a cancer charity -CANCERactive. Paula suggested a sponsored diet, what better way, if they can get a per excess lb we´ll be quids in!

To sponsor them click here.

MAY

Stephen Horn emailed the charity to say "On May 8th 2010 I organised, with my fund raising partner Mrs Ali Mustafa, a 9 mile sponsored walk across part of the South Downs Way in Sussex with a group of 28 friends. We hoped to raise between 700 and 1000 depending on individual sponsorships. In fact everybody completed the event and we raised 1940. The money collected from the walk I am donating to CANCERactive for two reasons, I lost my dear Mum to cancer last Easter 2009 and also for the support this site has given Les Bryant during his illness. Some people took photos on the day which I hope to collate to show you."

Click here to read more about the event

The total sum that Stephen collected was brilliant. Our special thanks to Stephen , Mrs Ali Mustafa and their friends for their time, effort and donations.

JUNE

5TH

Sarah Chen will be 21 and will be doing her first skydive to celebrate and to raise money for CANCERactive. Read about her daring do and make a contribution to her effort by clicking here.

JULY

20TH

Detox Your Mind and Body -A local fundraising event for CANCERactive charity.
This seminar will help you find quality holistic cancer information and address.
Tuesday 20th July 7-9pm (6.30pm registration)
Venue: The Chertsey Bookshop/Wideawake Coffee House
95-99 Guildford Street, Chertsey KT16 9AS (t) 01932 565 495

Take home gifts/information pack/raffle prizes/holistic product demos. All proceeds go to CANCERactive

Contact: Ileana on 07796 174 702 (e) serenace_2000@yahoo.com

AUGUST

14TH A day of Health and Wellbeing was held at Nutritrain Southwest in Weymouth Dorset to raise funds for CANCERactive.

Despite a rainy start the day was very well attended and amongst the activities and therapies on offer were Chi Gung, Yoga, healing treatments, readings, allergy testing and talks on subjects such as Healthy Eating for Energy, Tarot, Reiki, Crystals and Palmistry.

Claire Whiles centre owner said "The day was so popular we even had to call in help from therapist friends to be able to cope with the demand for therapies. It was a very enjoyable day and we were thrilled to raise 400 for CANCERactive."

website: www.nutritrainsouthwest.co.uk

SEPTEMBER

4th A seminar for practitioners working holistically with cancer is being held by Fiona Shakeela Burns from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
at Avon Gorge Hotel Sion Hill, Clifton Village, Bristol BS8 4LD (Tel: 0117 973 8955)
Cost: 75 for Practitioners, 55 for Students.

The seminar aims are for practioners to:

become a more effective practitioner for helping people with cancer
learn about cutting edge meta-physical healing techniques as well as new scientific breakthroughs
understand the importance of juicing and detoxification
learn the The 7 keys approach
understand Cancer and what causes it
lose your fear around this disease

Fiona healed from cancer twice, both times the doctors had pronounced her terminally ill. She had Plasma Cell Leukaemia aged 11 and then as an adult, metastasised Cervical cancer which had spread to the ovaries and the brain. She had no conventional treatment.

Her childhood cancer recovery, which was due largely to the Gerson Therapy, led to her becoming a Medical Herbalist and she was able to bring this experience to her own healing process 31 years later. Her belief in her recovery, coupled with absolute determination to get well, resulted in her dramatic and rapid return to health against all odds.

Fiona is now ready to share with her colleagues the valuable lessons that she learned, including the back-to-basics principles of healing which she applied. She used a combination of diet, herbs, juices, Vitamin C infusions and body-mind techniques, as well as some cutting edge treatment at a German clinic.

For more information and to book please contact info@natureworx.com

26TH Rick Comber ran in the Windsor Half Marathon. He raised a wonderful 400 for CANCERactive. Well done and a great big thank you Rick.

Here is Rick´s account of the event.

"I live in a beautiful area of the country, close to Windsor and the Windsor Great Park. A group of us decided we were unfit, so after a walking weekend we pledged to sign up for the Windsor Half Marathon, that would hopefully do three things:

1. Raise some funds for a good cause
2. Get us fitter and help us lose weight
3. Encourage us to have some fun

Four of us agreed back in early April to do this and support our various pet causes. Mine was CANCERactive after being privileged to hear Chris Woollams speak at a NEWAYS Conference a couple of years ago.

Since April, I have done a fair bit of training: a total of 46 runs totalling 295 miles, burning about 44,500 calories. I have lost two and a half stone and had a lot of fun, given the great summer we have had.

I did most of my training in The Great Park; so fortunate to have it right there. One of our group dropped out, one got promoted at work and coped with the premature arrival of his first child, I trained, the other fitted it in when he could.

I set a target of 250 for CANCERactive and set about emailing my friends.
I managed to raise in total 400, making my target look a little unambitious.

On the day, I did a time of 2hrs 15mins in cold blustery conditions, beating both my friends by 15 and 20 minutes respectively, even though I have 10 years on them!

My wife made us all placards with the logo on and she and the girls cheered us on as we passed them each time. (3 times in total).
Thank you Susan and your colleagues at CANCERactive for all your encouragement, balloons and magazines. I trust this will be of value to you.

My top tips?
1. Do the training
2. Wear your name on your shirt on the day! People you don´t know shout your name and it gives you a boost
3. Use Facebook, email and the phone to tell your friends and acquaintances what you are doing. I was even sponsored by our local Chinese Takeaway!!"

You can still add to Rick´s total -to donate to Rick´s great effort click here.

OCTOBER

9th George Mudge, Volunteer Regional Executive has arranged a barn dance at Marytavy Coronation Hall on Saturday 9th of October starting at 7.30 dancing to the Commoners Rites Country Dance Band. Admission 7.50 including refreshments, for more details contact George Mudge on 01822 615456. Proceeds for CANCERactive.

24th Katie Harris (left) and sister Molly who raised 255 through a sponsored walk, donating 100 to CANCERactive and the remainder to Macmillan Cancer Support and The Meningitis Trust. They took Bruno on the walk (black dog) - the other dog is Tess who wasn´t fit enough to walk the distance... Molly walked 13 miles and Katie did 15. Well done ladies (and Bruno) and many thanks for your donation.

NOVEMBER

6th The Truth matters Conference will be take place between 9am and 5pm at The Devonshire Dome University of Derby Buxton. Click here to download the poster for the conference.

6-17th The children of the Woodlands Montessori prep did exceptionally well in their fundraising efforts for CANCERactive. On the 6th of November 2010, students ran a raffle at the European Shaolin Kung fu Championships and raised 64, as well as taking one gold, one silver and two bronze cups.

On the 17th November the children took part in a spellathon. The results of which gave some parents an overdraft because they underestimated their child´s spelling prowess. In fact one was ready to pass out when he heard his daughter spelt 863 words correctly out of 960! However he did honour his agreement and handed over a quite substantial cheque. ( I think he will be wary of how much he sponsors for next time.)

Our skipathon went very well with some children able to skip 100 times with no problem, 5 children took part in the skipathon and enjoyed it so much, they still ask to skip off their energy between lessons.

In all we raised 400 over three days of events. We also handed out copies of icon magazine to spectators and let them know exactly how we feel about supporting CANCERactive.

All students enjoyed the activities and we are working on ideas for our next round of fundraising."

DECEMBER

3rd Regional Executive Christine Morgan is organising a CANCERactive Christmas Coffee Morning. To be held on Friday 3rd of December at 11 a.m. at her home.
She has invited her yoga ladies and asked them to bring a friend ( They are a small class in a small village). She is also inviting a few friends from the beekeepers´ association.
There will be organic cakes baked by her friend Karen and Christine is baking organic mincepies. They will be serving organic tea and coffee, and asking for 2 per person. For those wishing to pay a little more there will be a glass of organic wine.
It´s easy and fun, a great excuse for a good natter with friends and a brilliant way to raise money for CANCERactive.

4TH One of our Regional Execitives, Sue Booth, will be holding a fundraising event. Join her for Mulled wine and Mince Pies. Sample treatments will be available, maybe try TrueTouch skincare, or Hydracial, Laser Liposuction Demonstration, Hot Stone massage. Better still join her for a chance to win a 250 Pamper Day (Tickets are 10 each) - you can buy as many as you like! All proceeds for this pamper day will go to CANCERactive.

Location is:
Aspire Beauty
The Old Station House
175 Dukes Ride
Crowthorne
Berks
RG45 6NZ
01344 750751

The event is from 10 am until 4 pm.

Other raffle prizes are available also for 5 a strip.. thats 5 chances! This will go to both CANCERactive and Sebastian´s Action Trust (one of Aspire Beauty´s staff member´s cousin). They do go hand in hand as Sebastian died of Leukemia at the age of 10 and it was his dream to build a house for families to use for respite care. This opens in May 2012 fulfilling Sebastian´s dream. They also give out icon magazines to people that come to their shop.

She would love anyone to come along and support this fun day.