Tag: fundraising
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The launch of Celebrating You 2020
Celebrating You, The Brain Tumour Charity’s community awards event, returns in May 2020 and nominations are now open!
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Why Deliciously Ella’s Matt Mills is running the London Marathon
Matt is the son of Baroness Tessa Jowell, who galvanised the political community in the House of Lords with her campaign for those affected by brain tumours following her own diagnosis
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The London Marathon: a personal blog
The Charity’s corporate partnerships officer Steve Salazar, has been pounding the training miles
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Making a splash for BTAM: Tom Daley’s story of support
Tom opens up about why he supports us and raising awareness during Brain Tumour Awareness Month
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Hal raises dough for research
Interviewed by our Young Ambassador, Grace Latter, Hal Cruttenden opens up about his mum’s diagnosis and why he supports the work we do
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Phil Spencer joins the third ascent of Everest In The Alps
Phil will join Rob Ritchie, whose ten year old son Toby, has a low grade brain tumour and others to scale the height of Everest on skis in just four days from 5 March 2019
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A Will to make a difference
Our Senior Gifts and in Memory Officer, Kelly Jack, says the process of making a Will is as easy as 1…2…3
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Everest in the Alps challenge set to raise £1million
The epic expedition took place over four days at the end of February, raising vital funds for research into paediatric brain tumours
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Phil Spencer’s Everest in the Alps blog
Everest in the Alps: The Second Ascent, took place at the end of February, raising vital funds for research into paediatric brain tumours
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They’re off! The teams begin the second ascent of Everest in the Alps
Conditions were perfect for the first day of the ascent. The four-day challenge will test all skiers to their limits, ascending over 2,500 metres every day to reach their target
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Everest in the Alps presents a mountainous training challenge for Phil Spencer
TV presenter Phil Spencer prepares to take on the Everest in the Alps expedition to raise funds for life-saving research into childhood brain tumours
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Phil Spencer takes on the second Everest in the Alps challenge
Channel 4 presenter of Location, Location, Location and Love it or List It to join charity’s epic ski tour challenge in Verbier, Switzerland
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Simon Kindleysides, a paralysed dad of three, to take on the London Marathon in an exo-suit
Already an accomplished singer and guest judge on the new Saturday BBC1 show, All Together Now, Simon, has now set his eyes on one of his biggest challenges yet; to take on the London Marathon wearing the revolutionary ReWalk exo-suit
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Launching our 2017 Christmas Appeal
In the UK, 11,000 people are diagnosed with a brain tumour every year. This figure simply has to change
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University fashion show raises £28,000
St Andrew’s Fashion Show (FS) has raised over £28,000 for The Brain Tumour Charity in a bid to fund research in to vital treatments to tackle the disease.
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Hope for Ollie following fundraising campaign
12-year-old Ollie Gardiner is set to become one of the first patients in the world to receive a treatment being trialled for childhood brain tumour patients after an astonishing fundraising campaign launched by his family.
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St Andrews Fashion Show teams up with The Brain Tumour Charity
St Andrews Fashion Show (FS) has announced it is partnering with The Brain Tumour Charity for the 2017 event in a bid to raise vital funds for treatments to tackle the disease.
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#WearItOut for Bandanas for Brain Tumours 2016
Get involved with our Bandanas for Brain Tumours campaign this year. By joining us and wearing it out, you can raise awareness of brain tumours and vital funds for research into early diagnosis.
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Be a Star Christmas campaign launches
We’re aiming to tackle the issue of late diagnosis of brain tumours. For this to happen we’ve enlisted the support of researchers, GPs and our community, to drive awareness and effect change to diagnosis times. Spearheading this Christmas Campaign is Sophie O’Hagan.
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Record-breaking rower pays tribute to team Ocean Valour
“Keep going because I promise you, you will succeed. Any dream you have, just smash it.”
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Chris White MP writes about The Twilight Walk Warwick
Chris White, MP for Warwick and Leamington, joined hundreds of supporters for our Warwick Twilight Walk last Sunday, writing about it on his website.
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Our 10-year-old supporter Amelia Gebruers wins a Pride of Britain Award
Our ten year old supporter Amelia Gebruers won a Pride of Britain award for her fundraising achievements.
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Make a difference and leave a gift in your Will
Last week, many people were talking about remembering charities in Wills. We invited Tim Clarke, who has lived with a brain tumour for five years, to share his thoughts.
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The Brain Tumour Charity shortlisted for a £100K grant from the Masonic Samaritan Fund
The Brain Tumour Charity has been shortlisted to the final stages of the Masonic Samaritan Fund Silver Jubilee Research Fund vote, for a chance to be awarded a grant of £100,000 to fund our Centre of Excellence at University College London.