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Raised :
£960
JULIE'S "A CLOSE SHAVE" WITH MR MILLER
Julie Long had her head shaved on 1st March supporting her good friend Fraser Miller. She writes: “Our fab friend Frazer has been living with a brain tumour for many years. In recent times, this tumour has started to impact significantly on his career and also his family life with his amazing wife Wendy and […]
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Raised :
£2,033
ROD'S TREADMILL 10 CHALLENGE
Rod reports:- “Treadmill 10 was my 10 mile walk/jog on my treadmill to raise funds for Astro Brain Tumour Fund. It was completed on schedule! As ever, my fund-raising is inspired by my niece Gemma who fought her tumour so bravely until she died at only 29 years of age in November 2010. She […]
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Raised :
£364
Christmas Star for Gemma
Trustee Mary writes: “A competition for the best Christmas decorated window in our village was announced a few weeks ago so we thought we’d go for it. It developed into a giant star, (with the help of a hola hoop!). This year is the tenth anniversary of the loss of my much loved niece Gemma […]
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Raised :
£412
TOM ADAMS' WALKING CHALLENGE
Tom and friends walked the equivalent distance from Basildon to Newcastle over weekends in November 2020 and raised £412 for Astro Brain Tumour Fund! The inspiration for this challenge was his good friend Brian Young. Brian was diagnosed with a brain tumour in July 2020 and has subsequently undergone surgery and other treatments.
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Raised :
£295
Birthday Fundraiser
ABTF trustee Linda Rickford celebrated her birthday on 14th October 2020. She organised a fundraiser on Facebook and raised the amazing amount of £295! Linda wrote: “Thank you to everyone for their birthday wishes, gifts and for the generous birthday donations to Astro Brain Tumour Fund, a charity dear to my heart.“
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Raised :
£348
Norwich Virtual 10k Run October 2020
Sarah Wardle took part in this run for ABTF and raised £348. She writes: “It is almost 10 years since one of my best friends, Gem, passed away from a brain tumour. She hadn’t even reached her 30th birthday. I can’t believe it is 10 years since I laughed, sang and danced with her. Sometimes […]
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Raised :
£21,000
Fourteenth Norfolk Family Walk 4th October 2020
The Astro Brain Tumour Fund Norfolk Family Walk for Brain Tumours took place at Holkham Hall, North Norfolk, on Sunday, 4th October 2020 and, against all the odds, including a wet weather forecast and the Covid-19 restrictions, has turned out to be one of the most successful ones yet! We were lucky in that we […]
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Raised :
£1046
Chloe’s Fundraiser for ABTF
August 2020 Chloe Rosbotham, who recently had surgery to remove a grade 2 brain tumour, has raised the amazing sum of £1.046 via GoFundMe for Astro Brain Tumour Fund! Thank you so much, Chloe!
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Raised :
£1,195
PIE, MASH & PUDDINGS EVENING
Over 90 guests enjoyed this annual event which took place once more at the King William IV Country Inn & Restaurant, Sedgeford, Norfolk, in aid of Astro Brain Tumour Fund. Four varieties of pies were served. A raffle was held with prizes donated by the pub’s suppliers and entertainment was by “All that Jazz”. Proceeds, […]
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Raised :
£1105
Knitted Santa at the Pub
Trustee Linda Rickford belongs to a knitting group, The Crafty Knit-Wits, and they meet each week in a local pub called The Jack and Jill in Coulsdon. They were challenged to knit a life-sized figure for the pub and knitted Santa was born. He sat in the Pub for the whole of the Christmas period, […]
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Raised :
£860
Christmas Party 2019
Mary & Robbie held a Christmas Party in Holme-next-the-Sea Village Hall on Saturday 14th December. Four different soups were served along with a variety of puddings, followed by chocolates and coffee. We held a raffle, tombola, two competitions to win an amazing Christmas cake baked by Ros’s friend Renee (won by Mike Frost) and a […]
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Raised :
£260
Eat - Weigh Crochet
Karen Warne crocheted a blanket whilst losing weight and raising money for Astro Bran Tumour Fund. Her inspiration is her daughter Abby who was diagnosed with a low-grade brain tumour at the age of 23 in 2015. Karen has raised £260 for Astro Brain Tumour Fund. Pictured is Karen and Abby with the blanket at […]
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Raised :
£232.41
Indoor Cricket Tournament
Mark Blatherwick organised a Cricket Tournament on 16th November in aid of Astro Brain Tumour Fund. He writes: “On the 16th November, teams gathered together at Gosforth Academy, Newcastle for an indoor cricket tournament and to play for the C.B. Trophy. The day proved good fun with lots of six’s, catches and wickets taken. After […]
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Raised :
£1000
Afternoon Tea
Neal Blatherwick writes: My family and I recently organised a Charity Afternoon Tea, held in a local church hall, in Derby, in memory of my Catherine. 149 people attended and a great afternoon was had by all. The funds raised were boosted by a raffle, held during the afternoon, the sale of painted log Santas […]
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Raised :
£1059
Laura's Hadrian's Wall Walk
Laura Blatherwick walked the 84 miles of Hadrian’s wall from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway over the course of 7 days starting on 19th October. She did this challenge in memory of her mum, Catherine, who passed away from a brain tumour last year and Laura says that she was her inspiration for this walk, Catherine having […]
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Raised :
£7000
Norfolk Family Walk 2019
We woke with heavy hearts to hear the rain beating down but made our way to Holkham to set up for the Thirteenth (!) Astro Brain Tumour Fund Annual Family Walk for brain tumour research and support. After a bit of a struggle, the gazebos were erected by our faithful band of helpers who cheerfully […]
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Raised :
£200
Angus's September Run and Row
Angus Lockhart ran 6KM and rowed 5KM each day of September for Astro Brain Tumour Fund because he wanted to support a friend who has a low grade glioma. Angus Says: “In 2018, my closest friend unfortunately was diagnosed with a low grade glioma. Having undergone brain surgery last year unfortunately the tumour is still […]
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Raised :
£311
Gung Ho North East 2019
“My name is Samantha Bruce. In January 2018 at the age of 28 I was diagnosed with a Grade II Astrocytoma, measuring 10 by 4cm in my left frontal lobe. This came as a huge shock to my family, friends and myself. I had just moved in with my boyfriend and graduated as a Mental […]
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Raised :
£
OTHER FUNDRAISERS IN 2019
BUCKET COLLECTION: Trustees Mary & Robbie plus supporters Val & Michael were at the Corn Exchange, King’s Lynn with their collecting buckets at the Russell Watson concert on 23rd March 2019. Russell kindly announced our presence and an amazing amount of £445.75 was donated by his generous fans. READING HALF MARATHON: Rod Barrett successfully […]
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Raised :
£824
Cream Tea & Open Garden
Trustees Mary & Robbie Burton opened their garden to visitors and served cream teas and cakes. They also held a raffle, tombola and a competition for a fabulous homemade cake. The heavens opened soon after the start of the event and it rained really heavily for half an hour but he sun came out eventually […]
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Raised :
£1,465
LAVENDER LACE MAKERS
Astro Brain Tumour T trustees Mary & Robbie Burton attended a Lace & Craft Day at Hunstanton and were presented with a cheque for £1,465.48 by organiser Lynn Hallifax. This wonderful amount has been raised by the Lavender Lace Makers over the past year by selling their work at craft fairs and also demonstrations etc.
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Raised :
£1,668.25
Football Tournament
Mark and Neal Blatherwick organised a Football Tournament in Newcastle for the second year running, honouring the memory of Neal’s wife (Mark’s mum) who passed away from a brain tumour in October 2018. They raised the fantastic sum of £1,668.25 for Astro Brain Tumour Fund. Mark says : “Building on last year success we expanded […]
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Raised :
£1,600
AILSA JUMPED OUT OF A PLANE!
Ailsa Austin took part in a sky dive and raised around £1,600 for Astro Brain Tumour Fund. She writes: “My beautiful daughter Grace was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2006, since then she has had two operations, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, one son and another baby on the way. I’m so proud of her incredible journey […]
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Raised :
£
NORWICH HALF MARATHON
It was a cold, wet miserable start to the Norwich Half Marathon and things didn’t improve much as the race progressed. Rod Barrett soldiered on and did a sterling job, suffering cramp for the last mile or two. He successfully finished the event proudly wearing his trusted Astro shirt.
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Raised :
£
2018 FUNDRAISERS
Bucket Collection 21st December 2018 Trustees Robbie & Mary, together with supporters Val, Kenny and Jackie, did a bucket collection at Lidl, Heacham, Norfolk, resulting in a great total of £355.36 for Astro Brain Tumour Fund. Christmas Party 15th December 2018 Trustees Mary and Robbie, with the help of Ros, David, Val, Michael, Pam, Teresa […]
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Raised :
£
2017 FUNDRAISERS
Christmas Party & Lunch Mary & Robbie held this event on 16th December 2017 in Holme-next-the-Sea Village Hall. It was a great occasion with around 60 people enjoying their choice of homemade soup and puddings, rounded off with coffee or tea. A raffle, tombola plus competitions to win a hamper and “guess the amount of […]
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