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Annual Fundraising Evening to be held in November
Steve & Zenia would like to invite you to share an evening with friends at their annual Breast Cancer Fundraising Evening. Black Tie for Gentlemen! A touch of pink for the Ladies!
November 12th 2011, 7pm for 7.30 Dinner at Maidstone Hilton Hotel, ME14 5AA.
Tickets £43.
For further information or to book tickets please contact zenia@airclean.co.uk or steve@airclean.co.uk.
Item added: October 2011
Blunt reforming to support MKBCA
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Update: The Blunt gig in memory of Ryan's mother, Joy Porter was a great success and raised nearly £2300. Well done lads.
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Cancer is something that's affected most members of Blunt. Both Richard's Brother and Paul's Sister suffered from forms of the disease but thankfully were treated successfully. But it has also taken the life of Paul's Father and, most recently, Ryan's Mother.
It's for this reason that they aim to raise money for the charity that looked after Ryan's Mother, The Mid-Kent Breast Cancer Research Appeal. To achieve this Blunt are reforming after 13 years away to play a one off gig at the Underground Bar at the LSE in Aldwych, London on the 14th October 2011.
For more information you can email BluntBand@hotmail.co.uk or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BluntBand. To Donate and/or purchase tickets for the event you can visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BluntBand.
Item added: October 2011
Charity Sale raises funds for Mid-Kent Breast Cancer
On Saturday 1st October 2011 Joyce Saunders, her grandchildren and friends raised over £800 for our charity with a Sale at Dunk Hall, Hawkhurst.
Joyce and her team of helpers are very experienced in fund-raising and we sincerely thank them for supporting our charity and raising such a wonderful amount.
Item added: October 2011
What people do for charity!! by Gerry West
Once a year I go on a short walking holiday with Steve and Gordon, two great friends. This year I suggested we walk to the top of Ben Nevis (we had already done Snowdon and Scafell Pike, when I was younger).
Steve and I flew to Glasgow, Gordon picked us up and on the 10 June, after a night in Fort William we started the ascent at 0930.
It is a hard walk - I took until 1315 to reach the top , we then started the descent!!! – Unfortunately, I had pulled a muscle so it took over 4 hours to come down. At the bottom is the ‘Ben Nevis Inn’, never has a pint of lager tasted so good. Next day, I could hardly move let alone walk, so some gentle sightseeing was in order, we flew back to Gatwick on the 12 June.
The upshot is - I told all friends, relatives, golfers and clay pigeon shooters that I know, that this was a charity walk for the Mid-Kent Breast Cancer Research Appeal (The charity supported by my wife, Marion, during her year as Lady’s Captain at Pout Wood Golf Club). Ultimately, due to the incredible generosity of all involved, a total sum of £1,183.50 is available to the charity. Bearing in mind, when I set out on this venture I thought I may raise a few hundred quid – I have been staggered by my friends’ generosity. People are great aren’t they!
Gerry West
PS Three weeks after the climb up ‘The Ben’ I was able to walk without pain, now I am back to normal. To cap it all I have just received my state pension.
Item added: August 2011
Pam Brooks raises funds for MKBCA
Pam Brooks with the then Deputy Mayor, Brian Mortimer, his wife, Dianne (Deputy Mayoress) and helpers.
Pam has organised several successful Craft Fairs and has raised several thousands of pounds for our charity.
Brian & Dianne are now Mayor and Mayoress of Maidstone.
Item added: August 2011
Sunset Cruise at Bewl Water, Lamberhurst
Sunset Cruise (on 15 July) was a great success and after a boat trip on Bewl Water, a tasty hogroast was enjoyed by the guests. A super raffle was held during the evening and guests danced the night away to the Box of Frogs band.
Thank you to Rebecca, her husband, family and friends. Congratulations to John & Rebecca on becoming Deputy Mayor & Mayoress of Tonbridge Wells.
Item added: August 2011
Chainhurst Garden Safari
Chainhurst Garden Safari, held on 26 June, and organised by Rosemary Turnbull, was a terrific success and attracted a lot of visitors to the gardens. All 18 gardens looked magnificent on the day and reflected all the effort the owners had put into making their gardens special.
A wonderful amount was raised for our charity and the great thing was that it brought the villagers together. They met and made friends and shared their interest in gardens.
A presentation was held in the organiser's garden and Sue & Peter Jones accepted the cheque for our charity. Everyone was delighted with this years event and are keen to do the same again next year.
If you were unable to attend this years Chainhurst Garden Safari, then please don't miss next years. This not to be miss event is planned for the 9 or 10 June 2012. Dates to be confirmed.
Item added: August 2011
Maplesden Noakes School - "race for life" donation
In early June, Maplesden Noakes School organised a "race for life" event to raise funds for the MKBCA.
The idea for the event came after the head of sixth form asked each form in the school to organise an assembly. However, teacher Alexandra Panconi and her form decided to do more.
Alexandra is a friend of Jo Ostermeyer, who has been raising funds for our charity. So she thought this would be the perfect opportunity to do a "race for life" in school and collect some funds.
The students in her form put together an assembly to promote the event, and presented it to each year group in the school. The presentation ended with a short video of Jo explaining her story (which proved to be very powerful and reduced a few students - and staff - to tears)!
On the day, many sixth formers and staff wore pink, and as well as students from Alexandra's form, some of the other sixth form students completed the run. In addition, every form tutor collected money from their students - with staff also contributing towards the final amount.
The students really enjoyed staging this event, and the school is hoping to be able to repeat the experience next year.
Item added: July 2011
Ros Harper's South Downs Way Challenge
Ros completed her challenge on June 29 – July 1 2011 in aid of breast cancer research. She did the long distance bike ride to celebrate her recent recovery from breast cancer.
It was a tough, hilly off road ride of 100 miles over 3 days; and she started training early!
It started near Winchester, taking in the beautiful Hampshire and Sussex countryside and finished in Eastbourne. There was 10,000ft of climbing involved – like cycling up Mt Snowdon 3 times!
Ros's son, Nick Harper, also completed a Kyakathon. Between them, they raised a substantial amount of money for our charity.
All we can say is well done and thank you Ros and Nick. A tremendous achievement.
Item added: July 2011
Parachuting for MKBCA
Well done to Pip Lawrence who has now completed her parachute jump in aid of our charity. Looking at the photos below, it would seem she really enjoyed herself. Thank you to Pip and everybody that sponsored her.
Item added: March 2011
Matt 'Awesome' Lawson will be racing for Mid-Kent BCA
It's 2011 and this years racing season is fast approaching.
This will be the 3rd year that Matt 'Awesome' Lawson will be racing in the Ducati Sporting Club - Desmodue Race series.
2009 was his first year racing motorcycles. In 2010 he had 6 pole positions, 6 fastest laps, won 5 races but crashed in 3 races. By the last race of the season he managed to gain 2nd place in the championship.
For 2011 Matt has decided to move up to the Class A series which is aimed at more experienced racers. The first race is at Brands Hatch on March 12th he is hoping to raise some money for MID-KENT BREAST CANCER RESEARCH APPEAL.
Those of you that know Matt will be able to sponsor him using the form he has in his shop, others may wish to sponsor his efforts using the CAF donation option (or the printable form) on this website.
Item added: February 2011
Parachuting for MKBCA
After the great success of the Fitness Boot Camp, Pip Lawrence is doing a parachute jump in aid of our charity. Unfortunately, the jump has been delayed a couple of times due to the weather conditions.
Good luck with your jump, Pip.
Item added: February 2011
London marathon runners support Mid-Kent Breast Cancer
Helen Hook & her brother, Martin Adams, are running in the London Marathon and raising funds for our charity. If you would like to sponsor them, please send a cheque to The Mid-Kent Breast Cancer Research Appeal (Mid-Kent BRCA for short), 173 Bush Road, Cuxton, Rochester, Kent ME2 1HA or make a payment via the CAF link on this site. Please state the donation is to sponsor Helen & Martin.
Item added: February 2011
Radiotherapy DVD
Dr Russell Burcombe from Oncology requested our charity fund a DVD that would inform patients who had to go through Radiotherapy. We hope the DVD helps to dispel some of the patient’s concern by showing them machines would be involved in the treatment and hearing the information given by the medical staff.
A copy of the DVD will be available on this website soon.
The Mid-Kent Breast Cancer Research Appeal
Registered Charity No. 1054459
Please support our charity ~
~ so that we can continue our fight against breast cancer
