South East

Raising money for a new Teenage Cancer Trust unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton, Surrey and shared facilities in other London hospitals.

Teenage Cancer Trust is raising money to build a state-of-the-art unit at a recognised centre of excellence, the Royal Marsden Hospital. It will care for teenagers and young people with cancer from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex:

• The unit will cost over £3million, which has to be raised locally
• Building has started and is due to be completed in Summer 2011

The Grand Challenge in the South East

We're inviting businesses, organisations and groups to take part in the GRAND Challenge. By raising at least £1000 before the 31 December 2011 you'll be supporting Teenage Cancer Trust’s work across the UK.

First business to sign up!

Parker Building Supplies, Kent and Sussex’s leading independent building merchants, is the first business to sign up to The Grand Challenge! Parker have chosen us as their chosen charity for 2011 and staff and suppliers will work hard to rise to this challenge.

More businesses signed up...

Thank you to the below companies who have signed up to raise £1,000 by December 2011. We look forward to hearing about your fundraising events over the coming months!

* Find out more about how you can get involved in The Grand Challenge

Latest news

Find out what's going on in the South East...

Dumbfest- Music Festival in aid of The Teenage Cancer Trust

Saturday 5th May 2012 11am til Late The Phoenix Theatre , Bordon Tickets £15 in advance (£20 on gate) + under 14s Free concession for students

Music and Comedy

Line up includes Dodgy and Simon Donald (co founder of Viz) plus many more top acts.

Dumbfest runs alongside the original banger rally, "the Dumball rally" and has managed to raise over £7000 for TCT in the first 2 years which has played its part in helping the Dumball rally (dumball.org) raise nearly £200000 so far for charity. Dumbfest promises to be bigger and better having secured 90s favorites Dodgy to headline! Check out all the links below for up to date information or contact Danny

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You are invited to meet Teenage Cancer Trust in the Fleet and Farnham area!

Please come and join us to find out about Teenage Cancer Trust in the Fleet and Farnham area and discover how you can get involved with local staff.

When: Thursday 23rd February, 18:30 – 20:00 Where: Farnham Maltings, Farnham, GU9 7QR RSVP: Anna Wemyss 07904876924

Reading Half Marathon - 1 April 2012

Renowned as one of the fastest and flattest half marathons in the UK the Reading Half marathon is the perfect 13.1 mile challenge. Starting at Green Park and finishing at the Madjeski Stadium running this half marathon will be an unforgettable experience. Join our team of runners today! We’ll provide you with all the help and support you need to ensure you cross the finish line. If you already have your own place for the Reading Half Marathon, you are interested in signing up for a Teenage Cancer Trust place or would just like more information then please email challenges@teenagecancertrust.org. or call 020 7612 0370.

Music for a Cause - A Fundraiser in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust

4th February 2012 at the Reading Walkabout
Time: 7-10/30pm
Cost: £10 a ticket, includes entry and a glass of champagne, as well as a strip of raffle tickets.
Dress: Black tie
Contact – Zoe 07951 064 022
For more information and to view the event flyer Click Here

NEW Brooklands and North Surrey fundraising group!

We are delighted to announce that we now have a fundraising group in North Surrey. If you are interested in joining the group please come along to our next meeting on Tuesday 17 January 18:00 at Brooklands Hotel, Weybridge and contact Anna Wemyss for more information – 07904876924

Andrew Robson Bridge Day

Enjoy a day of expert bridge tuition and playing sessions in the beautiful setting of Burhill Golf Club When: Monday 12th March 10am – 3pm Where: Burhill Golf Club, Burwood Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey, KT12 4BX What’s included: Coffee on arrival, lunch, teaching from Andrew Robson and supervised playing sessions. Cost: £49.50 For more information and to reserve a place contact Anna Wemyss 07904876924

Congratulations to all our runners who took part in the Great South Run!

Especially well done to Mark Eaton pictured below with his daughters and friends who came along to cheer him on!


To sign up for the 2012 Great South Run on Sunday 28 October please contact Anna Wemyss.

Issy raises £500 over coffee

Issy Smith recently arranged a coffee morning at her home and raised over £500 for Teenage Cancer Trust's South East Appeal. She chose to raise money for us for a number of reasons, the main one being that she lost her brother Freddie to brain cancer just over a year ago.

Freddie's family spent a lot of time with him at the Royal Marsden when he was first ill 11 years ago, so she was keen for this money to go to the unit we are building there now. Issy and three of her friends are now challenging themselves to trek up Snowdonia to raise money for charity. Issy is a very strong young lady, we look forward to hearing how her challenge goes.

Blue Day wrap up!

Supported by ‘TheBestOf’, approximately 90 companies, schools and individuals across the South East and Channel Island went crazy for our first ever ‘Blue Day’ on 14th October.

To raise money, people dressed up in Blue all-in-one Morph suits, dyed their hair Blue and played Blues Music whilst hundreds of delicious Blue Cupcakes were consumed across the region! The fun-filled event enjoyed loads of media coverage across the counties including radio, TV and newspapers.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who got involved on the day!

Legal and General staff member swims 4.3 miles

After committing to raise £25,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust South East, Retail Savings Operations in Hove saw their latest challenge completed by Chris Wilson of Legal and General. Chris is an enthusiastic supporter and fundraiser for Teenage Cancer Trust.

Chris swam 4.3 miles of the River Adur from Shoreham to Upper Beeding. This was Chris’ 3rd challenge this year, after already completing the London to Brighton bike ride and the Brighton Marathon. Chris said “ this was most definitely the most difficult out of the three purely because of the freezing cold water! I was in the water for just under 2 hours, and was shivering for about 2 hours afterwards as well. I have now set my sights on doing the 3 Peaks challenge next year and then a Triathlon in the summer to bring the three events this year together''

Chris is an inspiration to his friends and colleagues and we are so proud to have him on the team!

Victoria B photoshoot

Victoria B offered the experience of a photoshoot for some of the girls being treated at the Royal Marsden. She wanted to offer this chance to take some great portrait photos. Victoria said of the shoot, "They seemed to take everything in their stride and their strength and positivity was really inspiring."

A royal opening for The Royal Marsden

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge opened the new Oak Centre for Children and Young People at The Royal Marsden in Surrey on 29 September. The Centre includes our new Teenage Cancer Trust unit which will be one of the largest and most impressive units in the country. This new unit will be one of the largest and most impressive units in the country complete with five individually designed bedrooms with ensuites and a pair of four bed bays colour coordinated in funky, modern designs. The unit which is now in the final stages of development should be open to young cancer patients later this year.

Teenage Cancer Trust Fundraising Group Launches in Guildford

The new fundraising group are pictured here with the Mayor of Guildford and hope to organise many events in the upcoming months to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust.

If you are interested in joining the group please contact Anna Wemyss - 07904876924 or email Anna.

Golf Day raises £2,500!

Thank you to all at Trusted Contacts for raising a fabulous £2,500 for Teenage Cancer Trust at their golf day.

Wardstock 2011

Many thanks to all of our amazing friends in West Malling, Kent who raised an incredible £11,181 at this year’s Wardstock event taking the total raised across the last 10 year’s of Wardstock to over £40,000.

The line up of bands this year included the amazing Cuban Brothers and the evening was rounded off with an awesome silent disco! Thank you to the Darwent Wax Company and everyone else who makes this annual event possible.

Music4All

Following on from the Music4All event at Tonbridge School in August, Blues Camp UK presented Teenage Cancer Trust with a cheque for £700.00

The 3-day event offered musicians of all levels the opportunity to learn and/or perfect their performance and by the end of the weekend they were performing as part of a band.

For more information about the 2012 event, please call Vic Hyland on 07976 405561.

Paddle Round The Pier - Brighton, East Sussex

Thank you to all the volunteers who did an incredible job all weekend to make this event such a success. We all had so much fun and can't wait until next year!

Wiston Steam Rally - Wiston Park, West Sussex

Thanks to everyone at Wiston Steam Rally for a great day.

Parker Building Supplies' fundraising efforts

Mount Snowdon climb

Well done to Tonbridge Kitchen Showroom team from Parker Building Supplies LTD who took part in a Mount Snowdon challenge - climbing a staggering 3560 feet all in the name of Teenage Cancer Trust. On 11 June, Matt Hollamby, Amy Lee and Stephanie Goodfellow took just four hours to climb to the summit and raised £150.00.

Skydiving for Teenage Cancer Trust

On Sunday 9 July, five intrepid ‘skydive virgins’ from Parker Building Supplies set off for the Headcorn Airbase in Kent to take on the challenge.
The Skydive from 12,000 feet was a brave attempt by the team. The participants were Matt Hollamby and Stephanie Goodfellow from Parker Kitchens in Tonbridge High Street, Ollie Agate from the Web Sales Department, Joe North from the Uckfield branch, and Stuart Payton from the East Grinstead branch. After the dive Matt said ‘The feeling when we jumped was incredible, flying through the air at 120mph for 30 seconds ...then silence when the chute opened and floated down to the ground. The best feeling ever!!!”

Bracknell and Wokingham College

Thank you to students and staff Bracknell and Wokingham College for raising a fantastic £850 for Teenage Cancer Trust. The money was raised through students dressing up and collecting money in the town centre and activities such as cake sales and raffles.

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys

After seeing a fellow pupil suffer from a rare type of bone cancer in 2007 the current head boy of Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, Billy Harris, came up with the idea to introduce a Head Boy’s Charity to raise money and awareness for Teenage Cancer Trust.

The school community started raising money in November last year at awards evenings where Billy talked briefly about the charity to parents and left collection pots for any donations.

Following this the Head Boy’s Charity organised events such as non-uniform days, music concerts and cake sales and sold wristbands and pin-badges to both students and teachers on their Humanities day in February.

Superlungs support Teenage Cancer Trust

Check out Superlungs, the youngest signed rock band in Europe! Having played at Teenage Cancer Trust's marquee at this years Brighton Marathon we reckon they're going to do great things and recommend you follow their journey.

• www.superlungs.com
• Join them on Facebook

Teenage Cancer Unit at the Royal Marsden

Teenage Cancer Trust’s unit at the Royal Marsden will be one of the largest and most impressive units in the country, complete with five individually designed bedrooms with ensuites, a pair of four bed bays colour coordinated in funky, modern designs.

The unit, which is designed to make hospital stays for young people bearable and comfortable, will also feature a dedicated patient kitchen, roof terrace and ergonomically shaped passages and areas to relax and listen to music. A chill out area is divided into areas for relaxation, TV enjoyment, music and entertainment. A pool table will create a focal point for the space and there is even a dedicated gaming room for young people to enjoy hours of playstation in private. A state-of-the-art ‘snoezelen’ pod is off one end of the chill out zone which will provide a place for quiet reflection.

To keep up with their school work and studies there is a large school room in the unit and full internet access. This will make an enormous difference and help young people to keep up with their peers and get back to ‘normal’ life after treatment.

The unit will also cater for families and friends with a parent’s lounge and kitchen and space for family and friends to stay over, ensuring the family unit is kept together during long stays in hospital.

Everyone at Teenage Cancer Trust is very excited about the difference this new unit will make to lots of young people with cancer across the South East and we’re working hard with the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust to make it happen.

You may have received communication from the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, updating you about the development of the Children and Young People’s Cancer Centre. Although Teenage Cancer Trust was not specifically mentioned, we can assure you that our unit is very much a part of the development and we are still fundraising towards our goal.

Your ongoing support of Teenage Cancer Trust and our South East Appeal is much appreciated. Together we can transform the way young people with cancer are treated in the South East by ensuring they receive the best possible care and professional support.

Legal & General raises over £34,000

Legal & General has been supporting the Teenage Cancer Trust at their Hove office through a partnership with their local football team, Brighton & Hove Albion, since 2006. During that time Legal & General’s employees and local football fans have raised over £34,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust, though a range of activities including match ticket sales, bucket collections and office fundraising days.

As a company, Legal & General are committed to making a positive difference to the local communities where they have offices and where their employees live and work. They support their employees in their fundraising efforts for the South East Appeal, which makes a big difference to young people from the South East with cancer.

We would like to say a big thank you to all of the Legal & General staff who have helped to raise this fantastic sum. ![full](https://symphony.teenagecancertrust.org/workspace/images/generic