Whilst ill, Clare received some excellent nursing care at Whiston, The Christie and from district nurses at home. After Clare passed away her family wanted to give the nurses who cared for Clare a small token of their appreciation. They had the idea of giving the nurses fob watches in Clare’s favourite colour, lilac. After […]
Tanathon 2016
Over-exposure to the sun is known to increase the risk of melanoma. Fake tan is a safe way of getting a nice tan. With that in mind some of Clare’s friends organised a Tanathon on 6th April 2016, just in time for the Grand National! The event was a huge success and extensively covered by […]
Supporting NWCR’s #suncreamselfie campaign
In May 2006 the Foundation supported North West Cancer Research’s #suncreamselfie campaign. We encouraged people to get creative with sun cream, post a selfie and nominate their friends. We felt this was a fantastic way of raising awareness during Skin Cancer Awareness Month, whilst having a bit of fun at the same time. You can […]
Running men, women and toddler!
We have been overwhelmed by the number of people who want to raise awareness of the Foundation and raise funds. Here are some of the fantastic folks who have ran, walked and cycled in aid of the Foundation. If you decide to get active to raise funds please send us a picture and we will […]
Holy Angels Charity Fundraiser
On 6th May 2016, a fantastic night was had by all who attended a fundraiser in aid of the Foundation at Holy Angels Social Club in Kirkby, Liverpool. The event was organised by Rosalie Galvin and a number of other amazingly generous people who gave up their time to organise and run the event. We […]
Kev’s IWA adventure
On 29 April 2016, Kevin Paddy Atkinson, took part in the International White Collar Boxing Association event. The IWA (www.iwaboxing.com) is run by Alex Forman, who also runs the Masda Gym in Bootle. Kevin won his fight and over the course of April raised an amazing £5600 for the Foundation.
Rituals Bollywood Ball 2016
Gurinder MannGray, owner of Rituals Hair Spa in Scotter, Lincolnshire (www.ritualshairspa.com), organises an annual Bollywood Ball. This year the Rituals Bollywood Ball was held in aid of the Foundation. In what was an amazing night, £4250 was raised for the Foundation.
David Price fighting at Goodison Park 29th May 2016
On 29 May 2016, heavyweight hope and scouser, David Price took on Vaclav Pejsar at Goodison Park. Fighting on the undercard of Tony Bellew’s world title fight with IIunga Makabu, David, who was a friend of Clare and Paul, sported the Foundation logo on his shorts and top for the fight. In what was an excellent performance, David […]
Tough Mudder May 2016
Andy completes Tough Mudder On 21 May 2016, Andy Parker, a good friend of Clare and her husband Paul, completed Tough Mudder. Andy was part of a team of brave individuals from Airwave Solutions who put themselves through the Krypton Factor esque challenges of Tough Mudder. And, as can be seen from the before and […]