A Christmas party to remember
On Saturday 9 December we joined forces with three other fantastic children’s cancer charities to host a special Christmas party for the children of Ward 86 at The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. It was a truly wonderful day, not only because it gave the children and their families some time away from the ward to […]
Christmas concert raises lots
Our huge thanks to the wonderful Altrincham Concert Orchestra for putting on a fabulous festive Christmas concert last weekend, Sunday 3 December. Together with the support of those who attended, they raised a fantastic £889 for children’s cancer research. Our special thanks go to Dorothea Livesey for organising the raffle and catering for the event […]
Coffee and marmalade raises £700!
Our kind supporters, Philip and Julia Hyde, recently held a coffee morning and marmalade sale in aid of Friends of Rosie. Thanks to the huge generosity of everyone who attended the event, an impressive £700 was raised in support of childhood cancer. Events like this really do make all the difference to the projects we […]
Easter raffles underway
Huge thanks to everyone hosting Easter raffles for Friends of Rosie this year and to Slatterys Chocolatiers in Whitefield for providing the delicious Easter eggs and hampers. Let’s hope we raise lots for children’s cancer research this Easter to really make a difference. We’ll keep you posted after Easter to share how much we’ve raised […]
Outcomes of our international childhood cancer workshop
Friends of Rosie brought together 40 of the world’s top researchers and clinicians from across the UK, Europe and North America. Together they discussed how better to target treatments for children with cancer. The international childhood cancer workshop was held in Manchester on the 8th and 9th of June 2022. It came less than two […]
Friends of Rosie to host international childhood cancer workshop
We are proud to tell you about our upcoming international childhood cancer research workshop. This important workshop will bring together 40 of the world’s top researchers and clinicians to discuss how better to target treatments for children with cancer. Childhood cancer is the biggest killer of children under 14 in the western world, yet it […]
Christmas concert for childhood cancer
The talented Altrincham Concert Orchestra are holding a Christmas Concert on Saturday 11th December at 2pm with proceeds supporting childhood cancer research. The orchestra are holding the festive event at the Altrincham United Reformed Church (Cecil Road, Hale, WA15 9NT). To get you in the mood for Christmas, they will play a mix of well […]
Get muddy for childhood cancer!
With many of us planning a staycation this summer, why not have fun and get muddy with the kids? Plus you can fundraise at the same time at a Lidl Mudder event. Lidl Mudder is a 1-mile course packed full of obstacles. It’s designed to give kids aged 5-12 the chance to work as a […]
Cutting the ribbon at B&M Hulme
It was a fantastic start to the day today. We were up bright and early to help open the new B&M Store in Hulme High Street. Our wonderful Young Ambassador, Ruth Grace, was up early in the middle of her half term holiday to meet the B&M store team. After a tour of the fabulous […]
A year running 5k everyday & raising thousands!
We’re ending this week with a massive thank you and congratulations to our supporter Daniel Richardson. After a whole year of running 5k every, single day, Dan’s childhood cancer challenge came to an end last weekend. He ran over 1,830km and raised almost £3,500 (including Gift Aid), with every penny going towards vital new childhood […]
