Gatley Memory Walk for #CCAM
In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the End of Treatment Bells and the local community in Gatley village held a Memory Walk. The walk raised over £1,000, with £500 being donated to Friends of Rosie to support new childhood cancer research projects. The walk took place on Friday 13 September, setting off from Gatley […]
What do you want to do when you grow up?
For most children when asked, ‘What do you want to do when you grow up?’, the list of possibilities is endless. For children diagnosed with cancer, their aspirations are no less great and why should they be? This is the question Friends of Rosie posed to the children attending this year’s Ward 84 summer party. […]
Christmas jumper day
Support children’s cancer research this Christmas by hosting your own Christmas jumper day. Whether at work, school, college or a local community group, simply don your best festive jumper and donate to Friends of Rosie. Download your Christmas jumper poster here to advertise your event. Details of how to donate the money raised can be […]
Charity Christmas Concert
Come along to a lovely charity Christmas concert hosted by the fabulous Altrincham Concert Orchestra and you’ll be supporting vital childhood cancer research. The event will take place on Saturday 8th December at 3pm at the Altrincham United Reformed Church. You’ll be entertained with a host of Christmas favourites as well as sing-a-long carols, refreshments […]
Parrenthorn High School raise £245
Our thanks go to students at Parrenthorn High School in Prestwich for choosing Friends of Rosie as one of the charities to support during the school’s charity week. The fundraising, which took place just before Christmas, saw the students raise a fantastic £246.80. Says Trustee Jennie Atherton, “The students showed such enthusiasm for fundraising and […]
Locals do childhood cancer research proud!
Our local supporters never let us down and we’d like to give a special thanks to the lovely Tracey Payton and the kind people of Gatley village for donating £400 to help us fund more vital research into childhood cancer and childhood cancer awareness. The money was raised during Childhood Cancer Awareness month in September […]
The amazing faces of Ward 84
Sunday 22 July was a day full of fun, memories, celebration and, for some, a few hours of light relief from the hospital, at the annual Ward 84 summer party. Held at the impressive Victoria Baths in Manchester, the party is organised by a dedicated team of volunteer parents, family members and carers via the […]
Festival raises thousands for childhood brain tumour research
We felt privileged today to meet Nicola, Sarah and six-month old Zack at the Manchester Cancer Research Centre to accept an amazing cheque donation from their recent fundraising festival. Dr Gray Kueberuwa, our funded researcher, was also kind enough to give Nicola and Sarah a tour of the laboratory. He told them a bit more […]
Altrincham Concert Orchestra – summer of music event
Head along to this year’s Altrincham Concert Orchestra summer of music event and support children’s cancer research. With fabulous music, amazing raffle prizes and delicious refreshments, it’s sure to be a wonderful event. See the poster below for details. A huge thank you to the Orchestra for once again choosing to support Friends of Rosie. […]
