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The person who raised the most sponsorship for our North Wales Coast Bikeathon 2011 won a weekend's stay at this beautiful cottage in the Cotswolds, thanks to David & Jo Pullin of Priory Farm Holidays (www.prioryfarmholidays.com). Their stunning cottages are located in the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside on their working farm in the pretty village of Leonard Stanley, on the edge of the Cotswolds. Our family have personally stayed at Willow Cottage recently, and had a fabulous time - especially watching the cows being milked and feeding the baby calves... If you make any enquiries, or book one of the cottages, please mention you saw them on our website!
Our chairperson, Debbie, was lucky enough to meet singer Jonathan Ansell (ex-G4) before his show recently. She took along a Luke bear (official charity bear) for his daughter, and a Forget-Me-Not pin badge. To her amazement, he came on in the second half of his show wearing the pin! The photo above shows Jonathan during the show, and then with Debbie after the show still wearing the pin!
Our overnight paranormal investigation at Stanley Palace was absolutely fantastic - please see our 'Past Events' page for more information! Fancy Dress Halloween Ball a success! - 1st October 2008 Our fancy dress Halloween Ball was a great success, raising lots of money for Leukaemia Research. We even had a celebrity drop in - Dr Cieran O'Keeffe from Most Haunted called in to see how we were getting on, as well as donating a couple of signed books for our raffle. Many thanks Cieran! We are really pleased to announce that we now have a new paranormal investigation booked at the Wheatsheaf Inn near Abergele. See our 'Upcoming Events' page for more information. Denbighshire and District Branch hits Autumn News! - 11th February 2007 Each quarter, Leukaemia Research Head Office publish a "Branch Newsletter", which gives up to date information about events and news from around the country. We are really proud to see that our successful first year of operation has been recognised - we appear on page six of the newsletter complete with photograph! Please visit our Press Release page for more information. New ideas and new volunteers needed! Apply within! - 11th February 2007 As I am sure you will be aware, we are always looking for new volunteers to come and join our fundraising branch, and welcome all those who want to be involved. Now that our chairman and treasurer, Debbie & Terry, have settled in to the Denbighshire area we are full steam ahead to make 2008 a great fundraising year for our branch, to really make that difference to those with cancers of the blood. We are currently inviting anyone who has new ideas or suggestions to get in touch, and new volunteers to come forward and give us as little or as much of their time as they are happy to give. Please click here for more details on how you can help. Brave Pam to jump from the skies! - 11th February 2007 Ever heard the phrase "Oh I'll do anything for charity?"?? Well, Pam Hodgson from Time for Me Health and Beauty in Ruthin is doing just that, by doing a parachute jump in April. More details to follow! Congratulations Debbie & Terry on your 25th Wedding Anniversary! - 28th January 2007 Today is the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Debbie and Terry, our branch chairman and treasurer. Congratulations! (oh, and happy birthday to Terry for the 31st Jan!) Move Update! - 9th January 2007 As promised, here is the update on Terry & Debbie's house move! The couple have finally begun to settle into their house in the Kinmel Bay area, having moved in on the 7th January. The move went as smoothly as could be, and they are now busy decorating and putting their own stamp on their new house. Bells & Bows Christmas Dinner Dance a complete success!!! - 22nd December 2007 Last night was our first large event as a fundraising group, and I think it's safe to say that it went off with a bang (in more respects than one!). The evening raised an absolutely fantastic £2500, which is more than we could ever have hoped for. Please click here for more information about the evening's frivolities! Happy Birthday Dee!!! - 28th November 2007 Committee member Dee Williams celebrates her sixty-something (not giving too much away!) birthday today, so a big happy birthday to Dee! Great news for Debbie & Terry! - 28th November 2007 Well, today we have some absolutely fantastic news - Debbie and Terry have sold their house! For those of you who don't know Debbie and Terry, they are our branch chairman and treasurer respectively. Terry is a sufferer of CML leukaemia. As a result of his illness, the pair have had their house on the market for a couple of years so that they can move to the Denbighshire area. After a long frustrating wait, a couple have placed an offer on their house, which they have accepted. Of course we will keep you updated on their progress! Tesco Collection a success! - 23rd/24th November 2007 We were very pleased to be offered a spot to have a collection table at the front of the Tesco store in Abergele last Friday and Saturday. Debbie & Terry covered all of Friday, raising a fab £180 throughout the day, followed by Cerries, Andy, Dave & Dee supervising the collection on Saturday. At 5pm on Saturday we had £200 in the bucket, so all together the two days raised a fantastic £380. We met some lovely people (as we usually do on our collections!) - including a couple of leukaemia sufferers, or relatives of patients. If you did chat to us, do come and say hello in our forum - it'd be great to hear from you! Thanks to all who donated. Forum now live! - 18th November 2007 We have all been eagerly awaiting the launch of our site forum...and it's now open for business! The forum has been designed to provide a place for both volunteers and patients alike, and is a place to relax and chat with others who have been touched by this disease. We really do hope that in time we will build a strong community for those in the North Wales area faced with cancers of the blood, and are looking forward to meeting you all soon! Click here to visit our forum. Bells & Bows Christmas Dinner Dance date announced! - 18th November 2007 We are very excited about our Christmas event for 2007! We are holding an evening of fun, festivities, food and...well...surprises! The evening is to be held at the Northop Golf & Country Park on Saturday 22nd December. Tickets are £35 per head, and this includes a fabulous Christmas buffet! We have a raffle organised with some amazing prizes, along with a charity auction on the night...up for grabs are a day working at Dee Radio, a day as a vet and even a fully signed Liverpool football shirt! Please click here for further information. Do you have any of these lying around your home?? - 8th October 2007
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