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Past Events
Here is a list of some of the activities our branch has organised or taken part in over the last few months or donations made and the amount each one raised:
Concert by Cantorion Collen Singersof Llangollen
The Choir held a concert in aid of our charity on Good Friday and raised a wonderful £240.
Overnight Paranormal InvestigationPlas Newydd Llangollen
9th April 2011 - Paranormal Investigation at Plas Newydd Llangollen was a really spooky night as it is a very scary house when the lights go off. Known for the 2 ladies who lived there with stories and rumours rife about their situation. In between investigations we walked through the trees back to the base camp in the stable cafe, quite scary on its own. Lots of information came forward which will be looked in to. The evening raised a great £452.32 DUE TO THE HIGH COSTS OF HIRING BUILDINGS TO INVESTIGATE, THIS WAS OUR LAST INVESTIGATION. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE UK SHADOWSEEKERS PARANORMAL TEAM FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
Iceland Store Prestatyn
November 2010 - Iceland Prestatyn staff held a raffle and did bag packing and collections for our charity. They raised an amazing £1802.49
Donation from Ladies Team atRhyl Golf ClubNovember 2010 - The ladies team at Rhyl Golf Club after fundraising kindly donated £533.00
Isle of Man RideNovember 2010 - Sponsored cycle & unicycle around the Isle of Man £1438.94 (please click here for full story!)
Halloween Paranormal Investigation
30th October 2010 - Paranormal Investigation at Ruthin Gaol was a great way to spend a night!!! With many spooky happenings, the evening was a great success. Home made soup by Julie Wallace and we had hotdogs to keep everyone warm. The fundraisers did a great job in raising £1067.74 Ladies Only Evening What Women Want
8th October 2010 - What Women Want 2010 was a great success again with our drag artist and 2 male entertainers, and the evening raised £412.13
Branch Collection31st July 2010 - Tesco Ruthin bucket collection by branch £354.27
**50k for 50 Years Sponsored Bike Ride** 'On Saturday 3rd July 2010 89 bike riders took off from Gronant, along the Coastal Path, to Colwyn Bay in aid of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research and the North Wales Cancer Centre. The event was organised by Loz Harrison of Flint. The event was supported by the Denbighshire & District Branch of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. The charity celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, hence the name of the event.
The family and friends arrived bright and bushy tailed from 8am, ready for their personal quests. Some had been cyclists, some hadn't been on a bike for years! At 9.15 they all left in a stream of LLR bright yellow shirts, very eye catching at that time in the morning. Everyone was happy they were taking part, supporting Loz and our charity. We stayed behind at our start point and were supplied by the local cafe, lots of tea and bacon sandwiches to keep us warm. At about 1.30pm the first tired and elated cyclists returned, they arrived back to a medal and a hug and a kiss from Debbie. Some arrived back without a trace of sweat on their brow, others exhausted. This was their moment, they had achieved what they had set out to do 50K. It was such an emotional time when they arrived, some were even in tears. Many had to dig deep as 50k is a LONG WAY, but they new that they were helping those people with blood cancer. They knew no matter what they would do what they had gone there to do, to help make a difference to sufferers lives. Their commitment and determination to help our charity showed on every ones face, the support for Loz was clear to see. A truly amazing thing to be part of with truly amazing giving people. We did however have 5 added cyclists on the day 5 youngsters aged 8 to 12. Some did 25k and the others doing the full 50k. These amazing youngsters were Lois Dale, Thomas Edwards, Jacob Jones, Libby Millington and Chloe Nicholson. On the same day a golf tournament at Flint Golf Club took place followed by an evenings barbeque and karaoke.
We would like to express are heartfelt thanks to Loz, his family and friends for their commitment, kindness and hard work to make such a fantatsic day. To the Flint Golf course for taking part, and all the people who helped the day go with a bang. On a personal note Debbie & Terry would like to add that they had a great day being among so many nice people. Total coming soon **An Audience with James Griffiths, Spiritualist Medium**
at The Beaches Hotel, Prestatyn, Wednesday 23rd June 2010 On 23rd June, we hosted a completely new type of event that we have not done previously, and we would like to thank those who came and supported us.
Sadly, James was unable to make the event due to circumstances beyond his control, however just when we thought that the evening may need to be cancelled, local spiritualist mediums Craig Sephton and Robert Myatt stepped in to lend us a hand. Craig and Robert attempted to link in with the spirits present in the room, and pass messages to audience members. We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to Craig and Robert for volunteering to stand in for James - and at such last minute notice! We hope that James gets well soon. The fundraising evening raised £237.75! **Paranormal Investigation**
at Stanley Palace, Chester, Sat 27st March Once again, another fantastic paranormal investigation Paranormal Investigation - Rhyl Little Theatre - 31st Oct 2009 (raised £760.07) See links for contact details on the 'Our Supporters' page Our return to Stanley Palace... - 21st March 2009 (raised £403.44) We were all brave enough recently to return to the devilishly spooky Stanley Palace in Chester for an overnight paranormal investigation, with sponsorship money being raised for Leukaemia Research. 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! Thanks to all who attended this fantastic investigation, especially UK Paranormal, who hosted the event with us. We had not previously investigated this location (in fact it has never been investigated!), so none of us had an idea of what was in store! Thankfully, the spirits did come out to 'play'...we had some fantastic glass moving and some various other phenomena...if anyone has any photos, do send them in to us at
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Bells & Bows Dinner Dance - Northop Country Golf Club - 22nd December 2007 (raised £2830.56)
We held our first ever Christmas Dinner Dance as a fundraising group on Saturday 22nd December 2007, and we are absolutely delighted to say that the evening was a huge success. Held at Northop Country Golf Club, guests were greeted by a brass band playing carols whilst sipping a mulled wine to warm their spirits (and their hands!). The evening began with a short performance by the Bishops Handbell Ringers, followed by a Christmas turkey buffet. What our guests didn't know was that we had a surprise for them all - a surprise in the form of Del Boy lookalike Maurice Canham. Maurice has won several awards for his impersonation of the wheeler dealer character Del in Only Fools & Horses, and didn't fail to provide the evening with a touch of...well...'cushtie' entertainment. Del helped us raise in excess of £800 on the raffle alone, along with engaging the guests in a game of 'Heads or Tails', with the winner of the £100 prize money very kindly donating it back to the charity. The Charity Auction was a great success, with all lots being bid on and won. In fact, we did at one point have two gentleman trying to outbid each other of the Rob van Dam signed photograph, in a very entertaining war to discover who loved the wrestler the most. After the buffet dinner, a fantastic firework display was provided, which was very kindly sponsored by Chester-based solicitors Walker Smith Way. Our guests then partied into the early hours of the morning, swaying to 'The Fairytale of New York' and Slade. We were extremely pleased to find that the evening had raised a fabulous £2500 for Leukaemia Research. We are so very grateful to all those who helped us organise and run the event, and also to those who contributed in other ways, such as sponsorship, and donations for the auction or raffle (you all know who you are!). In particular, we would like to thank Adam Dandy, our branch Honorary President, and his team at Dandy's Top Soil. We'd also like to thank all those who attended for their support and generosity, and we hope to see you all again next year!
Paranormal Investigation – Stanley Palace – 29th September 2007 (raised £635.56)
Health & Beauty Evening – The Pink Room & The Pink House, Shotton – 24th September 2007 (raised £582.56)
Paranormal Investigation – Ruthin Gaol – 4th August 2007 (raised £555.80)
Paranormal Investigation – Ruthin Gaol – 2nd June 2007 (raised £1251.43)
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