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| Tom's Retreat & T.J.'s Lodge |
July | This month sees the start of the busy summer season at the Charity's two holiday homes "Tom's Retreat" and "T.J.'s Lodge", situated at Naish on the South coast near New Milton. Visit Tom's Retreat or T.J.'s Lodge for further information. |
| The Great British Duck Race | 31st August 2008 |  A quarter of a million yellow plastic ducks will be released into the River Thames to race on a 1 kilometre dedicated course at Molesey Lock, near Hampton Court Palace. It is just £2 to adopt a duck and take part in this exciting race. Winners will receive one of the 30 top prizes, with a whopping £10,000 for first prize. Donations made over and above the £2 adoption fee which includes a donation towards the 3 lead charities, will benefit The Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund. Please support the charity by joining in the fun and adopting a duck today on this link: www.thegreatbritishduckrace.co.uk. |
| 3 Peaks Challenge | 1st to 5th September 2008 | Ed Boakes, Chris Childs, Tom Brockett and Vicky Boakes are taking on the National 3 Peaks Challenge during the first week of September, and hope to raise £750 for tbccf. The challenge involves climbing the 3 highest peaks in the British Isles - Ben Nevis (1344m), Mount Snowdon (1085m) and Scafell Pike (978m). The team will be travelling to Scotland on Monday 1st September and taking on Ben Nevis the following day. Wednesday 3rd September will see them in the Lake District tackling Scafell Pike and they will be finishing the challenge in Wales on the Thursday by scaling Mount Snowdon. Good luck guys! You can sponsor the team by visiting our JustGiving page and clicking on their JustGiving 'widget'. |
| The Angel Ball | 25th October 2008 | The Angel Ball is a very special event that we hold each year to remember our lost children and at the same time raise money for neuroblastoma research. Now in it's fourth year, the Angel Ball will once again take place at The Bellhouse Hotel in Beaconsfield. Parents who have lost children to childhood cancer are invited to come along and join us for a poignant evening that will hold special memories for all of us. Tickets for family, friends and supporters are priced at £45 each, this includes a 3 course dinner and dancing until 1.00 am to the sounds of T.J.'s Disco. Please contact the charity to reserve your table. |
| Asda, High Wycombe | 21st/22nd/23rd November 2008 | The charity will be collecting outside Asda High Wycombe between 9.30am - 5.30pm. All shifts will be for 2 hours. Please contact the charity if you can help. |
| New Book Available Now |  BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEROES by David Kidd-Hewitt is a collection of local stories about the heroic deeds and achievements of the people of Buckinghamshire. It includes Thomas Ball, who battled against a rare childhood cancer, author Roald Dahl, Florence Nightingale and the actors John Mills and Geoffrey Palmer.A quote from Thomas Ball appears in the book - "I've not done anything, only been ill". 210 x 150 mm Price: £7.99 + £1 p&p 40% of the sale price donated to The Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund To order: Please send a cheque payable to The Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund and your book will be dispatched upon receipt. | |
| tbccf Wristbands |  Show your support for children suffering from cancer and leukaemia. Minimum donation £1.00. To order your wristband and be one of the first to be wearing this trendy fashion accessory, please send a cheque payable to The Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund, 18 Sixty Acres Road, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 0PD, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. Please allow 28 days for delivery. |
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| Volunteers Needed | Volunteers are always needed to sell raffle tickets on behalf of the Charity or to take care of collecting boxes. If you can help in any way please contact the Charity. | |
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| Asda, High Wycombe | 12th/13th July 2008 |  Our very special volunteers collected all over the weekend and we were really surprised to find £915 in our charity buckets. Asda were also involved in a Nestle promotion that included a raffle to win a fabulous scooter, this brought in a further £500 making the grand total £1,415. The staff and customers were as usual, very supportive and we thank all those kind people who made donations and bought raffle tickets. We are also extremely grateful to Nestle for donating the brand new scooter. For more photos visit our Photo Gallery. |
| British 10k London Run 2008 | 6th July 2008 |  The trustees are very grateful to the Dun & Bradstreet team for taking part in the British 10k London Run on 6th July 2008.You can find out how they did by visiting www.justgiving.com/dnbteam. It's not too late to make a donation. Well done everyone. |
| Rock 'n' Roll Evening with 'The B17s' |
7th June 2008 |  The 50's night with the infamous B17's at Adams Park, was a fantastic evening with most guests dressing in 50's gear for the occasion. The atmosphere was nostalgic and the dancing amazing. We rock and rolled the night away and together with the Grand Summer Draw and Auction we raised an amazing £2,300. The trustees would like to thank all those kind people who bought tickets and donated prizes. Special thanks go to our draw ticket sellers, Wycombe Wanderers, The Marlow Club, Parker Lewis Ltd. and Viv and John Docket for donating their apartment in Lanzarote for auction.For more photos of this fun evening, please visit our Photo Gallery. |
| Asda, High Wycombe | 23rd/24th May 2008 | Asda, High Wycombe, again invited us to collect at the store and they had also organised a BBQ in their car park. With a contribution from the bouncy castle and the AA who also had a stall, the total amount raised over this charity weekend was £1,496.61 - an absolutely amazing amount of money! We would like to thank all the Asda staff and customers for giving so generously. Special thanks go to Stuart Johnson who organised the whole event. See forthcoming events for our next collecting days at Asda. |
| Spirit of Prestwood Fete | 5th May 2008 Bank Holiday Monday |
A stall at the village fete has raised almost £300 for our cause. The crowd enjoyed a very warm sunny day that contributed to the roaring success of the event. There was a great community atmosphere and an opportunity to raise awareness of childhood cancer and our work. We thank all our supporters who gave so generously on the day. |
| Valentine's Dinner & Dance | 15th February 2008 |  A special Valentines evening at The Chequers Chinese Restaurant in Prestwood, Gt. Missenden has raised almost £400 towards neuroblastoma research. The 3 course meal and disco was a very enjoyable evening and we thank all those who supported us. |
| Asda, High Wycombe | 26th/27th January 2008 |  An amazing £790.00 was collected outside Asda High Wycombe over 2 days. We are delighted with this very useful amount of money and the trustees  would like to thank the 8 volunteers who helped them to achieve this . The trustees are very grateful to the customers and staff of Asda High Wycombe for being so generous and supportive. |
| Street Collection, High Wycombe | 21st December 2007 | The charity carried out a street collection in High Wycombe town centre. The weather was cold and we struggled to find volunteers because of it being a working day, however a tremendous £773.10 was collected. We are very grateful to our 7 volunteers who did a marvellous job and to the people of High Wycombe who gave so generously. |
| Santa's Christmas Float | 16th December 2007 | The charity assisted the High Wycombe Lions Club with the very popular "Santa Christmas Float". As Santa toured the streets of High Wycombe with his reindeers, we carried out a door to door collection for local causes. The charity will receive a share of the profits later in the new year, the total will be displayed here once we have received the money. The trustees would like to thank the staff of JNP Partnership in Prestwood for helping with this event. |
| Euro Disney 2007 | 9th - 11th December 2007 |  For the third year, the charity took a group of children suffering from cancer to Disneyland Resort Paris. The weather was not kind to us and it rained constantly for most of the holiday but it didn't dampen the spirits of the children. All twelve families had a wonderful time and there were no reports of any children feeling unwell during the 3 days. We thank The John Radcliffe and The Royal Marsden Hospitals for selecting these families and for all the administration and communication that was involved to make this magical holiday a roaring success. The money for this trip was donated by Mr. Bambra from Iver Recycling and the former charity Daydreams in memory of Jamie Rendall. Several children and their families will enjoy the Disney experience throughout the year due to the trip being completely full. We need your help to provide holidays for future children. Please donate and make it happen for these very sick deserving children. For more photos of this years wonderful trip, please visit our Photo Gallery |
| The Spirit of Christmas | 1st December 2007 | Lighting of the Christmas tree and carol singers in Prestwood village centre was an evening filled with community spirit, with local businesses offering their support. The evening finished with a karaoke in the Chequers Public House. The charity was one of four local causes chosen to benefit from collections made on the night. We would like to thank the JNP Partnership for taking care of our collecting box and for providing a chocolate fountain for the evening, £110.00 was raised. Thanks are also given to The Chequers Public House whose raffle netted a further £140.00 towards our cause. |
| Angel Ball | 27th October 2007 |  As always the Angel Ball was magical. We all had a wonderful evening and had the chance to meet friends old and new. The event is primarily to bring together bereaved parents, their families & friends, if we raise any money in the process then it's a bonus. On this occasion we raised £700 towards neuroblastoma research. We thank those families who supported us and all the kind people who donated prizes and gave so generously in the raffle and auction.For more photos of this wonderful evening visit our Photo Gallery |
| The Great British Duck Race | 2nd September 2007 |  On Sunday 2nd September 2007, 165,000 rubber ducks were released into the River Thames near Hampton Court Palace. Two thousand spectators came to watch The Great British Duck Race that has smashed the Guinness World Record for the worlds biggest charity duck race, previously held by Singapore. Over 450 charities from across the UK were involved.Our charity supporters were invited to adopt a duck for the cost of £2 and any money donated over and above this amount would be donated towards our work. We are pleased to report that a total of 231 ducks were adopted giving £185.00 to the three lead charities. Our supporters didn't stop at that because a further £495.88 was very generously donated to our fund. The owner of the first duck to cross the finish line received a massive £10,000, with other superb prizes awarded to the owners of the next 29 ducks to finish the race. Winning duck numbers can be found at The Great British Duck Race A Duck Race of this magnitude has never been attempted in the UK before and was held in close partnership with the River Thames Alliance and the Environment Agency, all ducks were safely removed from the Thames after the race. The trustees thank all those kind people who donated. See our forthcoming events for details of The Great British Duck Race 31st August 2008. |
| The 3 Peaks Challenge | 2nd July 2007 |  All the Chiltern Railways team managed to finish the 3 Peaks Challenge. An amazing £4,873.00 was raised. Most of this money has been used towards "The Thomas Ball Room" within the oncology ward that opened in 2007 at the new children's hospital in Oxford. Very well done to the team: Tony Merridan, Rob Samuels, Russell Joy-Young, Michael Goodman, Dean Stewart and Keith Pottinger. We also thank Chiltern Railways and The John Laing Charitable Trust for their generous donations. |
| Bone Marrow Clinic | 21st June 2007 | Urgent Appeal - It's still not too late to save a life. In partnership with The Anthony Nolan Trust the Charity held a Bone Marrow Clinic to coincide with the fourth anniversary of Thomas Ball's passing, to honour his memory in a positive way. The donors we recruited were young healthy committed individuals who are prepared to give their time and suffer some slight discomfort for the benefit of others. If you too would like to help and you didn't manage to make the clinic, it's not too late. Please email the charity and we will be very pleased to hear from you email: tomballcharity@aol.com Donors should be aged 18 - 40 and be in good health. The trust are particularly in need of young males and persons from ethnic minorities. |
| Rock'n'Roll Night | 4th May 2007 | This was one the the most outstanding events the charity has ever staged. Thanks to the infamous B.17's we were able to raise an amazing £600 towards our appeal. The atmosphere was electric as we were transported back to the 1950's for an evening of fun and nostalgia. The dancing was action packed as the guests jived and twisted the night away. Enormous thanks go out to all our supporters especially Bev Knuckey of JNP Partnership who sold most of the tickets for us. For some fantastic photos of this fun evening visit our Photo Gallery |
| Spring Sale & Family Fun | 14th April 2007 | This great fun even raised £235 towards our appeal. We are really grateful to all the helpers who worked so hard to put on a good display and to all the supporters who baked cakes and donated prizes. |
| Children's Drawing Competition | 24th March 2007 (closing date) |
Children were asked to design the interior of "The Thomas Ball Room" at the new children's hospital in Oxford. This room is costing £40,000 to complete and the charity still needs to raise money towards this. Please check out this link to find out more about the new hospital Children's Oncology Ward Appeal or this link to donate Just Giving/Children's Oncology Ward, Oxford Here are our six lucky winners in no particular order, who have each won themselves a fine art set. Well done everyone.
To see the winning entries and for photos of the new Children's Hospital in Oxford visit our Photo Gallery. |
| Tom's 18th Birthday Bash | 17th March 2007 |  "Tom's 18th Birthday Bash" raised £1,400 between the raffle and donations. This emotional yet poigniant evening saw friends and supporters of the charity come together for an extra special celebration where a good night was had by all as we remembered Tom. The trustees would like to thank all those kind people who made donations and supported the raffle. For more photos from Tom's 18th go to our photogallery |
| Eurodisney Trip | 14-16th December 2006 |  The trip to Euro Disney was once again, magical. All eleven families had a great time and the smiles and laughter were sure evidence of this. We were blessed with fine weather for the first two days but not even the rain on the last day could dampen the spirits of the children. For more photos of this fantastic trip, visit our photo gallery. We thank all our supporters who donated towards this special Christmas holiday. The trustees are now hoping to raise some more money so the three disappointed families whose children were unfit to travel on the day, can enjoy this dream holiday when their children are feeling better.
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| Race Night | 2nd December 2006 | This event was extremely well supported and around 75 people enjoyed a flutter on the filmed horse races. The evening had a good atmosphere and we thank our guests for their support and their generosity. We all enjoyed a hot supper and thanks go to Sue Jones and Four Seasons Catering for providing everyone with such a delicious meal. We also thank David Ridgley of Prestwood Farm to Freezer who kindly donated the meat free of charge. Paul Larkin was the man of the night who gave his time freely and put on a really good show with his video equipment. Emily Beach manned a successful tombola throughout the evening and we are very grateful for her help. We also thank Bev & Mike Knuckey for their help with ticket sales and for their support on the night along with Sue and Paul. The total amount raised was £1,300.00, which will be used towards the upkeep and running costs of "Tom's Retreat" and "T.J's" the charity's two holiday homes for sick children. |
| The Angel Ball | 28th October 2006 |  The Angel Ball was a huge success with £1,500 being raised for vital neuroblastoma research. This rare aggressive cancer claimed the life of our founder, Thomas, when he was just 14 years old. Bereaved parents who had lost a child to this cruel disease were invited to come along and meet others in the same situation. The parents from various parts of the UK brought with them friends and family. We wined and dined and danced into the night, remembering our lost children in a positive way. The evening was thoroughly enjoyable and has already been booked again for next year. many thanks to Savilles Estate Agents in Beaconsfield and Noches Latinas in Marlow Bottom, and Arsenal Football Club for donating such wonderful prizes for the raffle and auction. For more photos of this fantastic evening, visit our photo gallery. |
| Maggot Racing | 28th August 2006 |  Barrie and June Butler licensees of The Three Horseshoes in Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe have been very busy fundraising for the charity. The couple have a reputation for their unusual hobby which is Maggot racing, yes it's unbelievable but true and a lot of fun. Two race nights and a competition to guess the amount of money in a very large Carlsberg bottle has netted an amazing £1,821.10 towards our appeal. We are very grateful to Barrie and June for all their hard work and we would also like to thank Dave Roadnight who donated the bottle of cash for the competition. The cash was won by a local man "John" who promptly donated the cash back to the charity! Many thanks and well done to all those involved. The trustees look forward to the next maggot race! |
| Dream Walk | 30th June 2006 |  The "Dream Walk" was really successful on Friday 30th June. The sponsored ten mile walk was to commemorate the third anniversary of Thomas Ball's passing and to raise money for other children suffering from cancer. Fifty seven people turned out at midnight on the fine summer evening to do the walk. It was hard going because most of the people who took part had not done any training and many were not used to walking such a distance. We also had several children who managed to complete the walk. The event was emotional with many people walking to remember lost loved ones and others who were walking in support of people who are fighting a serious illness.
The "Dream Walk" was truly a spectacular event with walkers dressed in reflective yellow tabards and armed with torches. The bright procession of people could be seen for miles in the darkness, it was like a string of Christmas lights. Although at midnight there are not too many people about, some walkers were fortunate enough to receive extra donations from the public who were so impressed by their efforts and the cause. So far the charity has collected £2,000 from the event that will be used for local children to enjoy a holiday with their families in Disney Land Resort Paris this Christmas. The trustees are hoping for the total to raise considerably once the walkers have collected in their sponsor money. The much needed holiday will cost the charity around £12,000 more details can be found by visiting our Disney appeal. The evening was rounded off with an early breakfast and all walkers received a certificate. The trustees would like to thank all those who took part in the walk and made donations. For more pictures of the Dream Walk please click here. |
| Spirit of Prestwood | 1st May 2006 | The charity stall at the village fete was a success. Although the day was extremely cold the turn out was good and we managed to raise a total of £385.00 for the Disney Appeal. The trustees are very grateful to all local businesses who donated prizes for the May Day Draw and to Richard Yeates owner of the Crossroads Garage in Prestwood for sponsoring the printing. |
| London Marathon | 23rd April 2006 |  Yvonne Wooster has raised an amazing £3,068.00 in sponsorship for running the Flora London Marathon. We are extremely grateful for all her determination and effort that has made this event a major success and boosted the Disney Appeal for sick children. The trustees are grateful to all those who sponsored Yvonne so generously. Special thanks go out to local businessman Michael Moore who was the main sponsor and to John Lewis High Wycombe for their very generous donation. This is the second time that Yvonne has chosen to support the charity by taking part in this popular event, once again we are overwhelmed with the result, thank you Yvonne. |
| Tom's Birthday Dance & Draw | 24th March 2006 | Tom's Birthday Draw & Dance on 24th March at Gt. Missenden Memorial Hall raised a grand total of £1,600. The trustees have decided to add this amount to the Disney Appeal. The evening couldn't have gone better. The band were outstanding and around a hundred guests danced until midnight after enjoying a wonderful buffet supper. The top three prizes in the draw were won by persons attending the event, a full list of winners can be obtained by contacting the charity. |
| New Year's Eve - Street Collection, High Wycombe | 31st December 2005 | 21 volunteers took part in the street collection on New Year's Eve in the town centre of High Wycombe. We were lucky that the rain had stopped and shoppers were out in full force to find a bargain in the sales. Each volunteer collected donations for a two hour period and the charity are immensely grateful for their dedication and commitment during the busy holiday season. The result was extremely pleasing with just over £1,000.00 raised. |
| Euro Disney Trip | 8th December 2005 |  The trip to Euro Disney was marvellous. All twelve families who had a child suffering from cancer or leukaemia thoroughly enjoyed the holiday. The weather was cold but the magic of Disney combined with the excitement of Christmas created an energy that helped these children to forget about their difficulties for three wonderful days. For more photos of this fantastic fun day, click here
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| Angel Ball | 22nd October 2005 |  The "Angel Ball" was hugely successful with families attending from all over the UK. Together we remembered our children who have lost their lives to neuroblastoma and at the same time we managed to raise £1,400.00 towards researching a cure for other children. We all enjoyed a 3 course dinner and danced into the night to the sounds of T.J.'s Discos.
The charity would like to thank The Bellhouse Hotel, Beaconsfield for supporting the event and Savills and Ashington Page both in Beaconsfield for donating fine raffle prizes. For more photos of this event, click here |
| Parachute Jump for Thomas Ball | 16th October 2005 |  Pensioner June Ball, age 73, from Great Missenden has raised around £600.00 from a daring parachute jump. June is Thomas Ball's grandmother and decided to perform the brave sky dive in memory of her grandson and at the same time raise money to benefit other children who are suffering from cancer & leukaemia. June thoroughly enjoyed the experience and we are most grateful for her support. |
| Race Night & Pig Roast | 8th October 2005 | The race night was an enormous success, raising almost £900.00! Around 60 people attended and all enjoyed a flutter on the races followed by a superb supper from the pig roast. Many thanks go out to Sue Jones, Paul Larkin and Bev Knuckey for organising this event and working so hard. |
| The Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund Annual Garden Fete | 14th August 2005 |  The Annual Garden Fete was an enormous success in spite of the rain. Around one hundred people attended and an amazing £650 was raised with donations still coming in from supporters who were unable to make the event. A thoroughly enjoyable day was had by all, not to be missed next year! |
| Bounce For Thomas Ball | 16th & 17th July 2005 |  The 24-hour sponsored bounce held at Great Missenden Memorial Hall on 16th July raised well over £1,000 with over 100 people taking part. The "Bounce for Thomas Ball" event held to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of Tom's passing was thought of by Thomas before he died to it was an emotional event with a good response, but only four of his teenage freinds were able to "stand the course" and keep the bouncing going right through the night until fresh legs arrived for the morning shift. Jai Pearce, Ben Woodley, Darrel Leighton and Aaron Beach were definitely the stars of the event and we extend a huge thank you to these young guys. The trampoline for the event was raffled afterwards and won by Bev Knucksey from Prestwood who had herself taken part in the event with her family anf very generously supplied breakfast for the night shift. The 14ft trampoline was very kindly donated by The Entertainer Toy Retailer in Amersham. We are also very grateful to the Great Missenden Memorial Hall committee for supporting the event. For more photos of this great fun event, click here |
| Penn and Tyler's Green Super Fun Run | 18th & 19th June 2005 | The Penn & Tylers Green Super Fun Run was an absolutely amazing day with hundreds of people turning out to run and support the event. The weather was hot and the atmosphere electric. We are very grateful to have been the chosen charity of 2005. The total amount raised came to an astonishing £10,500 and was given to the charity at a special Christmas presentation after the village carol service on 22nd December. We thank the committee and all those involved for all their support and hard work.
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| Tom's Birthday Dance & Draw | 18th March 2005 | This annual event was held at Great Missenden Memorial Hall. Together the draw and dance raised £1,800.00. This evening proved very successful with approximately one hundred people enjoying the sounds of soul and blues provided by the sensational six-piece band Some Like It Hot. |
| Murder Mystery Dinner | 19th February 2005 | One hundred and thirty people attended the Murder Mystery Dinner at the famous Hampden House, which has been the film set for the popular Hammer House of Horrors and the Rocky Horror Show. The dinner was followed by a raffle adn we are grateful to Prestwood Theatre Club for staging the murder throughout the evening. Thanks also to Mr Tim Oliver who allowed us to use the venue free of charge and to Sue and Doreen from Hampden House for organising the event. We would also like to thank Sue Jones and staff for the catering and Paul Larkin for narrating and technical support. £3,200 was raised from this unusual but very thrilling event. |
| John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford | The Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund is proud to announce that a new drug room at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford has been opened in memory of Thomas Ball.
This major treatment centre for children suffering from cancer and leukaemia was in great need of a new drug room. The trustees of tbccf were delighed to be involved in the exciting transformation of ward 4B and donated the sum of £6,500 to facilitate the refurbishment. Stop Press..... The children's oncology ward moved into the new Oxford Children's Hospital in January 2007, our donation has been transferred to the new ward and has given us a good start towards our appeal, to provide a child/parent room costing £40,000. To donate please visit Just Giving/Childrens Oncology Ward Oxford | |
| THANK YOU! | We would like to say a big Thank You for some large donations we have recently received. Hazlemere Golf Club raised £3,000; the pupils of Misbourne School where Tom was a pupil have raised £2,000; and we received a donation of £1,500 from The John Lewis Partnership. | |
| Christmas 2004 | We would also like to thank Gill Weedon, Michael Piggott and Ian Holliman for decorating their houses with Christmas Lights and raising almost £4,000 for the Charity. Hundreds of smaller donations poured in over the Christmas period. We are extremely grateful to all our supporters. | |
| Race Night | 13th November 2004 | The Race Night was a huge success and £1,000 was raised for the Charity. We would like to thank Sue Jones and Paul Larkin for organising the event. |
| The Kings Head Public House | 2004 | On Saturday 18th September, the Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund was presented with a very substantial cheque by the landlord and regulars at the Kings Head Public House in Prestwood, Bucks. The fantastic sum of £4,508.90 was raised throughout the year, from events including a Bungee Jump, calendar sales and many others. We are enormously grateful to Dee and Macolm Eden, licensees, and all the customers who have helped to raise such a magnificent sum. |
| Pop/Punk Night | 11th September 2004 | The British Legion in High Wycombe was the venue for this event, organised by Carleigh Bearman of Great Missenden. Everyone involved gave their time free of charge to stage the gig; some of the bands were well-known, experienced musicians, others were performing for the very first time. Carleigh was helped by her father and the gig raised an impressive £1,000 for the Charity. |
| Caribbean Party | 28th August 2004 | A great time was had by all and a total of £350 was raised for the Charity. |
| RainbowBig Bottom | 27th August 2004 |  Children's Entertainer"Rainbow Big Bottom" performed another fun show for the charity on Friday lunchtime 27th August, and raised £150 for the Charity. For more photos click here. |
| Garden Fete | 22nd August 2004 |  This annual event was conceived by Thomas in 1999 and has been a popular village event every since. We had a fantastic afternoon and raised £400 for the Charity. Thanks to everyone who came and had fun. For more photos of the afternoon click here. |
30th June 2004 To mark the anniversary of Tom's passing, on 30th June, the Charity held a bone marrow donor clinic at Prestwood Junior School, and are proud to have recruited 50 new donors for the Anthony Nolan Trust. The Trust receives 6,000 requests each year to try and find donors for patients all over the world. We are extremely grateful to all those who attended on the evening. Bone marrow transplants can help patients with life threatening diseases such as leukaemia, aplastic anaemia, immune deficiencies, inborn errors of metabolism and other new indications such as breast cancer and auto-immune disorders. It's not too late to join the register and try and save a life. Please contact The Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund for details. | ||
| The Lion King | 20th June 2004 | The Charity took a coach party of children with cancer and their families to see The Lion King at London's Lyceum Theatre. The trip was a great success. The coach was full and all children and their families had a day to remember. The show was exciting and vibrant and souvenir gifts were given to all the children. The day finished with tea at Macdonalds. We would like to thank the charity Daytrippers for donating the £2,000.00 that covered the cost of the day. We would also like to thank Danny Ball of Diamond Travel who brought his coach all the way from the Isle of Wight to benefit these sick children and their families. Danny has helped the charity before and we are absolutely humbled to see his dedication and commitment to the charity and the children. Thanks are also given to Wightlink Ferries who arranged for Danny to bring his coach across from the Isle of Wight free of charge. We thank Mr. Chris Quinten for honouring our request. |
| Great Kingshill Village Fete | 5th June 2004 | The Charity raised £180 by running a bric-a-brac stall, including various activities for children. |
| Prestwood 10k Run | 16th May 2004 | Jane Gibbons ran the Prestwood 10K on Sunday 16th May and raised £100 for the Charity. Jane lives on Kiln Road and has always been very supportive of the Charity as her son was at school with Thomas and they were very good friends. The race started at 11am and was ran throughout Prestwood. Thank you and well done Jane! |
| Spirit of Prestwood | 3rd May 2004 | The charity had a bric-a-brac stall at the village fete on Bank Holiday Monday, with a Lucky Dip, Hook-a-Duck game and Guess the Teddy's Birthday for the children. We raised £230. |
| Bungee Jumping | 30th April 2004 | Held at the Kings Head public house in Prestwood. |
| Yvonne runs the London Marathon | 18th April 2004 | Yvonne Wooster from Prestwood collected £2,375.20 in sponsorship money for the Charity after finished the London Marathon in 3 hours and 43 minutes. Thank you and well done Yvonne! |
| Street Collection | 10th April 2004 | The street collection in High Wycombe raised £1,000. Many thanks to all our volunteers. |
| Tom's Birthday Draw & Dance | 20th March 2004 | The event, held at Great Kingshill Village Hall, was a great success. We raised £2,600 for the Charity. |
You can access more news about tbccf and it's founder, Tom, by going to the Bucks Free Press website and entering "Thomas Ball" in the search facility there.
There are now two ways you can donate directly to the Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund online - through the Charities Aid Foundation website or via PayPal. If you choose to donate through CAF the Government will give us an extra 28p per £1 you donate.
Franco the Ball family pet, managed to raise around £700 in sponsorship but the day before the walk he cut his paw and Trevor, Thomas Ball's father was busy bathing the paw to try and heal the wound before the ten mile walk. Luckily Franco and Trevor were able to finish the course and we would welcome any further donations 
Each table was named after an "Angel" child and parents brought with them family & friends. Although an emotional event the charity has decided to make this an annual fundraiser by popular request.
Picture of our Chairman Elaine Ball being presented with the cheque from Ian Barnett on behalf of the Penn & Tylers Green Super Fun Run Committee. For more photos of this great fun event, click