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Letters and donations to the fund poured in; more than £3,500 in the first few months as we set out to obtain registration with the Charity Commission.
East Grinstead Rotary Club donated £100; and Compton Harriers, whose runners had been major competitors in the South Downs Way Run and knew Myfanwy so well, made the Charity their beneficiary for their 20 and 40 mile Downlands races in 2000 and donated £750.
Spooners Indoor Bowls Club held a 'bowls and social' tournament that July, and raised more than £1,000.00; whilst Aydn Jones raised another £1,000.00 from sponsorship in the London Marathon. Paschal Moran and Brian Vollentine, from Gainsborough Morton Striders (more SDW8O runners) raised £360 the same way.
East Grinstead Operatic Society raised almost £300, as did B.A. Wingspan Rugby Club (where I was coach); whilst the Forest Row RNLI choir donated £75. East Grinstead Scottish Country Dance Society contributed £150.
East Grinstead complementary therapist and coloratura soprano Lorraine Doron, who had given Myfanwy palliative care in the last few months of her life, was joined by the Chamber Choir Terpsichore, conducted by Paul Ellefsen, pianist Sylvia Trench and soloists Susan Barnard and David Mortimer in 'An Evening of Classical Song' on October 7th 2001 at Michael Hall School, Forest Row which was packed out and raised £750.57
The second Social and Bowls evening on October 27th 2001 at Spooners Indoor Bowls Club, once again kindly donated by Linda and Brian Watson and Maud Spooner, raised £1023.92: whilst the third such event on October 26th 2002 generated an income of more than £600.00. Tombola and raffle prizes were donated by more than forty local businesses.
Kim Hodges had developed a small mole; this was diagnosed as malignant melanoma, and spread within his body with terrifying speed. Less than two years later he died, aged 43, on February 16th 2002, leaving his wife Tina and three sons. His family, friends and colleagues donated £1070.00 to the charity in his memory.
Michael Lewis of Dunstable donated £250.00 in loving memory of his wife Patricia, who died on April 10th 2002 aged 37
Gloria Clapperton donated £100.00 in loving memory of her husband John, who died on October 8th 1999
Mr and Mrs E Batty donated £20.00 in memory of Dominic Edwards.
The Probus Club of East Grinstead and District designated the charity as their nominated charity in 2001, and on March 19th at their Annual General Meeting Harry received a cheque for £418.00 on behalf of the charity and had the opportunity to tell the members about the charity.
Amphibians 2 Triathlon Club, based at Christ's Hospital School near Horsham, made this their nominated charity for their annual three event early spring Triathlon Series held at Steyning: and they donated £1,000 after three superb days of competition. This super friendly club could not have been more supportive: contact their web site www.a2tri.com
Just the Right Shoe International donated £97.96 in the name of their friend Tracy Searle, who has skin cancer. The group members live all over the world. They collect 'Just the Right Shoe' and are brought together on a message board. The money was raised through the sale of badges and key rings.
Saga magazine made our letter the £50 letter in June: a magazine with which we very much want to establish dialogue because this is an age group for which malignant melanoma is so relevant. The same applies to the U3A.
Crawley Millennium Concert Band, thanks to John Fisher and under the wonderfully multi talented Musical Director Sally Fisher, held a superb concert at our superb Chequer Mead Theatre in East Grinstead on Friday May 10th 2001 which donated £1,095.99 from ticket sales, raffle, programmes and donations.
The Chamber Music Group of the Crawley Millennium Concert Band, under Bob Bogucki, organised a concert in Horsham on October 12th with proceeds divided between Myfanwy's Charity and Guide Dogs for the Blind which brought a donation of £105.00 plus a £20.00 donation.
Carolyn Pettett organised a great Children's Party and an evening 50s and 60s Disco over Jubilee Weekend on Sunday June 2nd 2002, with proceeds shared between our Charity and the NCH Children's Charity Helping Vulnerable Children, from which each benefitted by £252.00. I was Master of the Bouncy Castles and, later, Barman!
Harrow Bowls Club donated £50.00 from their Rose Bowl Charity Game.
Freemasons are taught to practise charity and to care, not only for their own, but also for the community: and this was demonstrated at the East Grinstead Masonic Centre during the Freemasonry in the Community Week when on June 27th a cheque for £500 was presented from the Freemasons of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Sussex to match a £500 grant from the Sackville Lodge on June 6th, where Myfanwy used to take the RNLI Choir to sing carols at Christmas time for many years. We are truly grateful for these grants.
Scotland's Gardens Scheme donated £225.20 thanks to the kindness of Peter and Trish Kohn from their gardens at Kerrachar.
Lingfeld Running Club donated the income from their Dry Hill 10 mile Cross Country race on September 8th 2002 and Harry received a cheque for £550.00 from Club Chairman Jackie Barker.
Wellington College in Berkshire donated £120.00 from their Chapel fund.
St Swithun's Parish Church in East Grinstead donate their Christmas Collection to local Charities, and donated £405.00 at Christmas 2002.
Sharpthorne Carol Party donated £760.00 from proceeds of carol singing through the villages of West Hoathly and Sharpthorne during the Christmas season 2002
Donations made in memory of Toni Campbell have been received from her friends and family. She died aged only 32, and had very recently married
Donations from his family and friends were made in memory of Dylan Lowry.
Donations from his family and friends were made in memory of Howard Boucher.
The Old Royal Naval College Chapel at Greenwich made Myfanwy's Charity a recipient of their July 2003 collection, and donated £205.00.
Collectible World hosted the Just The Right Shoe collectors weekend in Derby on August 23rd and 24th 2003 where, thanks to organiser Liz Moseley, two porcelain ballet shoes signed by Dame Beryl Grey and Darcy Bussell were raffled and raised the fantastic sum of £797.93
Kerrachar Gardens, thanks to owners Peter (who used to go to school with Myfanwy) and Trish Kohn, donated £252.00 through the Scotland's Gardens Scheme as their nominated Charity. Find out more about, and visit, these fabulous gardens by clicking onto Events.htm on our website.
More than £4,000 has so far been raised from the sale of packets of sweet pea Myfanwy Townsend, produced by international seed firm Thompson and Morgan, and available from Kew, Wisley and many local Garden Centres as well as from Harry Townsend direct (£1.00 per packet, or £1.50 including p and p).
Members of staff of Tunbridge Wells District Land Agency Office were sponsored to walk and ride mountain bikes along the 30 miles of the South Downs Way that was their 'leg' of the Agency Relay, and donated £255.00
St Swithun's Parish Church, East Grinstead, donated £200.00 in December 2003
Neil Parker ran the London Marathon in April 2004, his first venture into this unknown field, and raised the magnificent sum of £2,382.00 in memory of Gwenda Batt, who died aged 37
St Francis of Assissi R.C. Primary School in Crawley raised £173.40 in sponsorship for Harry the Wheelbarrow Man
Sponsorship for Harry the Wheelbarrow Man, when Harry walked from end to end of the north island of New Zealand pushing a wheelbarrow (800 miles in 68 days) to raise 'a wheelbarrow full of money', raised more than £6,000 in Britain and more than £NZ 25,000 in New Zealand. The publicity in New Zealand was so enormous that the walk acted as the catalyst for the formation of the Melanoma Foundation of New Zealand, now a national Charity, and which will include a free walk-in clinic to be named the Myfanwy Townsend Clinic
The Rotary Club of East Grinstead (of which I am proud to be a member) donated £278.00 in July 2004 to bring the total donated by their members to £500.00
The Tresanton Trust donated £2,000 in July 2004
The 1st Newton (Rosemount) Scout Group in Hythe donated their St George's Day collection of £26.00
East Grinstead and District Lions Club donated £100.00 from their Charity Trust Fund in August 2004
Peter and Trish Kohn once again donated £230.00 under Scotland's Gardens Scheme from their garden at Kerrachar, Kylesku, on September 24th 2004
The Mowolif Society for visually handicappedpeople donated £46.00 from their September meeting thanks to the kindness of Eric Mackie
Donations were made by family and friends of Bernard Victor David Davies of Blackwood, South Wales, who died on October 3rd 2004
Sainsbury's in East Grinstead allowed Harry Townsend, Lyn Godfrey and Gordon Hyde to make a collection outside the store on October 30th and they raised £327.47
Donations were made by the family and many friends of Patricia Ann Phillips of Newport, who died on November 20th
Donations were made by family and friends of Ian Reed of Keighley, who died on November 28th
East Grinstead Rotary Club donated £86.00 from the raffle at their Christmas Dinner on November 30th
East Grinstead Chamber of Commerce donated £207.00 from the raffle at their Christmas lunch on December 6th 2004
Harry Townsend 'rowed' a marathon (42,195 metres in 3 27 59.0) on the rowing machine at the Kings Centre, East Grinstead on December 20th, thanks to the help of everybody at Ace's Health and Fitness Club, and raised £264.47 including a donation of £120.00 from the Lawrence family in memory of Mark's father Peter, who died from cancer
A donation of £10.00 was received from Judges Close Surgery as a result of staff not sending each other individual Christmas cards!
Carolyn Pettett, a long time supporter of Myfanwy's Charity, celebrated her 40th birthday on January 8th with an enormous 'fun' party: and instead of receiving presents, asked for donations to be made to share between Myfanwy's Charity and a Charity set up in memory of her best friend Jay (Julie-Ann, nee Parnwell) who died of malignant melanoma on December 19th 2001. Carolyn donated £300 from this fantastic event!
The Furngate Club, in Furnace Green, Crawley, is a ladies club that this year celebrates it's 40th anniversary. Each year they raise funds for a local Charity, with a constant programme of coffee mornings, bring and buy sales and social events involving enormous planning and lots of fun. They have raised more than £14,000 in this time, and this year they nominated Myfanwy's Charity and presented a cheque for £600 on January 20th 2005
Shirley Wallace, one of Myfanwy's oldest friends, organised a coffee morning at Maxwell Ladies Curling Club in Glasgow in September 2004 and raised £180.00
Lynne McCready and five of her friends (Margaret McCready, Christine Wallace, Betty and Jackie McPherson and Marion McMahon) took part in the M77 10k 'Run the Road' race in Glasgow on April 14th 2005 and raised £635.00
Sean Buller made a generous donation in memory of Bruce Craven of Leeds United, 'one of the best friends that anyone could wish to have'. He also distributed the green ribbon badges of the Charity to many more of Bruce's friends
Dr Cole Clissold ran the London Marathon in April 2005 in memory of his brother Mark, who died from malignant melanoma in 1996, and raised £420.00
Marian Bisson held a Bring and Buy Sale and Coffee Morning at her home in Bexhill in June 2005 and raised more than £200.00
Steve Hough of Domino's in East Grinstead donated £500.00 from a promotional fortnight in June 2005
Mr and Mrs F J Walsh organised a Car Boot Sale and donated £50.00 in memory of their daughter Nancy, who died from malignant melanoma
The Honorary Doctors who served at the South of England Agricultural Show at Ardingly in July 2005 donated £200 awarded in recognition of their services
The family and friends of Shirley Foster, of Penshaw, Houghton-Le-Spring, donated £574.00 in her memory. Shirley was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother: she died on July 23rd at the sadly early age of 62 from malignant melanoma
Lynne McCready, Peter Harper and David Milner ran the Great Scottish 10k Run on Sunday 4th September and raised £634.00. Lynne comments ‘It was a fantastic day!’ Graham Technology in Renfrewshire contributed a further £110.00 from their Open Day
We have received a generous donation in loving memory of Bob Taylor, who died in September 2005, from his wife Brenda and children Scott and Clare. He will be missed very much
Angela Seymour donated £110.00 raised from sponsorship from running a 10k race in October 2005
Peter and Trish Kohn once again donated £182.00 under Scotland’s Gardens Scheme from their garden at Kerrachar, Kylesku in October 2005
Old Kirkhamians’ Association met SpoonsAA (the newly amalgamated Wooden Spoons Society/Anti Assassins) in the inaugural Bruce Craven Trophy match at Kirkham Grammar School on Sunday October 9th 2005. The proceeds of £1,000 were donated to the Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund.
Bruce was an Old Boy of Kirkham Grammar School, and a multitalented sportsman: his early death at the age of 32 from malignant melanoma is recorded on the Home Page of our website
Crawley Down Allotment Holders Association donated £40 from their summer Celebrity Lecture on Friday July 29th
Leeds United donated £2,000 from a Fund Raising Dinner
East Grinstead Chamber of Commerce donated £120.00 from their Christmas Lunch raffle in December 2005
Generous donations have been made by Irene and Bill Kershaw in memory of their treasured, deeply missed and early loved son Alan, who died on August 22nd 1986
Strategic Consultants International (SCI), from Hemel Hempstead, donated £90.00 saved from not sending Christmas cards to colleagues!
Kenneth and Elizabeth Mansell, of Forest Row, East Grinstead, made a very generous donation in memory of their son Stuart who died from metastatic melanoma on December 4th 2005 at the age of 37. Many further donations were received from relatives and friends
Carolyn Pettett held a 12 hour Cream Tea Day on December 17th in memory of her best friend Jay, and raised £110.00 to be divided between Myfanwy’s Charity and the Jay Fund
The family and friends of Molly Pierce, who died on December 22nd 2005 aged 83, donated £500.00 in her memory
Priory Primary School, Dudley, West Midlands donated £70.50 in memory of David Oakley
Uckfield Rotary Club donated £50.00 in February 2006
The Friday Club from Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands donated £300 raised at a concert in October 2005
The Mole Clinic donated £122.32 from the sale of their wristbands
The family, friends, colleagues and business contacts of Stuart Iain Mansell, who died on December 4th 2005, aged 37 years, donated £1,924.24 to the fund
Novell (UK) Limited donated £1,067 from their Christmas raffle in memory of Stuart Iain Mansell
The family, friends and colleagues of Geoff Cooper, of Rayleigh in Essex, who died from melanoma at the age of 65 on January 29th 2006, donated almost £2,000 in his memory
Leeds United FC donated £2,433.00 from the sale of wristbands in March 2006
£40 was donated in honour and loving memory of Kim William Hodges- from his cousin Darren Davies, Auntie Jean, and The Gang
Soroptimists International of East Grinstead nominated Myfanwy's Charity as one of their chosen charities for 2005 and donated £300.00
The family and friends of Frances Cummings of Liverpool, who died on May 15th 2006, made a generous donation in her memory
Moon Records UK held a competition to design the cover for Francesca Berlin's new single, a tribute to singer Eva Cassidy who sadly died from melanoma, and winner Bonnie Linch donated the £250 prize to Myfanwy's Charity
Cole Clissold once again ran the London Marathon and donated £225 raised from sponsorship
Phil Clarke donated £1,500 raised from sponsorship in the London Marathon in memory of Stuart Mansell
Cynthia Swift, of Carballo (Galicia) in north west Spain, held probably the first ever fundraising evening in her area on June 11th during Melanoma Awareness Week and raised £171.00
The family and friends of Christopher Lawrence of Morley St Botolph who died on May 1st 2006 made generous donations in his memory
The family and friends of David 'Rocky' Hudson of Killinghall, Harrogate, who died on May 1st 2006, made generous donations in his memory
The family and friends of Peter Richard May, of South Woodham Ferrers, who died on May 12th 2006, made generous donations in his memory
Margaret and David Carter of Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, asked for donations to be made to Myfanwy's Charity to celebrate their Ruby Wedding in June 2006
Pauline Knight died on June 26th 2006 after a six year battle against melanoma. She was only 44. Her family and friends donated £1,300 in her memory
Staff at Novell UK raised £389.25 from their recent World Cup competition, which was matched by a donation of £350.00 from their Company, in memory of Stuart Mansell
The pupils of Bure Park Primary School in Bicester donated £387.00 from a non-uniform day in October 2006. The children of Stuart Mansell, who sadly died from melanoma, are pupils there
Helen Parker won a £300 award at the Pampered Chef National Conference in September, which she donated to Myfanwy's Charity in memory of her best friend Gwenda Batt, and also organised a Pampered Chef Fundraising Event for Skin Cancer on September 7th which raised a further £221.36
Peter and Trish Kohn once again donated £200.00 from visitors to their beautiful garden Kerrachar, near Kylesku in the Highlands, through the Scotland's Gardens Scheme
Alan and Betty Joyce of Skegness donated £50.00 from giving lifts locally
Elizabeth Matthews and husband Afram asked guests at their wedding on September 2nd to donate money in lieu of presents to one of three Charities, Cancer Research, MacMillan Cancer Support, and Myfanwy's Charity, and as a result we received a donation of £100.00 Elizabeth, who was suffering from malignant melanoma, sadly died early in 2007. She had asked for donations to be made at her funeral to Myfanwy's Charity, and £191.80 was donated. She was a remarkable and lovely lady
Leeds United physio Alan Sutton celebrated his 60th birthday on October 1st: and the previous evening, he was greeted with a surprise birthday party at the Woodlands Hotel, Leeds attended by an enormous number of past and present Leeds United players including Lucas Radebe, Gary McAllister, Eddie Gray, Mick Jones, Paul Reaney, Mark Viduka and Jonathan Woodgate, as well as family and friends. He requested donations to Myfanwy's Charity and to Bradford Cancer Support instead of presents: and each Charity benefitted by £630.00! What a wonderful thing to do, and so typical of Alan!
East Grinstead Chamber of Commerce donated £152.00, raised from the raffle at their Christmas Dinner at the Ashdown Park Hotel on December 11th
The family and friends of Craig John Howland, a lifelong Leeds United supporter, who died on November 1st 2006 aged only 44, donated £1,000.00 in his memory. His death left a huge hole in many people's lives
The Mole Clinic again donated £134.06 from the sale of their wristbands
Steve and Beccy Hough, S and J Pizza Company Ltd in East Grinstead, made a very generous donation of £100.00 at Christmas 2006
Members of Sackville School 6th Form, East Grinstead, co-ordinated by Jack Allen, packed bags at Sainsbury's over the Christmas period and donated £423.27, a fantastic gesture of support by everyone involved and so much appreciated
The family and friends of Kath Hermon of Birmingham, who died after her battle with melanoma on December 10th 2006, made very generous donations in her memory
Members of the Sussex Weald Lodge (Crawley) of the Oddfellows donated £73.50 raised from the tombola at their December 2006 meeting
The Members of Lodge Mystic Tie No. 47, Leeds, adopted Myfanwy's Charity as the chosen Charity of Mrs (Wor. Bro.) Jean O'Connor and Miss (Wor. Bro.) Alison Dyte, and as a result of many fund raising events donated £650.00 in February 2007
The Bells of Hammerwood and the Handbell Ringing Group of East Grinstead U3A, who had nominated Myfanwy's Charity for their fundraising during the year, donated £572.93 at a presentation morning in the Music Centre at the Old Court House, East Grinstead on February 22nd 2007
Sackville School donated £136.60 from their Carol Service, at which the collection was split between Myfanwy's Charity and St Swithun's Church
Cynthia Swift is a super lady who lives in Carballo (Galicia) in north west Spain: you may remember that last summer she held the first evwer fundraising event in Carballo! She donated £475.00 in May, a fantastic gesture, £1 for every mile that I walked on the Pilgrim Trail
Michelle Harding, her two sisters Debbie and Sarah and their mother Josephine Trigg donated £500.00 from a collection taken at the funeral of her father Robert James Trigg, who died from malignant melanoma on January 14th 2007: their message, headed 'This is for you dad' must tug at the heartstrings of everybody who has lost a relative or friend to this terrible disease This is for you dad For a dad that we love, for one who has cared all these years,so this is for you dad. For a dad who has helped us through all our childhoods failures and fears, and turned all he could into successes and dreams. For a dad who is a wonderful example of what all men should be. For a dad whose devotion to his family is marked by his gentle strength and guidance and whose love of life makes more sense to us now than ever. We want you to know how much we love and respect and admire you, you're the best dad a daughter could have. Cling to your memories and let them find a way to heal you. The love, the laughter, the joy and the togetherness you all shared will make us all strong. The love that our dad gave us has not left us for the essence of his soul still lives on he cannot escape our hearts for he has been there and will stay there forever. This is for you dad
Leeds United put a car number plate L90 UFC up for auction on their website in April, and James Connell won with a magnificent bid of £2,010.00 which he donated to Myfanwy's Charity. Thanks for a wonderful gift, James
The staff at Bailey, in Leeds, held a 'dress down day' at the end of April, and raised £52.00
Penny Elliott ran the London Marathon in memory of James Gatner, who died in autumn 2006 aged 36 leaving a wife and two young sons. Penny raised £400.00 for Myfanwy's Charity
Family and friends of Anthony James McCarthy (Tony) of Northwood, who died from malignant melanoma on March 30th 2007, made generous donations in his memory
Teignmouth and Dawlish Womens Running Network Group organised an off road 5k event on 19th May. 16 ladies (and two dogs) took part and together with members of Exel, Exeter raised £160.00 thanks to the efforts of Sarah Nesbitt
Nigel Hilbourne worked for BOC Edwards for 18 years and, aged 62, was looking forward to early retirement. He and partner Brenda had recently moved to a new house when he was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma which later recurred in the lymph nodes. Six weeks after surgery, the cancer returned, and Nigel died on October 26th 2006 two years after initial diagnosis. Brenda, his family, friends and colleagues raised £510.00 for Myfanwy's Charity, a sum that was matched by BOC. Nigel is very much missed by Brenda and his wide circle of family, friends and colleagues
Dr Sandra Castro, of East Lothian, ran the London Marathon and raised £861.50 thanks to an outstanding Just Giving page
Family and friends of Frances Anne Taylor of Sheringham, Norfolk, who died on April 19th 2007, donated more than £5,000 in her memory to the Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund. Fran died at home after a long and distressing illness borne with characteristic selflessness and courage, following the diagnosis of malignant melanoma in November 2004. Born at Gorleston in 1949, she moved to Sheringham in 1972 with her husand Moss, who had joined the Sheringham Medical Practice. Although only 23 years old she rapidly adapted to the demanding life of a GP's wife. Shortly after moving to Sheringham, she opened the front door to a patient, who had come to see her husband, and was told by the patient 'I've come to see your father'. Such was her youth and beauty. Throughout her married life, Fran devoted herself to her family and bringing up three sons. Although she worked for a few years at Daybreak, most of her free time away from her home and beloved garden was spent carrying out voluntary work. She loved animals and for many years was a strict vegetarian. Amongst the groups she supported on a voluntary basis were Animal Crackers, Sherinham Children's Trust and Daybreak. She truly gave her life for others and will always be remembered by her loving family and very many friends for her kindness and beautiful, warm smile. She wrote the following moving poem just a few weeks before she died: Death be my friend Hold tight my hand as darkness comes Caress my head The pillow holds me soft and still Be calm my soul Fear not the peace that lasts for ever
Haskin's Garden Centre at Snow Hill, East Grinstead gave us tremendous support throughout Melanoma Awareness Week June 16th to 24th, and our team of collectors raised a magnificent £1,107.23
Kirsty Yeoman organised a series of fund raising events in memory of her mother Hilary, who died from malignant melanoma on January 18th 2007, with the help of colleagues at Royal Sun Alliance at Bristol. She sold our wristbands and organised numerous events during Melanoma Awareness Week including an Awareness Day, a 'casual' day and cake stall, all of wich raised £400.35 matched by a further donation of £100.00 from Royal Sun Alliance: and a raffle in July raised £231.50 and a further donation of £100 from Royal Sun Alliance
Carolyn Pettett, who is one of life's genuinely nice people, held a twelve hour Cream Tea party in her home at Burgess Hill and raised £316.87 on June 23rd during Melanoma Awareness Week. It was a great party, with the whole family pitching in to help. Thanks, Carolyn!
Clive, Jo, Esther and everybody else at Doves Barn Nursery and Garden Centre, East Grinstead are great supporters. They keep one of our collectng boxes beside the till, and have already donated £58.22 since the start of Melanoma Awareness Week in June
Roger Bradley, a longstanding and prominent member of the Lancaster Footlights Club and the Lancaster Amateur Dramatic Society in both of which he played many leads, sadly died from malignant melanoma on February 11th 2007 at the age of 42. He was also a keen and knowledgeable gardener, winning a medal at Chelsea Show in 2002: and his parents and friends once again opened his garden this summer and raised £900 for Myfanwy's Charity, a wonderful tribute to Roger
Mark Wadsworth, who had been a close friend of Bruce Craven at Leeds United, nominated Myfanwy's Charity as the beneficiary Charity for his year as President of Sheffield Riverdale Round Table. Fundraising by club members was constant, including a magnificent Ball and auction, and as a result the club was able to make a magnificent donation of £5,000.00
Tracey Croggon took part in the London Triathlon in August over the Olympic distance in memory of her father, and thanks to a great JustGiving page and an enormous number of offline sponsors, she raised more than £1,500
Further donations were received in July through Leeds United, where visitors to their training ground are invited to contribute to Myfanwy's Charity: hundreds of pounds have been received as a result over the past three years
Peter Kohn, who went to school with Myfanwy at Ashbourne Grammar School near Derby, and his wife Trish once again donated £160.00 from visitors to their beautiful garden at Kerrachar, near Kylesku, through the Scotland's Gardens Scheme
Mark Belcher and James Campbell ran the Longleat 10km race and raised almost £2,000 in sponsorship in memory of Mark's brother Gareth, who died on May 28th 2007 at the age of just 39
Jenny Parnwell is a great supporter of Myfanwy's Charity, and her son Dan and his friend Robert (Bertie) Bird of Ladybird Crane Hire in Bromsgrove completed the Fowey River Triathlon in Cornwall on September 16th in memory of Dan's sister Julie-Anne (Jay) Parnwell, who died aged 33 from malignant melanoma on December 19th 2001. They raised a magnificent £2,000
Jacqueline and Clive Brigden took part in the Great South Run in September and raised £475.00 in memory of Pauline Knight, the wife of Jacqueline's brother Paul, who sadly passed away in June 2006 from malignant melanoma
Susan Barnes' mother Shirley Foster of Penshaw, Houghton-le-Spring, died from malignant melanoma on July 23rd 2005, and donations of £574.00 were made at her funeral as recorded earlier. Susan and Colin Barnes are great supporters: and Colin sold one of our Melanoma Awareness wristbands to a colleague at Northern Rock plc, Mark Southcott. Mark's mother had been treated for melanoma some years previously, and he decided to take part in the Great North Run to raise funds for Myfanwy's Charity and increase awareness. He finished in 2 hours 40 minutes, and donated a great £250.00
The Northern Rock Foundation matched the sponsorship money raised by Mark Southcott with a generous donation of £250.00 under their Staff Matched Giving Scheme
A donation of £90.00 was received from the staff of Primrose Hill Hospital in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear in memory of Staff Nurse Annette Lee, a dearly loved friend and colleague
The annual Christmas lunch of the East Grinstead Chamber of Commerce at the Ashdown Park Hotel once again nominated Myfanwy's Charity as the recipient of the raffle, and raised a wonderful £106.00. President Dale Bulbrook (Web Designs) designed, set up and manages our website: and it's largely thanks to him that we attract such enormous support both locally and nationally
Carole Evans of Cheltenham died from ocular melanoma at the sadly early age of 51. An enormous number of friends attended her funeral: as a friend of Carole's commented 'The fact that she has gone, and at such an early age (51) is awful, but all we can do now is be glad that she is at peace, not in pain, keep her in our hearts and memories, and just as importantly do our best to prevent the same situation occuring again'. More than £600 was donated at her funeral, shared between Myfanwy's Charity and the Hospice where she spent her last night, and as a result we received £306.20 plus further subsequent donations
Petee Barnes and Kathy Jepson of Maryland, USA donated $105.00 in memory of Carole Saulsbury of London who died one year ago from melanoma
We spent three days collecting at Haskins Garden Centre, East Grinstead over two pre-Christmas weekends thanks to the kindness of the Manager, Nici Dell, who is a great supporter. Everybody who works there is really kind, friendly and supportive: and as a result we collected £380.87
Leeds United sent further donations of £85.65 in November, raised from supporters at their training ground
United Clothing of Sharpthorne, East Grinstead raised £92.94 in a collecting box on the desk, thanks to the help of Lydia Warren
The whole class of Form 10M at Sir William Perkin's School, Chertsey, raised £50.00 during the Winter Term
Old Kirkhamians (Kirkham Grammar School, Preston) and the Wooden Spoon Anti Assassins RUFC once again played a match in honour of the memory of Bruce Craven, a top level athlete, cricketer and rugby player both at school and throughout his adult life until his sad death at the early age of 32 in 2005. Teams play for the Bruce Craven Memorial Trophy, and this match in November 2007 raised £500.00 for Myfanwy's Charity, a wonderful donation: whilst the match itself, before a large crowd, focussed attention on malignant melanoma
Leeds United sent further donations of £115.00 in January, raised from visitors to their training ground.
The Muskateers are based in North London, and arrange a variety of charity fund raising activities. They held their first ever classical music Concert at Belmont School, Mill Hill, on Saturday February 3rd featuring Gordon Back on piano, Serena Leader on violin and Gemma Rosefield on cello and raised a fantastic £4,089.00, plus lots of Gift Aid, for Myfanwy's Charity
Steve Simms organised a great Acoustic Music gig at CJ's Cafe Bar in East Grinstead on Tuesday February 26th thanks to the kindness of proprietors Chris and Julie. The gig was completely Sold Out long in advance, and music was provided by Danny Bridle, of Bullfrog Music, Mary Leay and Steve Simpson, formerly of Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance Band: and after intensive pressure, Julie was also persuaded to sing and revealed a lovely voice! An enormous raffle, with prizes donated principally by CJ's, Chequer Mead Theatre and Bullfrog Music, raised more than £300: and it enabled almost £1,100.00 to be donated to Myfanwy's Charity.
The monthly quiz at West Hoathly Bowls Club, near East Grinstead, organised by Terry Tietjen and club Chairman Glyn Lyford, donated all the entry fees of £200.00 on Fiday February 29th
Leeds United again sent further donations of £161.00, raised from visitors to their training ground in February
Sharon Appleby made a very generous donation of £100.00 in memory of Anthony James (Tony) McCarthy
Rachel Kingston is a super enthusiastic young lady, and she held a Coffee Morning on Saturday March 8th at her home in Horley (and baked all the cakes as well!) and raised £120.00
Hailsham Horticultural Society donated £21.00 raised from the raffle at their March meeting
The family of Paul Turner of St Helier, Jersey, who lost his battle against melanoma on December 21st 2007, made a very generous donation in his memory
Duncan Godfrey organised an on-line poker tournament (free to enter). The 'winners' nominated charities to which charitable donations could be made, and David Paisley nominated Myfanwy's Charity to receive his 'winnings' of £175! Thanks, Duncan and David!
Fred, Anne and Mark Belcher made a donation of £250 in memory of their son Gareth, whose 40th birthday would have been on April 21st. They scattered his ashes on the mountains behind his house
Leeds United sent further donations of £105 made by visitors to their training ground in March
Many very generous donations have been received in memory of Melanie Botkai, a much loved GP in Mill Hill, North London
Now we'd like to thank all our runners in the London Marathon: Dr Cole Clissold, of Cambridge, ran the London Marathon for the third time on our behalf and raised £100.00 for Myfanwy's Charity
Andrea Green ran the London Marathon: her JustGiving page is still attracting sponsors, and by mid-May had already raised £2,358.00 (plus Gift Aid)
James Doggett also ran the London Marathon: his JustGiving page had raised £658.10 (plus Gift Aid) by mid-May
Linda Pymont also ran the London Marathon: her JustGiving page had raised £728.21 (plus Gift Aid) by mid-May
Neil Meehan, who played rugby for Old Dartfordians in Kent, sadly died from melanoma aged only 35: and his wife Carole, helped by their two sons Thomas and Patrick, raised £199.00 at a memorial match in Neil's memory held at the club on April 20th. As Carole wrote, 'More important to me was that we distributed lots of leaflets and so I hope more people will be aware of the dangers of skin cancer'
Leeds United sent further donations of £110 made by visitors to their training ground in April
Reigate Grammar School 5th Form held a Non-uniform Day and donated £216.80 at the instigation of Rory Eves
Carole Evans, the Chair of the London IVC (Intervarsity Club) died suddenly from malignant melanoma on November 21st 2007, aged only 51. She had asked for donations to be made to Myfanwy's Charity, and a collection at the AGM of the AIVC (Association of Intervarsity Clubs) in April raised £422.00 in her memory
The parents and teachers of Holland House School in Edgware, North London, donated £704.00 in memory of Melanie Botkai
Irene and Bill Kershaw sent a £100.00 donation in memory of their dearly loved son Alan, who would have celebrated his 50th birthday on May 13th
Dr Cole Clissold of Cambridge ran the London Marathon for Myfanwy's Charity for the third time and donated £100
Haskins Garden Centre at Copthorne, East Grinstead, thanks to Assistant Manager Nici Dell's immense hard work and enthusiasm, threw open the Garden Centre on Thursday May 16th for me to give a talk 'Kew through the looking glass' (behind the scenes at Kew Gardens, from my fourteen years as Assistant Curator there). Haskins provided free coffee, teas and biscuits: and every penny went straight to Myfanwy's Charity. A total of £208.00 was raised including £45.00 in sponsorship for Twelve Months to Raise a Million
Helen Parker in Ashtead held a Clothes Swap party for her friends and raised £70.00 in memory of her best friend Gwenda Batt
Neil Parker organised an amazing 100 hole golf marathon on June 6th on the hilly Purley Downs Golf course, which started at 0430 and finshed at 8pm, and he, Bryan O'Neill, Martin Watters, Alan Page, Chris Blake, Richard McGrath, Carl Lawrence and Jim Norrington raised an amazing £6,500 in memory of his wife Helen's best friend, Gwenda Batt, who had sadly died from melanoma
Robert Botkai sent £95.00 donated by colleagues at work in memory of his wife Melanie
Elisabeth Ritson of East Grinstead died on April 14th, and donations totalling £490.00 were received at the request of her partner
Kenny Hoyle of Hipperholme, Halifax died at the sadly young age of 55 on June 15th after a brave fight against melanoma. His wife Trish, who is struggling to come to terms with her huge loss, forwarded donations totalling £600 in his memory
Melanoma Awareness Week has attracted more and more support every year since we began it three years ago. Our team of collectors were outside Sainsbury's in East Grinstead on June 14th, where we collected £270.81 with a team drawn exclusively from East Grinstead Rotary Club: and more supporters collected outside Haskins Garden Centre at Snowhill, East Grinstead (Haskins are great supporters) on Saturdays and Sundays June 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd where we raised almost £1,000.
Daphne Hodge and Margaret Brown organised a wonderful Garden Festival in South Godstone and raised £671.46: Wendy Obey organised a Garden Party in Crowborough, with proceeds shared between ourselves and the Mothers Union, and donated a further £70.00
Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, thanks almost entirely to the Finance Department, organised a wonderful Coffee Morning and raised £400.00
Peter Kaye and Jenny Parnwell in Cornwall organised a wonderful stand at the Cornwall Festival of Food at the Eden Project, with the dermatological team from Treliske holding a two hour Mole Check. Peter and Jenny raised £250, including 70+ sponsors for me: more importantly, the Mole Check team (from only 60 'clients') found one advanced melanoma and four that warranted closer inspection.
Leeds United sent a further £110.00 donated by visitors to their training ground
Mrs Susan Turner made a very generous donation in memory of her brave husband Paul Turner of St Clement, Jersey, who sadly died from malignant melanoma on December 21st 2007
Haywards Heath Lions Club donated £101.80 raised by their team in the annual Swimarathon
St Luke's Church in East Grinstead donated £72.00 raised at their July Coffee Morning
The friends and family of Mrs Maureen Elizabeth Stagg of St Day, near Redruth in Cornwall, who died recently aged 66, donated £272.50 in her memory
The K9 Dog Training Club of Alfreton in Derbyshire, which Katie Taylor attended with her dog, donated £80 through Judith Pownall
Leeds United sent a further £120.00 donated by visitors to their training ground
Katie May in Oxford distributed leaflets and information in Oxford during Melanoma Awareness Week, and also donated a large sgare of the profits from her Greetings Cards business, totalling £73.50
Louise Mellish, a Medical Student at Hull University, organised a mole check day at the Students Union during Melanoma Awareness Week thanks to the presence of Skin Cancer Consultant Dr Walton, and distributed leaflets and information. Donation of £182.20 were also made
Pete Kaye organised a mole check 'clinic' at the Cornwall Festival of Food a the Eden Project during Melanoma Awareness Week, thanks to the kindness of consultants at Treliske Hospital, and raised £250.00 including donations of £76.50 from 62 sponsors for my trek from rim to rim of the Grand Canyon
Leeds United sent a further £185.00 donated by visitors to their training ground
Alison Taylor in Alfreton is so 'driven' and has such enormous courage: she organised a 5 mile Midnight Sponsored Walk on Sunday June 22nd and 157 walkers raised £8,075. Sadly, Alison's daughter Katie had died on the preceding Tuesday from melanoma, aged only 15: it is occurences such as this that make us realise why we are doing this, and how essential it is to find a cure for this terrible disease and raise awareness. The cheque was presented to Harry Townsend at a party with all her friends and family near her home, which was a celebration of Katie's life, on Saturday August 9th
Sally and Barry, landlords of The Limekiln at Worksworth, both did a 200ft bungy jump to raise money in Katie's memory and they and all their customers raised £1,100 which was also presented at the party on August 9th
Currently we have raised more than £120,000 in Britain as well as more than $NZ 25,000 in New Zealand, where the walk (click on to New Zealand htm to read my daily diary for the walk) acted as the catalyst for the formation of the Melanoma Foundation of New Zealand, (www.melanoma.co.nz) now a National Charity there.
We have attracted additional support from friends who have accompanied their donations by completing and sending the Gift Aid Declaration form which gains repayment of tax on that sum (click on to Gift Aid Declaration htm and print off the form) to supplement the many and varied fund raising activities planned.
Supporters below wearing their green ribbon badges
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Vinnie Jones - David Batty (Ex England) |
Alan Sutton - Gordon Strachan (Ex Leeds and Scotland) |
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Richard Moore - Alan Sutton |
Eric Pollard, Shadrach Dingle, Zak Dingle, and Paddy Kirk from Emmerdale |
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Lucas Radebe |
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Leeds United FC |
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