Press Release - 3rd November 2003
Halloween revellers spirit up £6,500
for Christie's
The Lancashire Fusiliers' Corps of DrumsThey looked scary but the witches, wizards and warlocks at a Clitheroe Halloween
night didn't have a malicious thought between them. The only
spirit truly in evidence was one of goodwill as the eerie crowd
handed over an impressive £6,000 cheque for The Christie.
The spooks were the families of mobile home owners at Three Rivers
Woodland Park, West Bradford, Clitheroe, who have
spent the Summer months raising cash for the specialist
cancer centre from theme nights and other events. Their
activities raised £5,000 and site owner Harold Cowburn
generously added another £1,500.
Photo:
Pictured with the Lancashire Fusiliers' Corps of Drums and are
The Christie representatives Lesley Birkhead and Jacky Plant,
both holding the cheque presented to them by Cllr and Mrs Charles
Warkman, deputy Mayor and Mayoress of Ribble Valley. Fundraising
organiser Beryl Statham is next to Mrs Warkman and Harold Cowburn
immediately behind her.
The money was presented to Christie fundraising officer Jacky
Plant, who says: "It was a tremendous evening.
These fabulous people really know how to party. I'm
sure they've had a ball all Summer and they're a great example
of how much fun there can be in fundraising. They started helping us last year for the Queen's Jubilee and have now given us over £16,000
to
help fight cancer in children. I'm thrilled they're going to carry
on supporting us".
Kickstarting the coming year's Christie campaign by raising £607,
the Halloween night featured a display by the Lancashire
Fusiliers' Corps of Drums and was attended by Cllr
and Mrs Charles Warkman, deputy Mayor and Mayoress
of Ribble Valley. Another special guest was Mrs Myra Clegg, of Clitheroe, who has raised money for cancer research for many years.
Spearheading the fundraising is Beryl Statham, who spends almost
as much
time at her mobile home as she does in her own home in Milnrow,
Rochdale. "There's such a wonderful community spirit in the
Park. It's so rewarding when you see how these events
brings people together and how much goodwill they feel towards Christie's. All of them know someone who has
benefited
from the hospital's specialist care," says Beryl.
Evidently, the kindly spirits of Halloween will be in action
again
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The Christie in Manchester is one of the leading cancer centres in Europe - registering around 12,500 new patients and treating about 40,000 patients every year.
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