Christmas Gifts from CKDCF

Once again, the CKDCF have donated 200 Cadbury’s selection boxes to the Newcastle RVI’s Children’s Cancer Wards 4 and 14. These selection boxes were individually wrapped by Mark Andrews, a CKDCF volunteer, and they were then delivered and unloaded at the hospital’s Christmas party in Newcastle by Mark, his children…

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CKDCF Helping James to Walk

The CKDCF have donated £1,000 towards 14-year-old James Burns’ ‘Wish to Walk’ appeal. The appeal was set up by James’ family with the aim of raising enough money to allow him to travel to America for a special operation that should enable him to walk properly. James’ ‘Wish to Walk’…

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October Event is a Huge Success!

We would like to thank everyone who joined us for our 12th annual fundraising weekend in Cumbria! People came to Cumbria from all across the world to raise money for the CKDCF this weekend. It began with a welcome meal at the Seacote Hotel in St. Bees on Friday evening; we heard from…

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Swinging in the Rain

The CKDCF donated £2,600 towards the total cost of South Cumbria Disability Group’s specialist swing which is located in Millom, Cumbria. The swing enables the town’s able and disabled children to play alongside each other. Pictured below are representatives of the CKDCF with members of the South Cumbria Disability Group…

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Money Raised for Down’s Syndrome Education Centre

The CKDCF sponsored t-shirts for 15 runners who ran the Great North Run 2014 to raise money for the Education Centre for Children with Down’s Syndrome (ECCDS). You may recall that, back in June of this year, the CKDCF donated a laptop to ECCDS to help the centre with admin…

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June 23, 2014

SIR – On behalf of Rosehill Youth Theatre, we would like to extend our thanks to the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund for the donation of £1,000. Rosehill Youth Theatre is extremely grateful for the money that will be used towards our upcoming production of Peter Pan, that will…

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January 1, 2014

CKDCF volunteers Mark, Matthew and Evie Andrews along with Isabella Kirkbride, Mark and Siobhan McVeigh hand wrapped and delivered 200 Selection Boxes to the Childrens Cancer Ward at Newcastle RVI. Alan Shearer joined in the Christmas joy helping to hand out selection boxes to the children.

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October 19, 2013

David and Jeanette Farmer have rased over £1,375 for the CKDCF!!! What an amazing job well done. Please join us in congratulating the Farmer’s on their tremendous accomplishment!

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