Your Donations at Work

Thomson Crew’s Charity Bike Ride raises hundreds for CKDCF

We would like to thank everyone at Thomson Airways (Newcastle) who took part in their Annual Charity Bike Ride, raising in excess of £250 for the CKDCF. On Thursday 25th June, nine Thomson Airways...

CKDCF Helps Fund Jaydon’s Motorised Wheelchair

The CKDCF have donated £1,000 towards the purchase of a motorised wheelchair for Jaydon Weldon, who suffers from cerebral palsy and poor vision. Jaydon Weldon needs £10,000 for a new motorised...

CKDCF keeping kids busy during the long Summer break

The CKDCF have donated £500 to the Greenbank Community Association for their annual Summer Play Scheme. The play scheme, which caters for between 60 and 80 local children, will be held twice a week...

CKDCF donates £1,000 towards Youth Theatre Production

The CKDCF have donated £1,000 to the Rosehill Youth Theatre, which prides itself in diversity and inclusivity. The money will go towards staging their next production, Aladdin, in their newly-acquired...

CKDCF flying high thanks to Thomson’s £10k boost

The CKDCF were lucky enough to have been chosen as Thomson Airways’ (Newcastle) local charity of the year for 2013/14. As a result of having been chosen as the Thomson Airways (Newcastle) Local...

CKDCF give Epilepsy Action a helping hand in memory of Mara

The CKDCF have donated £3,000 to Epilepsy Action. The donation was made in memory of Mara, the late daughter of one of Francis’s fans. The donation will be used to fund a number of education...

Savage Family Fundraising House Concert 2014

On Saturday 20th December 2014, Stewart and Gillian Savage hosted a Francis Dunnery house concert with money raised going to the CKDCF. In total, the Savage family raised £812.50 (inc. Gift Aid) for...

Our Tribute to the late Peter Watson

It was with great sadness that we, at the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund (CKDCF), learned of Peter Watson’s death. We regarded Peter as both a tremendous supporter and...

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...

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...

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...

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...