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 guest speakers: Marie Scott, from …
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 and their new swing! …
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 tasks. The ECCDS, which runs …
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The CKDCF presented a cheque for £500 to Greenbank Community Association to help towards their Summer Playscheme.
The CKDCF donated £1,000 to Isabelle Pears, aged 5, through “Tree of Hope” to help towards her operation to help her walk better.
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 be performed at Rosehill from …
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 be performed at Rosehill from …
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.
A LITTLE musical festive cheer has been spread to local youngsters – thanks to Egremont rock star Francis Dunnery and his charity. A host of fun festive events have been held, funded by the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund (CKDCF), the charity Francis set up in memory of his parents. At Mayfield School in …
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!
A Schoolboy who has been blind since birth has received an early Christmas present to give him a helping hand with this studies. Ten-year-old Aaron Hewitt, who lives in Little Broughton and attends Broughton School, has been brought a Braille-enhanced Apple Macbook Pro and a digital dictaphone by the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund …
Orgill School was the Primary School winner of the 2012 CKDCF charity T-Shirt design contest. The £500 school prize was used to purchase football posts and nets. Keswick School was the Secondary School winner of the 2012 CKDCF charity T-Shirt design contest. The £500 school prize was used to purchase display boards for the school. …
The CKDCF has donated £500 to the Greenback Community Centre Summer Camp in Whitehaven, Cumbria for their Summer Play Scheme. The Greenback community centre is a volunteer based organization that runs youth clubs, family fun nights, lunch clubs, and computer courses for children. The play schemes are an invaluable way to keep children involved and …
A SOAP star has joined a Copeland charity to help spread a little festive cheer. Chelsea Halfpenny, who plays Amy in Emmerdale, joined volunteers of the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund to hand out selection boxes to youngsters in Newcastle. The CKDCF was set up by Egremont rock star Francis Dunnery in memory of …
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EGREMONT rock star Francis Dunnery has helped raise £8,000 from his annual fundraising weekend. Francis returns home from the United States every year to host a weekend of fun, music and sport to raise money for The Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund (CKDCF) – the charity he set up in memory of his parents. …
A EGREMONT teenager who is undergoing treatment after she was diagnosed with three brain tumours has received a charitable donation. Danica Maxwell, 14, is soon to have chemotherapy following the discovery of the tumours. Accompanied by her family, Danica received £300 from the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund – a charity set up by …
PATIENTS at a Cumbrian hospice are to be able to enjoy the latest computer games thanks to a donation from a Cumbrian charity. The Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund, which was founded in 2002 by Egremont musician Francis Dunnery, this week presented a cheque for £500 to Eden Valley Hospice in Carlisle. The money …
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TICKETS are on sale for a special charity concert with local guitar legend, Francis Dunnery. He will be performing at Whitehaven Civic Hall on October 24 in aid of the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery’s Children’s fund. The concert is just one of the 12 dates in the Brand New It Bites ‘New Progressives’ tour around …
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PUPILS from Mayfield School in Whitehaven will enjoy the benefits of a live music performance thanks to a donation from rock star Francis Dunnery. The Egremont-born musician handed over £500 to the Whitehaven school, raised through the charity he set up in memory of his parents, the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund. The fund …
AMAZING that anyone turned up at all! A month’s rain had fallen on the previous day and the new channels were full of the story of the miraculous escape of mountain marathon walkers who were stranded in atrocious conditions. Drivers drove through partly flooded roads to get to Bowness Knott, and even at the start …