Imelda's Story - We would like to share this moving story from our dear friend Imelda. For 18 years, Imelda experienced various signs of a brain tumour. She suffered from debilitating headaches, memory loss, extreme fatigue, personality changes, sleep apnea, weight gain, pituitary gland issues, 40% hearing loss and more. She sought [...]
Charity Tapas Evening Raises £13,000 - On Thursday 29th June, we were delighted to welcome over 100 guests to the wonderful José Pizarro at The Swan Inn, Esher, for tapas, paella and an evening of fundraising organised by project21forlife in support of the John King Brain Tumour Foundation. We are pleased to [...]
Creating the John King Brain Tumour Foundation Hospital Garden - The roof garden outside McKissock Ward at Atkinson Morley Wing has been an invaluable space for not only neurosurgical patients, families, and visitors but staff too and became a peaceful haven for the staff during the COVID 19 pandemic where they could [...]
Charity Golf Day at Woburn raises £32,00 A huge thank you for joining us on Friday 19th May, for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation Charity Golf Day, playing the beautiful Marquess course and enjoying Geoff’s brilliant trick show along with Woburn’s wonderful hospitality. We are pleased to let you know that [...]
'We are delighted to announce that as of April 2023, the John King Brain Tumour Foundation will have a new commercial partnership with Kings Fine Food, the largest importer of caviar in the UK and a business set up by John and Laura King in 2004. Kings Fine Food has been a market [...]
On Friday 18th November 2022, the John King Brain Tumour Foundation hosted a Black-Tie Fundraising Dinner at the truly deluxe Corinthia Hotel, London to raise funds towards our work. Along with our 135 esteemed guests, our Compere for the evening was national treasure and Grand Dame of Pantomime Christopher Biggins and our accomplished auctioneer was Jeffrey [...]
McKissock Garden Reinstallment - The John King Brain Tumour Foundation, RHS Hampton Court Show Garden is now recycled to the McKissock Ward roof garden at the Atkinson Morley Wing at St. George’s Hospital. The Team at Garden Club London and our charity patron Richard Sullivan have done an incredible job of relocating the [...]
RAISES AN INCREDIBLE £63,000 for THE JOHN KING BRAIN TUMOUR FOUNDATION AND THE ROYAL MARSDEN Having recently retired from running his construction company, Richard Sullivan was looking forward to travelling with his wife and improving his golf handicap. Until, in December 2021, he received the devastating news that he had a [...]
The John King Garden at Hampton Court Flower Show – was an amazing opportunity that has allowed us to significantly raise awareness of the John King Brain Tumour Foundation, bringing on board more supporters of our valuable work and also highlighting the health benefits of having well-designed gardens at a hospital which provide [...]
Charity Golf Day at Woburn raises a massive £41,000! – On Friday 27th May, 26 teams took to Woburn Golf Club for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation Charity Golf Day. Taking place on the stunning Dukes Course, the day commenced with a Stableford competition with teams of four in a shotgun start. The day [...]
