The Neuro River Walkers - This year the Neurosurgery team at St George’s Hospital have joined forces to raise funds for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation Charity. They had a fun walk from Canary Wharf to Battersea Park on the 15th of October, to remember colleagues that are sadly no longer with [...]
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 [...]
‘Flipped Disc’ Evening raises £20,000 - On 27th April, two Friends- The World’s best-known Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh CBE and 7-time champion Jockey John Francome MBE hosted a very special evening, spinning a few of their best-loved records and their favourite yarns too. Guests were treated to an evening of ‘Cabaret, Caviar, Canapes, Chardonnay, [...]
Charity Football Tournament - On what was a sweltering day in south London, 150 people assembled at Goals Wimbledon for the inaugural charity five-a-side tournament for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation. With a couple of teams late and clearly nursing hangovers from Friday night, the tournament came into its own shortly after [...]
Twickenham Beavers Goes Silent for Brain Cancer - A big thank you to all the Beavers who took part in this challenge, raising funds for charity. The 8th Twickenham Beaver Scout Colony are the second youngest members of scouting at the age of 6 and they leave us at age 8 to go [...]
We are thrilled to be able to share inspirational stories from our fundraisers for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation. Richard Sullivan and the Project21forlife 21 people every day are diagnosed with a brain tumour in England every day, and it is the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40. [...]
Eileen Carney-Jones Raises £2000 for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation The recent pandemic brought many locals together in more ways than one. Eileen Carney-Jones a semi-retired nurse practitioner not only returned to work in ITU at the Royal London caring for Covid patients but also Knitted woollen hats, whilst raising money for [...]
On Sunday 17th October, Laura and Holly King took part in an exhilarating wing walk challenge to support the charity at Headcorn Aerodrome! In the safe hands of the Wing Walk Company they felt the freedom of flying at speeds of up to 135 mph, all whilst standing on the outside of a [...]
