'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 [...]
Project21forlife raises an incredible £63,ooo for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation and The Royal Marsden. Having retired from running his construction company, the late 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
