Earlier this month Andrew Burton took on the challenge of cycling from Munich to Rome. A journey of 880 miles over the alps and down the Appenines. As in previous years Andrew was riding to support both his local Princess Alice Hospice and the John King Brain Tumour Foundation. “Not only our son, [...]
Running for a Cause: Ellen and Claudia’s Inspiring London Marathon for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation. Every year, the London Marathon brings together thousands of runners, each with a personal story, a meaningful cause, and a passion to make a difference. Among this year’s inspiring participants were two extraordinary women – [...]
Grant awarded to fund £41,500 Paediatric Neurosurgery equipment! We are delighted to announce that the charity has been awarded a grant of £41,500 from The Hilton Foundation to enable us to purchase a Sonoca 300 Ultrasonic Aspirator and Endoscope for the paediatric neurosurgery team at St. George’s Hospital. “The new Ultrasonic aspirator [...]
Ellen Arthur – London Marathon Fundraising raises over £4,500. Congratulations Ellen on completing the London Marathon on 21st April 2024. Not only a huge personal achievement, but Ellen has raised over £4,500 towards the NICU Roof garden at St. George’s Hospital. 'London really was an incredible experience with amazing crowds’, quotes Ellen, [...]
Centurion Club Golf Day Golf Day April 2024 raises over £32,000. What an amazing day! Thank you to all who attended our annual John King Brain Tumour Foundation Golf Day at the 18 Hole Golf Course at Centurion Club, St Albans in Hertfordshire. Not only a tremendous day without rain, playing on [...]
Hampstead Heath Autumn Walk Raises in Excess of £4,000 - On Saturday, November 4th, the Neuro team from St. George’s Hospital united for an 8-mile, heart-warming walk through the scenic Hampstead Heath Park, marking their 3rd annual walk. They managed to complete their walk, but unfortunately, due to the weather, they had last-minute cancellations, resulting in [...]
Cycle to Bilbao for Brain Tumour Research and Princess Alice Hospice Congratulations to Andrew Burton for finishing the 1,100 km ride to Bilbao in Northern Spain. As planned it was an 8-day cycling trip, that covered 661 miles or 1064 kilometres and was completed on his bamboo bike. The cyclists saw stunning [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
