Category: Fundraising
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Phil Spencer takes on the second Everest in the Alps challenge
Channel 4 presenter of Location, Location, Location and Love it or List It to join charity’s epic ski tour challenge in Verbier, Switzerland
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Simon Kindleysides, a paralysed dad of three, to take on the London Marathon in an exo-suit
Already an accomplished singer and guest judge on the new Saturday BBC1 show, All Together Now, Simon, has now set his eyes on one of his biggest challenges yet; to take on the London Marathon wearing the revolutionary ReWalk exo-suit
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Charity ambassador living with a brain tumour to take on the London marathon
Our Young Ambassador Chandos Green is set to take on the challenge of his life
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Launching our Big Bandana Bake
This March, we are aiming to raise £150,000 to fund a life-saving research project for over two years
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Launching our 2017 Christmas Appeal
In the UK, 11,000 people are diagnosed with a brain tumour every year. This figure simply has to change
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Rugby legend Lewis Moody heads up the headwest Costa Rica coast-to-coast challenge
Lewis and his team headwest to raise £75,000 to help fund HeadSmart
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Gifts in Wills, a (not so) tricky conversation
Sarah Lindsell, our CEO, talks about why gifts in Wills should be in our everyday conversations…
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Tom Daley to front our BBC Lifeline appeal
Tom heads up The Charity’s drive to raise awareness and funds for vital research
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Ed Kerry’s epic challenge in memory of his sister
Inspired by his sister, Ed’s planning an epic, 1,000 mile UK running challenge
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University fashion show raises £28,000
St Andrew’s Fashion Show (FS) has raised over £28,000 for The Brain Tumour Charity in a bid to fund research in to vital treatments to tackle the disease.
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Headeast Vietnam cycle challenge battle first day typhoon
Lewis Moody MBE, co-Founder of The Foundation and headeast organiser, polar explorer Alan Chambers MBE and 10 other fearless cycling challengers have saddled up in Saigon.
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Record numbers take part in our 2016 Twilight Walks
Our three October Twilight Walks were a huge success, with over 1,800 walkers and volunteers from our community.
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Brain tumour dad’s 300-mile cycling team raises nearly £138,000
Cheshire husband, dad of five and brain tumour survivor, Rob Ward’s 31-strong team, took on the 300-mile London to Paris cycle challenge in September.
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Discover Adventure on our Iceland Trek 2017
A group of intrepid supporters of The Brain Tumour Charity who will unite and trek across Iceland’s historic landscapes in 2017.
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This week we want to spread the word about writing a Will and remembering a charity
It’s the little things in life that can mean the most. Leaving just 1% of your Will to The Brain Tumour Charity after your loved ones have been looked after can make a world of difference.
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Charity trustees Andy and Tim walk 500 miles in memory of Joseph
Andy Foote and Tim Burchell, along with friends Mark Roberts and Steve Verrall, have completed the world-renowned 500-mile Camino de Santiago walk across northern Spain, raising over £52,000 for The Brain Tumour Charity.
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Lewis Moody is taking on extreme cycle challenge to raise funds for childhood early diagnosis
Lewis Moody MBE is heading up a small, elite team taking on the ultimate charity challenge: The headeast Extreme Cycle Challenge; a 1,000km endurance event from Vietnam to Cambodia, this December.
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St Andrews Fashion Show teams up with The Brain Tumour Charity
St Andrews Fashion Show (FS) has announced it is partnering with The Brain Tumour Charity for the 2017 event in a bid to raise vital funds for treatments to tackle the disease.
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Launching our Iceland 2017 fundraising trek
Between 10 – 14 July 2017, we’ll be hosting our first ever bespoke trek abroad, amongst the mossy lava plains, hot springs, mountains and geysers of Iceland.
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Launching The Twilight Walks 2016
The Twilight Walk returns with three favourite locations for 2016; Warwick, Chester and Windsor.
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Fundraiser runs 1,000 miles in memory of her mum
Having lost her Mum to a brain tumour in 2007, Sarah Lambkin embarked on an extreme challenge to raise funds towards finding a cure.
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Brain Tumour Awareness Month
We will use every day of March to make our voice heard, on behalf of everyone everywhere whose life has been affected by a brain tumour.
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#WearItOut for Bandanas for Brain Tumours 2016
Get involved with our Bandanas for Brain Tumours campaign this year. By joining us and wearing it out, you can raise awareness of brain tumours and vital funds for research into early diagnosis.
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Be a Star Christmas campaign launches
We’re aiming to tackle the issue of late diagnosis of brain tumours. For this to happen we’ve enlisted the support of researchers, GPs and our community, to drive awareness and effect change to diagnosis times. Spearheading this Christmas Campaign is Sophie O’Hagan.