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The Chartwell Cancer Trust are delighted to have been offered the following nine flights for Silent Auction prizes at our various charity events. 3 trips of 2 people in de Havilland Dragonfly G-AEDU (The Duchess) 3 trips of 1 person in Socata TB20 Trinidad G-OALD 3...

An Easter workshop took place on Thursday 18th April in the House of Hygge. Children of all ages were welcome to join in the Easter arts and crafts activities for a small donation, whilst the adults sat back and enjoyed a luxurious coffee in a relaxed atmosphere.

The CCT King’s Teens Cancer Support Group got together in February Half Term to attend a very creative Art Workshop, hosted by local artist and friend Bea Bonifini. Bea wanted everyone to really express themselves through fashion and art. To get their artistic juices...

Toni & Guy Ward were delighted to receive a visit from the Easter Bunny who brought Easter Eggs for all the children currently being treated on the Ward, and some for the wonderful nurses too! A huge thank you to the Direct Line Group for donating the Easter Eggs.

Louis — the boy who ‘Won at Life’ Louis Kayum was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma in 2015 when he was three years old. However, this did not stop him from living life to the full, determined not to let his illness stand in his way. Well loved, Louis brought joy...

Thank you to SmartKidstore.com for donating a fantastic new toy kitchen fully equipped with utensils and play food for the playroom on Toni & Guy Ward. Play Specialist, Simii Dhupar, asked for our help as the old kitchen was becoming worn and unsafe to play with....

The Frog Childhood Cancer Support Group Easter Party took place on Wednesday 10th April, in Croydon University Hospital. The children were taken on an amazing adventure with Explorer Dan through Africa to find the missing Easter Eggs. They had a brilliant time...

On the 12th February, The Holiday Inn-Bexley presented Gillian Mariner with the proceeds from their Quiz night held on the 1st February. The charity event was organised in aid of The CCCT’s Tiger Ward.

Thank you to Betty and Dave for their continued support to the Tiger Ward. Their plant sales initiative outside their home in Grove Park is going incredibly well. Betty and Dave have been supporting us since 2016.

Thank you to Waitrose Canary Wharf and Waitrose New Capital Quay for supporting The CCCT’s Tiger Ward through their Community Matters Appeal in January.

Thank you to Fiona Watkins and her four friends who organise a ‘Friends Ball’ every two years and who chose to support The CCCT this time. Fiona’s son Fraser had received treatment on Tiger Ward.

Shoppers and members of the Co-op have got off to a great start. They are supporting The CCCT’s Tiger Ward again for 2019 through their local community fund project scheme at their Kidbrooke Park and Shooters Hill stores. If you are a member and shop in the Co-op, 1%...

Well done and thank you to Southborough Primary school for doing so amazingly well in support of The CCCT’s Tiger Ward. Pupils are continuing to support Tiger Ward being involved in various fundraising activities including cake sales, running events and book sales,...

On the 24th February, The CCCT’s Tiger Ward Support Group held its meet up at Cineworld to watch ‘LEGO Movie 2’. Their families had a great morning. They thoroughly enjoyed the movie as well as all the treats provided by the cinema, thank you! The next meet up is The...

Lead Macmillan Paediatric Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cat Wilde, provides an update on support for the Tiger Ward since January. Cat explained that since the New Year, Tiger Ward has seen many improvements, courtesy of Sarah and Spencer Elliott, whose son Jake...

Our Childhood Cancer Support Group was invited to Bromley FC’s sell out Vanarama National League match against Leyton Orient on Tuesday 2nd April. The children were treated to a VIP behind the scenes tour and met the players prior to the match. The children were also...

In January, our Childhood Cancer Support Group had a really exciting ‘behind the scenes tour’ of Metro Bank in Bromley. The Bank opened especially early to give the Group an exclusive insight into how a big high street branch operates. The Group played with the...

The Bromley Childhood Cancer Support Group were in for a real treat when they visited the brand new Pizza Express at St Mark’s Square in Bromley on Sunday 24th March. This was the restaurant’s first Pizza Express party too and Assistant Manager, Alison Abrey, on...

Dramatherapist Heather Williams from Croydon University Hospital, got in contact to see if we could fund a selection of resource tools including worry monsters and dolls for the oncology children she worked with. Heather explained that many oncology children have lots...

Dramatherapist Heather Williams from Croydon University Hospital, got in contact to see if we could fund a selection of resource tools including worry monsters and dolls for the oncology children she worked with. Heather explained that many oncology children have lots...

We are pleased that our oncology families are starting to use ‘Sophie’s Wish’ Lodge, on the Isle of Wight, especially now that the weather is getting warmer. Two families visited ‘Sophie’s Wish’ during the Easter break. They had a lovely time, enjoying the beautiful...

Warboar Games are long term supporters of The CCT and have held many fundraising events over the years, at their board game café and gaming store in The Mall, Bromley. On Saturday 9th March, Warboar hosted the X-Wing Hyperspace trial, which raised over £500 in aid of...

  Fly2help is an aviation charity dedicated to raising the spirits of people, young and old, and has been organising Air Smiles Days for over 12 years. Five year old Pharrell and his family were nominated by The Chartwell Children’s Cancer Trust to spend an Air...

  Annual supporters, Clarkson, Wright and Jakes have raised enough money to purchase two AV1 robots for The Chartwell Cancer Trust. They have named the robots ‘Clarkie’ and ‘Wrighty’ and hope that it will not be too long to raise enough money to fund a third...

Theodora Acha was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in February 2016 shortly before her 9th birthday. She was treated with six cycles of chemotherapy but relapsed shortly afterwards. Theo commenced treatment again in 2017 (another six cycles of chemotherapy and...

  For Orpington teenager Lewis Kelly, one of the young people involved in recent trials – the arrival of the AV1 robot has been a game-changing development in his treatment journey. In 2013 the world of Lewis Kelly and his family was turned upside-down when he...

Isolation – a long shadow cast by cancer Treatment can leave patients with severely compromised immune-systems and highly susceptible to infection. Contamination carries the most critical risks and protective measures include extended periods of physical isolation in...

  20 brave, possibly crazy, supporters were due to jump on the 6th April, but as per usual, the typical British weather put a halt to the proceedings. Despite patiently waiting for pretty much most of the day, not one single skydive took place and our...

THE HOLIDAY INN, BEXLEY IN SOPHIE’S MEMORY The Holiday Inn is a valued supporter of the Tiger Ward Childhood Cancer Support Group. They have hosted Halloween, Easter, Summer and Christmas parties since 2017. They also organised a Quiz night in aid of the Tiger Ward...

'The Cheeky Jawa'   It was lovely of Marco ‘The Cheeky Jawa’, and his dad Szen, to make a flying visit to the Tiger Ward on the 17th December to present Lead Nurse, Cat Wilde and Play Specialist, Carol Sullivan-Wallace with his £150 CeX prize that he had won in...

Southborough School   We are delighted that Southborough School, Bromley has chosen to support the Tiger Ward for 2019. In December, the pupils got off to an amazing start. They raised £670 at their Christmas concerts, by running their own post office and from a...

THANK YOU CO-OP Thank you to the Co-op and its members for supporting the Tiger Ward last year and for raising over a whopping £6,000! We were delighted to receive a cheque at the Co-op in Shooters Hill on 24th November. The Co-op has chosen the Tiger Ward again for...

Christmas Breakfast at Starbucks   The Tiger Ward Childhood Cancer Support Group were in Starbucks Greenwich Shopping Park tucking into a lovely Christmas breakfast on Sunday 25th November, when a surprise visitor appeared! In walked Father Christmas with one of...

Spooky goings-on at the Holiday Inn, Bexley   On Sunday 21st October, The Tiger Childhood Cancer Support Group attended their annual Halloween Party at the Holiday Inn Bexley. The Group arrived to a very spooky reception, the room brilliantly decorated with...

VINCI FM SINGS THEIR HEARTS OUT FOR CHARITY   VINCI FM led by Paulette West, Business Support/Helpdesk Manager organised a fantastic end of year Karaoke Night to help raise funds for Tiger Ward. A couple of talented superstars emerged on the night, Jennifer...

HE’S BEHIND YOU! The Tiger Ward Childhood Cancer Support Group took a trip to the Greenwich Theatre to watch Robinson Crusoe on Sunday 2nd December. The pantomime had received rave reviews so we knew the families would be in for a good time. Oh yes they would! It was...

SOPHIE’S WISH Isle of Wight Lodge Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park, Bembridge is near the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight. It enjoys a breath-taking rural countryside setting, alongside a beautiful private sandy beach with glistening sea views. The beach affords safe...

BROMLEY LIGHT SWITCH ON On Sunday 18 November 2018, The Glades Shopping Centre, Bromley held their Bromley Light Switch on. Shoppers in The Glades where entertained with songs by The Kentones and Courtney Noakes. A wonderful £420 was raised that afternoon, with thanks...

Waitrose Beckenham’s Community Matters Programme have chosen CCT Tiger Ward as one of the charities to support during the month of December. Please support us by collecting the green tokens when doing your Christmas shopping in December at the Beckenham Store.

In October 2012, we sadly lost our Grandson Robbie Hannam, at the age of 7yrs. Robbie was an inspiration to us all, even at such a young age. He entered a competition to name a new Ward that was to be opened at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. Our family were...

Congratulations to Ben Simpson, a patient on Tiger Ward, who recently won a school competition after submitting his story about his initial treatment.

Thank you to long term supporter Theresa Hobbs for hosting a Prosecco Soirée in aid of CCT Tiger Ward. As well as a raffle, the party played ‘Guess the Grapes’. There were also some very interesting games played including ‘Bra Pong’! Split into two teams with inspired...

Thank you to valued supporters Kerri and Danny Baker for organising a fantastic boat party on the River Thames on Saturday 25th August in aid of CCT Tiger Ward. It was a beautiful summer’s evening and a perfect way for family and friends to get together. What better...

VINCI FM in Woolwich held a fantastic fundraising Karaoke Night on Friday 31st August at the Meridian Social Club, and raised £1,260.00 bringing the total sum raised for CCT Tiger Ward to over £5,000. The ‘Vinci Divas’ strutted and flaunted their singing prowess, we...

On Sunday 2nd September, The CCT Tiger Ward Childhood Cancer Support Group met at Pizza Express Bexleyheath. It was a lively morning learning about how to make pizza, tasting a variety of fresh ingredients and, of course, getting to make authentic Italian pizza...

On Sunday 19th August 2018, The CCT Tiger Ward Childhood Cancer Support Group families met at Greenwich Theatre, to watch a performance of The Jungle Book. On arrival, the families stepped into the deep dark jungle, drums played in the distance and wild animals slept...

On 11th August, Warboar Games hosted its annual Star Wars X-Wing store Championship event at its Bromley Board game cafe and gaming store. There was a slightly smaller turnout than previous years as a new edition of the game was being launched in September. But this...

The London Biggin Hill Festival of Flight took place at London Biggin Hill Airport on 18th and 19th August 2018. This year’s festival coincided with the 100th Anniversary of The Royal Air Force (RAF100), and there was an exciting atmosphere as spectators waited to...

Sophie Powell had inspiration and loved fundraising, particularly for children, like herself, with serious illnesses. She especially loved fundraising for the CCT Tiger Ward, a charity close to her heart, having spent much of her time on Tiger Ward receiving...

A sizzling Victory! The British 10k run route is world famous. It takes you through the heart of Central London, passing many of the Capital’s world-class historic landmarks including Trafalgar Square, the Embankment, Big Ben and Westminster. This year’s theme was a...

The No Isolation Robot Pioneering technology keeping young Cancer and Leukaemia patients connected to school life, education, friendship and normality as they undergo treatment. An estimated 35,000 children in the UK are battling long-term illness and the traumatic...

A big “Thank you” to everyone who has sent in donations. Thank you to Starbucks in Greenwich, Beckenham, Bromley and Orpington for recently raising donations through donations pots in store. Also to Rachel Bailey for donating her World Cup Sweep Stake Winnings. Thank...

On Friday 6th July Vinci Construction UK hosted another Table Tennis and gaming night at the Meridian Sports and Social Club. Vinci now organise these fun evenings on a regular basis for CCT Tiger Ward, which is fantastic. The evenings include driving games, football...

Thank you to Rachel Bailey for hosting an Early Warning Prosecco party on 11th July in aid of CCT Tiger Ward and Bloodwise. Her son, Will, was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma in October 2017 at the age of 14. He received shared care between The Royal Marsden Hospital,...

On Monday 25th July an Awareness day took place on the children’s Tiger Ward, Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Paulette West and Matthew Knight from Vinci Facilities took their SOMAD (Stand out make a difference day) day off to join Gillian Mariner and Carole...

On Friday 6th July 2018, CCT Tiger Ward arranged a tea party to celebrate 70 years of the NHS on the children’s Tiger Ward, Queen Elizabeth Hospital. There were plenty of cakes, snacks and drinks kindly donated by Asda in Charlton for all the staff and patients. Some...

On 21st June the Petts Wood Lynwood (Evening) Towns Women’s Guild invited Gillian to join in with their 54th birthday celebrations. They also presented Gillian with a cheque totalling £1688 as a result of a year’s work of fundraising for CCT Tiger Ward. Thank you for...

CCT Tiger Ward has provided the funding for a ‘Chester Chest’ specifically for the Tiger Ward. A Chester Chest is a life like model of a human torso with a detachable right arm designed for training in the insertion and removal of PICC catheter lines. This type of...

Well done to Connie, who is currently receiving treatment on Tiger Ward. She recently held a Tombola Stall in aid of CCT Tiger Ward at her school. Connie’s Mum, Lorraine said: “It was a wonderful afternoon and the kids really enjoyed the stall. Connie’s brother...

Betty and Dave have been supporting CCT Tiger Ward whole heartedly, because they believe the children are our future and for young children to suffer with cancer or leukaemia is unbelievable. When they hear about a great success and recovery on Tiger Ward, and the...

The Glades was one of 140 shopping centres from across the country to host a ‘One Great Day’ event – a national campaign to help raise awareness for many worthy causes. The family fun day over the weekend saw shoppers enjoying activities including arts and crafts and...

On Sunday 3rd June the Bromley and Frog Childhood Cancer Support Groups got together at the Crofton Halls in Orpington for a really fun afternoon with Magic Frostie. Magic Frostie certainly knew how to entertain, wowing everyone with his impressive magic tricks. He...

A big “Thank you” to everyone who has sent in donations. Mr and Mrs Hayter Jane Davies Portland Shellfish Starbucks Charlton Mr and Mrs Jamaspian

In April, Paulette and Carol organised a ‘Games Night’ at the Meridian Social Club. The evening included a pop-up games arcade which proved hugely popular and raised a further £400. Due to popular demand a further Table Tennis event was organised at the end of May as...

Congratulations to Michelle Cooper and Joseph Smith who took part in the 2018 London Marathon on Sunday 28th April and to “Sophie’s Sprinters” for successfully completing their Inflatable 5K run on Saturday 19th May, all raising funds for Sophie Powell.

Thank you to valued supporters Dave and Betty Croft for selling their amazing collection of plants at the “Celebrate Spring” event organised by ChART Big Local - a resident-led programme in Chinbrook, Grove Park – with the proceeds donated to CCT Tiger Ward. Dave and...

Facilities management and maintenance services provider for Queen Elizabeth Hospital, VINCI Facilities, have chosen to support CCT Tiger Ward on an ongoing basis and have been busy organising various fundraising events. Paulette West, Business Support & Helpdesk...

Sophie, aged just 11, sadly passed away in January 2017 after a two-year battle against kidney cancer. Sophie was a passionate Millwall fan and her family wanted to unite all fans and clubs in Sophie’s memory to fundraise towards her dream of buying a holiday home on...

Our first ever charity climb over the roof of one of the most famous entertainment venues, The O2, took place on Saturday 12th May. We had a team of 27 trekkers of all ages, the youngest being 9 years old, taking on the challenge. Read on to find out how they got on....

The day of dreams!!! On Sunday 20th May, Bromley Football Club played in the Buildbase FA Trophy Cup Final against Brackley Town FC on the hallowed turf of Wembley, the home of English football. The build-up towards the final was very exciting with the whole Borough...

On the day before Saint Patrick’s Day, Posh Bingo jigged its jolly way back to Highfield Infants’ School when, for the second year running, members of the Highfield community brushed up on their bingo lingo and raised thousands of pounds for The Chartwell Cancer...

Thank you to Beckenham Round Table members for their continued support for The Chartwell Cancer Trust and for their most generous donation of £5000 we received in February, specifically for The CCT’s childhood cancer support groups, CCT Tiger Ward and the Frog Ward. ...

Thank you to everyone who visited the Waitrose Oxted and Bromley North stores during February.  We received just over £500 in donations from the Waitrose Community Matters Green token scheme.  Fantastic!

Thank you to Asda in Croydon for their donation of £200 as a part of the Asda Green Token Giving Appeal. This programme allows the public who live in the area around their local Asda stores to nominate a charity or good cause in the local community.  If you do shop in...

We are delighted to announce that Four Qube Monitors with Capnopods have been ordered for sole use on Tiger Ward.  The machines are being tailor-made which will take around a month to build, so we hope to see them on the Ward in early April. The monitors are an...

In January 2017, aged just 11-years old, Sophie sadly passed away after fighting an incredibly brave two-year battle with cancer. Sophie was very passionate about raising money for charity, especially to support poorly children like her. Sophie spent much time on...

Thank you to The Forum at Greenwich for inviting CCT Tiger Ward families to visit their Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday 9th December to enjoy the day’s festive activities. They got to meet live reindeer ‘Snowflake and Tinsel’ and had their picture taken as a memento...

Thank you so much to Lilli and QualiTi Body Jewellery for their amazing support to CCT Tiger Ward over the festive period. Lilli said, “we wanted to focus our fundraising efforts on the Paediatric Oncology Tiger Ward. In 2017, our company produced the world’s first...

Sarah Campbell and her daughter Sam have been organising Christmas and Easter Fairs at Charlton Park Academy for the past four years. Every year, they choose two local charities to benefit, one of which is the school as a thanks for hosting the event, and the other a...

Players from Welling United FC paid the Tiger Ward a visit on Monday 18th December. They came with plenty of Christmas treats for the children including selection boxes, tubs and stockings full of chocolate! Jack Parkinson, a Welling United player and head coach at...

Congratulations to Cat Wilde, Lead Macmillan Paediatric Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tiger Ward and Raz Aliyar on getting married in December! Wishing you both much love and happiness from us all at The CCT and CCT Tiger Ward.

A BIG thank you to Asda at Charlton for all of the presents donated for our Oncology Children over the Christmas period as part of Asda’s toy appeal. We really appreciate your support

On 4th July 2013 we were given the most devastating news of our lives. ‘David has cancer’. My attempt at articulating the feeling that the impact of this had would be to say that the world immediately exploded and crumbled around me. I know that for as long as I live...

Thank you to Charmaine Green, one of our oncology mums at the Frog Oncology Unit for organising a pyjama collection for nine oncology wards and hospitals. The pyjamas were donated by friends, families, businesses, playgroups and schools. Their incredible support meant...

England Captain Eric Dier, Supporting the Chartwell Cancer Trust

Thank you to CCT patrons ERSG for once again organising a ‘bring your child to work day’ in aid of CCT Tiger Ward. All employees were invited to bring their children into work for the morning. The children loved the games, cakes and pizzas and particularly enjoyed...

Since taking over The Swan pub in April 2017 Neil Howley and his wife Michelle have been supporting and raising funds for The CCT. Over the summer they ran a collectables market in their carpark and organised monthly open Mic nights. Later in the year, they held a...

Thank you to National Citizen Service (NCS) for choosing to support the CCT Tiger Ward for another year. NCS gives teenagers aged 15-17 years the opportunity to build skills for life and work in the Greenwich area. The group spent the day bucket collecting, handing...

Thursday 26th October, Asda, Charlton Superstore held an awareness day in aid of CCT Tiger Ward. The staff handed out lots of our flyers and magazines, which also included a bucket collection. The week commencing 15th December customers are being encouraged to donate...

We were delighted that Starbucks in Greenwich Shopping Park concluded their three month’s support in aid of CCT Tiger Ward with a Halloween Awareness day on Saturday 28th October. All of the staff dressed up for the occasion, which created a fun-filled atmosphere with...

Thank you to Aditya Malik from Aces Trading for donating over 1,000 beanie caps to The CCT. We have taken lots of them down to our oncology childrens’ wards and will be offering them to our childhood cancer support groups. We do have plenty to go around so if you...

Thank you to Steve Parkins and Terry Batney from Mickleham Road, Orpington who are going to be decorating their houses with hundreds, if not thousands of Christmas lights again this year. This is the third year they have lightened up their street in aid of The CCT....

Over the summer months, CCT Tiger Ward has been running a series of workshops on Tiger Ward. The children on the Ward participated in a range of planned activities including making butterflies, fairy wings, and dinosaurs and pottery painting. The children also had...

Every child that frequents the Tiger Ward to receive treatment gets to choose a small present from the treasure basket. This helps to take their mind off the treatment for a short while. Having the new toys on the ward also enables the nurses to give them birthday...

YouCan are part of the Children’s Development Trust which has been operating for 9 years, mostly with children and young people, helping them to improve their lives through well-being, sport, health and the arts. Having cancer at a young age can be a lonely and...

I had the great privilege of waiting backstage as the orchestra played the overture to Carmen to start the evening. My part of the performance was to start after the overture, when I would go on stage and tell the audience a little about our charity and our plans for...

Summers here at last! Only a few tables left at our summer ball on Friday 9th June. Set in beautiful grounds with splendid views, The Warren venue is the perfect setting on a warm summer's evening. Enjoy a superb three course sit down meal before the fun commences,...

Seven-year old Frankie Rose’s mum, Michelle, recently wrote to CCT Tiger Ward to thank us “from the bottom of her heart” and to explain how the purpose-built kitchen became her “lifeline” during her daughter’s time spent on Tiger Ward. Michelle said that she and her...

Each February, Noah and Molly along with their younger brothers Ethan and Freddie, head down to the Brighton seafront to compete in the youth part of the Brighton half marathon to raise money for The CCT. Five hundred children took part and we are pleased to say our...

Congratulations and a massive thank you to our amazing skydivers for taking the plunge on Saturday 11th March. Trustee Michael Douglas and CCT Group Trustee Stacey Brown popped down to the Headcorn Skydive Centre to wish them all luck. Our skydivers could not have...

Thank you to Brenda Amin for hosting our first 2017 coffee morning raising £300 for The CCT. We had the pleasure of meeting Brenda at one of our charity events in November last year.   HSL Chairs in Orpington organised a coffee morning in store on 6th March for...

Thank you to Warboar Games in Bromley for organising a two-part fundraiser in aid of The Chartwell Cancer Trust and in memory of Annamaria Ong, who passed away on 26th December 2016.   The first part took place on the evening of Saturday 29th January with the...

Staff at Bromley’s The Glades shopping centre have chosen The Chartwell Cancer Trust (CCT) as its nominated charity for the year. As part of the celebrations following the centre’s return to its original name in its 25th year, the team at The Glades are hoping to...