Thank you

We'd like to say thank you to everyone who has trekked up mountains, through jungles and down glaciers, or held golf days, dinner dances, pub quizzes, tea parties and football matches. Thank you to those who spent their nights in haunted pubs or days running marathons. We're in awe of the cyclists who pedalled from London to Paris, and the daredevils who did skydives and bungee jumps. And we won't forget all the cake sales, coffee mornings, raffles, and sponsored slims and swims.

Here are just a few of the most recent fundraising efforts from our supporters. If you'd like your event to be included, please send a short write-up (with photos if possible) to campaign@royalmarsden.org.

What our supporters have been doing

Mad Hair Day
On Friday 19 March, Belleville Primary School held ‘Mad Hair Day’. Most of the children came to school with crazy hairstyles and donated £1, raising £848.49 in the process. Find out more.

Lights, video camera, action
The Preston Family again had a Christmas Light Display in Stoneleigh, Epsom. They have been doing this since 2005 and to date have raised more than £10,000. Local radio presenter Neil Long officially switched on the lights, Father Christmas handed out presents to all the children and the crowds were kept warm with mulled wine and mince pies. Watch the video on YouTube.

The joy of treks
Michael Rogers has raised over £4,000 trekking in Nepal. Congratulations also go to Louise and Hana who took part on the same trek. Photos are on Facebook.

Mountain an expedition
Tamsin Bell made it to the top of Mt Kilimanjaro in November and sent us this great photo. To date she has raised £4,399.50.

Barlow the belt
Colin Barlow spent five days riding his motorbike to ten hospitals in the UK which treat the cancer he has - GIST. Find out more.

Tassi come home
Serge Tassi has published a diary of his Kilimanjaro trek, in which he raised about £5,000. Download it from here (PDF).

Summit special
Martin Matthews has raised over £20,000 climbing Mt Kilimanjaro. He has a blog here and there are two stunning photos on our Facebook page.

Saigon tomorrow
Peter Russell has some great photos from his Vietnam cycling challenge on Facebook and here. He's also raised a fantastic £2,500 - thank you, Peter.

Piano man
Freddie Fuller has raised over £11,000 playing all of the pianos which the Mayor of London dotted around the city. Find out more.

Women in the park
Well done to all the women who walked, jogged and ran their way around Hyde Park for the adidas Women's 5k Challenge. Photos here.

West Country Wonders
John Simon and Michael Turner cycled the West Country Way bike ride (256 miles from Bristol to Padstow, via Taunton, Barnstaple and Bude) in July 2009. Donations are still coming in, and they hope to raise over £1,000 with Gift Aid. See photos on our Facebook page.

Reeling it in
An annual fly fishing event this year raised £6,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign. Find out more.

Big "C" Walk
The annual Big "C" Walk took place on 24 May. The walkers hope to raise £4,000. Find out more.

Horses for causes
Richard Freeman raised nearly £10,000 with his race night in April 2009. He did this to support his stepson Tom Fisher, who ran the London Marathon for us and raised a further £2,000 through Justgiving. BBC sports presenter Clare Balding was the host. Photos are available on Facebook.

Music to our ears
A recital by Peter Donohoe and garden tour has raised a fantastic £4,000 for the Oliver Davis Support Group for The Royal Marsden cancer Campaign. Over 160 people from Surrey and West Sussex came along to the event at Champs Hill, a private venue in Pulborough.

Riddlesdown Rag
Riddlesdown High School in Purley raised the fantastic sum of £12,923 for the benefit of The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign and the Children's and Teenage Cancer Centre with a Rag Week and other fundraising activities. Photos are on Facebook.

Paris in the springtime
Ranjan and Mohan ran the Paris Marathon for Bud Flanagan Ward. They've raised £3,393 so far at Justgiving. You can see a photo of the two of them on our Facebook page.

Selling like hot cakes
15-year-old Nikhita Patel, whose older brother Kapish is being treated at The Royal Marsden, raised £288 in just 20 minutes. Nikhita and her friends ran a cake stall during morning break at Hockerill Anglo-European College in Bishop's Stortford.

Christmas spirit
Pupils, staff and parents at King's House School in Richmond raised over £4,300 with a Santa's grotto, bottle tombola and other seasonal fun. Find out more.

Fund razors
Ten-year-olds Richard, Max, Joe and George have shaved their heads to cheer up their mate Bertie who is currently undergoing treatment. They have raised a staggering £8,600 so far and want to go even further – if you'd like to donate go to www.justgiving.com/rmjg.

Spedding fine
Lewis Spedding ran the Cumbrian Half-Marathon on 19 October in memory of a wonderful partner and friend, Josie Robson, and The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign. He raised £709 and aims to continue the fundraising in 2009 with a musical event.

Splash for cash
Beachfield Swimming Squad raised £3,000 at their sponsored swim on 6 September 2008. There was a raffle, individual swimmers were sponsored and local businesses sponsored swimming lanes.

Golfers chip in
Chipstead golfers raised nearly £3,000 at their annual charity day. Find out more.

Young girl's feat
12-year-old Emma Terry recently completed a 20-mile cycle ride followed by a 1-mile swim. Amanda Heaton of The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign said, “Emma showed incredible initiative. This was a fantastic and creative way for her to show her support.” Accompanied by a good friend, she finished the physical challenge in half a day and raised £150.93.

On your hike
The Rotary Club of Upper Eden yomped their way around Cumbria, raising £1,000 for us in the process. What's a yomp? They can explain all.

Wacky Rally
Mark and Sarah Porter raced from Lille to Barcelona in a customised cow car. Find out more.

Tickets please
Mr Cook-Abbott raised for £760 for our new Children's and Teenage Cancer Centre by organising a raffle.

Feeling blue
St Jude's Church of England School in Englefield Green, Surrey, raised the fantastic sum of £570.25 from a Blue Day in which pupils came to school looking all dressed in blue.

Backs against the wall
Jez, Mark, Natasha and Lucy have raised about £7,000 (and counting!) by trekking along the Great Wall of China. Their Justgiving pages are still open here and here. Take a look at their photos on Facebook.

In memory
Tony Griffiths raised £2,000 for us when he organised a Big C Walk in memory of his wife. More than 50 people took part in the walk at Beachy Head car park.

Twisting the night away
Marlborough House School in Cranbrook, Kent, raised a staggering £12,508.91 from a dance-a-thon in support of a patient at our Children's Unit.

Skipping school
Laleham Lea School raised £372.74 from a skip-a-thon in September 2008. Every pupil was sponsored to skip in this day-long event. The money raised will go toward our new Children's and Teenage Cancer Centre.