Category Archives: Charity Events & Fundraising

Dr Rumiko King talks about the Mc Kissock Garden

Dr Rumiko King talks about the Mc Kissock Garden

Anaesthetist Dr Rumiko King from St Georges Hospital, thanks the John King Brain Tumour Foundation for the benefits of the Mc Kissock Garden during the COVID 19 pandemic and the importance of ongoing support for the charity. “Just wanted to say thank you for the roof garden. I’m an anaesthetist and I was deployed to […]

Timothy Jones – Appeal for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation

Timothy Jones

Big thanks to Andrew Keeping Classical Guitarist for sharing this. This is a short appeal by Timothy Jones (Consultant Neurosurgeon at St George’s Hospital, London) on behalf of the John King Brain Tumour Foundation. Raising money to make a difference! Less than 2% of government funding for brain tumour medical research goes into surgical discipline. Join […]

Virtual “Gala in your Parlour” Dinner

Gala

Virtual “Gala in your Parlour” Dinner – Saturday 17th October 2020 Join our first ever Virtual Fundraising Gala event for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation. With plans on hold for our biannual Gala Dinner in London, we are delighted to be hosting our first-ever Virtual Fundraising Gala event, ‘Gala In Your Parlour’. It will be an evening packed […]

Holly King’s Video Diary for The Kilimanjaro Fundraising Trip

Holly King's Video Diary for The Kilimanjaro Fundraising Trip

Congratulations Team Kilimanjaro! OUR SINCERE THANKS TO: Holly King, Laura Hutcheson, Ed Vokes, Amber Chaze, Allesandra Pasian, John Pasian, Sarah Hercock, Ben Rice, Jennifer Walklate, Josh Howell Our amazing team has raised an incredible £28,000! We are all so proud of this amazing team who battled hyperthermia, freak snowstorms and winds of 80 miles an […]

Our Intrepid Brave Trekkers Are Back Safe And Sound

Hi, The amazing team who battled hyperthermia, 2 freak snowstorms and winds of 80 miles an hour on Kilimanjaro are back at the Hotel. Holly said she will never take a shower for granted again!! As I am writing this I know they are celebrating the amazing journey.  Most of us who have climbed Kilimanjaro […]

Congratulations Kilimanjaro Fund Raising Team!

Congratulations Kilimanjaro Fund Raising Team!

Well done, to the Kilimanjaro Team on such a huge achievement. We are so proud of Holly King for raising over 5,000 so far, please keep those donations flowing for the John King Brain Tumour Foundation. We are a registered charity supporting the Atkinson Morley Wing of St George’s Hospital to treat brain diseases and disorders. […]

Kilimanjaro Team – Another Update

Kilimanjaro Team - Another Update

Hi to every one, I have just had the latest update from our Kilimanjaro Team. A hasty phone call from Holly saying was I sitting down, then the phone went dead!  You can imagine how worried I was. She called back and relayed the story of the previous night. They set off and after 5.5 […]

Kilimanjaro Team Update

Hi everyone I wanted to keep you updated on Holly and the teams progresses up the mountain. Day one was 30 degrees, so hot! Day Two halfway along the 6-hour trek a freak snowstorm hit the group.  They had no choice but to keep going and Holly said it was by far the hardest thing […]