Barts Choir and Barts Chamber Choir will be performing a series of choral concerts over the spring and summer seasons that promise to delight audiences at various London venues.

If you can, please do support the choral concerts as not only will you have a superb evening but you will be making a difference to SDBTT. As we are Barts Choir’s Charity of the Year, proceeds from all their concerts until November 2010 will benefit us!

The concert dates and venues appear below, and for more information, please contact the venues directly.

We hope that you have a wonderful evening … or two!

Barts Chamber Choir Concerts

Handel Messiah, Saturday 27th February, 7.30pm

Brahms Requiem (London version), Thursday 3rd June, 7.30pm

Both concerts will take place at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square www.smitf.org or 0207 766 1100

Barts Choir Concerts

Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem & Karl Jenkins The Armed Man, Monday 23rd March, 7.30pm

Royal Festival Hall customer@southbankcentre.co.uk 0844 875 0073

Handel Israel in Egypt, Tuesday 29th & Wednesday 30th June, 7.30pm

Cadogen Hall www.cadogenhall.com 0207 730 4500

Following the success of last year’s Live Music Fundraiser, Kris Oxland, his father, Nigel, and their team of music fanatics are hoping to raise even more funds for SDBTT by organising another live music event at The Cherry Tree Pub in Plymouth on Friday 2nd April 2010.

If you fancy a really good Friday night out listening to the talents of local bands then please give Kris or Nigel a call on 01752 242677 for more information.  A poster advertising the event can be found here.

Please support what promises to be a fantastic event!

Come along to an evening of entertainment at the Holiday Inn, Bolton on Friday 9 April 2010 in the beautiful Cloisters Suite from 19:00 until 01:00.

Enjoy live music from ‘Creme Brulee’ and also Anna Slater, a female solo artist.

There will be raffles and an auction as well as the obligatory dancing, all topped off with a fabulous buffet!

Tickets cost £30 for adults (16 yrs and above) and £15 for children. Children 0-5yrs go for free (NB: no seat allocated).

A full table for 10 people costs £275 – save £25!

For more information or to order tickets please email Lisa at l.lawton4@ntlworld.com or call her on 07974 015 423.

Read all about Lisa and Mark’s story here.

Four former schoolfriends have joined forces to embark on a grueling 300-mile cycle ride from London to Paris in memory of Alan Pooley, husband and father of two who lived in Wokingham for over 20 years.

Shortly after Alan’s death from a brain tumour in September last year at the age of 57, his son Richard (30) and long-time friends James Mead (31), Ed Titheridge (32) and John Eckert (29), decided they wanted to raise funds for SDBTT to help continue research and care for those with brain tumours.

Richard said, “After seeing what Dad went through during his five-month battle against such an awful disease, the four of us wanted to do something to help relieve the suffering of others and hopefully help get a step closer to finding a cure.

“In Britain, despite the fact that more than 40,000 people die from primary or secondary brain tumours each year, research into the disease lacks financial support and little is known about this form of cancer or how to treat it effectively. We hope we can make a small difference.”

The team has already started a rigorous training schedule ahead of the June ride which starts at Blackheath in London and finishes in Paris four days later.

Ed said, “With busy working lives and the fact that three of us have young children, the training has meant a lot of discipline and commitment, but the cause has given us the motivation to succeed in June.”

The team is looking to raise more than £10,000 for SDBTT.  

Neil and Angela Dickson congratulated the boys on supporting the Trust and wished them the best of luck in June.  

“The work of the Trust would not be possible if it was not for the dedication, commitment and generosity of people like Richard, Ed, James and John. We wish them the best of luck for the ride in June.”

To help them achieve their goal, the team is looking for corporate and individual sponsorship and welcomes any donations. They need to raise 60 per cent of the money before 15th March in order to confirm their place on the ride. Anyone wishing to sponsor them can donate now by visiting www.justgiving.com/MemorialCycletoParis

Best of luck, gentlemen, and thank you very much for your support!

To support Naomi in her daring challenge please visit her on-line sponsorship page at www.justgiving.com/naomi-dixon

Go Naomi!

A team of six men are to attempt to row more than 1,000 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End. The crew, made up of businessmen and a former Leicester Tigers player, will set off on their gruelling journey next summer. Their target is to raise £150,000 for Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, Rainbow Children’s Hospice, RNLI and the Princes Trust.

You can read more about this fantastic challenge here…

This amazing adventure was also featured online in Leicester Mercury. Read more here…

Good luck boys and power to your oars!