News from Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer

Review - Acoustic Treasures 27 March 2010

This wonderful evening of music at Elloughton Village Hall was a preview for the TCT Sessions at Beverley Folk Festival in June. Just three of the bands due to play in the TCT tent at The Beverley Folk Festival this year were on stage to a sell out and appreciative audience.

HAM regulars will be pleased to see and hear again the wonderful of Graeme Wrightson and John Shepherd Hull based acoustic guitar duo who make make up Farino started the evening off with their lively and intricate acoustic guitar session.

Farino were followed by Jinski a duo featuring the work of songwriter Steve Jinski and guitar player Dave Kennedy who had all traveled all the way from Newcastle. They delighted the audience with their contemporary songs and rugged country blues numbers.

To finish a splendid evening of entertainment off Pete Bolton who, until recently, toured extensively with his family band The Alley Cats, now reformed into Whiskey Dogs, played catchy and authentic early Americana tunes.

All three bands can be seen performing at the TCT Tent at the Beverley folk Festival - please see the HAM website for more details.

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Review - Flossie performed at Swanland Village Hall - 13 March 2010

Flossie wowed the good folk of Swanland at Swanland Village Hall and helped raise money for TCT and HEART UK

Saturday 13th March was the long awaited date for followers of this inimitable singer.  Born in the south of France, Flossie Malavialle has lived in Darlington for some years and the resulting accent is a joy to behold. 

Providing fun and frivolity (yes the audience were at times in stitches) Flossie also showed she is a great singer with a voice that has been described as being ‘as clear and tuneful as a lark’. Singing songs made famous by Janis Joplin, Edith Piaff and Jacques Brell she is a fantastic performer who had the audience laughing one minute and crying the next.

The overwhelming feeling of those present was that we hope Flossie will return for another concert perhaps next year. If you missed her and can't wait that long to find out what you missed the please visit Flossie's own website and make sure you click on the French flag to hear Flossie sing some famous French songs or the English one to hear English songs.

Local, young singer songwriter, Matthew Colquhoun supported Flossie playing in his home village of Swanland for the first time. Another Swanlander teenager Jemima Short entertained during the interval when the organisers managed to raise more money for the two charities through a well supported raffle drawn in English and French by the ever brilliant Flossie.

Flossie being a great sport as usual drawing the raffle in her on inimitable bilingual style (English and Geordie/French) with Andrew Short carrying the can!

Swanland Village Hall was the venue for this evening with the profit of £430 being divided equally between the TEENAGE CANCER TRUST and H.E.A.R.T U.K. (The Cholesterol Charity). A big thanks to all who performed, helped out and especially to those who came along and supported another excellent evening at
Swanland Village Hall.

Yvonne Dumsday and Iain Colquhoun (organisers)

PS We hope to have Flossie back at Swanland in the not too distant future!

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Flossie Malavialle with organiser Yvonne Dumsday

Flossie



Matthew Colquhoun

Saturday 21 November 2009 - Ice Ball

Local TCT supporters had their third ball at Willerby Manor Hotel in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.

The Grand Ice Ball was held at the Ramada Jarvis in Willerby and over 250 generous people turned out to help raise over £10,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust.

Here is the link to the photographs taken by Iain at the ball. £1.80 for each photo ordered will go to TCT. Enjoy and thanks for your support and for the money you have helped raise so far!

The “ICE” in this case was a diamond worth £3,500 generously donated by our main sponsor Guest and Phillips Jewellers.

Jill Turner was the lucky winner of the diamond set in platinum.

The organisers held a raffle and auction and following an excellent meal everyone gave generously for TCT before dancing the night away. Congratulations to all who helped or took part in this wonderful event.

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September 2008 - RugbyTTC Car Stickers (Have you got one?)

We are very pleased about the support given to us by the Skipton Building Society.

You may have seen cars in the area showing the Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer car sticker.  Fortunately the building society logo and that of the Teenage Cancer Trust are blue so we did not have to use black or red – thus ensuring that the stickers are suitable for East and West Hull!!

Please let us know if you would like any stickers, suitable for any rugby club, union or league.  They are free although any donations would be welcome so that we can purchase more. Please help us spread the word around the country by contacting us now for your sticker!

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30 August 2008 - Rugby League Cup Final at Wembley

Hull FC endured/enjoyed mixed fortunes in the 2008 season.  The absolute best thing had to be the cup final.

“Awesome” is used very widely as an adjective by trendy teenagers but that is the best word to describe the Wembley Stadium.

We had a fantastic time.  We were very proud of our team and the brilliant supporters.  I t would have been good if the match had ended whilst we were ahead but St Helens won fairly in the end. We look forward to going again next season!  

David and I were couriers on our coach (No 17).  We made new friends and spread the word about Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer.  Our new friends share our passion for Hull FC’s support of the Teenage Cancer Trust!

August 2008 - RugbyTTC T-Shirts

We have had some special Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer shirts made by ISC. They are very good quality, slightly stretchy.  We are selling these at £10.00 each.  This will cover our costs and make a bit of profit for TCT.

They are actually worth more but the important thing is for people to wear them, look fabulous and promote the charity.

If anyone is doing anything special wearing one, please have a photo taken and let us have it for our Website/album. Contact us to order yours!

20 July 2008 - Derby Match Hull FC V Hull Kingston Rovers

One of the memorable events of Hull FC’s support of Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer in 2008 was the local derby match, held at the KC Stadium on Sunday 20th July.

The Stadium Management allowed us to have a bucket collection which raised in excess of £2,000.00.  We understand that this was a record for of such an event at the KC.

The “bucketeers” i.e. those wielding the collecting buckets, crossed the East/West divide.  The Rovers supporters amongst them are very keen to promote Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer at Craven Park in the future.

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(Left to right)
Chis & Greg Lound,
Tony Suton, David Brazier
and Carole Headley

19 July 2008 - Lound brothers raise money for TCT

Two years ago Chris Lound's brother Greg saved his life by donating bone marrow. During the Hull rugby Derby both boys took part in a rugby in a competition to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Grateful thanks to the Hull Daily Mail for the photos and excellent article by Joanna Hunter that appeared in the paper on Saturday 19 July 2008.

Read the full article here (PDF)
See the cover photo of Greg and Chris Lound (PDF)

16 May 2008 Roving Away Strip - Off the 10 metre board

Iain held his Civil Service Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge International Pool, Sheffield where Ben Swain (see Ben's profile on the Team GB website) was in training for the Beijing Olympic Games. At the Games Ben took part in the Individual 3m Springboard Diving and also the the 3m Synchronised Diving with partner Nicholas Robinson-Baker. The pair came in a creditable 7th place.

Ben is reigning British Champion in both of the 3m events and describes himself as "dedicated, loopy and supportive". There is never a dull moment when Ben is about and when he heard about the RugbyTTC Roving Away Strip he was delighted to help out and tested it from the 10 metre board. The shorts were such a good fit they nearly stayed on as these photos of Ben and his dive show.

5th May 2008 Roving away strip - Pole Dancing for TCT!

Clare and Mark of Pole 4 Fitness organised a terrific fund-raiser at the Cross Keys at Beverley on 5th May.  They brought along their staff and friends and helped raise £600 for the Teenage Cancer Trust, the charity supported by landlord Brian Brooks.

Afterwards, we persuaded them to wear our Roving Away strip whilst performing some of their incredible gymnastics on the poles.

Their business is POLE 4 FITNESS which they run from their studios at 374 Anlaby Road in Hull.  This is a fantastic way to keep fit for men and women. More photos....

May 2008 - Linda Benstead raises £650 for TCT in the 10K run

On Sunday 11 May 2008 Linda Benstead donned our roving away strip to take part in the Beverley 10 kilometre run and raised a whopping £650.00 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Linda told RugbyTTC.org:

"The race was run on a boiling hot Sunday in May. My aim was to complete the race within 1 hour 20 minutes.      More.....

April 2008 - South Holderness Sixth Form Students, Hull FC’s Scott Wheeldon & Staff on Catwalk to Raise Cancer Fight Funds

This year marks the fifth year of South Holderness Technology College’s fundraising for Teenage Cancer Trust.  Between 2004 and April 2008, £5000 has been donated to the charity. Teenage Cancer Trust strives not only to improve the quality of life for young cancer patients but also their chances of survival. The Trust focuses on the needs of teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and related diseases by providing specialist teenage units in NHS hospitals. More......

April 2008 - The 'Roving Away Strip' is born and gets its first outing at South Holderness Technical College's Fashion show (worn right by student Christopher Toyon).

We would like “eventers” to have photos taken so that we can put together an album and on this website. When the strip is old and threadbare and has raised thousands of pounds for the TCT, we would love to present the album to the company, as a quirky memento of our appreciation of their generosity. More.....

If you can use out kit to help you raise funds for TCT please do contact us.

27th January 2008 - The special Hull FC Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer / TCT shirt got its first airing.

Hull FC had the “launch” at the pre-season friendly against Doncaster on 27th January 2008. They had obtained a special dispensation from the RFL to have limited edition shirts produced bearing the Teenage Cancer Trust logo.  Other shirts have been produced for “normal” games bearing the TCT logo and Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer.  These will be worn by ball boys, cheerleaders and the school children who pour on to the pitch at the beginning of games.  A brilliant spectacle for the television and publicity for the Charity!

13 January 2008 - Launch of RugbyTTC by Hull FC at KC Stadium

On Sunday 13 January 2008 Hull FC announced that the charity they would be supporting during 2008 is the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Hull FC have kindly agreed to support the Teenage Cancer Trust through Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer, the latest brainchild of local Teenage Cancer fund raisers David and Sheila Brazier.

As both David and Sheila are lifelong rugby fans they are delighted that the next step in their cancer fundraising has been adopted by their local club Hull FC.

Sheila Brazier said "Potentially this will raise a good amount for the charity as well as a huge amount of publicity and awareness-raising."

(Above Left to right)
Jon Flatman - General Manager Hull FC Community Foundation, David and Sheila Brazier and Jimmy Rule - Hull FC Chief Executive Officer