In order to help raise money for GRACE, former dance teacher and GRACE woman Pandy Dean will be hosting an evening of glitz, glamour and ballroom dancing as our very own Wellington College staff members take to the dance floor for a Strictly Come Dancing extravaganza! There will be VIP guest-judges and Murray Lindo (Head
Michael Irwin and friends hosted a fun filled party at The Parrot, Forest Green, in March, in aid of GRACE. Around 100 guests enjoyed a fizzy reception, kindly donated by Nadia Edgar, along with marvellous canapes. Guests sat down to a main course of Shoulder of Lamb or Baked Hake, followed by a selection of desserts,
In September 2016 I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Up until that day I was an extremely fit middle aged woman with no health issues whatsoever. I worked six days a week, taught Zumba in the evenings and did 4 miles every morning before breakfast.I had no obvious symptoms. A nagging pain, like a period
Senior Registrar, Kavitha Madhuri, will be taking part in the Easter Walk on 31st March. Here, she explains why: "On Saturday 31st March, I will be taking part in the Easter Walk on behalf of GRACE. Setting off from Windosr, I will be walking along the River Thames for 25km, enjoying the beautiful countryside and
One of our wonderful oncology doctors at the RSCH, Sophie Otter, explains why she will be running the London Marathon this year on behalf of GRACE. "On the 22nd April 2018, I will be running the London Marathon to raise money for GRACE. I entered the ballot for the London marathon not thinking I had
Congratulations to Michelle and Becki, who took part in a 7km assault course at the weekend! The Nuts Winter Challenge is a course full of mud and fun. There were around 60 obstacles including cargo nets, climbs, fences, gates, walls, pole slide, rope swing, barbed wire crawl, log balance, tyre wall, jump through tyres, rope
GRACE is in Waitrose's Community Matters green token scheme in Guildford for the whole of the month of March. Please pick up your green tokens at the tills and post into the GRACE slot to help us raise money. Every token helps! To nominate GRACE in your local Waitrose just pick up a Community Matters
PELHAM BUCKLE PUB EVENT I Would like to convey my thanks and appreciation to everyone who attended the event for GRACE on Sunday 28th of January at the Pelham Buckle Pub in Ifield, Crawley. Also a very big THANK YOU for the donations of cakes and, the delicious home baked cakes, scones, biscuits, and other
Last week, four Year 3 and Year 6 children at Daneshill School, Oxshott, set up a stall selling Krispy Kreme donuts to help raise money for GRACE. The children raised an amazing £310 for GRACE. Thank you for their amazing efforts at the end of a very hot afternoon and thank you to all those
BBC Surrey’s Allison Ferns interviews one of our GRACE women, Victoria Awcock. She shares her story on discovering she had Cervical Cancer, and stresses the importance of attending your smear tests. Victoria’s Cervical Cancer was caught early and, having undergone fertility-sparing surgery, Vicotria and husband Alistair, went on to have Finn, pictured below. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05t4vyg -
