Our Latest Events
London to Paris Bike Ride, June 2009
British 10K London Run, July 2009
Hopefully, there is something to suit everyone. So why not join us individually or with family, friends and colleagues? You'll be guaranteed to have a great time while raising funds for our pioneering cancer research.
For more information or take part in any of the activities contact Emma Appleyard 0845 602 0662 or info@cancervaccine.org.uk
This year for the first time we are delighted to offer two cards exclusively designed for the CVI by renowned artist Deborah Tait. This means that the cards are totally unique and cannot be found anywhere else. To order and view the cards please download the order form below.
Order Form PDF Version (313KB)
London to Paris Bike Ride - 26-29 June 2009
We are once again offering places for this annual and very popular event.
This long-weekend challenge links two great European cities, London and Paris and covers around 300km in just three days. Encounter historic towns, sleepy villages, rolling countryside and challenging hills en-route. Cycle along wide Parisian boulevards to the finishing line at the city’s most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower. There is also free time to recover or celebrate and explore the sights of Paris before boarding the Eurostar train back to London. All we ask is that you raise a minimum of £1000 to cover your costs and a donation to the CVI. If you’d like to join our team for 2009 please get in touch for an information/registration pack.
The 2007 CVI Team
Amanda Linter, Michael Andrews, Paul and Matthew Hughes and Douglas Reid all from Schenker Limited took part and raised over £6000. Amanda describes their experience.
London ...... starting out in the rain......... Paris ...... finishing in the sun ..........
"We did it! We cycled 182 miles from Crystal Palace to the Eiffel Tower! 300kms or 182 miles over 3 days.
We left Crystal Palace at 7am on Friday 29th June in the pouring rain! Wet, cold and wondering what we were doing we finally made Newhaven at 5pm and caught the ferry to Dieppe. Day Two we left Dieppe and enjoyed the 'rolling hills' as we headed for our overnight stop at Gournay en Bray. Day Three was extremely challenging - we never realised Paris was at 7000ft above sea level! Extreme hills and tired legs but the adrenalin was flowing, the sun had finally decided to come out and we were running on pride as we completed our challenge! Finally arriving at the Eiffel Tower under an arch of balloons and popping champagne corks we were jubilant! It was an incredible experience and certainly a challenge. But that is what we signed up for. Let's not forget why we did this:- we all had a personal goal to get fit this year, give up all our bad habits and to get ourselves out from behind our desks. This we certainly achieved! We also wanted to do something in support of a cause that we each appreciated. Like us I am sure many of you will have been touched by cancer in some way and at some point in your life. It affects us all and we wanted to do our bit to help. This we have also achieved and thanks to all of you who have supported us and donated."
The British 10K London Run, Sunday 5th July 2009
The CVI is able to offer six official charity places for this very popular event sponsored by ASICS. The route takes
you through the heart of
London past some of the capital's finest and world famous landmarks including Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge and the London Eye before finishing on Whitehall near Downing Street. Every year the race attracts some of the world's finest athletes, celebrities as well as tens of thousands of people from every level of running ability.
Please get in touch for an information pack.
Greg Allen’s band Egokiller are releasing a single in time for Christmas in aid of the CVI in memory of his brother Jeff Allen. The track called The Hum and the Bug has been written, recorded and produced by Egokiller and supported and professionally mastered by Bruce Wood (who has previously worked with Dub Legends "Nightmares on Wax") at his Touchwood Recording Studios in Leeds.
The Yuletide themed song will be available on CD and Download from - i-Tunes - Napster - Amazon - Emusic - Rhapsody - GroupieTunes - etc. Details of the scheduled November release date to follow. For more information please visit www.myspace.com/egokillerband
What do you do with all your old coppers? The CVI has some home collection boxes to collect them into. When it is full you could donate the contents to us - every little bit really does make a difference. Please get in touch for a box.
The CVI has set up an account that enables anyone selling items on ebay to donate some of the proceeds to the CVI. You can give as little or as much as you like. So next time you are having a clear out please bear us in mind! Please get in touch for more information.
Ecoflow raises funds for the CVI
Joyce Hunter a supporter writes: “It is now 5 years since our daughter, Christine, lost her battle with malignant melanoma. Unfortunately by the time we heard of the CVI’s work, Christine was very ill and didn’t live long enough to try a course of vaccine. However, I feel that this is the way forward and as a distributor of Ecoflow plc I would like to donate 15% from all orders generated through this newsletter. We offer a range of magnetic products; the only one’s to be trialed by the arthritis research, to help relieve pain associated with arthritis and poor circulation. To dispel the myth that it is all in the mind we also have a full range of animal products, horse rug, wraps and boots, dog collar and vest. For more information or to make an order please contact Joyce on 01576 300603 or email me at jhtwh@btinternet.com
