Thank you for visiting our page.  Our son, Alec, was a gorgeous nine year old who made the most of every day until passing away peacefully in January 2008 from a brain-stem tumour.  This website unites the events that his family, friends and school have chosen to dedicate to the inspiration of his courage and humour in the face of adversity.  The purpose is threefold: as an enduring way to celebrate Alec's life; to raise funds for the charities researching into ways of preventing or treating this type of illness; and to allow the overwhelming number of Alec's supporters a positive outlet for their hugely valued goodwill.

The Events: This is Year 2 of the (1) South West Coast Path (630 miles of coastline) which my sister and I have committed to complete in annual chunks.  We continued the walk in late April with other supportive family.  All the boys at Alec and his brother's fantastic school, Elstree, undertook a huge 10 mile sponsored (2) Ridgeway Walk in Berkshire in May 2008.  Please click on this link to sponsor this event - www.justgiving.com/elstreeschool . Alec's form teacher donated ticket sales for a (3) Classical music concert in March 2008 in which he performed.  A good and bold friend, Clare Duffield, entered the (4) London marathon on Alec's behalf and managed to battle through hail and rain to the finish line in a brilliant 5 hours.  In addition, a muscial friend arranged for the proceeds of her (5) Spring Recital, including Craig Ogden on guitar, to be donated to the Fund.

Sadly, more children now die from brain tumours than from any other childhood cancer.  Therefore, the funds raised are going to the largest single funder of lab-based brain tumour research in the UK, the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, through the recently established SDBTT Alec Normand Fund.  The Trust exists principally to find a cure for childhood and adult Brain Tumours through funding research and also offers support, hope and information to patients and their families.

Donating through this site is straightforward and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: the Charity will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.  So please sponsor any of us  - your donation is greatly appreciated.  Please use the "comment box" to refer to the event you are supporting, if you wish.

Many thanks from the Normand Family