£8,500 - ‘RED TROUSER DAY’ for bowel cancer research at ‘THE ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL’

£8,500 - ‘DAISY PALMER TRUST’ & ‘ADDENBROOKE’S CHARITABLE TRUST’

MORE THANK YOUs:

A huge thank you to Mr Sherratt and the Trustees of ‘The Lehman Brothers Foundation Europe’ charity. An unexpected increased grant from LBFE boosted our fundraising to the incredible total of £17,000 for the 19/9 fundraiser at Moretown Belle. Also, thank you to Mr Cannon-Brookes and the Trustees of 'L Messel & Co Charitable Trust' for their generous grant and Mr Evans and their team, for their friendly hospitality at the fantastic ‘Moretown Belle’ venue near St Katherine’s Dock.

The Raffle & Auction Prize Donators: Moretown Belle (David, Jane & Mike), Canary Wharf Health Club (Joe, Kirsten, Kit & Dom), Nicholson & Griffin (Andy, Jo, Dana & Sarah), Le Chalet Cryo (Lenka & Gautier & Kristian), Amerigo Vespucci (Jon & Mark), DM Robinson (Sandy & Jade), SWEAT by Bxr (Alex & Jemima), Ole & Steen (Jess), Crosstown Doughnuts (Ruby & Ana), Everyman Cinema (Daniel & Victoria), R&G Shellfish Billingsgate (Gary & Ray & Big Greg), Prime Clean (Andy & Jeanette), Dave Knight & Alan Drake, Maylands Golf Club (James), Prime Clean (Andy & Jeanette), OneGolfClub (Sandy), Molton Brown Canary Wharf (Ronke), Kiehl’s Canary Wharf & Nicolas Wine 😊

Please see photos & updates from the event below.

UPDATE : Tuesday 24th September - Dom Accacio (of the Nuffield Health, Canary Wharf Health Club) is the winner of the re-drawn raffle prize - the 4 Ball Golf at Maylands Romford with Buggies & Daisy Palmer Srixon golf balls - kindly donated back in by Deb & Bob Lea - well done Dom. The draw was made by Barbara Hodges - our first prize raffle winner. Thank you to Alan Drake for his efforts organising this fantastic prize at a great Essex golf course.

UPDATE: Saturday 21st September - The 3 x fantastic autographed photos of Bolt, Messi & the rare Gallagher Brothers photo were kindly donated by Dave Knight - these alone netted a £620 contribution - thank you once again Dave for your very generous support.

DARTS UPDATE: 'The Grocer' took on 10 challenges on the night - he remained undefeated - a couple of legs were lost but a great performance by Steve - £100 extra donated as a result. The darts & pool set up at Moretown Belle was perfect for 'The Grocer' and I - a big thank you to all the challengers on the oche & the baize...and also to David Evans for providing the facilities free of charge.

POOL UPDATE: Due to the additional Auction role on the night for Chappers, only 7 challengers had the chance to take him on - Chappers also remained undefeated with the challengers putting an additional £70 in the pot. Not very well communicated by me, and apologies on my behalf, but there were 2 prizes up for grabs for the Best Pool Challengers, which I had the final say on & in the end had to be based on who came closest to defeating me. The best pool challenger on the night and 1st Prize of a Ronnie O'Sullivan signed cue & a RTD Hand made RED TROUSERS trophy goes to Bond Jordan - well done to Bond - he played well and took a frame off me. The 2nd place spot goes to Sam Jordan, who also pinched a frame - he will receive a Ronnie O'Sullivan signed autobiography. Well done to Bond & Sam.

UPDATE: Friday 20th September - too shattered to do anything - another great night with some very kind, generous and fun people - a big thank you to all that played a part in a great adventure and also to everyone who learnt something new or refreshed their memories about Daisy Palmer and Red Trouser Day.

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE AUCTION BIDDERS........

THE AUCTION WINNERS:

1) OASIS - Russell Downs - £300

2) LIONEL MESSI - Martyn Mead - £150

3) CHELSEA TICKETS - Cathy Wilson - £110

4) USAIN BOLT - Paul Finch - £170

5) CANARY WHARF HEALTH CLUB - Chris Underhill - £400

6) LE CHALET CRYO TREATMENTS - Paula Vidakovic - £130

7) THE SHIRE - Richard Harris / Chris Underhill / Dave Mason - £330

8) R&G SHELLFISH HAMPER - Mark Malin - £250

9) NICHOLSON & GRIFFIN - One Man's Haircut - Steve Faulkner - £150

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RAFFLE WINNERS:

(1) Luxury DM Robinson Jewellery Box & £250 Voucher - Winner: BARBARA HODGES & DAVID COLLINS

(2) Amerigo Vespucci - Champagne & 3-Course meal for 2 - Italian restaurant in Canary Wharf - Value £150 - Winner: TERRY BURKE

(3) Le Cryo Chalet treatments at Canary Wharf luxury wellness clinic - Winner: TINA & SIMON LIKE

(4) Molton Brown large size set - Winner - LUCY CAVENEY

(5) Billingsgate Breakfast experience - 4 x Full English with Fresh Scallops - Donated by R&G Shellfish and tour by Big Greg - Winner: LESLEY LYAS - Kindly re-donated for AUCTION - Winner: SIMON LIKE £150 & 2nd Lot Winner: STEVE NICHOLS £200

(6) Maylands Golf & Country Club - Golf 4 x Ball - T&Cs M-F (W/Es after 11am) - Exp end August 2020 - PLUS 1 x Dozen Daisy Palmer SRIXON Distance Golf Balls - Winner DEB & BOB LEA (Kindly re-donated 20/9 for re-draw - see ABOVE - winner will be picked 24/9)

(7) Sweat by BXR Canary Wharf package - Winner: LESLEY LYAS - Kindly re-donated for AUCTION - Winner JULIA GEORGE £70

(8) Alexa Echo 2nd Generation - Winner: YVONNE CLARKE

(9) Everyman Cinema Tickets - Winner: GARY CHAPMAN

(10) Molton Brown Travel Set - Winner: STEVE FAULKNER

(11) Ole & Steen Danish Bakers - Gift Card & Vouchers: Winner: TOM JEEVES

(12) Crosstown Doughnuts - 2 x Premium Box Vouchers - Winner: KELLY FRYER

(13) Ronnie O'Sullivan signed books - Winner: YVONNE CLARKE

(14) Kiehl's Skincare Collection - Winner: GAYLE DONALDSON

(15) Bottle of wine - donated by NICOLAS Canary Wharf - Winner: PAUL DONALDSON

(16) Fitzrovia Belle - 2 x Night stay kindly donated by David & Jane of the Moretown Belle - prize details below - Winner: KATE McNERLIN

PHOTOS - from the top: Paul & Chappers; Steve ‘The Grocer’ Nichols, Julia & Paul; Chappers debut Auction 19/9.

UPDATE: Thursday 19th September:

5am - Good morning all - really looking forward to today's fundraiser for two amazing causes - Daisy Palmer Trust and Red Trouser Day for Bowel Cancer Patients and Research at The Royal Marsden Hospital - it would be great to see you at the fantastic Moretown Belle bar venue off Thomas More Street, near St Katherine's Dock, London - I and the Grocer will start our pool & darts challenges respectively from 5:30pm - Paul Finch, RTD Founder & Damon, Daisy’s father, will be both there too if you would like to meet them :-)

The raffle prize list is amazing - please donate online and I will allocate you raffle tickets - they are £5 each - or buy them in person this evening from 5:30pm - thank you all for any support you can give

The auction prizes are also amazing - hadn't planned an auction originally but due to the generosity of people like Dave Knight & the Drake Family (Bolt, Messi & Oasis), The Canary Wharf Health Club by Nuffield Health, R&G Shellfish, Le Cryo Chalet, Andy Deeker of Prime Clean, Sandy Ganatra of One Golf Club, I had no choice..... your auctioneer for the evening will be MC Chappers

OASIS The Gallagher Brothers - original autographed photo authenticated A3 and framed - must be pre 2009 - getting these both to sign the same photo is very rare:

UPDATE: Wednesday 18th September:

Confirmed AUCTION prize: Nuffield Health - Canary Wharf Health Club 1 Year’s Peak M’Ship plus 2 x PT Sessions - new and existing members on DD can bid for this - a big thank you to Joe Ladds and Kirsten Presley and Kit Redfern for organising this - BIDDING will start at £250

Confirmed AUCTION prize: due to many enquiries, we have a 2nd prize from Le Cryo Chalet - this will be a 3 x Cryotherapy Treatment package and LCC towel - BIDDING will start at £50

UPDATE: Tuesday 17th September:

The Lehman Brothers Foundation Europe chair & trustees have approved a matched funding for the evening's fundraising which means we have raised over £3,000 before we walk through the Moretown Belle bar doors :-)

EVENT DETAILS:

Please join me on Thursday 19th September 2019 at the fantastic Moretown Belle bar near St Katherine’s Dock for a fundraising evening in support of Red Trouser Day (The Royal Marsden Hospital) & the Daisy Palmer Trust - all funds raised will be split equally between the two worthy causes.

I recently passed the 3rd year in remission anniversary following a successful recovery from a Bowel Cancer diagnosis in Feb '16. I still continue to be monitored by Professor Tekkis & Dr Tait & their teams at The Royal Marsden Hospital on a regular basis and I am truly grateful for all their amazing work, hence Thursday's fundraiser.

Both causes mean a lot to my friends, family and I and we’ll be very grateful once again for any support and donations. Please take some time to read Daisy's amazing story - Instagram @daisypalmertrus (No "T") or facebook - and the great work that Paul Finch and his Red Trouser Day team - https://redtrouserday.com/ - have been doing to help bowel cancer research and past and present patients, like myself.

ONLY £10 Entry - includes a drinks voucher (beer or wine), a £5 raffle entry and bar food (kindly provided by the venue’s proprietor Mr Evans & his team).

POOL CHALLENGE: For those of you who know me, I still like a game of pool now and then, so I will be returning to the table at the MoreTown Belle hustling as much as I can for both worthy causes between 5:30pm & 11:30pm - if you want to take me on, please contact me ASAP as this is a popular challenge and will be on a first come first served basis - £10 for a best of 3 which goes into the fundraising pot - if you win, I’ll pay you £10 from my own pocket & pay the £10 to the fundraising pot too

DARTS CHALLENGE: My good friend The Grocer, will also be in action on the darts board - 501 - Best of 3 - loser pays £10 to the charity - Steve will be playing at 20 minute intervals from 6pm

Hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you in support of these very worthy causes.

One final thank you to Moretown Belle for kindly allowing the use of their venue free of charge for our fundraiser evening and for providing food on the evening.

Chappers

VENUE: Near St Katherines Dock - Moretown Belle - Click here for website

Click here for Chappers' Photo Video from £30k Canary Wharf Fundraiser from June 2017 for Red Trouser Day - make sure you have Animoto Volume On

June 2017 - Chappers & Paul Finch, Red Trouser Day Founder:

Hayley, Julia, Tatiane & Dr Irene Chong enjoying Geoff Morris’ Red Trouser Day fundraising Golf Day, Westerham, 12th Sep

PHOTOS - from the top: Chappers & Mr Evans, Moretown Belle Proprietor; RTD & DPT logos; Daisy & Max, Daisy’s Assistance Dog; Chappers testing Le Chalet Cryotherapy Chamber (-94 degrees C); Prime Minister BJ with BG - “Big Greg” Essex at Billingsgate Market; Bolt & Messi auction lots; Le Chalet Cryo raffle prize; Debut Auctioneer MC Chappers; The remainers at Moretown Belle kicking out time 19/9; Chappers & Ali glove auction lot June ‘17; Stephen Tucker, Chappers & Jeanette in Steve’s Pub ‘The Doghouse’; Stephen on the oche; Julie & her late brother Stephen - rest in peace x

Stephen was diagnosed with primary bowel cancer in early August 2019 - sadly he passed away, aged 60 on 12th October 2019, after the cancer had spread to his liver. Taken from us too soon. Rest in peace Stephen x x x