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Shrewsbury lad, Gaz Emmerson, has been battling Ewing's Sarcoma (a rare type of bone and soft tissue cancer) since 2014. In November 2020, his diagnosis became terminal as his cancer returned for a fourth time in his lungs, lymph nodes and brain. In true Gaz fashion, he immediately decided he wanted to focus on more positive things by cycling the length of the UK across 12 days in June to raise as much money and awareness as possible for Sarcoma UK. Gaz tells his story here:

Gareth Emmerson: My Cancer Story. Team Gaz Emmerson Sarcoma UK Fundraising Video - YouTube

Sarcoma UK is the only national charity to fund research and campaign for better treatments for sarcoma victims. Their research is unlikely to help Gaz, but he's set on making a difference for the teenagers and young adults who are diagnosed with sarcoma in the years to come. 

You can help Gaz on his mission by buying raffle tickets for The Great Shrewsbury Raffle and be in with a chance of winning these awesome prizes. All proceeds go to Sarcoma UK.

1. A 2 night stay at a StayInShrewsbury.com holiday let
2. 2 x tickets for Steps and Sophie Ellis Bexter at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham on Saturday 6 November 2021
3. 2 x tickets for McFly at Resort World Arena, Birmingham on Sunday 19 September 2021
4. 2 x tickets for Blondie at the M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool on Saturday 6 November 2021
5. A 3 course meal for 2 and a bottle of Evolution from the Hencote
6. £150 voucher to spend with luxury online fashion platform Farfetch
7. £150 personal training session voucher to spend with Fit4Purpose
8. £50 cut and blow dry and £100 worth of hair products from Meraki Hair & Beauty
9. A meal voucher from La Lanterna
10. Lunch for 2 people at La Dolce Vita
11. £75 voucher to spend with Bill Leighton Photography Studio (2 x £75 vouchers to win!)
12. Afternoon tea for 2 at Café Zero Bridgenorth
13. Afternoon tea for 2 at Alderford Lake Café
14. A family ticket to the Shrewsbury Food Festival
15. £40 voucher to spend at The River View Café, Shrewsbury (4 x £40 vouchers to win!)
16. One month of Mindfulness Mediation classes with Sarah Lamsdale
17. 6 x large pizza vouchers from Dominos Shrewsbury (one prize)
18. £25 voucher to spend at Café St Mary’s (2 x £25 vouchers to win!)
19. A home baking kit from Bread and Loaf
20. A £30 voucher for Vanitas Tattoo
21. A driving lesson with Jamie Stafford
22. A set of nails from The Beautique Parlour
23. A magnum of prosecco and a box of finest Belgian chocolates from Tesco
24. A bottle of wine from Majestic Wine

Tickets cost £1. To buy your tickets:

1. Make a donation on this page equal to the amount of £1 tickets you wish to buy (i.e. a donation of £5 = 5 tickets or a donation of £13 = 13 tickets).

2. After you donate, you will receive a confirmation email from JustGiving. Forward this confirmation email to greatshrewsburyraffle@outlook.com.

3. We will reply to your email with your raffle ticket numbers. 

The more tickets you buy, the better your chances :)

Ticket sales will close at 11pm on Thursday 10 June 2021.

The raffle will be drawn at The River View Cafe at 8pm on Friday 11 June 2021. The draw will be broadcast live on Gareth's Instagram page (@gaz_emmerson)

If you have any questions, please feel free to email greatshrewsburyraffle@outlook.com 

Good luck!

With huge thanks to StayInShrewsbury.com (Stay in Shrewsbury. Short term holiday and working accommodation in Shrewsbury), AEG Presents, Hencote, Farfetch, Meraki Hair and Beauty, Fit4Purpose, La Lanterna, La Dolce Vita, Bill Leighton Photography Studio, Café Zero Bridgenorth, Alderford Lake Cafe, The River View Café, Shrewsbury Food Festival, Sarah Lamsdale, Dominos Shrewsbury, Café St Mary's, Bread and Loaf, Jamie Stafford, Vanitas Tattoos, The Beautique Parlour, Tesco and Majestic Shrewbury for their incredibly generous donations and support.