The 2026 charity netball tournament is BACK – bigger and brighter than before

IF YOU WOULD LIKE RAFFLE TICKETS PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME OR EMAIL WHEN DONATING! You can still be anonymous if you prefer, but you must then share your email when donating.

CHARITY RAFFLE – 115 PRIZES WORTH £12,000   More prizes being added every day 

Every £5 donation = 1 raffle entry  

 Award-Winning Hotel Stays including...

• Two nights at a beautiful hotel in Venice!

• Two-night spa break at luxury beach houses (Cornwall) 

• Rural lodge stay for two in Sussex 

• Two night stay at Mr and Mrs Smith hotel in Dorset

• One night in a suite at Mr and Mrs Smith hotel in the Peak District

• ⁠Stay for two at beautiful Elmley Nature Reserve

• Two-night stay with dinner & wine at a Mr & Mrs Smith hotel in the Peak District 

 Michelin & luxury Dining 

• £200 voucher for Michelin-star restaurant The Ninth (Marylebone)

• ⁠Tasting menu for 2 at Michelin star restaurant Casa Fofo

• 12-course tasting lunch for two at luxury Chinese restaurant Hunan (Pimlico)

• Tasting menu for 2 + bubbles at Angelina’s

• Meal for two + wine at Story Cellar (Covent Garden)

 Dining, Drinks & Afternoon Tea

• Afternoon tea for two at The Wolseley, The Delaunay, Hyll hotel & New Park Manor hotel 

• £200 voucher for Brunswick House

• £100 vouchers for Kricket, Don’t Tell Dad, Manuel’s, the Rosendale, Milk Beach

• Meal for two + bottle of wine at Naughty Piglets 

• £75 dining voucher for Carmel / Berber & Q

• ⁠Meal for 4 at Le Bab• Vouchers for Roti King, L’Escargot, Dishoom, Nandos & Konditor

 Wine, Champagne & Tastings 

• Vintage bottle of Dom Pérignon (worth £200) 

• Magnum of Berry Bros. champagne

• Bottles of wine & champagne, brewery vouchers, wine tastings,   & wine tastings at boutique English wineries Gusbourne Estate, Wiston winery, Albury vineyard and Chilworth 

 Wellness, Spa & Fitness 

• Private infrared sauna & cold plunge suite experience at luxury health spa Rebase 

• Massages, reflexology & cryotherapy vouchers

• BXR, Avalon Reformer Pilates, Boom Cycle, Psycle & Nue Ground vouchers 

• ⁠Sauna and cold plunge vouchers 

• £125 Yogamatters voucher

• ⁠Beautiful padel racket from Padel Pounce 

• ⁠£185 facial at award winning clinic Skin Matters

 Home, Food & Lifestyle

• Rowen & Wren drinks trolley + champagne coupes (worth £650+) 

• Food hampers from Nourished Communities & Cartwright & Butler

• Bouquets of flowers & garden plants (including olive tree & acer) 

• Artisan food & vouchers incl. Abel & Cole & Neal’s Yard

 Culture & Entertainment 

• Two Premium tickets for any Royal Shakespeare Company production

THE NETBALL:

Clear your calendars. Dust off your trainers. Warn your hamstrings.

On Saturday 7 February 2026 🗓️, the greatest late-winter sporting event south of the river returns to Kennington Park for its third year. 🥳🏐

Last year, you helped raise almost £16,000 – money that has already gone directly towards groundbreaking brain tumour trials at UCLH. 🧠🔬

This year? We’re dreaming even bigger. The road to £20,000 🌟.

And we’d love you to be part of it.

Why we’re here

In 2021, our friend Rachel was diagnosed with a grade II astrocytoma 🧠. She underwent awake brain surgery later that year – and while she has recovered well, there is sadly no cure for this type of tumour. When it recurs, treatment options are limited.

So we’re doing what friends do: raising as much money and awareness as humanly possible to support the team at UCLH, where Rachel was treated and where remarkable brain tumour trials are currently taking place.

Every penny raised through this tournament goes directly to the research team led by oncologist Dr Paul Mulholland, whose pioneering immunotherapy trials are offering new hope in one of the most under-funded areas of cancer research.

Your donations make a huge difference 🙏: they have funded groundbreaking brain tumour trials which are up and running and making headlines around the world. Read it: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/nhs-drug-trial-glioblastoma-brain-symptoms-immunotherapy-b2793453.html

How to be involved 📝

The tournament starts at 9.15am and runs to 12.30pm. We’ll then head to The Red Lion, Kennington for the raffle results and live auction on special prizes. And a refreshing drink. There’s a few different ways how you can support the day.

1. Play in the tournament – £30 playing ticket 🎟️

Netball starts at 9.15am where 12 teams will go head-to-head.

All standards welcome – from seasoned shooters to enthusiastic newbies. Some teams are back defending titles, others seeking retribution and new entries threatening to turn everything on its head.

To join a team or start your own: message Elie McDaniell on 07734 683676.

2. Enter the raffle – £5 per ticket

Over 50 INCREDIBLE prizes 🎁 worth ££££s already confirmed, including:

• Top London restaurant vouchers

• Luxury hotel stays

• Vintage champagne

• Spa and wellness experiences

• Fitness passes, classes and more

You don’t need to attend in person – if your name comes out of the hat, the prize is yours.

For better odds, buy more tickets. Future you will thank you.

3. Donate, cheer, support

If you can’t play, no problem – every donation counts and goes straight to the trials.

For all of it, just hit “Give Now”

And in your comment let us know if you’re:

– A player

– A supporter

– A raffler

Tournament details

📅 Saturday 7 February 2026

🕘 9.15am–12.30pm for netball, pub from 12.30pm onwards

📍 Kennington Park Netball Courts

🎉 Spectators VERY welcome

After the final whistle, we’ll stroll to The Red Lion, Kennington for celebratory drinks and the big raffle draw.

🧠 Where your money goes

Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 than any other cancer – yet receive only 1% of national cancer research funding. It’s why your support matters so much.

The UCLH trials you funded last year are the most significant progress in decades for glioblastoma – the deadliest form of brain cancer, with a 12–18 month life expectancy.

Dr Mulholland’s work is pioneering the use of immunotherapy as a treatment, building on earlier results that showed extraordinary potential.

Your donation keeps this momentum going.

It funds more patients, more treatment cycles, more lifesaving research.

It gives families hope where none existed.