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Joe's fundraiser for Billy's Battalion

Joe Blunt is raising money for Billy's Battalion
In memory of Billy Thompson

Wing walk · 25 October 2025

We are a newly registered charity (no. 1213415) dedicated to raising awareness of DIPG, a devastating childhood brain cancer, and funding better trials, better treatments, and ultimately, a cure. Billy the Brave was just 15 days away from his fifth birthday when he died on Easter Sunday, 31st March 2024 — only five months after his diagnosis. Billy’s Battalion is his legacy. Together, we can bring hope, drive research forward, and fight for every child’s future.

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I’m going to be strapped to a wing of a flying plane to raise money for Billy’s Battalion.

Billy Thompson is the son of Ellie & Jamie, friends from Effingham & Leatherhead Rugby Club, who passed away on the 31st March last year from a brain tumour (DIPG) 2 weeks before his 5th birthday.

Ellie & Jamie have set up a charity in his memory dedicated to the fight against this cruel disease. Labelled the worst cancer there is which currently has no cure and a prognosis of 12 months.

Billy was hugely brave through out his treatment, all the way through to his passing and I am going to be brave myself and stand on the wing of a flying plane....

Please donate to raise funds for this very worthwhile cause.

Donation summary

Total
£4,270.96
+ £920.25 Gift Aid
Online
£4,270.96
Offline
£0.00

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