Past Events

Charity Comedy Night at the Bloomsbury Theatre

28 October 2011

The hilarious evening was introduced by Alistair Barrie, and featured Chris Martin, Richard Herring, Scott Capurro and the amazing Nina Conti.

Jeremy Banks, The Charity Fundraiser, very generously organised this event for Yes to Life.

Triathlon Success!

Rob Brennan from Fitness Universal successfully completed the London triathlon in July 2011. Help him reach his target by clicking here.

The second Yes to Life Seminar – SOLD OUT!

18 June 2011

Supported by the Really Healthy Company

The second in our series on Cancer: Building in Integrative Treatment Programme, took place at the University of Westminster.

Patricia Peat spoke on why integrative cancer therapy is the way forward.

Dr Nicola Hembry spelt out in detail a personalised approach to cancer treatment.

Robert Jacobs discussed how functional medicine can be used to maximise benefits and reduce side effects.

South Downs Walk

7 May 2011

Kirsten from the Vision of Hope Clinic walked on the South Downs on 7 May 2011 to raise money for Yes to Life. She said "It was a beautiful walk on a lovely day" and she raised over £620. There is still time to sponsor her here.

Steve Williams walked 40 miles for Yes to Life

7 May 2011

"40 miles on foot in one day"

Steve Williams took part in the 50th Ridgeway 40 - this is a walk along the Ridgeway, an ancient track across the chalk downs between Overton Hill on the A4 approximately four and a half miles west of Marlborough (Wiltshire) and Streatley Youth Hostel (Berks). He completed the walk in under 12 hours – his best time for this event and hopes to raise £1000.

London Marathon

17 April 2011

Jason Vale, founder and CEO of Juice Master, ran in this year’s London Marathon on 17 April to raise money for Tami Brown.
Tami has set up a Yes to Life special appeal to raise money for her cancer treatment http://www.yestolife.org.uk/TamiBrown/TamiBrown.htm.
To read more about Jason’s challenge, visit http://www.juicemaster.com/news/cat/juicy-news/post/jason-vale-london-marathon/

Avon Mega Abseil Challenge

9 April 2011

Margella, one of our help line operators, and Tihitna, our bookkeeper, rose to the challenge while Steve abseiled beside them taking amazing photographs.

Both were terrified, but they hung in there and managed to get down safely in order to raise very welcome funds for Yes to Life.

Yes to Life at St Pancras International

25 March 2011

Thanks to the generous support and magnificent PR and organisational skills of Sam Kidby, Yes to Life hosted a day of inspirational free events at St Pancras International Station.

On Friday 25 March, there were different events every hour from 8 am until 8 pm, kicking off with champagne tasting at the champagne bar, accompanied by chamber music played by an amazing string quartet from the Royal Academy of Music. There was also poetry readings, actors’ monologues, the world champion football free styler, two bands, a world champion DJ working to video, and much, much more.

Check out Sam Kidby from St Pancras International being interviewed on BBC Radio London and an exciting video of the event, both below.

Sam Kidby talks to BBC Radio London

The Cupola Charity Auction

30 January 2011

Cupola Gallery (long gallery)
178-178a Middlewood Road
Sheffield S6 1TD

http://www.cupolagallery.com

In 2009 the Cupola Gallery held an auction for Yes to Life which rose over £5,000.

The fantastic people at Cupola Contemporary Arts held a second auction on 30 January 2011 at their gallery in Sheffield to raise even more money for Yes to Life.
As reported in the Cupola Newsletter: It was a fun day, with some yummy cake eaten and some even yummier art work auctioned off! Lots of money was raised - watch this space for the total raised once it’s been counted.

Silvie Helmes runs for Yes to Life

10 October 2010

Silvie Helmes put on her running shoes and took part in the Royal Parks half marathon to raise money for Yes to Life. The sun shone and Silvie raised £505, double her target amount! She already signed up for next years run.

BIKEast 2010

23-30 September 2010

This year’s BIKEast team cycled from Venice to Dubrovnik covering their longest distance yet 523 miles. All the effort was well worth it and they raised over £12,000.

Jane and George Howell run for Yes to Life

5 September 2010

Jane and George Howell run Indigo Wholefoods in Mosley www.indigowholefoods.co.uk On top of collecting money through the shop, Jane took part in the Adidas Women's 5K Challenge run in Hyde Park raising £263 for Yes to Life. Thank you Jane and George!

Vivir Life

August 2010

In August 2010 Vivir Life was launched with a celebration of the life of Jan Tilly and fundraising event for cancer charities.
"As the clouds parted and the sun shone through, 150 friends and relations of Jan gathered at Aigburth Peoples Hall to raise money, have fun and remember someone who made a difference to their lives."
The event raised £2411.00 with £811 coming to Yes to Life.
Vivir Life will continue to raise awareness of melanoma and fundraise to support cancer charities in memory of Janet Tilly - www.vivirlife.co.uk

Coast to Coast

6-20 June 2010

In memory of Bryony Daly, and as a wedding present to Bryony’s sister Myrren Wildman, friends and relatives Jo Daly, Imogen Daly, David Airey and Vidya Heisel travelled all the way from America to complete the Coast to Coast Walk raising money for Yes to Life. In two weeks the team trekked 190 miles from St Bees to Robin Hood Bay, keeping us updated and entertained with their brilliant blog http://dalyc2cwalk.blogspot.com. So far they’ve raised £3,500.

An extract from the blog -

"My feelings at the end? For me the walk was an odyssey, conceived and planned for over a year -something that I had to do. I loved every moment of it, wind rain, sore feet and all and I feel so privileged to have had this chance to walk through some of England's finest countryside and meet such lovely people and raise money for Yes to Life at the same time….my main feeling - gratitude for having had this amazing journey with Imogen, David and Vidya and gratitude to all of the people who supported us with their donations and good vibes. Thank you all and thank you Alfred Wainwright!!"

Sarah Horton’s Liverpool 10k run

9 May 2010

Sarah Horton ran the Liverpool 10k in just 64 minutes, raising a massive and much appreciated £1,200 for Yes to Life. Sarah’s journey from her diagnosis of breast cancer, right through to the end of her treatment, and the decision to run the 10k, is beautifully written on her popular blog Being Sarah at http://www.beingsarah.com. There is also a video of Sarah running the race at - http://www.vimeo.com/11630143. We’re grateful for all Sarah’s support, enthusiasm, and hard work.

A word from Sarah;

"Doing this fundraiser has made me realise how great it is to give back, and how much people want to help if you ask. Thank you."

Walk for Life

1-3 May 2010

5 of the Yes to Life team made up of volunteers and staff spent the first May Bank Holiday walking 65 miles of the Grand Union Canal in 3 days. They slept (or tried to) under the stars (and rain) in tents at night and walked 8 hours a day to raise well over £5,500 for Yes to Life.

Sam Kidby our PR Adviser, and one of the Grand Union walkers had this to say;

"The 65 miles were pure adventure and I think can only be described as "extreme canal walking", which I believe is now being considered for one of the trial sports at the 2012 Olympic Games. Particular highlights included:

Walking 5miles in the wrong direction within two hours of starting the walk

Sleeping in a tent for the first time ever in the middle of what can only be called a tempest of mammoth proportions on Saturday night

Waking at 6.30am on Sunday and walking for 7 hours in the pouring rain

Learning how to open locks for canal boats and generally engaging with the canal community (it’s a different world!)

Sliding down a mud slope face first after failing to try and help one of those walking with us who had twisted their ankle down the slope (I’m not quiet the action man I thought I was)

……and generally just walking for 8 solid hours a day and covering 65 miles for a great charity bang on our target time (well we missed the train back by like two minutes)."

Dartathon

16 April 2010

A big thank you to Steve Lerigo, Paul Weldon, Paul Horncastle and Simon Poole, who raised a massive £5000 for Yes to Life. The team player darts for 7 hours non stop!! Surrounded by supporters in the basement of The Three Lords public house they managed to complete 132 games back to back and provide fantastic entertainment for all who were there.

Their fantastic efforts are greatly appreciated!!

Steve Lerigo’s account of the day

"Happily I can report it went off without a hitch - no one got a dart in their eye etc. It was a great day, with a number of people showing their support during the course of the event. The generosity was humbling to say the least and after filling the charity boxes on the day and other cash donations, with giftaid, we have raised so far (1 day to go) a magnificent... £4,960."

The main scores are as follows:

180's - 7
140 and above - 19
100 - 139 - 90
60 - 99 - 316

Highest finish - 127
Finishing scores above 50 - 14

First Yes to Life Seminar!

20 February 2010

The first Yes to Life Seminar, supported by BioCare, was a huge success.

Held on Saturday, 20 February, at the Park Crescent Conference Centre, the seminar focussed on building an integrated treatment programme for cancer.

The four speakers, all specialists in integrated care, delivered stimulating and fascinating presentations that prompted lively discussion and debate.

Patricia Peat spoke on the concept of integrated medicine and traced its progress through the challenging environment of orthodox medicine and its own particular politics.

Dr Damien Downing presented a detailed (and amusing) study on two key nutrients in cancer treatment: vitamin D and vitamin C.

Dr Maurice Orange gave an holistic view of integrated treatment, focussing on the highly successful use of mistletoe therapy.

And Rebecca Edwards energised the entire group with an inspiring talk on nutrition as the absolute foundation of an integrated approach.

We hope to announce the second seminar over the coming months.

Shoot for the Moon: an evening of Cabaret

10 December 2009

Kara Wilson, accompanied by Lydia Melleck, performed to a packed audience at the Yes to Life Cabaret on December 10th. Kara had generously made the concert room in her spectacular Art Nouveau Hampstead home available for the event, as well as donating her services as performer. The programme was both hilarious and touching, with a satisfyingly positive vein running throughout, reflecting the charity and its aims. As usual we are indebted to Andy Curry for being the force behind yet another wonderful event, but thanks must also go to our team of volunteers who gave freely of their time and energy to ply our guests with delicious snacks and bubbly, and to make light of managing the evening - Jessie Mears, Amy Trotter, Sophia Hicks, Becca Mears, Kinga Piorkowska and Emily Dixon.

Tied to Life

Autumn/Winter 2009

Kira Moore, manageress of The Ship, a pub in the City (Hart Street, London EC3) raised £2,200 for us though Tied to Life. She and her fantastic staff held a whole range of events over Autumn/Winter 2009, from quiz nights to customer swear boxes. The main event was the Tied to Life ’auction’. Kira managed to collect over 100 ties from her patrons, then asked them to sponsor their favorite tie for £10. The lucky sponsor of Kira's favorite tie (pre-picked and kept secret) got to take home a photo of the lovely Kira wearing nothing but the tie!
Kira and the rest of The Ship’s staff are looking at ways to continue raising funds and awareness for Yes to Life in the future. We’re extremely lucky to have such a fun and enthusiastic team spread the word.

BIKEast: the 2009 Sponsored Bike Epic!

A big thank you to 2009's Yes to Life BIKEast cyclists!

23-28 September 2009

2009 saw a group of intrepid cyclists complete the third leg of the BIKEast epic. BIKEast is a London to Istanbul Bike Challenge spread over 5 years, covering a distance of 3400km, across 9 countries. Each stage involves a ride of around 6 or 7 days and will cover a distance of up to 700km.

This year our riders cycled 630km, starting at last year's finishing point in Munich, heading over the Alps via the Brenner Pass, and arriving in Venice 6 days later.
So far this year they have raised a total of £12,000!

Works of Art to support Yes to Life

27 August - 25 September 2009

'The world of fairy woodland people' - Robert Henley put on a second exhibition of his late wife, Karen's artwork and is kindly donating the proceeds to Yes to Life.

Davina 'Maddog' Madden at

The Mon-GOAL Rally 2009!

18 July 2009

Summer is the time for adventure and it doesn't get more adventurous than this! Davina Madden and her daughter Savanna drove all the way to Mongolia as part of the Mongol Rally 2009. Also braving the 8,000 mile journey for Yes to Life was Yash Tosar of First Financial.

Driving under the team name of Maddog Maddens, they generously gave their time and efforts to raise money for Yes to Life.

To find out more about this spectacular event, you can check out the website, which features details of the challenges and all the teams who took part. Davina has also set up a Justgiving page for us all to give the team our expressions of support through sponsorship and messages.

We are hugely grateful for all the efforts of team Maddog Maddens.

For further details of how you can support this great adventure, please contact us at office@yestolife.org.uk or on 0845 257 6950. Mongolia full steam ahead!

A wonderful night out at Calendar Girls!

28 April 2009

Thanks to the generous support of Delfont Mackintosh Theatres, Yes to Life held a spectacular evening at the Noel Coward Theatre on 28 April with an exclusive performance of Calendar Girls.

Champagne, snacks, and icecream were served to all and ,after the show, Jon Snow welcomed five members of the cast back on stage for a Q&A. Mr Snow auctioned two items of Calendar Girls film memorabilia, both autographed by lead actress Helen Mirren. These were a calendar and a one-off illustrated cushion. Also auctioned were three visits to Channel 4.

On top of this, everyone received a goody bag from Weleda, which included a special Yes to Life brochure. This really was a truly magical event, and one that will live in the memory.

To help us recall these memories, we have some great pictures here courtesy of Annabel Staff from eventphotographic.

Amici della Musica

25 November 2008

Early 17th century virtuoso sonatas and toccatas by Frescobaldi, Fontana, Cima, Riccio, Rossi and Merula. Amici della Musica is a group of world class performers acclaimed for their period performances.

Perfomers:

    * David Roblou, harpsichord
    * Catherine Finnis, cello
    * Philip Pickett & Heather Moger, recorder

The concert took place on Tuesday 25 November 2008, at 7.30pm, at St Peter's Eaton Square, London SW1 9AL