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Welcome to Candlelighters in Your Community
22-11-19 • Our stories • Posted by
Candlelighters in your Community will provide the same great range of services previously offered on board the Candlelighters bus, however they will now be delivered in community spaces across Yorkshire. This new model of support will grant us the flexibility to reach more families and also the opportunity to provide more resources as we increase …
Tickets on sale for our annual Christmas Raffle!
07-11-19 • Our stories • Posted by
For most of us Christmas is referred to as “the most wonderful time of the year”. However, there are many children and their families who are on a whole different journey around the festive season. Every year around 150 children in Yorkshire are diagnosed with cancer. We offer practical, emotional and financial support to these …
Candlelighters got super spooky with their Halloween parties in Leeds and Hull!
01-11-19 • Our stories • Posted by
Candlelighters got super spooky with their Halloween parties in Leeds and Hull! For the first time ever, Candlelighters hosted a Halloween party in Hull alongside our annual Halloween event in Leeds. Each year Candlelighters host many different themed events for families across Yorkshire. These events, run by the Family Support Team at Candlelighters, are extremely …
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Tom Alloway and his colleagues have taken on an epic Movember in support of Candlelighters.
25-11-19 • Your stories • Posted by
Tom Alloway and his colleagues have taken on an epic Movember in support of Candlelighters. This is their story: The Team The Exams Team at the University of York is made up of myself Tom, Dan, Jacob and Adam as well as Jo our manager. We had the idea about doing Movember as a bit of …
Team George hit our screens!
19-11-19 • Your stories • Posted by
Mark Gallimore, founder of Team George, recently hit the screens of York TV alongside Chloe White one of our Community Fundraisers! Mark and his wife Helen Gallimore created Team George after their son George was diagnosed with Leukaemia in 2013. From diagnosis and throughout his illness, George and his family were supported by Candlelighters. “Without …
Our supporters get their spook on!
12-11-19 • Your stories • Posted by
Our supporters get their spook on! Having been inspired by one of our families’ stories, Louise Byrne and her family hosted a spooktacular Halloween party in support of Candlelighters. In less than a week, Louise and her family managed to pull together lots of ghostly bakes, a yard sale and even some ghastly entertainment!! Friends, …
Our Young Fundraisers are stepping up their game!
08-11-19 • Your stories • Posted by
In Summer 2019, Will Caygill from Skipton took on the epic ‘coast to coast’ challenge from Morecambe to Bridlington in support of Candlelighters, who supported two local children he knew, and CALM. Will smashed both his personal and fundraising target, completing the 274km route in three days by cycling for 8 hours every day! His …
“If you raise eyebrows then you raise awareness!”
28-10-19 • Your stories • Posted by
This year has been full of crazy challenges from our supporters, however Daniel ‘Ducky’ White’s challenges have definitely been up there for the whackiest idea’s we’ve seen! Daniel says: “So for the fundraising, it all started as doing something different with a motto of ‘If you raise eyebrows then you raise awareness’, so I decided …
6 Yorkshire Peaks turns out an incredible £6,000 for Candlelighters!
25-10-19 • Your stories • Posted by
Earlier this year Ian Clarkson, Dad of Emily Clarkson who was diagnosed with Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in 2018 aged just 9 months old, set a challenge of a lifetime. On the 24th July 2019 Ian took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks, not only once but twice in one day! This massive challenge was to …
Harrogate School Gets FUNdraising!
16-10-19 • Your stories • Posted by
Inspired by Jonny Gilberts year of fundraising, Ashville College’s class of Year 7 (now year 8 woo!) organised an amazing week of fundraising in support of Candlelighters. Students of Year 7 gave an assembly informing the full year group about the support Candlelighters provide, before fundraising their way through the action packed week ahead! From …
