News of our latest funding is now available to view by clicking on the 2020 news page above
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A progess report of the charities latest funding project: Examining the metabolism of paediatric brain tumours using mass spectrometry is now available to see on our 2019 news page above.
The published paper detailng the back ground work leading up to this amazing research can also be studied by clicking on year 2018 news above
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We would like to thank eveyone who helped with our 2017 fundraising and wish you all a very happy, and peacefull 2018
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27th November 2017
What an amazing and fascinating evening at the second Brain Tumour Research Showcase at Birmingham Medical Centre. Staged by Professor Andrew Peet and his dedicated team of scientists.
Pictured is Prof Andrew Peet & Dr Sarah Kohe who the AMTF are currently funding on another ground breaking Brain Tumour research project.
Dr Sarah Kohe,Prof Andrew Peet Dr Helen Benghiat talking about Olga & Charles Grant recent advances in radiotherapy
Prof. Garth Cruikshank informs a rapt audience about the latest advances in Brain Tumour treatment
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Love2Dance Talent Contest
What an inspiring Saturday afternoon being a judge at the Love2Dance talent competition in St Martins. Despite being so young each competitor was so confident on stage when showing off their varied performance talents.
Once again a Great BIG thankyou to all at Love2Dance for raising a BRILLIANT!!
£703.15p for Brain Tumour Research.
A special thanks to Michelle and her team for all the behind the scenes work that go towards the dance groups fundraising efforts, over the 2017 season, very well done to you all.
The Cheque handover Michelle Delieu & the judges
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Chloe Hewitt from Strictly opens the new Branch.
We would like to say a BIG!! THANK YOU to all the team at Jane Smellie Opticians, Whitchurch, for raising a Fantastic £270.75p from their raffle held at last months open day. Thanks for supporting Brain Tumour Research.
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Chester Half Marathon
The Andrew McCartney Trust Fund would like to say a BIG thank to Darren Jones for his Half Marathon effortin Chester on Sunday 21st May, and would also like to thank Beks Jones for helping, we must also give a very special mention to our youngest ever fundraiser Kasper Jones who raised most of our £72.71p from our bucket collection on the day.He was just BRILLIANT!!!
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We would like to say a BIG BIG thankyou to everyone at Love2Dance Chirk. for raising an amazing £1010.16p for Brain Tumour Research.
A special thanks to Michell Delieu for nominating our charity to recieve a share of the dance groups fundraising events over the summer months. Very Well Done to you all.
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WE ARE NOW ABLE TO CONFIRM THE DATE FOR OUR 9TH SPONSORED CHARITY BALLOON WALK AT LAKE VYRNWY WILL BE SATURDAY 18th JUNE 2016.
Sponsor forms are NOW AVAILABLE!!! For a full details of this event please click above on our 2016 page.
The stunning location at Lake Vyrnwy.
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Here you can raise funds when you buy items online Shop online with over 2,700 retailers including Amazon, Ebay, Tesco,& Aviva and they'll give us a donation every time you buy something, at no extra cost.
Please click the link and set up your own free fundraising account. --------------------------
PLEASE GO TO OUR RESEARCH PAGE FOR A NOVEMBER UPDATE -------------------------- FINAL TOTAL LAKE VYRNWY CHARITY WALK 2014
We are pleased to announce that the total raised at this years walk is a FANTASTIC!!! £4716.22p A big thank you to everyone who took part to raise this amazing amount which will increase to £5895.00 when the gift aid is added.
Now that the dark nights of winter are here I have posted this random collection of pics just to remind everyone what a brilliant day it was way back in June Hope you like them.
Yes the sun does sometimes shine in Wales. Very well done to everyone who took part to make it such a great day.
-------------------------- Ben Brookes research fellow in the brain tumour research group, Birmingham Children's hospital and University of Birmingham
WOW!! a BIG THANK YOU to Ben who has just banked his final money, bringing the total he has raised to a Brilliant!! £374.60. Very well done. Hope your hair gets back to its normal colour soon. LOL.
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The 3 Super Raffle prizes Anna & Roy make the draw
We would like to say a BIG BIG thankyou to Llwyngwyril Art Group for nominating The Andrew McCartney Trust Fund as their chosen charity at this years annual Exhibition. Our thanks to everyone who purchased raffle tickets and helped raise a BRILLIANT £300.00.
PRIZE WINNERS 1st Prize Ken Bridges 2nd Prize Bob Mackie 3rd Prize William ?
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A big thank you to everyone who came and purchased Cards, Prints and Canvas Prints. Over the 3 days this event raised a brilliant £672.00 for Brain Tumour Research.
Special thanks to Lisa Gardner & the Aberdovey Tourist Commitee for their support in allowing us a table at this super event.
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-------------------------- Ben Brooks research fellow in the brain tumour research group, Birmingham Children's hospital and University of Birmingham. He couldn't make this years walk at Lake Vyrnwy so has dyed his hair & beard blue to raise funds. You can make a donation on his mydonate page https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/benbb
Well done Ben, hope you don't scare the children LOL.
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Mid Summer Charity Balloon Walk LAKE VYRNWY SATURDAY 21st JUNE 2014
THIS YEARS START PICTURE
A brilliant day for this years walk with perfect weather conditions and a record 48 walkers taking part.
A surprise feature at this years walk was the arrival of a group of our regular supporters all dressed as members of the 70's group Showaddywaddy
Showaddywaddy & friends
We were again helped by our regular backup crew who did a brilliant job and who without we would not have been able to make the such a successful day.
We would like to thank everyone who came along to support our Charity Exhibitionin at Bala over Easter.
The event was a great success in raising funds and also awareness among the general public of Brain Tumour Research which is one of the least funded areas of Cancer Research.
Picture shows some of the Canvas Prints for sale at the exhibition
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APRIL 2014
Check our reseach page for a new update.
--------------------------- Latest report of the Research we are funding at Cancer Sciences Dept, University of Birmingham is now available, Click on our Research page above to view.
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MID SUMMER CHARITY BALLOON WALK SATURDAY 21st JUNE
FULL DETAILS OF OUR 7th CHARITY WALK NOW AVAILABLE CLICK ON 2014 ABOVE
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Elizabeth Whitehouse for finishing your first Half Marathon In Birmingham & raising a fantastic £350.00. (Lizz is pictured on the left alongside her running partner before the start of the race)
--------------------------- FOR FINAL TOTAL RAISED AT THIS YEARS CHARITY BALLOON WALK AT LAKE VYRNWY CLICK 2013 ABOVE
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CHECK OUT HOW WE DID AT OUR BALA EASTER PHOTO-PHOTO-ART- EXHIBITION CLICK 2013 ABOVE
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DETAILS OF THIS YEARS SPONSORED CHARITY BALLOON WALK AT LAKE VYRNWY NOW AVAILABLE CLICK ON 2013 ABOVE
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We wish to thank everyone who has helped & supported the Charity throughout 2012. A very Happy Christmas & a Prosperous 2013
--------------------------------------------------------- The Co op Machynlledd Powys have kindly agreed to promote The Andrew McCartney Trust Fund with a display of selected canvas's for sale in the store the staff are also raising funds by baking cakes to sell this Saturday 15th Dec. Manger Mark Thomas has also arranged a raffle for the day so if you are in the Machynlledd area please come along and give your support
Olga with Chris Thompson MarkThomas & Chris Thompson
DVD NOW AVAILABLE !!! (Please email us on how to obtain)
ANOTHER GREAT!! DAY TO CHECK OUT THE GALLERY PICTURES WHICH ARE NOW ON THE WEBSITE Please click above on 2012
--------------------------------------------------------- OUR SINCERE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO GAVE THEIR TIME, EFFORTS, & SUPPORT THROUGHOUT 2011 WE WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS & A PROSPEROUS 2012
David Slaters Bike Ride Final Total Raised £540.00 A big thank you to David and his supporters.
---------------------------------------------------------- £25000.00 Donation awarded to School of Cancer Sciences University of Birmingham See our new Research page for further details ----------------------------------------------------------
LLWYNGWRILL ART GROUP ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION AUGUST 2010 OUR THANKS FOR £133.00 DONATED FROM THIS YEARS RAFFLE. A SPECIAL THANKS TO PAM OSBOURNE WHO DONATED THE 1ST PRIZE, THE BLUEBELL WOOD CANVAS, FROM THE ANDREW McCARTNEY PHOTO COLLECTION
3 DAY PHOTO-ART EXHIBITION IN BALA HIGH STREET ON SATURDAY 28th SUNDAY 29th & MONDAY 30TH AUGUST ONCE AGAIN A GREAT SUCCESS, THIS EVENT RAISED £850.00 FOR BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME ALONG & SUPPORTED THE CHARITY
LAKE VYRNWY WALK 5th JUNE 2010 NOW UPDATED WITH GALLERY OF PICS DVD OF THE WALK NOW AVAILABLE DETAILS OF FINAL AMOUNT RAISED!!! CLICK ON 2010 ABOVE FOR DETAILS
DID YOU KNOW ? THAT THIS YEAR'S BRAIN TUMOUR AWARENESS WEEK IS BETWEEN SUNDAY 31st OCTOBER & SATURDAY 6th NOVEMBER WHY NOT DO SOMETHING WHERE YOU ARE TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT BRAIN TUMOURS
DAVID SLATER SPONSORED BIKE RIDE FROM WOLVERHAMPTON TO BARMOUTH
WELL DONE!!! DAVID WHAT A BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT DAVID ARRIVES BANG ON TIME AND AS FRESH AS A DAISY EVERYONE CHEERED THE SUCCESS OF HIS FANTASTIC CHALLENGE BY COMPLETING HIS 100 MILE BIKE RIDE IN JUST 6 HOURS AND THAT INCLUDED 2 STOPS ON THE WAY, WOW!!
OUR THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO TURNED UP TO GREET HIM AND RAISED £164.00 TOWARDS DAVID'S SPONSORSHIP WITH THEIR COLLECTION BUCKETS
CHARITY PHOTO-ART EXHIBITION BALA 29th 30th 31st MAY ONCE AGAIN A SUPER EVENT WHICH RAISED A BRILLIANT
£1326.00
OUR THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO VISITED THE EXHIBITION AND PURCHASED CARDS, PRINTS & CANVAS'S WE WERE ALSO TOUCHED BY THE MANY WONDERFUL COMMENTS MADE IN APPRECIATION OF ANDREWS PHOTOGRAPHS
3 DAY PHOTO ART EXHIBITION ABERDOVEY EASTER SATURDAY, SUNDAY & MONDAY
WOW !!! WHAT A FANTASTIC RESPONSE TO OUR FIRST EXHIBITION OF 2010 WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUCE THAT THIS AMAZING EVENT RAISED
£1962.00
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOB & WENDY USHER FOR THE GENEROUS LOAN OF THEIR SHOP PREMISES
A SPECIAL THANKYOU TO PAM & ROY WHO BOTH GAVE UP THEIR EASTER HOLIDAY TO GIVE THEIR HELP & SUPPORT TO SET UP THE EXHIBITION DISPLAY & ASSIST US THROUGHOUT THE 3 DAYS OF THE EVENT WHAT WOULD WE HAVE DONE WITHOUT THEM ??
