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Cobalt Appeal - Fund Raising Events 2005
- 2006
OCTOBER
2005
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Monday,
24th October
Monty’s Brasserie Cocktail Bar,
St Georges Road in Cheltenham is the place to
be on Monday 24th October from 7pm to 11pm, to
offer support in Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
A glass of something sparkling when you arrive,
delicious fork buffet and live entertainment -
keyboard and vocals- from Peter Gill, Cheltenham’s
very own musical celebrity.
Tickets at £25 are available now from Monty's
Brasserie and we hope you will Join us at Monty’s
for what should be a brilliant evening.
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Thursday
27th October, 6.30pm – 9.00pm
Friday 28th October, 10.00am – 3.00pm
 Will
it be this year or next – just how long have you
been promising to get organised for Christmas?
The very prospect of confronting
chaotic queues amid the frantic festivities is enough
to make you sack Santa.
But you can stay one step ahead of
the seasonal stress – and help a local charity
– by putting a special event in your diary today.
On October 27th and 28th, why not
swap the High Street for the high life with champagne
and canapés at a Cotswold shopping extravaganza
that oozes charm, calm and class?
The Cobalt Appeal Fund is once again
staging the Ultimate Christmas Shopping experience in
the stunning setting of Rendcomb College, near Cirencester.
This luxurious event, in aid of the Crack Cancer Campaign,
will inspire you with a range of great gifts for everyone
on your list.
The experience begins with a
Gala Night - to be opened this year by best-selling
author Freya North, who will sign copies of her sassy
new novel Love Rules.
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will be served on arrival as you browse around 50
stunning stalls laden with perfect presents –
and tempting treats for you too. Fabulous
fashions and accessories will be on sale –
including high-quality clothing, jewellery, hats,
bags and scarves. Milliner Serena Holdsworth,
who created the hat author Jilly Cooper wore to
Charles and Camilla’s wedding, will be attending
with her ready-to-wear range, while Lucy Hayler
of London will be on hand with beautiful butterfly
and feather hairclips, bright spotty bags and
Harris Tweed totes.
Gorgeous gifts will be available
from stallholders who go to great lengths to source
unique products from all over the world. From
decorative items through to practical presents
such as ski accessories and shooting seat sticks
with built-in umbrellas!
It’s the ideal event away
from the madding crowds to find a piece of jewellery
or unique keepsake for someone special. Or, if
you’re looking for something to keep the
whole family amused and entertained, the Real
Games Company will be returning with its huge
selections of board, card and garden games.
You will also be able to purchase
gorgeous Christmas decorations and charity cards.
Try before you buy with many of the fine foods
on offer, including French delicacies, cheese,
chocolates and fine olive oils from Italy.
Gala Night, which runs
from 6.30pm to 9pm, will feature jazz pianist
Tom Wakefield – and a mini fashion show
with models accessorized by the stall holders.
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Gala Night, which runs from 6.30pm to 9pm, will
feature jazz pianist Tom Wakefield – and a
mini fashion show with models accessorized by the
stall holders.
To sum up, it has all the ingredients for a great
night out, where you can meet your friends, soak
up the festive atmosphere in the beautiful surroundings
of Rendcomb College and solve all your Christmas
gift problems under one roof.
If you can’t make it to the evening event,
don’t despair! The shopping continues from
10am-3pm on Friday October 28th, when along with
your pile of presents, you will also be able to
buy delicious lunches and drinks from the licensed
bar.
The Ultimate Shopping Experience, this year sponsored
by property agents Knight Frank and Cotswold Essence
magazine, aims to raise thousands of pounds for
a cause close to many people’s hearts.
Thanks to your generosity, last year the
Cobalt Appeal Fund was able to purchase three
state of the art ultrasound breast scanners. Two
were provided for the Prestbury Clinic, Cheltenham
General Hospital and the other for Gloucestershire
Breast Screening Services at Linton House Clinic
at a total cost of £224,000. Money raised
from this year’s shopping event will be
used to purchase additional scanning equipment
to support breast cancer patients.
James Bristol, Senior Consultant Breast Surgeon
at Cheltenham General Hospital said: “These
new scanners are marvellous machines – state-of-the-art
technically and the best diagnostic quality. We
are, on behalf of the people of Gloucestershire,
hugely grateful to The Cobalt Appeal Fund for
their consistent support of the Breast Unit and
the Breast Screening Service over the past decade
or more, and look forward to further collaboration
in the future.”
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Tickets
for the Ultimate Christmas Shopping Experience are
available from September 1st by calling
Cirencester Visitor Information Centre on 01285
654180. Gala
Night tickets cost £10 for adults, which
includes fizz and nibbles on arrival (£5
for over-12s). Tickets for the daytime event cost
£5, which includes coffee and pastry, or
pay £4 on the door for entry to the event
only.
For further information,
please email fundraising@cobaltappeal.com
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DECEMBER
2005
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Sunday
4th December
‘The
Magical Christmas Garden Tour’
Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucester Road, Painswick
(Mr & Mrs Paul Moir)
This year’s theme
is Peter Pan! (The Cotswold Players)
Follow the leader with the Lost Boys by lantern light
around the gardens. Watch out for Indians, pirates and
a hungry crocodile!
Father Christmas and friends will be there too. Join
in with carol singing in The Orangery; enjoy mulled
wine and mince pies.
A family treat not to be missed – wellies and
torches recommended, Peter Pan fancy dress
welcomed!
Tickets £5,
to include mulled wine & mince pie for adults and
refreshments, glow stick and Father Christmas present
for children.
Last year we
were victims of our own success with more visitors than
we could comfortably cope with. This year we are limiting
the numbers dramatically to ensure the quality of the
event by pre-selling tickets –
NO ENTRY WITHOUT
A TICKET
Available
from October,
Box Office – Stroud Tourist Information
Tel: (01453) 760900
Thank you for your co-operation.
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Monday,
5th December 11am-8pm
Tuesday, 6th December 10am-4pm
Cirencester
Corn Hall
Tuesday
13th December 11am–8pm
Wednesday 14th December 10am–4pm
Morton-in-Marsh,
Area Centre, High Street
Woolovers
sale of Fine British Knitwear,
with a percentage of the sales is being
donated to our Crack Cancer Campaign
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JANUARY
2006
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Saturday
21st January
A date for your diary, not to
be missed is Saturday 21st January 2006. Start
your New Year off with a fantastic   event
which could see you on the road to becoming a
successful and published author.
The Cobalt
Appeal Fund is delighted to be working
with well-known, local author’s Katie Fforde
(Flora’s Lot) and Anita Burgh (The Broken
Gate) to offer a Writers Workshop
in the beautiful and inspiring surroundings of
a fabulous family home set on Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham.
Tickets for
the full day’s professional workshop are
£65.00, to include morning coffee, lunch
and afternoon tea plus of course – the opportunity
to learn from two of our best known and much loved
local authors.
Tickets are not yet available
but to register your interest and avoid disappointment,
call the fundraising team on 01242 535900.
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MARCH
2006
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Monday
20th
Healthy
Living & Well-Being evening
Xerox Social Club,
Mitcheldean 7pm – 10pm tickets £3
available from the organiser or Xerox Social Club.
Alternative therapies,
psychic readings, health professionals.
Organiser:
Lucidholistics 01594 544233
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Wednesday
22nd
Tewkesbury
Support Group’s Spring Sale & Coffee
Morning
10am – 12
midday in the Town Hall,
High Street, Tewkesbury
Recycled Mother’s
Day, Easter and general greeting cards, tombola,
gifts, bric-a-brac & refreshments.
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