What's on guide

Cakes & Ale are on tour across Oxfordshire in the comic 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' by William Shakespeare, in aid of Helen & Douglas House. Described as a comic romp for all the family, the play will be performed in manor gardens and other wonderful surroundings.
Contact: Contact the Oxford Playhouse for tickets 01865 305305, or visit www.ticketsoxford.com. For more information about Cakes & Ale visit www.cakesandale.org.uk

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Helen & Douglas House is inviting schools and youth groups to take on the Channel Challenge! In this wet and wild fundraising activity we challenge your group to swim a combined number of lengths to equal the width of the Channel which is 21 miles.

Contact: For more information and a Channel Challenge pack please call Ruth on 01865 799 150 or
Email

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Join us for our annual Open Day. This is a wonderful opportunity to come and find out more about the work of Helen & Douglas House and see how your support really does make a difference.

There will be a variety of activities and performances throughout the day to keep the whole family entertained.

Contact: For more information call Fiona on 01865 799 150 or
Email

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If you have ever thought of taking part in a sailing regatta, then now is your chance to do so and raise funds for Helen and Douglas House at the same time!

This 2 day event takes place on September 18th and 19th and is open to Helen and Douglas House Supporters as well as people from the worlds of Advertising, Branding and Communications. Sailing on the Solent, between Portsmouth and Cowes, this promises to be a hugely exciting mixture of racing and fun and is suitable for all standards of sailor, as well as those with no previous sailing experience.



There is evening entertainment and a gala dinner on HMS Warrior, which is all included in the entry price.

Click here for further details and to find out how to enter.

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This is a national event organised by the Association of Children’s Hospices. Why not organise your own event to coincide with Children’s Hospice Week?

Contact: For a fundraising pack give the fundraising team a call on 01865 799 150 or send an email using the link below. More information about Children’s Hospice Week can also be found on the ACH website, just click through here
Email Website

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Do something exciting this weekend, like a tandem skydive from 10,000ft on our exclusive jump day at Weston on the Green, Oxfordshire!

Join the brave Helen & Douglas House team and see the world from a different perspective. Throughout the year we also offer weekend jumps at a time and venue to suit you.

Contact: For more information give Fiona a call on 01865 799 150 or
Email Website

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Come and enjoy an evening of live classical music and opera with stars from the Westend, Braodway and Oxfordshire's own 13 year old soprano Zoë Mace in the beautiful grounds of Cokethorpe School Witney Oxford. All profits from this event go directly to Helen & Douglas House & The Abandoned Bulgarian Children's Trust. For full details visit www.aidonahighnote.co.uk
(please be patient - website currently being updated with new details, but entertainment line-up remains the same) Ticket price is £85 and includes a 3 course dinner, entertainment and a bar is available. Dress is black tie.

Promoted & Sponsored by: Cokethorpe School, Blackwell's of Oxford, Simon Florey & Son Marquee Hire, Bottle PR, Unique Catering, Virtualnet Marketing, Zoë Mace.

Contact: For further information and tickets please phone 01993 883805 or
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Cheese on Tour!

Join the Tite Inn for its annual charity bike ride, which this year is combined with British Cheese Week.

Riders will start off at Chadlington taking a selection of Cotswold cheeses to Stilton for tasting, and will then be returning with Stilton cheeses to be tasted in the Cotswolds. If you are a cheese lover and think this is an event you may be interested in then get involved!

The money raised will be split between Helen & Douglas House, Katherine House Hospice and the Oxfordshire Association for the Blind.

Contact: For further information please contact Richard Greaves by
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Starting and finishing at the O2 arena, this new run promises to be a lively and entertaining event. Live music will be played at strategic points along the route using a variety of talented bands and musicians to help you on your way.

We have a limited number of charity places in this run so book early to avoid disappointment.

Contact: For more information give Fiona a call on 01865 799 150 or
Email Website

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. The theme for World Day 2008 is "Hospice and palliative care: a human right". Why not organise your own event to coincide with World Hospice Day?

Contact: For more information click through to the official website on the link below, alternatively give the fundraising team a call on 01865 799 150 or
Email Website

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If you fancy doing a marathon abroad then we can help! Chicago, on the shores of Lake Michigan, has one of the flattest marathon courses around, as well as the tallest building in the US and an array of shops to visit during your trip.

Entry for the 2008 Chicago Marathon will open on the 1st February 2008. This year’s marathon coincides with World Hospice Day so is a perfect opportunity to support your local hospice at a national event.

Contact: For more information contact Fiona on 01865 799 150 or
Email Website

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This exclusive Helen & Douglas House challenge entails cycling 500kms past plantations, across waterways and through villages deep in the heart of the lush Mekong Delta in Vietnam, to the dry lands and contrasting sights of ancient Cambodia.

You will pass temples and countless colourful pagodas, havens of calm and tranquillity and bustling markets. Your route takes you off the beaten track into the Mekong proper.

Your end destination is the town of Siem Reap from where you can explore the ancient city of Angkor.

Contact: For more information call Fiona on 01865 799 150 or
Email Website

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Thames Valley Antiques Dealer's Association will be holding their popular Autumn Antiques & Art Fair at Radley College, near Abingdon There will be a Circus Workshop for children with all donations going to Helen & Douglas House. Helen & Douglas House will have a stand with a special sale of rolls of furnishing fabrics at £2 per metre and there will be a “What is it?” competition for visitors to guess what various items were used for in the past. TVADA will donate £50 to Helen & Douglas House for each item which is correctly identified.
Opening hours: 11am to 6.00pm Friday24th & Saturday 25th. 11am to 5.00pm Sunday 26th October.
Circus workshop: 11am to 1.00pm 2.00 to 4.00pm each day.
Free car parking. Lunch and teas served in the dining hall.






Contact: For more information contact tamesis@tvada.co.uk tel: 01993 882420 Free tickets to the fair for Helen & Douglas House supporters can be obtained via www.tvada.co.uk

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Run the Dublin marathon in aid of Helen & Douglas House. Race through the historic Georgian streets of Dublin, Ireland’s largest and most vibrant city. You will also have time to experience the famous Irish hospitality and enjoy a Guinness or two!

Contact: For more information call Fiona on 01865 799 150
Email Website

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Ley Hill Flower Club in Chesham, Buckinghamshire is holding a Christmas flower arranging demonstration in Ley Hill Memorial Hall at 14.00 hrs. The event is open to the general public and a donation will be made to Helen & Douglas House and Shed in the Park.

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A Requiem service will be held at 7.30 pm on Saturday, 15 November at St Johns Church, Caversham, Reading. The service is part of St Johns 120th celebrations and there will be a retiring collection in aid of Helen & Douglas House. The service will feature music especially composed by Len David in 2008.
Contact: For more information visit www.acny.org.uk. Thank you St John's for thinking of us.

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This is an exclusive trek for the Children’s Hospice movement meaning everyone on the trek will be raising money for their local children and young adult’s hospice.

This long-weekend trekking Challenge will let you experience the beauty of one of the most breathtaking deserts in the World – the Sahara! You will trek for three days through this ever-changing landscape, and climb to the top of the Chigaga Dunes, where you will witness the desert sun-rise.

Contact: For more information give Fiona a call on 01865 799 150 or
Email Website

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The show which features top names in the comedy world is being held at the New Theatre Oxford, on Thursday, 14 May 2009. The line up for the show is not finalised as yet, but if 2008 is anything to go by, tickets will sell out well in advance by reputation!

If you need persuading, the line up in 2008 included (among many other fantastic artists) Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr and Rowan Atkinson. Children, young adults and siblings of Helen & Douglas House also took to the stage and it was a fantastic, uplifting show!



Contact: Tickets priced £20 to £27.50 are available from Ticketmaster on 0844 8471585, or from the New Theatre Box Office. Gold tickets for £50 are also available.

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