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Our Club Tropicana Event on Sunday 6th May was a huge success, despite distinctly un-tropical temperatures on the evening!
For a full report on the event please visit our Previous Events or click here to see a time-lapse film of the setting up of the event and our new fundraising film The Momentum Journey.
Once again, thank you from Momentum to everyone who helped us to put on such an amazing...
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Local main Ford dealer Dagenham Motors in Alperton were urging customers and the public to get involved with their annual Easter Egg appeal this April. The dealership were collecting chocolate eggs to donate to Momentum, to help put a smile on the faces of poorly children.
This is the second year running that Dagenham Motors have supported Momentum with this fantastic appeal. Last year the...
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Details are now on our website for the Momentum fundraising auction at our Club Tropicana Event. Even if you can't attend the event - you can bid for one of the fantastic Lots in the auction.
Click this link to see what's on offer Club Tropicana Auction
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On Saturday 14th April, we asked all of our Momentum families if they would like to join us on a very special day out. One of our local supporters, Phil Swallow, had very kindly offered us a charter for the day on the World's smallest railway - The Romney Hythe and Dymchurch.
Everyone met up at Hythe and climbed aboard the perfect minature train. There was even a special royal carrriage which the...
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If you are looking for a great day out by the river then do not miss the annual Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge at Canbury Gardens, Kingston on Sunday 15th july.
This year Bentalls in Kingston are taking a boat to raise funds for Momentum, so please come along on the day to cheer them on.
Hundreds of competitors in up to 48 teams battle it out on the river from 10am to determine who makes it into...
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Every year Momentum runs a poster design competition in conjunction with the 2nd Year art students at Kingston College. This year the students' brief was 'Club Tropicana Island' and they created a feast of fabulous ideas for us to choose from.
This year's £50 prize-winner was Rochan Bridge-Nelson, seen here with his winning poster (right). Congratulations to him and we wish him good luck with his...
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Saturday 11th February was bitterly cold, but somehow Ann and Jeff Brown gathered together a team of volunteers to brave the elements and spread some 'lurve' in Kingston's Eden Walk Shopping Centre! The couple and their team were handing out heart-shaped balloons in return for a voluntary donation to Momentum. This is Jeff's personal view of the day, plus some photos of the team:
February...
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Hampton Court Model Yacht Club raised £150 for Momentum on a chilly and blustery day on 28th December. Their Secretary, Laurie Bower sent us this report:
With the wind varying from 14 to 24 mph - 14 skippers from 7 clubs had entered the competition and, after a briefing on the day’s schedule, racing commenced at 10.15am.
A demanding “triangle and a sausage” course had been set as the...
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We have recently completed our latest fundraising project in the Paediatric Department at Kingston Hospital, which is a specific, purpose-designed clinical area, devoted to the safe and efficient administration of chemotherapy. The aim is to protect children from the risk of contracting infection inadvertently from other children and to minimise the disruption to their families’ lives by...
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Lots of our lovely Momentum children had the opportunity of taking an original Routemaster bus up to see the Chritmas lights in Regent Street, on Saturday 3rd December. This was organised by Arriva on a Heritage Fleet RM 1124.
The children and parents where taken into London on a red Routemaster to view the Christmas lights, and were dropped off in Regent Street for a tour of Hamleys...
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