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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:
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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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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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Momentum was thrilled recently to be able to offer tickets to top West End show Mamma Mia! to one of our teenagers who suffers from a life-limiting condition. This is the story of her exciting day out:
In late September, I was admitted into hospital because I was having a relapse from my MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and I met one of the nurses there, who wanted me to meet a lady from a charity...
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Together with the dedicated staff at Kingston Hospital, Momentum is currently in the process of creating a serene space for special private moments within the Children’s ‘A&E’ department. We are also redesigning the Resuscitation Area to make it a more child-friendly environment. We would like to create as positive an experience as possible within this busy Emergency Department.
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The Momentum charity opera gala on Sunday 9th October, at the Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington, was a complete sell-out! The concert, devised and conducted by Stephen Harris, featured top soloists, Gail Pearson (Soprano), Jean Rigby (Mezzo Soprano), David Kempster (Baritone) and the 'Three Other Tenors' - Michael Clifton-Thompson, Philip Lloyd Holtam and Howard Kirk. They were accompanied...
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We are delighted to announce that we are the proud owners of a fabulous new holiday home called Rosewood, at Shorefield Holiday Park in Hampshire. Our first holiday home, Sea Breeze, has been booked solidly since August 2009, by our fast growing list of families.
A fundraising drive in 2010/11 attracted support from charity Trusts and local schools and businesses, in particular Ibstock Place...
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Momentum was very lucky once again, to be the nominated charity for Ibstock Place School this year. Natalie Harvey represented us at the Senior School’s beginning of year assembly on 1 September. Mia Melhuish and Hannah Lunt, Senior 8, and Louise Rogers, UVI, presented Natalie with a bumper-sized cheque for £4,334! Hannah and Mia were representing their House Tutor Group, Findlay I, which raised...
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