Shop for a 'Cure' Christmas 2012

Wow, thanks everyone, what a great day we had at the weekend!

Loads of people came along and supported us, grabbing some wonderful Christmas gifts along the way.

With the tombola, raffle and refreshments we raised a whopping £708.80 for Breakthrough!

We're super chuffed - a fab amount.

Here's a couple of links about the event followed by some pics.

Burnham-on-Sea.com
Weston Mercury

Just in case passers by didn't know we were there!

Vicky from Foxholly Crafts

Hilary on the Craftylinks stall

Mandy and Holly with chocolate goodies

John with his cider & cake (and cider cake)

Karen & Kat did a roaring trade on the tombola

Nick & Gemma were worthy of their elf hats as they looked after Santa's sack for Christine

Holly, Becky, Nick and Gunge sorting out the refreshments

And lastly, Holly showed she can still photobomb like the best of them! 
(extra points if you can spot Becky)

As always, we couldn't do it on our own so big thanks to everyone, stall holders, friends, family, public, people who dontated tombola prizes... everyone, thankyou!

Trimwise Gym Naked Calendar



Cycle challenge coming soon!



Amazing news... the wonderful (and brave) people from Trimwise Health and Fitness Club, Bridgwater, have volunteered for a ‘naked’ calendar with all the profits going to Breakthrough!

To help settle any nerves that the 24 lads and lasses may have ahead of the photo shoot this coming weekend, we’ve supplied them with Breakthrough balloons for strategic placement as required, so fingers crossed they don’t pop at the wrong moment.  

  

Breakthrough Breast Cancer was chosen as the Trimwise charity of the year by the winner of their latest weight loss group (thank you Debbie!) and as well as the calendar, they are organising a 24 hour cycle challenge event in early December. Huge thanks to all involved at Trimwise – we’ll bring you details of the cycle challenge very soon.

The calendars will hopefully be available within a few weeks, so please stay tuned for details on how to secure your calendar for 2013!

Alternatively, please contact Sammy on 01278 727990, email keepfit@trimwisefitness.co.uk or pop into Trimwise and say hi.

Trimwise Health Club

Christmas Raffle 2012



Good Luck!

Our Christmas raffle tickets are now available with some great prizes to win, so if you know a group member or supporter then please grab a ticket off them and keep your fingers crossed!

We've been very lucky this year, with many people donating prizes for us to auction or raffle, so the whole group would like to say thankyou to everyone who has helped us - we couldn't do it without you.

Prizes!!

£100 of Argos Vouchers

3 month membership of Trimwise Health and Fitness Club 

Lynx helicopter simulator experience at Yeovilton

Family ticket to Wookey Hole, Wells

Tickets to Exeter Chiefs LV Cup game

Family ticket to the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley

Vouchers for Willow Play Village, Bridgwater

Cookery course vouchers from CookAbility, Taunton 

Adult ticket to Longleat

Tickets to Sheppys Cider Farm, Taunton

Plus lots lots more including champagne, wine and chocs.

Good luck and thankyou!!!

Shop for a 'Cure' for Christmas 2012



Dozens of gift ideas!



When:              From 10:30 am Sunday November 18th 2012

Where:            Berrow Village Hall, Parsonage Rd, Berrow

Please come along and join us at our fab shopping event, packed with a huge variety of stalls, perfectly timed for Christmas!

Featuring Sarah's Cakes, Jamie at Home, Usborne Books, Custom Jewellery, Ciderlicious, Handmade Cards for all Occasions, Love That Bag, Foxholly Crafts, Handmade Toys and Sock Monkeys!   

Plus Cocobella Chocolates, Nappy & Pamper Cakes, Christmas Gifts, Decorations, Crafts, Avon goodies,  paint your own Purrr-fect Pottery, Sarah's Cards and Sweet Delicious.

You can also try out a vibration power plate courtesy of Belle Vie beauty!

Maybe you'd like to try a taster sessions from Somerset Holistic Therapies, which will be available on the day.

We'll have face painting and Santa's sack - with a prize everytime!

Flash Pictures will be on hand for family photos - another great gift idea - requires booking before event via David 07761 106392.

There will also be a charity raffle with great prizes donated by all stall holders, plus a Tombola and refreshments including HOT PORK ROLLS!

This will be our second shopping event at Berrow - here's the link to our first back in April!

Thank you for helping us work towards a future free from the fear of Breast Cancer! 

much2nice Fundraising Event



Pop along and treat yourself  :-)

When:              From 10 am Thursday October 4th 2012

Where:            much2nice, Orchard Centre, Taunton

Long time group friends and supporters Graham and Lisa Clarke are holding a fundraising and awareness day at their wonderful shop much2nice in the Orchard shopping centre, Taunton, when 10% of all sales on the day will be donated to Breakthrough!

If you’re in the area, please pop in and check out all the fab ladies gifts, handbags, jewellery and much much more.

For those that fancy a different way to show their support, members of Taunton Hair Nail and Beauty Training Academy will be on hand to apply Breakthrough themed nails!

Plus there will be hot dogs, coffee and even some choccies from Thorntons.

You may be lucky in the great prize draw, prizes include:
Tickets for Romeo & Juliet at the Brewhouse
Family ticket for Bristol Zoo
Animal Farm Adventure Park tickets
GRC Photography photoshoot
Donations from Tone Leisure, Hot Stuff and of course much2nice!

Our Somerset group founders, John and Christine, will be around handing out TLC cards and Julie’s Legacy leaflets, so if you’re nearby please stop and say Hi.

This is a great example of how people can get involved with Breakthrough, and October is of course "GO PINK!" Breast Cancer Awareness month,  when its even easier to make a difference.

Thanks for reading and maybe see you at much2nice  :-)

Julie’s Legacy

TLC

GO PINK!
Taunton Hair Nail and Beauty Training Academy
much2nice

Auction Items 2012

Event:       Hooray for Hollywood Christmas Ball

When:      Evening of Saturday 8^th December 2012

Where:     Batch Country House, Lympsham, Weston-super-Mare

An important part of our annual ball is the auction, where guests can bid on a variety of items, events and experiences that have been kindly donated to our group.

Our final list is still being compiled but here are a few of the lots available this year. Unfortunately bids cannot be placed online, however if you are interested in any of the lots but cannot attend the Ball, then please contact us as we may be able to arrange a proxy bidder or consider a reserve bid.

Man Utd shirt signed with a personalised message from Wayne Rooney

A pink Fatyak Kaafu kayak

Courtesy of Fatyak Kayaks, Williton, Somerset



Bath Rugby Shirt Signed by First Team

  

Family ticket to 'Sooty in Space' at Duchess Theatre

                                                  Courtesy of The Sooty Show

Natural Portrait Photosession

                                            Courtesy of Merille Jane Photography

Haven Short Break

                                          Courtesy of Haven Holidays, Littlesea

Wedding Day Photo Package

                                            Courtesy of Flash Pictures

                    * * * Plus many more, for a wide range of tastes and budgets * * *

We are busy working hard to organise a few unique 'experience' auction lots, which we hope to confirm soon.

Donations of raffle prizes and auction items are always very welcome, especially anything eye-catching, so if you have any contacts who would like to help then please do get in touch, autographed sports memorabilia is alway popular!

SomersetBreakthrough@gmail.com
   or
ChristinePiper@sky.com

Many many thanks to everyone who has donated so far - your support is hugely appreciated.

Thanks for reading!

Hooray For Hollywood

When:              Saturday 8^th December 2012

Where:            Batch Country House, Lympsham, nr Weston-super-Mare

Time:                7.00 pm til 12.30 am

Dress code:     Black tie / evening wear – or come along as your favourite movie star!

After the success of last year’s ball A Night At The Captains Table we are thrilled to be back at the Batch, partying again in style, but this time with a night of Hollywood pizzazz!

A great opportunity to don your glad rags and polish those shoes for a glitzy trip up the red carpet, to celebrate the wonderful world of film and toast stars of the silver screen.

Following a fabulous three course meal, we have the brilliant RiverBrew band to get the party started, along with a disco, charity auction, professional photographer and much much more...

Places are limited, so please get in touch if you fancy joining us for an evening of fun and glamour.

Perfect for a work’s Christmas party!

Tickets are £40 per person, with all proceeds going to Breakthrough, to help work towards a future free from the fear of breast cancer. 

Starter:  

Cream of leek and potato soup

Fan of gallia and cantaloupe melon with raspberry coulis

Chicken orange and Cointreau pate served with wholemeal toast, fruit chutney and salad

Main:

Traditional roast turkey with chipolata sausage and stuffing

Fillet of sea bass with a white wine and dill sauce

Roasted vegetable and goats cheese tart

Dessert:

Christmas pudding with brandy sauce

Fresh fruit pavlova with mango coulis

Dark chocolate cheesecake with a white chocolate sauce

Coffee and choc mints

Special dietary requirements can be catered for.

To book your tickets, please contact:

Mrs Christine Piper via email on christinepiper@sky.com or by phone 01278 793870

or email SomersetBreakthrough@gmail.com

Non-refundable deposit of £20 per person required.

Balance to be paid in full by September 30^th 2012.

Tickets not paid in full by this date will be released for re-sale.

Please note this is an assigned seating event, so please let us know seating order preference when booking larger parties.

Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Batch Country House

The Riverbrew

Auction Items 2012
Ball 2011 - Night At The Captains Table

Ball 2010 - Guys And Dolls