Cure Leukaemia News

Stiliyan Petrov Day at Wigan to support Cure Leukaemia.

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

3,000 Petrov’s will be heading to Wigan this Sunday in honour of their retiring Captain Stiliyan Petrov following his battle with acute leukaemia. Villa fans have dubbed this weekend’s fixture ‘Stiliyan Petrov Day’ and ‘Mask-arade’ from Southam, near Leamington Spa have generously donated 3,000 Petrov masks free of charge for the away supporters. ‘Petrov Day’ shirts have also been produced for the day, with £2 from each sale donated to Cure Leukaemia. Click HERE to see 'Stiliyan' loading the boxes ready for Wigan! Stiliyan said: “The team at the Centre for Clinical Haematology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham has been with me in my battle against leukaemia for many months. I have personal experience of how important it is to have access to specialist nurses, clinicians, pioneering drugs and treatments. Without the help of Cure Leukaemia, all this would not be available for other patients with their own battles with this disease.” You can support the Support Stan campaign and Cure Leukaemia by donating £5 to the Support Stan campaign and be in with the chance of winning every signature from all the 20 boards, text STAN19 £5 to 70070. To find out more, click HERE Stiliyan added, “What we’re trying to do is draw people’s awareness to this illness and do something practical by raising funds and helping to combat the disease. I’m delighted that the cause has been supported by my team-mates and my colleagues throughout the Premier League. It’s very touching and the amount of money we raise can make a real difference.” The game also coincides with this Sunday’s Free Radio Walk for Kids where we too will have an extra 1,000 Petrov masks at the Walk for our walkers, so don’t forget to pick up your mask when registering! We look forward to bringing you some fantastic pictures in the coming weeks!
For more information about Mask-arade click HERE Join can also join in the Stiliyan Petrov Day twitter banter, follow @maskmaker & @cureleukaemia and use the hashtag #Petrovday

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov announces his retirement from football.

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov, who has been suffering from acute leukaemia, has announced his retirement from football. I’ve never been a person for making grand statements. I’ve only ever got on with my job, while remaining grateful to have great team-mates, great people around me and, most of all, a fantastic family.
‘Football has been the other great love of my life, so it is with a heavy heart that I am announcing my retirement from the game. The emotions are overwhelming really, but the continued support of family, friends and the great people I have come to know will make it easier for me to move on from the only life I’ve ever known. Cure Leukaemia funded consultant, Sandeep Nagra, specialist nurse, Dave Waldron and Stiliyan Petrov at Villa Park.
‘That I am ready to embrace new challenges will make this process much easier. Since being diagnosed with acute leukaemia in March 2012, I have come to understand and appreciate the way in which this disease impacts the lives of so many people. I can help and I want to help and, in setting up a foundation to help address the issues involved when people are diagnosed with this illness, I hope to make a difference. This will be my new challenge, one I will face with all the enthusiasm, energy and drive with which I have faced every single challenge. ‘Fortunately, I met people who helped me to turn my life around. I came to know great team-mates who showed me the proper way, the way I had to be if I was going to be a serious professional and compete at a high level. I came to appreciate so much the opportunity to work with that level of professional people because it made me something like them. At Celtic Football Club and at Aston Villa Football Club I was privileged to live a life competing at a high level and playing the game I love, supported by the most passionate fans.
‘Then something crazy happened, something I thought was just a cold but turned out to be something more serious, something life-changing. I played 90 minutes for Villa against Arsenal at the Emirates and I felt fatigued, not myself at all. But I thought it was nothing serious. The diagnosis by Dr Richard Lovell was a complete shock. ‘Around 7,600 people in the UK are diagnosed each year with leukaemia and about 2,300 people with acute leukaemia. Fortunately, I was able to make decisions very quickly and I started my treatment quickly. I needed to. My leukaemia is now in remission and I have finished my high intensity treatment. From now on I’ll be on the softer treatment, which is two years on tablets. I feel lucky. Not everyone is as lucky as I have been. ‘For this I need to thank Professor David Linch at University College London Hospital, his PA Teresa Macdonald and all of the nurses and staff at that wonderful institution. Thank you also to Professor Charlie Craddock, Sandeep Nagra and all of the nurses who have looked after me at University Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Cure Leukaemia founder, Professor Charlie Craddock ‘For the life I’ve lived in football, I will always be incredibly grateful. For the opportunity this crazy thing that happened in my life has given me, I also feel grateful in a strange kind of way. This crazy thing, somehow, has touched people and I want to try to channel this in a positive way. This will be the greatest challenge of my life. ‘I wish to thank the fans of Aston Villa and the Villa chairman, Randy Lerner, chief executive Paul Faulkner and manager Paul Lambert, also the fans of Celtic, the Bulgarian fans and fans of football all over the world who have helped me through the past year with their incredible displays of support and with their personal, moving messages. I would also like to thank all of the managers I have worked under and all of the team-mates I have played alongside. I loved playing football with all of you and you will always remain in my heart.’

Free Radio Walk for Kids -Last chance to sign up a mate and WIN free gig tickets!

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Are you one of thousands of people already signed up for Free Radio Walk for Kids? If you are, a huge thank you – you’re amazing! If you haven't signed up, this is your last chance, the deadline for registration is Monday 13th May at midnight - so sign up today, click HERE The great news is, over 7000 people have now signed up to take part in Free Radio Walk for Kids, but wouldn’t it be great if we could get even more! So why don’t you sign up a mate and you could be in with the chance of winning a pair of tickets for the Midlands biggest pop party, the Free Radio Live 2013 at the LG Arena in November. If you've not signed up a mate yet, then what are you waiting for? Walking with someone is way more fun, so tell all your friends about Walk for Kids, then if you sign at least one of them up, and you both walk on the day, you will be added to the draw too! Last year,Free Radio Walk for Kids raised over £750,000. This year, you could really make a difference to the lives of children suffering from leukaemia, by helping raise money for Cure Leukaemia for Kids. So sign up a mate and help us make 2013 biggest year yet! Signing up a mate is easy - just login HERE with the details you created when you signed up, then you can add more walkers to your group. Simple. We can't wait to see you on the big day, we've already ordered the sunshine!

The Best Team in Brum is getting bigger by the day!! Sign up today and be part of it!

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

In little under 6 months time ‘Team Cure Leukaemia’ will be ready to take on the BUPA Great Birmingham Run and our team is going to be the ‘Best Team in Brum’! With well over 200 runners already signed up, we are ready to smash our target and make it a memorable day for everyone involved. So far we have a fantastic variety of runners signed up; including 22 Fire fighters running in FULL uniform, members of the Armed Forces, radio presenters, sports stars, staff from Pinsent Masons, Deloitte and OGL Computers plus our very own Cure Leukaemia doctors, nurses and clinic staff! The lovely Russ Morris - Free Radio presenter
Meet some of the rest of Team Cure Leukaemia by clicking HERE
Don’t miss out on signing up for the fastest growing half marathon in the UK and encourage your friends, colleagues and local sports clubs to join you and run for Cure Leukaemia and Cure Leukaemia for Kids, help us raise our biggest fundraising target EVER! You can help us save the lives of blood cancer patients in the Midlands and make a REAL difference to thousands of people suffering from Leukaemia.
As a Team member we will offer you some great extras! New Balance, one of the world’s top sports brands, are our official run sponsor and are supplying every member of Team Cure Leukaemia with a running top as well as 20% off running equipment from their online store HERE We also have Simon King, Personal Trainer on hand to give running tips and advice to our Team members. Simon is also part of Team Cure Leukaemia, so if you need any help Simon is your man! Click HERE to find out more!
So sign up today by emailing us info@cureleukaemia.co.uk or call us on 0121 236 9202 and be part of something very, very special!

Tony de Grey

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Everyone at Cure Leukaemia would like to offer their deepest sympathy to Tony de Grey’s wife Diane and his children Jack, Sophie & Charlotte following the sad news of Tony’s death. Tony was a great ambassador for Cure Leukaemia and continued his fight until the end to raise awareness of this terrible disease and leaves behind a legacy of fundraising to support other leukaemia patients across the West Midlands. Tony was one of our team and will be deeply missed by us all.

David Weir, Star of the London 2012 Paralympics, Launches the 2013 BUPA Great Birmingham Run!

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Paralympics star David Weir is in Birmingham today to officially launch the 2013 BUPA Great Birmingham Run, which takes place on Sunday 20th October. The 33 year old won three gold medals at the London Games and will join 18, 000 people when he takes part in the Birmingham half for the first time.

Team Cure Leukaemia has been recruiting runners to join our Team since January and already have over 100 signed up. But we need another 100 to ensure this event is our biggest fundraiser EVER in our 10th anniversary year!
70 year old David Pritchard who was diagnosed with leukaemia some years ago is running for us, along with his wife Pam. Gareth Stringer, a survivor of the Paddington Rail Crash will also be part of Team Cure Leukaemia as well as soldiers from 123 Ammunition Squadron who are running in memory of their colleague David Bradley.
Runner, Gareth Stringer Surely now you are Inspired to join the Best Team in Brum?!
Join up today and we will pay your registration fee, provide you with running vests and discount on running gear from our sponsor for the run, New Balance. We want our runners to really feel a part of our Team...we will offer free training advice and tips, keep you up to date with news and information about Team Cure Leukaemia and invite you to join us after the race for a celebratory drink at The Brasshouse on Broad Street.
Our Team will be making a huge difference to the lives of blood cancer patients throughout the West Midlands now and in the future. Help us by joining our Team today. Participate, Enjoy, Succeed and be Inspirational. Sign up today by emailing info@cureleukaemia.co.uk or call the office on 0121 236 9202.

Trio complete Tour de Flanders along the Flemish Countryside in support of Cure Leukaemia

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Martin Maskell, Trevor Moore and his daughter Kelly Moore completed the gruelling 133km Tour de Flanders 2013 Sportive on Saturday 30th March.- in a fantastic 5hrs 27 minutes - Well done!
For those who are not familiar with the event, it is an opportunity for thousands of cycle enthusiasts to follow in the footsteps of some of the cycling greats who have previously participated! It offers a unique challenge to ride this great classic route, taking on the famous cobblestone sections and ‘bergs’ of the Flemish countryside.
Martin Maskell said “We did the Tour de Flanders last year and due to last year being such a great success we decided to do the same this year but was looking at a charity perhaps closer to home. I’d contemplated Cure Leukaemia (me being an avid Villa fan / season ticket holder and the link to Stiliyan Petrov) but what swayed it 110% was an interview I heard on BBC WM 95.6 with Tony de Grey, who was receiving treatment the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. His struggle but more importantly, his bravery really touched me to the point my decision was made.” The ride, is a one day event, consisting of a 133km ride, starting in Bruges. The infamous climbs of Molenberg, Rekelberg, Berendries, Valkenberg, Koppenberg, Steenbeekdries, Taaienberg, Eikenberg, Kruisberg, Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg with the finish in Qudenaarde.
If you would like to donate please visit their Justgiving page HERE. Gift Aid your donation at no extra cost to you and Martin, Trevor & Kelly will raise an extra 25
Donations can also be made by cheque to Martin’s company ‘Manstal Ltd’ (please write on the back of the cheque In Aid Of Cure Leukaemia). To find out more about Manstal you can click HERE
Edmundson Electrical & BEW Electrical Wholesalers will be the trio’s main sponsors. Cure Leukaemia would like to say Thank you to Martin, Kelly & Trevor - what a great achievement!

Help make our 10th Anniversary year our most successful yet!

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Cure Leukaemia celebrates its 10 year anniversary this year and in the last ten years, Birmingham has become established as a centre of excellence for the treatment of leukaemia and has made a major contribution to the international drive to improve the prospects for blood cancer patients, through the Centre for Haematology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This would not have been possible without the fundraising and donations made by fantastic supporters such as you we want you to celebrate with us and help make this our biggest fundraising year EVER!

We will keep you up to date with our exciting plans for the year ahead and we have lots of events for you to get involved in! Join Team Cure Leukaemia for the BUPA Great Birmingham Run and be part of our biggest fundraising event of the year! Click HERE for more information. We’re fantastically excited Free Radio has chosen Cure Leukaemia for Kids as one of their charities to support for Walk for Kids 2013, you can sign up HERE. Or you could organise your own event – we have people skydiving, cycling the length of the country, hosting tribute nights, football matches, cake bakes, pub quizzes and even driving across continents to help us raise funds! So if you fancy a challenge, want tick something off your bucket list or just fancy organising something fun with your friends, please do it for Cure Leukaemia!
We will also be hosting our 10th Birthday Party somewhere very special, with some very special people on the 10th October. Put the date in your diary, you won't want to miss it! Get involved and help us make 2013 special and help us save more lives. Get in touch and let us know, send us your stories and photos, we would love to share them. info@Cure Leukaemia.co.uk or call us on 0121 236 9202

Artist Rob Hefferan supports Cure Leukaemia with Ltd edition prints.

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Figurative artist Rob Hefferan is donating the proceeds from a strictly Ltd Edition release of six prints, at the price of £2,500 pounds each, to Cure Leukaemia. The prints will be fully framed and posted at Robs cost. Rob became involved in raising money for the charity previously through a friend of his Mike Hargreaves and is hoping that he can use his gift as an artist to raise both funds and awareness as he will inform all his clients through the attached leaflet. Rob would like to arrange to have the payments for the prints made directly to the charity.
Rob is one of the country’s foremost figurative artists and you can view his work on his website HERE or Email:robhefferan@yahoo.co.uk You can contact Rob on mobile: 07811 359345

Cure Leukaemia Announce 10th Anniversary Partnership with Holiday Inn

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

We are continuing to shout about our 10th Anniversary celebrations and are proud to announce a new partnership between ourselves and the hotel chain Holiday Inn. In what is shaping up to be a huge year here at Cure Leukaemia, Holiday Inn at Birmingham Airport has pledged to support the charity during this special year and hopes to raise £20k, which will fund specialist nurses to carry out lifesaving clinical trials. The hotel is planning to put on a number of initiatives throughout 2013 as well as setting up a donation scheme for visitors leaving their cars at the hotel whilst holidaying. An enthusiastic Kelly Talbot, director of sales at the hotel, spoke about the up and coming partnership: “Cure Leukaemia does some fantastic work and has a very simple message which we believe will inspire our team and our guests to get behind our campaign; the more funds we raise the more lives will be saved. “The money we raise will also stay in the region, helping to finance a specialist clinic at the QE Hospital in Birmingham, which is another reason we feel strongly about helping them as much as we possibly can.” Jackie Kelly, general manager at Cure Leukaemia, added: “We are extremely grateful to Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport for its support and dedication to helping fight this awful disease. For every £1 Holiday Inn raises, we’ll be able to access 10 times the value in revolutionary drugs. “Reaching our 10th anniversary is an important milestone for us and we’re looking forward to partnering with the hotel to add to this success.” This is fantastic news for everyone in such an important year at Cure Leukaemia!

Cure Leukaemia's 10th Anniversary Celebrations are Boosted by Free Radio's Support

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Birmingham-based blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia has been chosen as one of the charities Free Radio Walk for Kids will be supporting this year. In 2013 Cure Leukaemia is celebrating its 10th anniversary by launching a new £1 million appeal, Cure Leukaemia for Kids. To support this campaign, Free Radio has selected it as one of three local children's charities to benefit from funds raised from the Birmingham Walk for Kids which will take place on Sunday 19th May. The aim of Cure Leukaemia for Kids is to raise as much funds into research and run as many new pioneering drug trials that will help increase survival rates of children suffering from the disease. It will be working with the Birmingham Childrens’ Hospital and the Centre of Clinical Haematology at the QE to help find a cure. James McLaughlin, chief executive at Cure Leukaemia, says: "We are delighted that we've been selected as one of Free Radio's chosen charities. Funds raised from the Birmingham walk will go a long way in helping us achieve our goal of raising £1 million in the fight to find a cure and support children battling this awful disease. We thank Free Radio and all of its listeners for their support." Dr Sarah Lawson, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist Department of Haematology
Birmingham Children's Hospital, comments: "We wouldn’t have the high cure rates that we have today if it wasn’t for the research we carry out and the funds raised from the Free Radio Walk for Kids will go a long way in helping us continue our life saving research for years to come." Free Radio Walk for Kids is a series of charity walks across the summer with the aim of raising over £750,000 for the selected local charities. The Birmingham walk will take place around the Number 11 Circle bus route and will also support Birmingham Women's Hospital and Help Harry Help Others. Philip Riley, Chief Executive of Free Radio, said: "We've demonstrated in recent years our commitment to supporting children, young people and their families across our local areas. This year we hope to raise close to £1 million through all our charity work and Walk for Kids will play a huge part in helping us reach this goal." To sign up now for the free walk click HERE

Register now to Join Team Cure Leukaemia for the BUPA Great Birmingham Run.

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Why not Join Team Cure Leukaemia for the 2013 BUPA Great Birmingham Run, get fit and do something fantastic for Cure Leukaemia! This year’s half marathon takes place on Sunday 20th October, so you have plenty of time to get fit and raise your sponsor money. Team Cure Leukaemia did us proud in the 2012 half marathon and after their success, we are looking for an even bigger, better team this year!
We will pay your registration fee; provide you with running vests, training advice, running packs and a post race event to celebrate our fantastic Team! Sign up now, get in training, set up your justgiving page and your well on your way to making a huge difference to a local charity in 2013. Research nurses from Worcester More funds, more nurses, more lives saved – join our Team and be part of something special in 2013.
If you would like to join our team please email info@cureleukaemia.co.uk or call the office on 0121 236 9202 and we will provide registration details. For more information about the BUPA Great Birmingham Run CLICK HERE Patient Tracey Dagg with friends.

BBC WM 95.6 Christmas Auction a great success!

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Radio WM hosted a live Christmas Auction on Wednesday 19th December, with prizes including an exclusive Rod Stewart VIP Package, a flight in a private Jet, fantastic prizes from all local football and cricket clubs as well as a day cooking with Michelin starred local chef and Cure Leukaemia patron Glynn Purnell. The phone lines started buzzing as soon as the first auction prize was announced and didn’t stop during Paul Franks 2 hour show, raising a whopping £7020.00. Birmingham City and England International goalie Jack Buckland came along on the evening with signed gloves and football boots, keeping the Blues fans busy bidding on the phones! Thanks to all who came along on the evening, including all the Radio WM presenters, Glynn Purnell and local ex-football players and everyone who took part!

Tony de Grey is given new hope after being told his blood cancer has returned

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

We are sure that many of you have heard Tony de Grey's messages on BBC Radio WM as part of our Red Alert Appeal. Tony had reached 100 days of recovery following his stem cell treatment and has been doing really well. He has, during his treatment for blood cancer worked tirelessly to support Cure Leukaemia and has been instrumental in the success of some of our fundraising during 2012. It was with saddened hearts that on Tuesday 4th December, we were informed that Tony has relapsed and his blood cancer is back. Thanks to the dedicated team at our centre, Tony has been given another chance of life and is now on a trial that is hoped to get him back in remission. The drug used in this trial costs £240k per person and is not readily available but is the chance of life that Tony like all other patients deserves. You can listen to Tony talking to Radio WM's Pete Morgan about his relapse and new hope HERE
Tony has set up a just giving page in the hope of raising £10,000.00 before the end of the year. You can support Tony and other blood cancer patients NOW by donating HERE
Our message remains simple, the more funds we can raise the more nurses we can employ, the more lives we can save.
Thank you for your support.

Today's Auction Prize - Bag a VIP package to see the phenomenal musical The Phantom of the Opera!

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The thrilling theatre production The Phantom of the Opera is coming to Birmingham Hippodrome in 2013 and we’ve got a fantastic VIP theatre package up for grabs! Come and enjoy the show on its national tour with three friends on Saturday 27th April 2013. Your VIP theatre package will include top price seats to the musical at the UK’s leading theatre venue, Birmingham Hippodrome. You will also enjoy a pre-theatre meal for four including wine at the stylish Circle Restaurant, located just a short walk from your seats and offering the perfect start to your evening. Remember, even if you are unable to attend the Christmas Ball you can still place your bid on this fantastic item, please register your interest at info@cureleukaemia.co.uk. Don't miss your chance!

Today's Christmas Ball auction item is revealed for all of you Tinchy Stryder fans out there!

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Become a ‘Star In The Hood’ with a pair of Nike Air Force One trainers signed by Tinchy Stryder!
Dress to impress with today’s money can’t buy Christmas Ball auction prize – a pair of men’s Nike Air Force One trainers signed by UK urban artist - ‘The Star In The Hood’ – Tinchy Stryder!
British music superstar Tinchy has clocked up three critically acclaimed music albums since bursting onto the UK music scene in 2007 and has remained a chart topper ever since. Now, you can own a pair of Nike Air Force One trainers signed by hit maker himself. These exclusive Nike trainers are white with green detail, UK men's
size 7.5.
Remember, even if you are unable to attend the Christmas Ball you can still place your bid on this fantastic item, please register your interest at info@cureleukaemia.co.uk. Don't miss your chance!

Today's Ball Auction Prize is Revealed - Power through the Solent with a monster 40ft Motor Yacht!

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Become the captain of the ocean with a dream yachting adventure! You’ll need all hands on deck for today’s auction prize of Hollywood Monster’s 40ft Motor Yacht, complete with skipper for a day in 2013. One of the finest performance powerboats available, the luxurious Hollywood Monster Motor Yacht boasts an open plan saloon and a spacious fly bridge for you and up to eight guests to enjoy. Set sail on an awe inspiring journey in and around the Solent with the chance to stop off at a port of your choice on the Isle of Wight. If you would like to place a bid on this fantastic prize in advance of the ball, please register your interest at info@cureleukaemia.co.uk. Even if you are unable to attend the ball itself, we are more than happy to accept your bid!

Bag an International Cricketing Dream with England V Australia with Ball Auction Prize Number 4!

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

We’ve got a cricketing corker up for grabs in our auction today! Get your bats on a box for 12 at the 3rd NatWest ODI England v Australia at Edgbaston Stadium on 11th September 2013. Complete with your own prime positioned private balcony to watch the game, here you’ll be well and truly in the thick of the action as you discover if England has what it takes to hold its title against Australia for a second year running. Throughout the day you’ll be treated to top grade hospitality at one of the world’s best cricket stadiums. You and your friends will enjoy a sumptuous three course lunch and benefits of a private cash bar, as well as the chance to listen to celebrity guest speakers. If you would like to place a bid on this fantastic prize in advance of the ball, please register your interest at info@cureleukaemia.co.uk. Even if you are unable to attend the ball itself, we are more than happy to accept your bid!

Party like a pop star with Free Radio Live 2012

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Fancy joining the likes of JLS and Little Mix for the hottest gig in town? We’ve got two Free Radio Live 2012 tickets up for auction! Complete with backstage access and an invitation to the exclusive after show party, here you’ll have the chance to rub shoulders with some of the UK’s favourite celebs. Taking place at Birmingham’s LG Arena on Saturday 15 December, you’ll have the chance to see some of the UK’s top music acts perform, including JLS, Leona Lewis, McFly, Scouting For Girls, Lawson, Labrinth, Little Mix, Stooshie and Amelia Lily.I If you would like to place a bid on this fantastic prize in advance of the ball, please register your interest at info@cureleukaemia.co.uk. Even if you are unable to attend the ball itself, we are more than happy to accept your bid!

Score the match of the season with Aston Villa Football Club

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Become a football champion for the day with exclusive tickets to a game at Aston Villa Football Club, in the pleasurable setting of the Directors Suite! This exceptional auction prize will make the highest bidder feel like the man of the match. Up for grabs are Directors Hospitality tickets for two people at an Aston Villa Football Club game of your choice during the 2012/13 season (bronze or silver games only). In the Directors Suite, you will be wined and dined by an award winning hospitality team before enjoying a lavish four course meal, all before kick-off. From here you’ll be guided to your executive seats for the game, you’ll be treated to half-time refreshments in the Directors Suite and after the game you can mingle with other Villa enthusiasts over refreshments and savouries. If you would like to place a bid on this fantastic prize in advance of the ball, please register your interest at info@cureleukaemia.co.uk. Even if you are unable to attend the ball itself, we are more than happy to accept your bid!