The Princess Alice Hospice is based in Esher, Surrey. We provide specialist palliative care services for patients in our catchment area, which covers South West London and most of Surrey.
We aim to control pain and other symptoms and to provide support to patients and their families according to their individual needs.
Our services are available to patients regardless of age, race or creed. We make no charge for any of our services, but rely on our own fundraising efforts and a modest NHS contribution.
The Hospice has undertaken a building project to redevelop our clinical facilities, and this opened on time in June 2006. During this redevelopment the Hospice continued to provide all our services, through in-patient wards at Weybridge and Leatherhead hospitals and across the community.
Chris opens the Hospice
Students from The Royal Docks Community School were treated to a surprise visit from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host, Chris Tarrant, on Monday 27 September when he presented the school with a new Lady Taverners minibus.
The 13 seat accessible minibus was funded by The Lady Taverners through the support of the Jack Petchey Foundation, an organisation which aims to help develop the potential of young people in East London and West Essex .
The Royal Docks Community School is a mainstream secondary school with 1200 pupils including more than 20 pupils with severe to profound learning difficulties and physical disabilities. This new minibus will be used to provide educational trips and outings for these students.
Chris was swarmed by the enthusiastic students as they all scrambled to get a memento of his visit; autographs and photos being liberally distributed.
Year 10 student, Jerone Davis, paid a special tribute to the Taverners with the following speech he wrote unassisted. “Thank you to The Lord's Taverners for giving us the bus and thank you to Chris Tarrant for visiting us today. We are looking forward to going on trips on the bus. Thanks for coming to our school.”
Celebration Charity Cricket Match
Friday 7 July 2006
Chris Tarrant's Lord's Taverners played the Abingdon Alligators XI at War Memorial Field. As well as being part of Abingdon's 750 celebrations the event aimed to raise money for The Lord's Taverners, Cricket's official charity that provides opportunities and equipment for young people, particularly those with special needs, to play cricket and other sports.
The Lord's Taverners team, with Chris Tarrant as manager, were captained by Chris White, an international rugby referee, as captain, and the Abingdon Alligators, captained by Richard Tilley OA. Bill Frindall, Test Match Special's scorer, and David Bobin, OA, of Sky Sports, were two of the commentators.
The fun afternoon included a marquee lunch, tea and auction, a raffle and a Kwick Cricket final between two local primary schools. £8000 was raised for the Lord's Taverners, a club and charity that each year gives about £2 million to enable young people to play cricket and to help youngsters who are disabled or who have special needs.
The Alligators, a team of former and present Abingdon pupils and staff, batted first. Stuart Hamilton, with 38 runs, gave the Alligators a steady start. Then Luke List (46 runs; bowled by Chris Tarrant), Chris Davies (25), Michael Winson (21) and Sam Florey (24 not out) helped the score reach 198 for 8 wickets in 30 overs, the last 173 runs coming in just 19 overs. For the Taverners, Toby Tarrant, Chris's 14 year old son, and Miles Harrison both took 3 wickets. Two former England cricketers, Neil Radford and Mike Gatting, bowled 3 overs each.
Luke Parker (48) and Adam Shantry (36), both Warwickshire cricketers, top scored for the Taverners. We were also entertained to boundaries by Radford, Gatting, Chris Tarrant and Lloyd Scott, who wore traditional cricket attire although he has 'run' marathons in a deep-sea diving suit and a suit of armour. However, despite using 12 batsman, the Taverners were all out for 151, James Mugnaioni and James Weedon both taking 3 wickets for 20 runs.
The result and scores were secondary to the enjoyment shared by lovers of cricket, players and spectators, giving generously of their time and money for the sake of youngsters in need. The School was honoured to host this visit of the Lord's Taverners, to whom we are very grateful indeed.
The Lord's Taverners make history on and off the field
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Mike Gatting, President of The Lord's Taverners, Britain's famous sporting charity, presents a cheque to Dr, Mahshid Salehi, Director of the Dubai Centre of Special Needs. Also pictured are cricketing legends Devon Malcolm, Andrew Caddick, Min Patel, TV presenter Chris Tarrant, Shirley Bruce from the Dubai Centre of Special Needs, Emirates Cabin Crew Members Enas Hassan (left) and Melissa Bayly (right) and pupils of the Dubai Centre of Special Needs.
The Lord's Taverners XI not only won both of their cricket matches against Fly Emirates XI but also raised an amazing amount of money for charity at the annual gala dinner on Saturday evening.
The charity auction held during The Lord's Taverners Gala Dinner Dance at the Fairmont Hotel, saw TV presenter Chris Tarrant as an enthusiastic auctioneer raising a total of AED 473,000 from bids and tickets sales. The highest bid of the evening was AED90,000 for a return trip for two to New York with Emirates; with tickets to two Broadway musicals kindly donated by Sir Tim Rice.
The Lord's Taverners chosen charity in Dubai was the Dubai Centre for Special Needs and the money raised will go to building a sensory perception room.
Following the match on Sunday, Maurice Flanagan, Executive Vice Chairman, Emirates Airline & Group, said, 'It was a great pleasure to welcome The Lord's Taverners to Dubai and we always look forward, with great anticipation, to watching them face our Fly Emirates squad. On this occasion we have to congratulate The Lord's Taverners on their victories on the cricket pitch and for the amount of money they have raised for charity.
'We look forward to travelling with the Fly Emirates team to Windsor in the summer where we shall be determined to win back the trophy.'
Tarrant, who received a standing ovation on Sunday following an impressive catch off the bat of Fly Emirates' Nigel Fernandes, said, 'Apart from raising a serious amount of money of Saturday night for underprivileged children, especially those at the Dubai Centre of Special Needs, everyone had a fantastic night. It is what The Lord's Taverners are all about, raising money and having a good time.
'I would like to thank Emirates for their support and to those people who helped to raise all that money.'
The Lord's Taverners arrived for their third visit to Dubai out for revenge against Fly Emirates, having never won against the home team in six previous matches. The fortunes of The Lord's Taverners, captained by Mike Gatting, changed for the better as they went in to bat first on Friday afternoon at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Gatting, the last English captain to win the Ashes in Australia, hit an unbeaten 33, leaving Fly Emirates to chase a total of 196 runs after the 35 overs. Javid Ismail, captain of the Fly Emirates team, was caught and bowled by Min Patel for 25, with Fly Emirates all out for 162; giving The Lord's Taverners victory by 34 runs.
Fly Emirates returned to Sharjah on Sunday determined to get back to winning ways but The Lord's Taverners were looking to take the trophy back to Britain. With the help of centuries from Darren Maddy, who scored 114 off 82 balls, and Anthony McGrath; The Lord's Taverners ended their innings with an impressive 266.
The visitors had to work hard as Fly Emirates put up a fantastic display, but ran out of overs to finish just seven runs short on 259.
After the victory Gatting said, 'It has been a tremendous trip, it was nice to win, not once but winning both matches. I would like to thank both my team and Fly Emirates, we have had a wonderful time in Dubai and we are looking forward to the re-match with Fly Emirates in the summer.'
Chris Tarrant - DebRA Vice President and president of the DebRA Fishing Society
"When I heard what people with EB go through every day I just knew I had to help. It is humbling to watch someone with EB get on with life, to work, to play, to have a family, to fundraise and to help raise awareness, despite their constant pain. DebRA funds research that will one day lead to effective treatments for this terrible condition and until that time DebRA continues to directly support families affected by EB. That is why I support DebRA."
Peeball
Chris Tarrant supports Peeball in aid of The Prostate Cancer Charity
United Wristbands Sell Out Success!
The launch of Oxford Loyal wristbands, in support of Oxford United, were a sell-out success, raising at least £2k for charity.
Chris Tarrant ‘sleeps out’ for Centrepoint
We were delighted when celebrity Chris Tarrant suggested a sponsored sleep out to raise money for Centrepoint. The event was a great success, and the £66,000 sponsorship money helped Centrepoint support homeless young people over the Christmas period.
On one of last November’s coldest nights, TV personality Chris Tarrant, Centrepoint’s chief executive Anthony Lawton and a band of celebrities and top business people spent a night on London’s streets in aid of Centrepoint.
Chris and Anthony were joined by Chris’s wife Ingrid; Russ Kane, Jeremy Beadle, and Bill actress Lisa Maxwell. Those involved pledged to raise at least £500 each in sponsorship for Centrepoint.
Chris Tarrant said: “I’m proud to be an ambassador for Centrepoint. I wanted to help them raise £50,000 to help fund their operation over the Christmas period.”
Chris Tarrant’s friend and fellow Centrepoint supporter, Phil Collins, sponsored Chris to sleep out in Covent Garden. Phil, who wrote his hit ‘Just another day in paradise’ after seeing a disturbing number of young homeless people on London’s streets, commented: “Most homeless people are not there out of choice; society has somehow left them behind. Thank God there are people out there who still care. Centrepoint is committed to helping homeless people rebuild their lives.”
In total, the event raised an impressive £66,000 in sponsorship which helped provide the beds, heat and light needed to keep 17 housing services running in December and January; food at all our services, healthcare and emotional support as well as long-term help with education, training and work placements.
Until 2004, The Neurofibromatosis Association had always concentrated its fundraising activities on events requiring fitness – the Three Peaks Challenge, climbs of Ben Nevis, the London Marathon and Great North Run among them. However, 2004 saw a change to all that with the launch of National Doodle Day, an event for everyone, irrespective of age or drawing ability.
Below is Chris's doodle to help raise money for The Neurofibromatosis Association.
“You can play a key role in helping Wildlife Aid to expand its work. I urge you to get involved.” - Chris Tarrant, Patron, Wildlife Aid
At the centre, I saw at first hand the work that Wildlife Aid does in helping, not only orphaned badgers, but all British wildlife and the dedication that the volunteers put into the animals, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Their success rate in returning animals to the wild is a testament to their skill and determination.
Chris pictured with Wildlife Aid Director Simon Cowell and badger cub
We are fortunate, in this country, to have a huge variety of habitats and native animals and birds but most of us tend to take this for granted. I do not believe that this is something we should do. In these days of constant road building, urban development, intensive farming and over-population, we need to protect our wildlife while it is still there for us to do so. One thing we do know is that nature is well balanced, with each species depending on the well being of others for its survival. In order to protect one, we need to protect them all.
I am lucky to be able to watch wild badgers at night in my garden. I want my children and grandchildren to be able to do the same. The work that Wildlife Aid does will help to secure our natural heritage for everyone in the future.
Chris with a cheque for the Help A London Child Charity
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Quiz show host Chris Tarrant has received a cheque for £1 million - but on this occasion he was the lucky recipient on behalf of charity the NSPCC.
The star of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? was presented with the money, which was raised by Jaguar Cars, Century PR, and Classic Gold AM, during his breakfast show at Capital FM in London's Leicester Square.
The ‘take a leek’ campaign promoted by Tenovus the cancer charity has been developed to raise public awareness of prostate cancer.
Chris Tarrant explains why the ‘take a leek’ campaign is so important, “It’s about time we chaps knew more about prostate cancer and what signs to look for. If you do have any of the warning signs when you ‘take a leek’ get straight to the doctor, if not for you, then for your family and dependents. If you car was leeking you’d take it to the garage, you’re more important than a piece of metal!
If present trends continue, prostate cancer will soon overtake lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men - with 110,000 developing the condition in the next five years. The facts are that 1 in 13 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some time in their lives and in six out of 10 men the disease will already have spread beyond their prostate by the time of diagnosis.
Celebrities including Kylie Minogue, whose father was diagnosed with the condition, and Chris Tarrant, have given their support to raise the charity's profile in recent years.
Actor James Gaddas who plays the governor in the ITV drama "Bad Girls" won £16,000 for Plan when he appeared on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire . James - who visited his sponsored child in Peru last year - told Millionaire host Chris Tarrant that Plan was a "wonderful charity".
