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Art for Sunrise

David Hosking was a renowned Cornish artist who sadly passed away recently. His wife Pat decided to use the many paintings, over 40 in number, which David had produced and not sold to raise money for the Sunrise Appeal. Mrs Hosking decided to hold an exhibition of his paintings, all

A Very Welcome Donation

At the end of 2020 the appeal was delighted to receive a cheque for the fantastic sum of £6,000 from Mr Robert Gore, a patient of Dr Toby Talbot. We will ensure that this donation is used to help further our aim to provide the people of Cornwall with the

Zoom Presentation

It was a presentation with a difference this week when our Treasurer collected a cheque from Chrissie Jackson via Zoom. Chrissie had so far raised the fantastic sum of £4,000 for the charity and this was increased further with this week’s donation. Well done Chrissie and thank you for your

Driftwood Spars Presentation Photos

…….and to name just a few of the people that worked so hard to raise this money, Glynis Low, Claire Blacker, Katy Slater, Helen Bennitt Georgie Storey, Keith Tyack, Soozie Tinn, Jo Smith and Louise Treseder. Again – A huge thank you to you all.

The Driftwood Spars Charity Year has ended

………and what a tremendous year it has been! On Sunday 1st March Dr Alastair Thomson and his wife Charlotte were invited to the pub to collect a cheque for the amazing sum of £7,500.00. This sum was raised throughout the year at various fundraising events and through the selling of

Marnick for Movember

We were delighted to receive £805.00 from Marnick Builders in Falmouth from their sponsorship for Movember in 2019. Movember is held annually to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer & suicide. Well done to everyone who took part – wonder how many of you still

Head Shaving for Sunrise

In 2019 Andy Bibbings, who works on St Michaels Mount and whose wife Sarah was treated at The Sunrise Centre, set out to raise funds for Sunrise and the Headland & Mermaid Centres. One of Andy’s challenges was to have his head shaved and his wonderful efforts raised a total

St Buryan Young Farmers

Well done to St Buryan Young Farmers club who have raised the fantastic sum of £2,301 for The Sunrise Appeal. With only 40 members in the group they worked hard to raise funds at various events held over the last 12 months. Our Chairman, Tony Hill, was delighted to visit

Padstow Ukulele Band

Have a look at this video of Padstow Ukulele Band raising funds for The Sunrise Appeal at The London Inn in Padstow – and having great fun at the same time!!

The Bryant Family Charity Walk

It really was a family effort when Mark Bryant decided to walk from Padstow to Lands End, a total of 82 miles in 3 days, to support both The Stroke Association & The Sunrise Appeal. The two charities mean a lot to the family as sadly both Mark’s father Glenwood