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Andy Fell raises £14,000 + for KidsCharities UK. Find out more on the Heroes page.

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Thanks to Leslie Jacobs, who has pledged to donate $2 from every Les Mess Game sold through this website to KidsCharities UK. Please log on to her website and quote “KidsCharities UK” offer when you place your order.
www.lesmess.com

Leslie holds the key to help you have an uncluttered life…. with lesmess!

Thank you Leslie for your support!

GLASGOW DUCK RACE

Thanks for your continued and valued support, David!

Adopt a KidsCharities duck NOW! This exciting and colourful event took place at the end of the Glasgow River Festival on July 15th 2007 and raised £32k. Thanks to all who helped.

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SALLY'S CHINESE WALK

Middle of the Road singer Sally Carr is walking the Great Wall of China on behalf of KidsCharities in April. See our Heroes page for info.

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Huge thanks to Les McKeown for auctioning off his favourite red stage jacket on ebay to raise funds which went to Broomhouse School's fundraising project, The Big Project.

The £800 raised both by auctioning off the jacket, a transatlantic phonecall and kind donations from Les' fans on both sides of the Atlantic will benefit many of the children at Broomhouse Primary, where Les himself went to school in the 1960s.

Annie Van Bebber has been a supporter of KidsCharities since its inception. Please log on to her website HERE to see the fabulous work she does, and in particular, please click on www.npltv.com to find out why she is travelling across the Atlantic next Spring.

Sounds exciting?? I am sure it will be! Watch this space for futher info ...

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KidsCharities UK is delighted to have been chosen by David and Sue Cassidy as the charity who will benefit from a portion of the proceeds from David's "cherished" car. The unique opportunity to bid for David's low-mileage top-spec Mini Cooper S is available for one week only on eBay, starting on 22nd April.

For further information, click here (www.davidcassidy.com)

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We are thrilled to have the backing of the Point Hotel & Hilton Hotels
who have both come on board as sponsors!

If you are in town for the Blast concerts, you should check them out -
both have great restaurants, a friendly atmosphere and comfortable
accommodation.

Click HERE for more info on the point Hotel.

Click HERE for more info on the Hilton Hotel.

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First 20 people to arrive at the box office in 70's gear with a vinyl record featuring one of Blast From The Past's bands will be able to buy a max of 6 tix at the 1970's price of £2.25 each.

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If you are in the Glasgow area, listen to Bay City Roller Les McKeown talking live in Glasgow on Sunday 10th April on Your Radio about his music, his life and his charity work for KidsCharities UK

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£1,000 raised for Ashcraig House in Easterhouse, Scotland. The money was raised by a ladies' night held on Feb 24th in Glasgow.

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Blast From The Past III, April 2006

The original 70's party for KidsCharities UK

Book tix now for Edinburgh (Thursday 20th April) 0131 228 1155 www.usherhall.co.uk

Book tix now for Glasgow (Friday 21st April) 0870 0404000

www.secctickets.com

VIP tickets Sold Out! Thanks for your support.

BFTP III - Supporting children in our twin cities.

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After wowing the crowds at the Once In A Lifetime Tour across the UK, Les McKeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers have committed to Blast From The Past III where they will aim to help raise in excess of £50,000 for kids in the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas in 2006. Les will again offer his services free of charge for the charity. Thank you Les!

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Pictures from Blast From The Past II now available to buy on CD. Click here to see samples

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A Big thank you to all our sponsors, bands, helpers and of course guests who helped us raise £32,000 @ BFTP 2!! Please check back next week for more news and pictures!
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Help Children Tsunami victims

"Death has lost its currency"… KidsCharities sends its deepest condolences to all those who have been touched by the recent tsunami disaster. We welcome you to donate to this cause and we will make sure that every penny of the money donated through our PayPal account goes straight to the disaster appeal...DONATE HERE

Shops Contribute to Children’s Charity

The Scottish Retail Consortium, the organisation representing Scotland's shops, has donated over two thousand pounds to children's charity, KidsCharities UK. The money was raised at the Scottish Retail Consortium and Scottish Grocers' Federation carol concert last December...READ MORE

Caroline McFarlan

In 1990, with three children aged 3, 4 and 8, Caroline McFarlan sat down and wondered what to do with her life. Married to TV presenter Bill, the couple gave a lot of their free time to various charities.

Caroline McFarlan

"I knew life was good, but could be better" she said "We dreamt up the idea of the Broadcasting Business Balls. Bill and I were always being asked to go along to charity evenings. I decided that we should initiate our own events and "do our bit" to put something back into society. I felt blessed with three healthy children. Our focus was complete. We would raise money for those children less fortunate than our three. The first year we raised money for Cot Death, then Bone Marrow Disease, Child Abuse, Pain Relief in Kids Hospitals, ChildLine ... anything that relieved the suffering of kids.

We called on our friends and colleagues in the media and show business to help and support our causes. They happily obliged and our coffers grew."

In 1996, Caroline joined ChildLine Scotland as a volunteer counsellor. "That taught me things I had hardly known existed in earlier years. The dark side of life. The despair and suffering out there was horrendous"

She had been encouraged to join by ChildLine Founder Esther Rantzen, whom Caroline still keeps in touch with. "She is an incredible lady. Inspirational!"

The last Broadcasting Business Ball was in aid of ChildLine Scotland.
Caroline and husband Bill

Caroline took time out as a counsellor as her children started their University and Higher Education exams. " I still miss the people there" she says of ChildLine. "Some of my closest friends are ChildLine colleagues. I intend to go back one day, when life becomes a bit less busy. It's one of those places you can always return to ... sadly, the bullying and abuse will still be there ... which is why ChildLine is such a vital helpline for kids"

Caroline was surfing the Internet last April when she noticed the KidsCharities logo. "It sounded perfect. "The broad-reaching aspect really appealed to me. KidsCharities with Sue Cassidy at the helm have built up an amazing facility for young people from all around the world. I have the utmost respect for her as founder of KidsCharities.org and also as a mother ... it's hard to juggle family life and run a charity - and make a success of both. Sue has done just that.... and helped thousands of other children around the world as well."

With the KidsCharities Tree of Life now taking root in the UK and going under the name of KidsCharities UK, we aim to spread into other continents. We now have KidsCharities teams based on either side of the Atlantic who work well together towards our common goal. Thanks especially to Ashley Walls, Keith Bryan and Keith Girdwood who are keeping the website up-to-date.

You will soon be able to shop-to-support KidsCharities causes too. Please bookmark our website for upcoming events and new ways of supporting those less-fortunate ... but incredibly worthy ... children who rely on us to make their world a little brighter.
Thankyou!