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Champion Group are true Ark champions!

January 24, 2019

The award-winning team from a well-known Basingstoke company certainly lived up to their name as they raised a record-breaking five-figure sum for Ark Cancer Centre Charity.

The staff at Champion Group were delighted to donate £10,733.28 to Ark after taking part in various events and activities during 2018.

A charity golf day, fundraising bike ride, and cake bakes were just some of the ways that the members of the construction industry company pulled in the pounds over the 12 months.

Wrestler Rob's tribute to dad will help Ark

January 18, 2019

He's been a king of the ring for a decade – and now Basingstoke professional wrestler Rob Holte is marking his milestone year with a fundraising drive that will be a tribute to his late dad and make a difference to Ark Cancer Centre Charity.

Rob’s dad Keith was 61 when he died in June 2015. Keith, who lived in Basingstoke, had been treated for Non-Hodgkin lymphoma for several years, and often had to travel to Southampton for radiotherapy treatment as this was not available locally.

Bison and Zizzi team up for Ark charity night

January 15, 2019

Trane-sponsored Basingstoke Bison and Zizzi are teaming up for a second charity evening that will deliver a boost to Ark Cancer Centre Charity’s £5million fundraising appeal.

Long-time Bison sponsors Zizzi are opening their doors to Bison fans on Wednesday, January 23 for a special event which will see some of the Herd become waiters for the evening.

The latest  event follows the success of a first charity event of the 2018-19 season which resulted in more than £300 being raised for the good cause.

Arkriders gear up for 2019 challenge

January 14, 2019

They are at the heart of the community campaign to raise £5million for a new NHS cancer treatment centre in Basingstoke – and now the Arkriders are gearing up for their 2019 fundraising feat.

Ark Cancer Centre Charity has raised more than £2m as it continues its appeal to help fund the new centre which will provide care and support for cancer patients and their loved ones throughout the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) area.

Out with the old, in with the new

January 2, 2019

HELLO 2019 – and Ark Cancer Centre Charity is hoping that supporters will carry the spirit of out with the old, in with the new into this last year of the decade to help the £5million fundraising campaign reach another milestone.

Ark is urging local people to make a resolution to recycle unwanted clothes and shoes in January in one of the charity's many branded recycling banks that are dotted in and around the Basingstoke area.

50:50 Club December 2018 Prizewinners

December 31, 2018

The last draw of 2018 - Our December Prizewinners are as below:-

 

1st Prize -  Julian Sheffield

2nd Prize - David Gray

3rd Prize - Katherine Baker

 

Thank you to everyone who has become a member of the 50:50 Club this year.  Making regular donations to the Charity is a great way of supporting us and also having the added bonus of the chance you may win a prize each month.

Check back next month to find out who has won. (All winners will be notified by post).

Thanks for your support in 2018

December 19, 2018

2018 is the year that Ark Cancer Centre Charity passed the £2million milestone on the journey towards the £5m goal.

The public backing for Ark’s £5m appeal that will help to fund the much-needed NHS cancer treatment centre at Basingstoke hospital continues to be awesome and humbling – and it’s your great support that has enabled the charity to reach this significant fundraising staging post in 2018.

Plans to locate the new cancer treatment centre on the Basingstoke hospital site are moving forward, and 2019 will hopefully be a year of significant progress on this front. 

Beaufort Financial quiz delivers boost for Ark

December 5, 2018

They are great Our Partner supporters of Ark Cancer Centre Charity – and now the team at Beaufort Financial have rounded off their 2018 fundraising for Ark Cancer Centre Charity with a successful quiz night.

The Tea Bar in London Street, Basingstoke, was the venue for the latest fundraiser, and 10 teams from various local businesses took part.

It was a close-fought contest but the team from LMW chartered accountants and business advisers won the celebratory fizz – and it was a great result for the charity as £2,000 was raised at the event. 

50:50 Club November 2018 Prizewinners

November 30, 2018

Our November lucky Prizewinners of the 50:50 club are:

 

1st Prize -   Patrick Cornelius

2nd Prize - Beverley Sturdy

3rd Prize -  Lady Hayter

 

Welcome to all our new 50:50 Club members who have joined recently- we wish you luck for next months draw

Arkriders donation takes Ark past £2million milestone

November 26, 2018

They have been a driving force when it comes to fundraising for Ark Cancer Centre Charity – and now the latest donation by the Arkriders has taken the charity past the £2million milestone. 

The Arkriders have raised more than £215,000 for Ark’s £5million appeal which will help to fund a much-needed new NHS cancer treatment centre at Basingstoke hospital.

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