Richard Ellis

RAFT and the Virgin Money Marathon   The London Marathon is the largest annual fundraising event on the planet – runners have raised over £700 million for good causes since the race began in 1981. Participants have a chance to take part and run 42km through the streets of Central London together with thousands of […]

Interview with Natasha Mason, Regional Fundraising Team Manager, The Fire Fighters Charity 1. Natasha, can you give us a quick overview of The Fire Fighters Charity, why is the work you are doing so important? The Fire Fighters Charity is the UK’s leading provider of services that enhance quality of life for serving and retired

One of Wales’ leading stage and screen actresses (and Patron of RAFT), Siân Phillips, has been made a dame in the 2016 New Year honours list. Siân Phillips has had a distinguished acting career for some 60 years. Her performance as Livia in ”I Claudius” and Mam in ”How Green Was My Valley?” won her

On Wednesday 30th December at 1900 on BBC One, John Humphrys put the questions to some of the UK’s cleverest celebrities. Emmerdale actor Liam Fox, Paralympian cyclist Jon-Allan Butterworth, actor and comedian Nick Helm and actress Kimberley Nixon answer questions on the Terminator films, Alice Cooper, Agatha Christie’s Poirot novels and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The

THE HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND GRANT SUPPORTING LIFE AFTER BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGN   Leonor Stjepic (RAFT Chief Executive Officer), Paul Jackson (HSF Chief Executive), John Abbey (RAFT Director of Development) and Dr. Lilian Hook (RAFT Chief Scientific Officer) RAFT welcomed the Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF) to its Northwood research centre at Mount Vernon Hospital, to receive

FREEMASONS GRANT TO MIDDLESEX-BASED BIONIC LIMB RESEARCH SET TO HELP CHANGE LIVES AFTER LOSS OF LIMB Thursday 15th October 2015: World-class medical research charity RAFT (Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust) welcomed the Freemasons to its Northwood research centre at Mount Vernon Hospital, to receive a generous £92,000 donation to support its ground-breaking bionic limb

Leonor Stjepic, RAFT CEO, has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Female Executive of the Year – Government or Non-Profit for 11 to 2,500 Employees category in the 12thannual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the world’s top honours for female entrepreneurs,

Leonor Stjepic, RAFT CEO, has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Female Executive of the Year – Government or Non-Profit for 11 to 2,500 Employees category in the 12th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the world’s top honors for female

Medical research charity RAFT (Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust) has launched the Life After Breast Cancer Fund to finance pioneering research into breast reconstruction, with the aim of vastly improving outcomes for women post-mastectomy. Currently £352m a year is spent on researching better ways of treating and preventing breast cancer, but with 82% of

RAFT’s Clay Shoot in June 2015 was a huge success! We are already planning the next RAFT Clay Shoot at Holland and Holland for 2016 – look out for further details in due course. Many thanks to all who came and joined in with the shoot, and a particular thank you to Azzy Asghar and