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  • The Friends Blood Taking Unit celebrated its first year in December 2017
    The Friends Blood Taking Unit celebrated its first year in December 2017

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Tony Mann presents a cheque to Heather Green and Willy Goldschmidt at Rugby Town FC

Birthday party raises £800

Tony Mann, a long standing Vice President of Rugby Town Football Club, recently held his 70th birthday party at the Club’s VS Bar.

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Ladies of Hannover Court present a cheque to Chrsyanda Gilbert

More community support

The Friends Diamond Jubilee Appeal continues to draw amazing support from the community through a variety of fund raising events and donations.

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Staff Nurse Claire Horridge and Healthcare Assistant,  Donna Davis try out the new Stadiometer.

New measure for Children's Out Patients

Children’s Outpatients have a new location in part of the former Hawthorn Ward and the Friends were delighted to be asked to support the move

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Legacy boost for the Appeal

The late Ken Chandler recently left a legacy to the Rokeby Lodge with instructions that the Lodge distribute the funds to charitable causes.

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Bariatric treatment plinths for Out Patients

New Bariatric plinths are delivered to Out Patients.

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Diamond Jubilee Ball raises the roof!

The Charity’s fund raising team held their annual Black Tie Dinner on 11th July 2015.

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The Mayor, Councillor Ramesh Srivistava congratulates conductor Mike Minton on the superb concert

Rugby Male Voice Choir Spring Concert raises £750

Over one hundred supporters enjoyed a superb a Spring Concert given by Rugby Male Voice Choir in St Andrews Parish Church on the 18th of April 2015.

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Trustees and hospital representatives celebrate the achievement

Friends equipment donations top £3m

We have published our Gift Lists on this page and, with that, have recorded that a grand total of £3,111,523 has been spent, since the charity was founded in 1955, on equipment donations and support for projects at the Hospital of St Cross and the Community and Mental Health Services in Rugby.

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Students handover the money they raised

Sixth Form Students support the Appeal

Three sixth form students from Lawrence Sheriff School got together recently to raise £187 for the Friends of St Cross Diamond Jubilee Appeal. 

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Rugby Hindu Temple group in the Council Chambers

Rugby Hindu Temple supports the Appeal

On the 13th of March  the Mayor invited members of  Shree Kalyan Mandal (Rugby Hindu Temple) to the Mayor’s Parlour and to view the Council Chambers where the group presented him with a cheque for £501 for the Mayor’s Charity which is the Friends of St Cross.

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Choir members present the cheque to the Mayor, Councillor Ramesh Srivistava, accompanied by Willy Goldschmidt and Kathryn Lawrence.

The Friends presents RMVC Spring Concert

Two pillars of the community have announced that they are combining to give the Appeal another boost with a Spring Concert to be held in the St Andrews Parish Church at 7:30pm on Saturday the 18th of April.

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Out of town businesses support the friends

The main contractors for the re-development of the Elliott’s Field retail park have donated £100 and the Circus supported the Appeal. 

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Staff at the Merchants Inn

Local Pub and businesses support the Appeal

Staff and customers of the Merchants Inn have been supporting the Charity since the launch of the Appeal last June. Since then they have raised over £500 through a mixture of activities including Quiz Nights, raffles and collecting tins on the bar!

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Lee-Anthony with his first medal

Long distance runners support the appeal

Father and son Les and Lee-Anthony New have teamed up to raise money for the Friends Diamond Jubilee Appeal.

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  1. Thurlaston Ladies Club support the appeal
  2. New diagnostic service for St Cross
  3. Friends support extension of elective surgery at St Cross
  4. The Rotary Club makes another large donation

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