The Wight Brainy Bunch

For One Night Only
2018-07-14 18:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Ryde Fire Station, Nicholson Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
This is our first Ladies Night, and we are very excited to be able to bring you such an wonderful evening of entertainment!
The Island’s very own Simon Howard will be performing his amazing “Tom Jones Tribute”…. in our opinion, the very best there is!
Joining him will be Mike Appleton with his equally wonderful “Michael Buble Experience”…. in Mr Bublé’s own words “Man he’s awesome!”
Where else would you find Michael Buble, Sir Tom Jones and be waited on by a roomful of firemen?
This is one night not to be missed!

Tickets £20 per person (6 per table)
Please note: This is a ticket only event – To purchase tickets, please click HERE
Licensed Bar – Over 18’s only
Click HERE to download poster
In aid of The Wight Brainy Bunch, providing financial assistance and a support network to families here on the Isle of Wight whose lives have been affected by the devastating effects of brain tumours; Smile4Wessex (The Wessex Neurological Centre) who provide acute and specialist care to a population of approximately 3 million people from the Isle of Wight and across the South Coast, not only for brain tumours but conditions such as stroke, brain haemorrhage, motor neurone disease and dementia; The Brain Tumour Charity, to fund much needed research, aid early diagnosis and improve care and quality of life for all those living with a brain tumour.

Shide to the Spyglass Run – Sunday 8th July
2018-07-08 09:30 - 12:00
In its 6th year, this is an unofficial cross country run from Shide in Newport to the Spyglass Inn, Ventnor.
Its not a race just a friendly 11 mile run through the countryside.
Its free to enter but ask for donations on the day and have kindly chosen The Wight Brainy Bunch as their charity to support this year.
Meeting at Shide Trees at 9:30am, the plan is to run to the Spyglass Inn at Ventnor via the Sunshine Trail, stop on the way for photo opportunities etc. Once in Ventnor, jump in the sea, swim around a bit, go to the Spyglass, drink Cider, eat chips & figure out how to get back to the start – easy!

Afternoon Cream Tea
2018-06-23 15:00
We are very proud and extremely grateful to have been chosen as East Cowes, Ladies Group Charity of the Year for 2018.
Their next event is this wonderful afternoon of cream teas, please do pop along and support it if you can.

Enchanted Fairy Tea Party
2018-06-16 12:00 - 16:00
It’s that time of year again ladies… and this year with an extra sprinkling of fairy dust!
This will be our 4th annual tea party, and I must admit, one of my favourite events! So please dust off your fairy wings and join me for an afternoon of tea, cake and of course a cheeky little Pimms…. Don’t forget to bring your fairy friend!
There is no charge for this event….. but you will be given a small envelope and all we ask is for a secret donation of what you feel your tea party experience is worth.
As you know, The Wight Brainy Bunch raise funds to support Island families affected by brain tumours, as well as supporting the Wessex Neurological Centre, who provide acute and specialist care to a population of approximately 3 million people across the South Coast and Isle of Wight for a variety of neurological conditions including Brain Tumours, Stroke and Motor Neurone Disease, and also The Brain Tumour Charity, to fund much needed research, aid early diagnosis and improve care and quality of life for all those living with a brain tumour.
Pop in for a while or stay for the duration… I hope you can make it.xxx

Mandy Blackler’s Abseil of the Spinnaker Tower – Sunday 27th May
2018-05-27
When Mandy was diagnosed with a brain tumour in February 2016, she had no idea that this would lead her to face her fears and set herself an annual challenge.
Having jumped out of a perfectly good plane with the Wight Brainy Bunch last year, what better challenge for 2018 (for someone who is afraid of heights and suffers from vertigo) than abseiling down the Spinnaker Tower!
“As most of you know, on 11th Feb 2016 I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. I was one of the lucky ones who had surgery and not only survived but is now thriving, healthy and happy. Others are not so fortunate, and I certainly valued the help from the Wight Brainy Bunch, a charity to support brain tumour sufferers on the Isle of Wight. I couldn’t have managed without my family and the support of this wonderful charity, and now want to do everything I can to support them. Every year I pledged to do something that will scare the life out of me for this charity – last year I did a skydive; this year I’m abseiling down the Spinnaker on 27th May”
Mandy has been a dedicated supporter of The Wight Brainy Bunch since her surgery and for this challenge she has also enlisted the help of 5 other crazy folk; Lisa Hendy, Nickie Moreton, Craig Bassett, Carol Folwy and Peni Houghton. If you would like to read their stories you can visit their fundraising pages on the links below.
We are very fortunate to have such wonderful supporters and are very grateful that they choose to support The Wight Brainy Bunch.

Half Bike Heroes Isle of Wight Cycling Challenge
2018-05-06 - 2018-05-07
This mad bunch of gents will be cycling round the IOW over May Bank Holiday as part of their ongoing fundraising mission for The Brain Tumour Charity. The Randonnee is a massive event on the Island so please be sure to look out for them and show them massive support as they embark on 3 laps in 24hrs!
Mark will be supporting them for one lap… if he can keep up!
Please read their story below … Good luck Half Bike Heroes!
Having lost our close friend Chris Hoyle in 2012 to brain cancer, we (James and Paul) wanted to do something to raise awareness of, and funds for, The Brain Tumour Charity.
Realising that whatever we did needed to stand out from the many other worthy fundraising activities that take place, we knew we had to do something attention-grabbing.
This is how Half Bike Heroes came to be, the plan being to ride silly distances on small-wheeled folding bikes or, as most people know them, Bromptons.
The first challenge we took on was in 2013 – the 170-mile Way of the Roses coast2coast bike ride from Morecambe on the Lancashire coast to Bridlington on the Yorkshire coast.
Two years later we knew that we needed to do something bigger for the next fundraising event. We came up with the idea of lapping the Isle of Man TT circuit and, just to make things more interesting, we decided that we would do this for 24 hours. For this challenge we recruited Martin Hughes and Richard Dawson and, as a team, we completed 6 laps (230 miles). What we didn’t know at the time was that we were the first cyclists to ride around the TT course for 24 hours:
It’s now three years on (we needed a break) and we are preparing for the next challenge. Maintaining the 24-hour and island theme, this time we are going to lap the Isle of Wight. We will do this as part of the island’s cycling festival ‘The Randonnee’ but, rather than one lap, we are aiming to complete three (230 miles) in 24 hours. The laps will of course be completed on our small-wheeled folding bikes.
Chris was 43 when he died; he was from a loving supportive family, was married with two boys, and had many friends. In doing what we do, we are hoping to keep Chris’s memory alive and help others who find themselves in a similar situation. As with our previous challenges, the money we raise will go to The Brain Tumour Charity, the UK’s leading brain tumour charitable organisation.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/halfbikeheroes

The Castle Inn - Sandown QUIZ
2018-04-29 20:00
Please put this date in your diary and head down to The Castle Inn – Sandown. Thank you for choosing to support The Wight Brainy Bunch for this month’s charity quiz

Wight Mouse Inn Charity Quiz
2018-04-27 20:00 - 22:00
Rachel Rinaldi is facing her fears in August when she kindly volunteered to jump out of a plane for us.
To assist her in raising as much money as possible, The Wight Mouse Inn at Chale has kindly agreed to donate 50% of the funds from their quiz in April.
Phone The Wight Mouse to book your table on: 01983 730431
£2.00 per person to enter
CASH PRIZE for the winner and Raffle!

Katy's Half Marathon
2018-04-22
This Sunday Katy will take on the ABP Southampton Half Marathon in aid of The Wight Brainy Bunch, having become aware of the support given to an ex-student of hers from the Isle of Wight College.
Starting and finishing in the heart of Southampton city centre, the 13.1 mile route is a stunning mix of coast, city and parks, passing the iconic landmarks of Bargate, QE2 Anchor and St Mary’s Stadium and providing stunning views towards the Isle of Wight.
Please visit Katy’s online fundraising page HERE to make a donation
We would like to send our sincere thanks to Katy for supporting The Wight Brainy Bunch and wish her the best of luck for Sunday.
