I am supporting a local charity in raising the profile of childhood cancer through #islastones foundation.  Saturday 1 May would have been Isla's 10^th birthday, I am helping the charity try to realise its target to raise £10,000 during May.  Every kind donation goes towards making a big difference.

I have been gifted some amazing prizes for this raffle

1. One for the Road’ (1/25); illustration celebrating 25 years since the release go Ocean Colour Scenes Moseley Shoals, Limited to just 25 signed, numbered and framed prints. Kindly donated by Matt at Vinyl Soul https://www.vinylsoul.co.uk/
2. Framed replica Disc; Kindly donated by Jamie at Replica Framed Records https://www.facebook.com/dazlee999/
3. ‘‘Hundred Mile High City’ (11/100); new artwork celebrating the iconic Ocean Colour Scene. Kindly donated by Matt at Vinyl Soul https://www.vinylsoul.co.uk/
4. Signed set list from Dublin Olympia gig in December 2018. Signed by Steve, Oscar, Simon, Ray, Dan, Leon and Cass. Kindly donated by Leon Harrison James
5. Another amazing Vinyl Soul artwork that was specially commissioned for Oscar and created by Matt and Russell. Kindly donated by Russell Frampton
6. Two OCS t-shirts, very small ladies sizes

7. 2 tickets to the OCS tour in December at a venue of your choice https://oceancolourscene.com/tour-dates/

8. OCS Maine Road gig t-shirt (1996)

9. Signed set list from Paul Weller's gig at the Barbican Centre on 15 May 2021

Raffle numbers are £2 each or 6 for £10.  All you need to do to be in a chance of winning one of these amazing prizes is donate on the justgiving page I have set up below; please do not make an anonymous donation as I will not be able to verify your donation.  Once you have made the donation please comment on this post.

The raffle will close at 4pm on Sunday 16 May.  The lucky winner will be chosen on Tuesday 18 May, we will confirm the time nearer the date.  The prizes will be posted to winners as soon as possible after the draw via second class postage, if outside of the UK you will need to pay for postage.

Islastones Foundation

I live in Leicestershire and in July 2018 Isla Tansey passed away of DIPG, a childhood cancer with no cure, 7 years of age and just 7 months after being diagnosed.  Her legacy is born out of her interest in painting beautiful stones for family and friends to hide and for people to find, there is a an #islastones face book page where people upload photos when they have found a stone and then they re-hide for someone else to find.  This group now has more than 75,000 followers and in the summer were successful in achieving a world record for the most painted stones to be in one place and there were an astonishing 8,500 stones were painted and sent by people to break the record.

It is a heart-breaking diagnosis and Isla’s family want to share and raise awareness of childhood cancer as there is very little funding into this area of research. DIPG has a 0% survival rate, only 10% of children survive 2 years following their diagnosis and less than 1% survive for 5 years, the average survival is 9 months from diagnosis.

This group has always been about bringing smiles to people’s faces. The group has brought communities together, helped children understand about care and compassion and the difficulties other children face in their lives and also gets children and adults alike out and about promoting physical and mental wellbeing.

Islastones Foundation will raise awareness and continue to fund research into DIPG and other childhood cancers and help overturn this 'terminal' prognosis.   They will also fundraise to support children and families affected by childhood cancer to take short breaks.

Due to COVID the charity’s opportunity to raise funds have been limited so this raffle will support their mission and vision.

I want to thank you for reading this and if you are able to for donating towards a charity that I am supporting in raising awareness for Childhood cancer and specifically DIPG.

Good Luck everyone
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 

 

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