Events

July Benefit Weekend 2010 \| October Benefit Weekend 2010 \| Benefit Concerts

The Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children's Fund is gearing up for our Annual Fundraising Weekends! Our well-known July and October events are a ton of fun for everyone and are also a fantastic way to help raise money for children's health and wellness. The dates and event listings are posted below for each event. Please remember that event tickets usually sell out fast, so please keep checking back for ticket details.


Our Annual July Benefit Weekend will take place in Cumbria, England the weekend of July 9th. Fundraising events include a Friday Evening Charity Night at The Ship Launch. Please see below for initial event details!

FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 - 7:00 PM Join us for our annual Charity Night! Meet at The Ship Launch at 7:00 PM for a Pop Quiz, Raffle, Celebrity Auction, Dutch Auction and Jammin' session with John & Wayne and M.T. Arms. The Ship Launch 68 North Road Egremont, Cumbria CA22 2PR Tel: 01946 820928 Please note: Francis Dunnery will not be in attendance.





The Annual CKDCF October Benefit Weekend will take place Friday, October 22nd through Sunday, October 24th 2010 in Cumbria, England. Please join us for a Friday Night Welcome Dinner, Saturday Morning Table Tennis Tournament, Saturday Night Benefit Concert and Sunday Morning Sponsored Walk to raise funds for children's health and wellness. Please see below for event details:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 – 7:00 PM Welcome Dinner at The Summergrove Hall Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 8XZ Join us for a delicious meal followed by musical entertainment with Aquarian Nation Artists John & Wayne and many other special guests. You will need a ticket to attend this event. (Please note there is no formal dress code for this event.) Tickets are not yet available for this event. Please print out your directions ahead of time. Yahoo Directions

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CKDCF Table Tennis Competition at The Whitehaven Sports Centre Flatt Walks, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7RJ The CKDCF will sponsor our annual Table Tennis Competition at the Whitehaven Sports Centre. All ages are welcome to enter the competition. Tickets are not yet available for this event.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 - 7:30 PM CKDCF Benefit Concert at The Egremont Market Hall Market Street, Egremont Cumbria CA22 2DF Former It Bites front man Francis Dunnery has announced a UK tour of the album that put him firmly on the international map as a solo artist. The 2010 “Fearless” tour will feature the very first live performances of one of Dunnery’s most enduring albums, released back in 1994, which includes the tracks “American Life in the Summertime”, “Homegrown” and What’s He Gonna Say”. Dunnery explains, "It has been nearly seventeen years since I recorded that album and for some reason I never got the chance to play the songs in front of an audience with a full band." The “Fearless” tour commences at The Walls Restaurant in Oswestry on Thursday, October 21st and finishes at London’s Bush Hall on Sunday, October 31st, taking in Egremont, Glasgow, Newcastle, Derby, Manchester, Bristol and Wolverhampton on the way. "I’m really excited about performing this tour,” says Dunnery. “I’m putting together a really amazing band and we will be playing the album in its entirety, as well as a few surprises thrown in for good measure". Tickets £20 GBP Box Office: 08444 771 000 Buy Tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2010 - 10:00 AM CKDCF Annual Sponsored Walk around Ennerdale Lake Bowness Knott Car Park Please come and join us at 10:00 AM at Bowness Knott carpark* for a pre-walk purchased breakfast and sign-in. All participants should bring their Official Sponsorship Forms for event registration. Please download your Official CKDCF Sponsored Walk Form.pdf here. Looking to reclaim Gift Aid on your CKDCF Sponsored Walk Donations? Register your fundraising efforts with Just Giving. Click here for more information on Just Giving and Gift Aid.
How to Get to Bowness Knott Carpark: From Cockermouth, take the A5086 towards Egremont. At Lamplugh take the minor road to Ennerdale Bridge. In Ennerdale Bridge, turn left for Croasdale and "The Lake." Follow the road until it ends at Bowness Knott Car Park. Important Note:* If you have small children, have difficulty walking long distances or have a handicap, it's best to walk the first half or part of the walk and then turn back to the car park as the terrain in the latter part of the walk is slightly more difficult to navigate.




Please see above for the Benefit Concert Scheduled on October 23, 2010.