http://www.dexterswish.co.uk Helping to make the days brighter for special children Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:59:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In order to raise funds for the charity, I (Chris - Dexter's Dad) will be taking part in a bike ride along the Leeds-Liverpool canal.  I'll be doing the ride with a number of colleagues from work, and would really appreciate any support you can give. The ... http://www.dexterswish.co.uk/2011/06/chris-crazy-bike-ride/ Dexter’s Wish Co-founder Kristianne Robinson recently met the lovely Gary Barlow who has kindly offered to donate some signed Take That merchandise to help raise money for the charity. This is incredibly exciting news and we will do our best to keep you posted on what the merchandise is and how ... http://www.dexterswish.co.uk/2011/06/dexters-wish-has-a-fabulous-new-friend-in-mr-gary-barlow/ Our fabulous friends Laurie and Chris Powell (Laurie is one of Arlo’s Godparents) recently ran a Half Marathon for Dexter’s Wish. Some dear friends of theirs had cause to be at St Mary’s Special Care Unit and were wanting to help raise funds for the unit after a stay there ... http://www.dexterswish.co.uk/2011/06/mr-mrs-powell-run-a-mile-for-dexters-wish-well-a-half-marathon-anyway/ The Family Robinson have decided to buckle down for 6 weeks and take on the Biggest Loser 6 week challenge as a sponsored slim for Dexter's Wish. We had our first weigh in today and we have both had a great start to the programme. If you'd like to sponsor us in ... http://www.dexterswish.co.uk/2011/02/the-family-robinson-biggest-loser-challenge/ Our Burlesque night on Friday night was a great success raising £300 and introducing the fabulous art of Burlesque to the Rossendale Valley. A HUGE thanks has to go out to the girls who performed on the night: Heather Sweet May Hemm Susie Von Garter Lily Betgarter Crystal Cupcakex And of course a big thanks to Donna ... http://www.dexterswish.co.uk/2011/02/300-thanks-to-our-burly-friends/ Cafe Artisan in association with Dexter's Wish, present an evening of Fabulous Music, Delicious Cocktails and BURLESQUE! There will be music from the fabulous Kristianne and a delectable selection of beautiful ladies introducing the glamourous world of Burlesque. This is a seated event so there will be limited tickets so ... http://www.dexterswish.co.uk/2011/02/burlesque-night-kristiannes-kabaret/ Hi all, We'd like to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who came to our first big fundraiser at Cafe Artisan on November 20th.  With sales of raffle tickets and money on the night, together we raised nearly £2000, so well done and thank you for your support.  We'd also ... http://www.dexterswish.co.uk/2010/01/first-annual-fund-raiser-a-big-success/ The "A" Factor Come down to our next fund raising event on Friday 20th November 2009 at Cafe Artisan in Rawtenstall.  We're having an "A" Factor singing competition where there'll be a prize for the best (and worse!) performance of the evening.  Along with that there'll be loads more goings on ... http://www.dexterswish.co.uk/2009/10/fund-raiser-cafe-artisan/ "Make us a brew" "Make us a brew" is our annual tea and coffee drive that we run September/ October time for the special care baby unit at St. Mary's Hospital in Manchester.  The unit is an amazing place with wonderful staff, and this is our little way of helping out.  ... http://www.dexterswish.co.uk/2009/10/annual-tea-coffee-drive/