date	event	location	details
February Wed 22nd 10am - 1.00pm	Bring & Buy Sale	Sarratt Village Hall The Green, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6AS	Blow away those winter cobwebs and visit our Bring & Buy Sale. You'll be spoilt for choice with a wide variety of bargains and gifts for sale. Entry is free and there's a cafe serving up goodies to keep you going. For more details or to donate unwanted gifts before the sale please call Appeals on 01923 844290 or email us.
March Mon 5th 10.30 for 11.00am start, finish 3.30pm	Bridge Drive	Sarratt Village Hall The Green, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6AS	Start your day with a coffee & biscuit followed by a great Bridge Drive, spend time chatting with friends over lunch with Bucks Fizz and continue playing in the afternoon before we announce the prize winners of the day! There will be a raffle as well. Entry £10.50 per person to include coffee & lunch - bookings on 01923 844290. Pairs & teams of four welcome, the format will be Chicago Bridge, please bring your own cards and table cloth for lunchtime.
May Bank Holiday Mon 7th	Chenies Spring Walk	Chenies Manor, Chenies, Bucks, WD3 6ER	This circular walk of about 8 km (5 miles), taking three hours at a leisurely pace has breath-taking views of the Chess Valley. Starting off at Chenies Manor House and using parts of the Chiltern Trail, walkers will go through the villages of Chenies, Latimer and Sarratt. There are three shortcuts enroute and great pub stops. Download your booking form here.
Mon 14th 9am - 2.00pm	Plant & Cake Sale	Mount Vernon Hospital Northwood, HA6 2RN	At our highly successful Plant & Cake sale you will be spoilt for choice with a fabulous array of plants and tempting delicious home baked cakes and goodies. Arrive early this is one not to be missed! To donate plants or home-made cakes contact Appeals on 01923 844290
July Thurs 5th	Charity Golf Day	Sandy Lodge Golf Club Sandy Lodge Land, HA6 2JD	Steeped in 100 years of history and wonderfully designed by six-times Open Champion Harry Vardon, Sandy Lodge is the perfect place for golfers competing in the 2012 Paul Strickland Scanner Centre Charity Golf Day. More details to follow – watch this space.
Sun 8th Start 9.35am	British 10K London Run	Hyde Park Corner, London	2012 is set to be a fantastic year with the Olympics and a Diamond Jubilee to celebrate. We’ve got 18 places up for grabs again to take part in the British 10K run supporting Paul Strickland Scanner Centre. Don’t miss out contact Rina today to secure your place.

To find out more or to volunteer with Paul Strickland Scanner Centre. Please contact us on 01923 844290

Chenies Spring Walk & Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Bank Holiday Monday 7th May 2012 – registration 10am - start 11.00am

This popular event is a great family day out and we’re delighted with the positive feedback we get every year from those that take part.

This circular walk of about 8 km (5 miles), taking three hours at a leisurely pace has breath-taking views of the Chess Valley. We will be using parts of the Chiltern Trail and walkers will go through the villages of Chenies, Latimer and Sarratt. There are three shortcuts enroute and great pub stops.

Entry fee £6 per person for advanced bookings and £7 on the day (under 10’s free) to include free entry to the famous Chenies Manor Tulip Gardens from 2.00pm. We highly recommend suitable outdoor clothing and footwear; please note this walk is not suitable for pushchairs. Ample parking and easy access from motorway routes. Download 2012 booking form here.

Sponsorship is very important to the success of this fundraising event visit the Justgiving.com website to create an individual or team page.
Your employer can help too. Encourage them to match-fund the sponsorship you raise pound for pound – proceeds go to the Scanner Appeal directly benefitting patients in need.

Photos from the Chenies Spring Walk 2011

Bursting with colour		Chennies Manor
Chenies group at the start 2011
It's all uphill		Walkers enjoy the rolling countryside
River Chess at Latimer
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2012 Charity Golf Day Thursday 5th July 2012 – Sandy Lodge Golf Club Steeped in 100 years of history and wonderfully designed by six-times Open Champion Harry Vardon, Sandy Lodge is the perfect place for golfers competing in the 2012 Paul Strickland Scanner Centre Charity Golf Day.
Save the date in your diary – Thursday 5th July 2012 Booking forms will be uploaded soon – watch this space
Charity Golf Day 2011
The Birthday Boys win 1st team prize		Finchley Seniors win 2nd team prize
DG Imports Ltd win 3rd team prize		BP Collins win 4th team prize
Teams relax and chat over dinner		Paddy Kelly, Treasurer PSSC thanks  auctioneer Paul Ellis (T&B Contractors Ltd)
Paddy Kelly thanks Wendy Durrant for her great help at registration		Pam Holland also gets a warm thank you from Paddy for helping organise the Golf Day
Mike, Wendy and Damion volunteer at the Golf Day

Quizzical Fun!
The Nobels win First Team Prize		5 Poofs & an Electrician win Second Team Prize
The Unforgetables win Third Team Prize		The Muppets win best team name

Each year The Fairway Inn, Rickmansworth adopts a theme for the Christmas period and this year it was an ‘Arabian Night’ which was the setting of our successful Quiz Night held on Friday 11th November.

More than 100 people took part in the event raising over £1100 for the Scanner Appeal. The Nobels came out tops snatching first team prize from 5 Poofs & an Electrician and in third place it was The Unforgetables.

The Muppets won best team name and even wore badges they had made featuring Muppet Characters. They enjoyed a delicious prize of giant chocolate cupcakes donated by The Village Bakery, Harefield. Tesco, Rickmansworth and Making Scents, Harefield also donated prizes.

This is the second Quiz Night held this year and it’s such a success that we are planning two more next year – watch out for more details soon!

Coffee Morning 2011

Coffee & Tea quotes – just for fun!

“If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.” Abraham Lincoln

“I don't have a problem with caffeine. I have a problem without caffeine!” Author Unknown

“Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee.” Stephanie Piro

“A woman is like a teabag you only know how strong she is when she’s in hot water.” Author Unknown

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” C S Lewis

“Where there’s tea there’s hope.” Arthur W Pinero

Coffee Morning 2011 Thursday 17th November

Time:	10am to midday
Location:	Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt, Nr Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 6AS
Price:	Free entry & donations welcome
Details:	Coffee, cake and shopping - sheer heaven!  Join us at our coffee morning, bring friends, family, neighbours and colleagues – you’ll be treated to delicious homemade cakes and can browse the stalls selling jewellery, gifts and Christmas Cards. Proceeds to the Scanner Appeal.

 

Christmas Concert 2011

Harrow Apollo Male Choir gave a wonderful performance at our Christmas Concert on Friday 9th December at the Holy Trinity Church in Northwood. The event raised over £1000 towards the Scanner Appeal. Thank you to the choir who donated their services, Northwood businesses Barclays Bank and Sharman’s Pharmacy for part sponsoring the concert programme and Ask Italian plus Loose Ends for raffle prizes. A final thanks to our very supportive guests and helpful volunteers – everyone made the evening a successful and enjoyable one!

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Top left: Harrow Apollo Male Choir
Bottom left: Choir at Holy Trinity Church
Top right: Music Director with 70th Anniversary cake

British 10K London Run 2012
A unique Olympic Diamond Jubilee year!
Sunday 8th July 2011 9.35am start

2012 is set to be a fantastic year with the Olympics and a Diamond Jubilee to celebrate.

We’ve got 18 places up for grabs again to take part in the British 10K run supporting Paul Strickland Scanner Centre. Don’t miss out contact Rina today to secure your place.

This year our team of 18 runners raised a staggering £6,788.17 towards the Scanner Appeal – with 2012 being an Olympic year we can surely beat this!

Sponsorship is very important for the success of this event. Creating a special justgiving.com page is simple just click here.

Have a look at what our runners have achieved this year –

• Jeff Wooliscroft
• Adrian Mallett
• Remember you can get your company to match fund what you raise,
  this team did raising an extra £885

Photos from 2010 British 10K London Run Some team members pose for photos pre-race at Eros Statue Piccadilly Post race Sue & Cathy in front of Buckingham Palace
		Richard Love, Dean Weston and Hannah Lenthall celebrate post-race Banners displayed along the Embankment as Fundraising Manager Rina Rawal cheered the team on

Virgin London Marathon – 22nd April 2012 We need you! If you are running in the 2012 marathon and want to support a charity, then please, support us. With your help we can continue saving lives through early, accurate diagnosis of cancer and other serious diseases using leading edge scanning technology. Help us to help our patients who deserve the best chance of a healthier tomorrow.