The CTC celebrated its 21st Anniversary in style at the end of August at
The Brewery.
Director of the CTC, Professor Jonathan Ledermann, gave a speech looking back over the last 21 years and thanked staff, past and present, for their strong commitment to the philosophy of the unit and their hard work.
The party organisers were thanked for making the event so special: Gita Parmar, Kitty Chan, Kiran Bal, Meena Reddi, Ellice Marwood, Emma Lawrie, Louise Rusha and Laura Farrelly.
The raffle was a resounding success with 34 donated prizes from local and distant businesses alike. We would like to thank all of the donors (in no particular order):
Nan's Kitchen (Warren Street) - teapot cocktail; signed cookbook by Michelin Star chef Atul Kochhar; Caffe Nero - set of complimentary VIP drinks vouchers; Scandinavian Kitchen - two signed books by owner Bronte Aurell; Black Sheep Coffee - 10 free coffee vouchers; Leon - two all-day vouchers (breakfast and lunch); L'Oréal - bag of goodies; Konditor & Cook - gift box of treats; The Brewery - one mixed box of wine; Oliver Bonas - £20 voucher; Patisserie Valerie - £25 afternoon tea voucher; Franco Manca - £25 voucher; The Real Greek - £30 voucher; Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium (cat café) - £20 gift voucher (entrance for 2, drinks for 2 and entertainment by cats at the café); Deliciously Ella - large mixed box of goodies; Chapel Down - wine tour and tasting at their Tenterden vineyard; Boots - bag of goodies; Floatworks; Planet Organic - £40 voucher; Headmasters Hairdressing - cut and blow dry; Rush - Cut, finish and Kerastase treatment; St Paul's Cathedral - four tickets; Sipsmith - distillery tour for two at Sipsmith; Brigit’s Bakery Covent Garden - traditional afternoon tea for two; Pied a Terre (Michelin starred) - lunch menu for two; Regents Park Open Air Theatre - two complimentary tickets to Regents Park Open Air Theatre season 2019; Love to Shop - £50 voucher; Red Letter Day - bungee jump voucher; Experience Days - £50 voucher; Great Western Railway - two standard class anywhere tickets; Brittany Ferries - £200 voucher; Eurostar - one pair of return Eurostar tickets to Paris, Brussels, Lille or Disney.
All money raised by the raffle will go towards directly supporting research within the Cancer Trials Centre, and thereby supporting the work of Cancer Research UK.