Local clothing and fashion stores are getting ready to put on a night to remember in aid of Lollipop Newcastle.

The fashion show organised by More Time 4U will be fundraising for Radio Lollipop Newcastle to help us to fund our new studio and playroom.

Anyone interested in supporting the show can join us at The Apartment on Collingwood Street on October 4th 2007 for a great night out.

Events on the evening include the fashion show, a caricaturist, champagne reception, buffet and complimentary drink, a raffle and cheque presentation.

Tickets are £15 and a large chunk of this money goes directly to Radio Lollipop in Newcastle. This price includes entry to the show, your buffet and a free drink.

for tickets or further information, contact
Jeanette on 07944 987222 or get in touch with Radio Lollipop Newcastle via our contact page.

We’ll be happy to hear from you whether your party is large or small!

Radio Lollipop in Manchester is organising a fundraising ball on the 16 May, 2003. The venue is the Midland Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manchester and the fun begins at 7.30pm. This black-tie affair will feature a performance from Gwen Dickey, formely of Rose Royce as well as attendance from TV stars and leading footballers. This fundraising event will feature a champagne reception, auction and three-course meal and disco and tickets cost £100 per head. If you know of or work for a company who would like to take a table to help raise funds for Radio Lollipop then please contact us via email at manchester@radiolollipop.org or call Carl Edwards on 07968 794054.

After all of the rain in Edinburgh recently we were delighted when the sun shone for the 27th Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade. Radio Lollipop has taken part in the procession, which marked the start of Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival for the last 10 years or so. This year the team came up with an innovative way to decorate their float for this year’s special Golden Jubilee Cavalcade.

The float was very in keeping with the royal theme. A giant castle was set on the back of our trailer, with acres of golden fabric, a royal ‘marquee’ and kings, queens, princes and princesses.

However, the castle was no ordinary piece of masonry…we used an inflatable bouncy castle!! Securely anchored to the back of our 40ft flatbed trailer the bouncy castle provided the centrepiece for a special Jubilee Cavalcade

Colourful shields were decorated by patients at the Sick Children’s Hospital and are displayed along the length of the trailer. On board the float were Radio Lollipop volunteers, patients and ex-patients from the Sick children’s hospital. All were dressed in royal attire – princes and princesses, kings and queens, even a court jester!

The Radio Lollipop float is well known in the Cavalcade for being one of the loudest. We have a powerful 12 speaker sound system pumping out loud and lively music throughout the parade. Our stewards and presenters, David and Graham entertained the 170,000 strong crowd with their juggling and antics.

Everyone who took part had a great time, and to top everything off we even won a prize – Best Animated Float in Community category! So well done everyone for their hard work!

Radio Lollipop would like to say a special thanks to Colin Palmer at Junior Promotions for providing the bouncy castle, Jim Simpson at RDL Distribution for providing the trailer and truck, and Chief Superintendent Jim Pryde from Lothian & Borders Police for his help in building and storing the float.

Cheshire Railtours Special Trains – support Radio Lollipop

Exploring Britain by train can be nostalgic and educational and an excellent day out. Cheshire Railtours have a variety of tours, usually on Saturdays and some visiting famous Vintage Rallies or Classic Vehicle Days.

At the end of a wonderful day, passengers are asked to donate to Radio Lollipop as Cheshire Railtours charity of choice for the last four years.

This year’s tours are on:
August 3 ‘The Yesteryear Special’
August 24 ‘The Border Belle’
October 13 ‘The Memory Lane Special’
December 7 ‘The Candlelight Express’

If you would like to know more, please telephone 01984 640005