In this feature we would like to bring you up to date with a few of our ‘Star Supporters’. Through fundraising of their own, and as a response to similar life situations they are dealing with, have made the generous decision to sponsor children at The Dream Trust. Jo Fox “December 2014 marked the first anniversaryRead More
Earlier in the year we introduced you all to our budding fundraising team at Sussex University. They will be taking on the challenge of a lifetime as they prepare to cycle across Kerala, India before heading to the home of our partner, The DREAM Trust. We caught up withRead More
On the Monday 9th February, in honour of one the years celebratory dates, The Pendsey Trust hosted a successful Valentines Special Quiz Night Fundraiser! Many people travelled from far and wide across London to once again descend on the New Moon pub on Gracechurch Street. Another great chance for our supporters to show off their inner egg-heads whilstRead More
In the summer of 2015, students from the University of Sussex, in association with Sussex RAG, will be taking on the challenge of a lifetime. The challenge involves six days of cycling across the fascinating and beautiful scenery of Kerala, crossing the coconut groves, tea plantations and national parks, travelling through friendly villages and the breathtaking mountains ofRead More
Catriona and Andrew Laycock have been proud supporters of our President, and The Pendsey Trust, since she returned from her initial visit to Dr. Pendsey and The Dream Trust in Nagpur. Since then, they have also been sponsoring one of the children there who is living with T1 diabetes. We asked them to tell us theirRead More
Off the back of our first full calender year in operation our President, Lucy Laycock, has written a ‘Thank You’ statement to accompany our most recent Pendsey Trust Newsletter! Dear Valued Supporters, 2014 has been a fantastic year for The Pendsey Trust, among other things achieving registered charity status, co-leading a campaignRead More
On the 11th November, The Pendsey Trust were yet again host to another Quiz Night Fundraiser! This time we had moved down river from Victoria to the The New Moon pub near Monument welcoming a crowd willing to show off their inner egg-heads whilst raising money to help sponsor children with with Type 1 diabetes. We chose toRead More
The Pendsey Trust putting the ‘WORLD’ back in World Diabetes Day 2014: The #insulin4all Campaign. One of our very first interviews when we started out as a charity was with the amazing Elizabeth Rowley at T1international – a blog dedicated to exposing the situation for those with diabetes internationally and the difficulties of access toRead More
Earlier this year we introduced Dilan Shah and his blog, as one of our new supporters. Since then his blog has progressed into an informative and excellent journal as he prepares to undertake his challenge of a lifetime and climb to the Everest Base Camp in 2014! We are delighted to share his latest blogRead More
In the summer of 2015, students from the University of Sussex, in association with Sussex RAG, will be taking on the challenge of a lifetime. The challenge involves six days of cycling across the fascinating and beautiful scenery of Kerala, crossing the coconut groves, tea plantations and national parks, travelling through friendly villages and the breathtaking mountains of theRead More
One of our avid supporters, Shelley Bennett, took the time out of her busy schedule running a brilliant diabetes support group that originated in Kent, South East England, to run a fundraiser for The Pendsey Trust. We are delighted to have her speak about this as one of our feature posts! “I first became awareRead More
Today we have a feature blog from Mary Hayes, one of The Pendsey Trusts avid supporters. Mary has witnessed first hand the difficulties for those living with Type 1 diabetes and passionately believes that more can, and should, be done to help these individuals. As a diabetes specialist nurse who is also living with theRead More
On the 19th May, The Pendsey Trust hosted another successful Quiz Night Fundraiser! Many people travelled far and wide across London to the Marquis of Westminster pub to show off their inner egg-heads whilst raising money to help kids with Type 1 diabetes access school and look forward to a happy, healthy future. The nightRead More
This week we are delighted to introduce a guest blog from Dilan Shah, one of The Pendsey Trust‘s newest supporters. Having lived with diabetes for many years, he is keen to help others with the condition who are less fortunate than him- and has decided to take on an inspirational challenge to raise money forRead More
Today we are delighted to announce details of our new international partner, the Tanzania Diabetes Association, and some of the first individuals we will be helping there through The Pendsey Trust. Based at the Muhimbili National Hospital Diabetes Centre in Dar es Salaam, the Tanzania Diabetes Association aims to improve the livesRead More
