Cricket curry night supports brain tumour research
Warwickshire County Cricket Club Director, Dougie Brown, generously hosted a charity curry night to raise money for brain tumour research at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
Over 70 guests enjoyed the event, which took place at Deedar Indian Restaurant, in Barnt Green, Birmingham.
The meal also included much-loved entertainment, like a Heads and Tails game, auction, raffle and a Question and Answer session with Tim Ambrose and Director of Cricket at Lancashire County Cricket Club, Ashley Giles.
The fundraising evening raised a fantastic £3,500, to be split between the Giles’ Trust, which supports brain tumour research at the QE, and Tim Ambrose’s Benefit Year which is supporting Fisher House, QEHB Charity’s ‘home away from home’ for military patients and their families, as one of its three chosen charities.
The Giles Trust was set up by Ashley and his wife Stine, following Stine’s diagnosis and treatment for a brain tumour, under the care of Professor Cruickshank at the QE.
Mike Hammond, Chief Executive at QEHB Charity, said: “We are thrilled to be able to support Ashley and Stine’s plight to support brain tumour research here in Birmingham, at the world-class Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
“The curry night was great fun and a real success. I’d like to say a huge thank you to Dougie Brown for hosting such a fantastic event, and to Tim Ambrose for kindly choosing Fisher House as one of the charities to be supported by the Benefit Year.”
To find out more about the Giles’ Trust or to make a donation, please click here.
Pictured above: Profefssor Cruickshank, Stine and Ashley Giles
