The Breakthrough Babes

The Sutton Coldfield Breakthrough Breast Cancer Group

Welcome to the website of the Sutton Coldfield Group, actively supporting Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

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2010 Review

Thanks to all our supporters we have now raised

                       £613,970.31

- we couldn't have done it without you!

To keep up to date with our latest events please subscribe to our bi-annual newsletter - email your request to info@breakthroughbabes.org.uk

Thanks to everyone who contributes their time and money, especially to:

Jennifer Brown and Mike Hargreaves for their ongoing support at our annual golf days and helping to raise our best ever total last September of almost £20,000!

HB Legal Costing for £100 from making donations instead of sending Christmas cards

Andrea for another bag-a-bargain clothes event raising a fashionable £100

Esso Birmingham for their regular donations now totalling a huge £3,156

Lyn White’s yoga day at Bannatyne’s raised £84

The Great Midlands Fun Run gave us £500 and runner Jo Hancock another £105

Aileen Dinnes for spoiling us at a Pampered Chef evening raising a great £188 and a huge £946 in sponsorship for the Great Midlands Fun Run

Fibbersley Park School for Going Pink and raising £341 and then donating £62 instead of sending Christmas cards

Packington Moor Farm Shop also went pink and raised a super £525

Heart of the Country held a Winter Wonderland and raised a wonderful £527

Yoxall Butchers fed the queues at Christmas and gave us a tasty £541

David & Darren’s civil partnership contributed £50

Carehome Selection gave us £103 instead of sending Christmas cards

Colin Grantham and his Boxing Day Shenstone Ramble donated another £120

Great Barr Keep Fit Ladies sent us their annual contribution of £50

Barry Whittaker, long standing supporter, gave us another £10

Our Take That Tribute Night at Pier 39 raised lots of smiles and £1,752

Waitrose Mere Green let us pack bags before Christmas raising a cracking £420

Gloria Childs and sisters who donated £30

Our news

22 Apr 12

Steve Quirke of CFS, Sutton Coldfield raises £5,494.50.

Steve Quirke runs London Marathon for Breakthrough.

03 Dec 11

Halls World of Christmas 2011 supporting Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Thank you to Hall's Garden Centre for raising £500 and Rotary Wylde Green for raising £500 and making the World of Christmas event so successful and raising a wonderful £1,000 for us! Donkeys, reindeer, Santa, sherry, pink cup cakes, Christmas carols and tinsel created the perfect festive scene. Special thanks to David Hall for collecting over 60 super raffle prizes and to all the staff at Hall's for their hospitality and to everyone who came along to support us over the weekend. Also big thanks to Linda and John Collier for raising another £1,000 for us from the lovely folk at Clarendon Acoustic Club bringing your total up to a huge £7,000 so far! See the pink photos below.

25 Nov 11

Cheque Presentation for the 2011 Great Midlands Fun Run

Amazing £7,000 from The Great Midlands Fun Run

17 Nov 11

Ladies Night 2011

Ladies Night raises over £2,500!

30 Sep 11

Zumba Party ... in memory of Karen

Jean Davies - one of the Breakthrough Babes - exemplifies everything Breakthrough stands for...determination, hope and optimism.

05 Jun 11

2011 Great Midlands Fun Run Breakthrough Team

19 May 11

London to Brighton Mini Rally 2011

Sue and Russel Taroni sponsored London to Brighton Mini Rally 2011

18 Mar 11

Volunteer with the Breakthrough Babes

Contact us and come to help us keep the fun in our fundraising