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20th Strawberry Sparkle raised £5000!!!

What an amazing Strawberry Sparkle we had this year - our 20th Strawberry Sparkle raised £5000!!! Thank you to EVERYONE who supported...

Philips High School Sponsored Cricket Match

A massive thank you for the staff at Philips High School in Whitefield for choosing to raise money for us via their staff cricket match...

GEMS sparkle at 30th Anniversary

The Diamond and Pearl Ball was held at the lovingly restored Rochdale Town Hall on Saturday 15th June, to celebrate the 30th anniversary...

Thank You Piper O'Donnell

One of our youngest supporters recently held a lemonade sale to raise funds for our charity. Piper O'Donnell also has a birthday in...

Cheque Presentation to the Willink

The GEM Appeal and patron Denise Welch went to the Willink unit to present a cheque for £47,147.00 to fund another year of research by a...

Karen's 10k Sponsored Walk

A big thank you to everone that took part in Karen's Sponsored Walk on Bank Holiday Sunday, the total raised so far is edging towards £700

Thank You Rich Taylor

Rich Taylor ran the Royal Parks half marathon on Sun 8th October raising money for the GEM Appeal raisig over £500! It’s still not too...

Pride of Britain Awards

Take That and Peter Kay surprise Pride Of Britain award winner Karen Johnson Karen Johnson received a Special Recognition award for her...