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Bite Back at Cancer is an organisation raising money for the two charities that are close to the heart for many of us divers. Sadly, many of us will have lost close friends or family to cancer, including our dive buddies, instructors or perhaps our dive club drinking pal.
Marie Curie is one of our chosen charities, as their support is invaluable during the hard times that cancer can bring.
The second charity, Bite-Back, is an organisation dedicated to marine conservation and the protection of sharks and aims to reduce consumer demand upon threatened shark and fish species.
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The 2010 Ball
This year’s Ball will be on Saturday the 18th of September and tickets are on sale now!
For more information please click here.
To book Tickets please click here.
To make your dinner choices please click here.
To view a list of sponsors and auction lots for 2010 click here.
To enter the 2010 Photo Competition click here.
New for 2010 - a Blind Auction for a place onboard “The Boutique Liveaboard” Arenui.
The Ball will be held on board the permanently moored RS Hispaniola on the River Thames alongside Victoria Embankment by Jubilee Footbridge. Situated just opposite the London Eye, this more central London location will appeal to many.
From early evening to midnight we will have ‘run of the ship’ and as in previous years guests will enjoy reception drinks, a seated dinner with some wine included, the Charity Auction, a fun casino and dancing.
For more information on this years event please click here.
Guests or prospective sponsors can contact the Bite Back at Cancer Team by using our contact form.
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The 2009 Ball
The 2009 Black Tie Ball was held at The Richmond Hill Hotel on Friday the 25th of September was and such a great success!
Just under a hundred ladies and gents ironed their posh frocks and dinner suits, and made their way to Richmond to attend the Bite Back at Cancer Charity Ball.
2009 was the third year the charity ball has been held, its aim to raise awareness and much needed funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care and Bite Back Marine and Shark Conservation.
Despite being slightly down on numbers, the event managed to improve on 2008’s fund raising by a staggering 50%, with a total raised just over £6,000. This money will be split evenly between the two causes.
A lovely three course dinner was followed by a few speeches, a charity auction with some amazing lots and energetic bidding, a live band and a fun casino Roulette table.
The photo competition, judged by Gillian MacDonald and Jane Morgan, was won by Kathy White with her atmospheric shot, titled “Light beams at St Johns”, bagging her a luxury liveaboard trip to Komodo, courtesy of Worldwide Dive and Sail.
Graham Buckingham of Bite-Back also managed to draw Kathy’s name out of the hat to win her the main prize of the O’Three dry suit, however she generously returned the prize to be entered into the auction.
Thanks to the following dive centres and organisations for their assistance with ticket sales;
Diving Matrix (divingmatrix.co.uk)
Aquanuat Dive Club (aquanautscuba.co.uk)
London School of Diving (londonschoolofdiving.co.uk)
Diving Leisure London (divingleisurelondon.co.uk)
Richmond BSAC (www.rsac1489.com)
The London Diving Chamber (londondivingchamber.co.uk)
The Underwater Channel (theunderwaterchannel.co.uk)
Thank also to the event sponsors for their support and contributions for this years event;
Worldwide Dive and Sail (worldwidediveandsail.com)
O’Three (othree.co.uk)
VR Technology (vrtechnology.net)
Paul Toomer/Diving Matrix (divingmatrix.co.uk)
London School of Diving (londonschoolofdiving.co.uk)
PKR (www.pkr.com)
Cameras Underwater (camerasunderwater.co.uk)
London Divng Chamber (londondivingchamber.co.uk)
Tante Marie Cookery School (tantemarie.co.uk)
Maria Munn at Ocean Visions (oceanvisions.co.uk)
Maria Mun at Ocean Gifts (oceangifts.co.uk)
Diver Magazine (divernet.com)
Stuart Keasley/Bottlefish (bottlefish.net)
Emma Critchley (emmacritchley.com)
EON Productions (www.007.com)
Monty Halls (montyhalls.co.uk)
Premier Inn (premierinn.com)
Planning has already started for the 2010 event; if you would like to offer your support (ticket sales, sponsorship or organisational help) please email team@bitebackatcancer.org
Click here to find out more about the actual Auction Lots and our 2009 Sponsors.
Check out photographs from this years Ball here. Do you have any more that we can post?
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