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23 Oct 2015

A ‘TASTER’ OF JUST SOME OF SIR BOBBY’S ONLINE AUCTION LOTS

A ‘taster’ of just some of the fantastic sporting and lifestyle auction prizes donated to Sir Bobby’s Online Auction already: The LMA – St George’s Park exclusive tournament for 8 teams Guests of FIFA at the 2016
23 Oct 2015

LAUNCH OF SIR BOBBY’S ONLINE AUCTION

This is the first news in 2015 from the team behind Sir Bobby’s Online Auction, which begins on 14 November. The brainchild of long-time Sir Bobby Robson Foundation supporter, Gina Long, the auction will benefit four charities
22 Oct 2015

NEWCASTLE FAN HELPS SUNDERLAND FANS AHEAD OF WEAR TYNE DERBY

Newcastle United fan Matthew Coxon was thrilled when he won tickets to this Sunday’s big Wear Tyne derby in an EA Sports competition this week. Unfortunately for Matthew, the tickets were for home fans at the Stadium
20 Oct 2015

NEWCASTLE BUILDING SOCIETY SAVERS PASS £1.5M FUNDRAISING MARK FOR SIR BOBBY

Savers and investors with the North East’s biggest building society have helped hit a new fundraising milestone in support of our work. Newcastle Building Society set up a unique partnership with the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation in
12 Oct 2015

CRAMLINGTON JUNIORS ‘GET SHIRTY’ FOR SIR BOBBY ROBSON FOUNDATION

This season, Cramlington Juniors FC are doing something very special with their match shirts. For the first time in the club’s history, every single one of their 18 teams, with players from the age of just six
12 Oct 2015

AROUND THE WORLD BALL SUCCESS

This Saturday’s (10 October) Run Geordie Run Around the World Ball sponsored by SOS Group Ltd was a great success, raising an amazing £8,223 for The Children’s Foundation and the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. As well as
1 Oct 2015

NORTH EAST FOOTBALL SWINGS INTO ACTION FOR THE FOUNDATION

North East football united at Rockliffe Hall Hotel, Hurworth-on-Tees, to raise funds for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation – on the day (30 September) the Foundation announced it has passed the £9million fundraising mark. The Sir Bobby
23 Sep 2015

SIR BOBBY ROBSON FOUNDATION GOLF DAY

In just a week’s time (30 September), North East football will unite and swing into action to raise funds for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. The Sir Bobby Robson Celebrity Golf Day, sponsored by Pin Point Recruitment,
18 Sep 2015

THANK YOU TO OUR GREAT FUNDRAISERS

We’ve been able to share a small number of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation’s Great North Run stories with you this week. Hopefully, whether or not you were involved with the run this, or any other year,
18 Sep 2015

GREAT NORTH RUN – KATY SIMPSON

Katy Simpson, 24, from Burnopfield, near Stanley in County Durham, had always hated running. She hated running when, about 15 years ago, she and her cousin, Helen Gavin, ran the Junior Great North Run. At the time,