Guests were invited to bring a plant to sell and were welcomed with glamorous gin cocktails created with award-winning Whitley Neill Gin and Bottlegreen Elderflower presse and cordial, served in vintage china tea cups kindly supplied by Lavinia's Tea Party. Le Beaujolais provided a copious selection of stylish and succulent canapes which were enjoyed as guests explored the haven of tranquility and horticultural delights of the Llewelyn-Bowen's well tended and opulent gardens. Music was provided by the exquisite and soulful sounds of Cecile Llewelyn-Bowen who sang a selection of her own compositions, accompanied by Tom Molloy and Charlotte Jones, followed by the ever popular Jack Mizzi and his talented singing student Frankie. Thanks to the generous sponsors - Top-up Tents, Bottle Green Drinks, Whitley Neill Gin, Jigsaw, Boden, Joules, Le Beaujolais, The Fleece Hotel, Crew Clothing, Jo Church, All About Eve, Tetbury Tailor, Tweedies Originals, Bonnie Grey, Abbey House Gardens and Slimbridge Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust a generous raffle helped to raise £2131.60 to fund Breakthrough Breast Cancer's pioneering research, education and campaigning.
This fundraising group was founded by Eira Hooper in 2005, when she was diagnosed with this hideous disease. Sadly she is no longer with us but we continue the fight to create a future free from the fear of breast cancer for our daughters and future generations.
With over 100 of the world's leading breast cancer scientists, Breakthrough are making new and exciting developments every day. Most recently they have discovered a new way to attack cancer tumours by controlling their blood supply. This could lead to improved treatment of
cancer, heart disease and eye disease with fewer side effects. The team from the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) found that a molecule called endosialin plays a hitherto undiscovered role in 'pruning back' growing blood vessels.
