Hyde Fundraisers are grateful to the following for their kind help & support: BBC Television - Roger Hancock Ltd - BBC Worldwide - Ian Grutchley - Edward Russell - Tim Hancock - Richard Hollis - UKG - Experience Design & Management - Character Options - this planet earth - Dr Who Production Office - Embrace Wigan & Leigh - Neill Gorton - MFX Replicas - cardboardcutout.net
RECOGNISED FUNDRAISER OF THE BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPEAL REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 802052
AUGUST 16th - Steps charity Event, Shepshed, Leicester.
AUGUST 25th - Dr Who Museum, Blackpool
SEPTEMBER 14th - Denton Carnival, Denton, Manchester
SEPTEMBER 20th/21st - Spaceport, Merseyside
NOVEMBER 1st/2nd : Hyde Fundraisers Special Spaceport Weekend
NOVEMBER 22nd - Ashton Library, Ashton-u-Lyne
In 2008 Hyde Fundraisers are raising funds for BBC Children In Need & The Rainbow Trust
Why not come and say hello to K-9
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Those
marvellous people at 
Carboardcutout.net
have announced their next set of Dr Who releases that will be available
to buy this month. Following last years launch which included Cyberman,
Dalek, Martha, the Doctor and Dalek Sec they have 5 new releases to add
to the collection. The first of these, which we are certain will be popular,
is The Weeping Angel from Blink, followed by The Ood, Scarecrow, K-9 and
The Master clutching his Laser Screwdriver!
Hyde
Fundraisers joined in the celebrations for Spaceport's Birthday on July
26th & 27th. The group made another appearance at the site based in
Seacombe which currently hosts The Art Of Dr Who Exhibition. Characters
including The Ood, an Auton, Scarecrows, Pig Guard, Santas and Davros
made an appearance over the two days. Also appearing 
was
our new 'Donna' character who found herself battling against the real
Cybermen which also joined in the weekends events. Once ahain we were
delighted to recieve donations for our charities - BBC Children In Need
& The Rainbow Trust.
We shall also be planning a very special weekend celebration in November at Spaceport with a special guest or 2, along with the debut of our latest new Dr Who characters!!
Hanley,
Stoke On Trent, hosted a formidable collection
of Heroes & Villains on Saturday July 12th. The Central Library, on
Bethesda Street, welcomed the Caped Crusader and Mr Incredible to celebrate
the National Year Of Reading. Other characters that also made special guest
appearances were Darth Maul, Stormtrooper and the wicked Joker! The event
raised £700 for our nominated charities.
Fans
in South Wales were able to see Hyde Fundraisers in action on June 28th
as we joined activities at the town of Blaenavon to celebrate their World
Heritage Site Events. We 
appeared
with a selection of our characters at this free public event
to add to the excitement of the day. Our characters included Scarecrows,
Santa's, Ood, Clockwork Droid, Brannigan, Sycorax and one of the Pig Guards
too! We were delighted to recieve
a donation of £1000 from Torfaen Council to support our charities
- BBC Children In Need and The Rainbow Trust.On
Sunday June 1st Hyde Fundraisers materialised in 
South
Yorkshire for their latest appearance.The Lakeside Shopping Centre hosted
a menagerie of Dr Who characters attending to raise funds for our nominated
charities and also the Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice. Visitors enjoyed
meeting our scary aliens such as the Sycorax, the Ood, Scarecrow and the
Dalek Pig Guards ! Also appearing was everyones favourite robot dog, K-9,
who offered his protection to shoppers. The event generated £919
for the Bluebell charity and a great £1919 to be divided between
BBC Children In Need and The Rainbow Trust.
We
are proud to announce that in addition to Children In Need benefitting
from collections/donations between
April and November 2008 will be THE RAINBOW TRUST. The Rainbow Trust Children's
Charity provides practical and emotional support to families who have
a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. They support 1,000
families each year. The Rainbow Trust supports families for as long as
they need them - from diagnosis, through the illness and beyond. This
secondary charity has been nominated by Actor & Presenter Andrew Hayden-Smith,
familiar for his work on CBBC, BYKER GROVE and as Jake Simmons in the
second series of DR WHO. Andrew kindly agreed to nominate this years additional
beneficiary from our fundraising after previously supporting Hyde Fundraisers
at our cinema screening event in March 2007.
Our events taking place in Birmingham on April 26th and donation from the Sheffield Superkids means we have already raised £750 for THE RAINBOW TRUST in this first month of them being our secondary charity!
THE
ART OF DR WHO opened at Spaceport. Merseyside on Friday May 23rd. The
exhibition gives visitors an insight into 
how
the new Dr Who series is created, from script to screen. This includes
examples of how masks are created such as The Ood, visual effects and
costume creation.
To celebrate the opening Hyde Fundraisers made descended on the weekend
with an array of characters that included the Dalek Sec Hybrid, Pig Guards,
Ood, Clockwork Droids and Scarecrows. Also making his 
debut
at the event was Bannakaffalatta still in his partywear from the Titanic.
We were also
lucky enough to collect some stray Adipose to return back to Adipose Industries!
Our weekend attendance has generated a further £1200 between our noiminated charities - BBC Children In Need and The Rainbow Trust. Keep your eyes peeled for details of more special weekends at Spaceport during the run of the current Exhibition!
Further details about Spaceport can be found by clicking HERE
The
launch of the Spaceport Dr Who exhibition provided the perfect opportunity
for one of Hyde Fundraisers costumiers - Cheryl Mellor (Pictured left)
- to meet up with Dr Who series costume designer Louise Page. Cheryl has
already contributed character costumes for the female Clockwork Droid,
Auton Bride and Revenge style Cybermen along with adjustments to our Pig
Guard boilersuits!
THE ART OF DR WHO Exhibition opened on May 23rd and showcases many of Louise's costumes created for Dr Who!
Hyde
Fundraisers were invited along again this year to the Hilton Hotel in Sheffield
for this years Superkids event. The childrens awards, sponsored by Sheffield
Newspapers, recognises children
who have
overcome adversity or shown an incredible talent
or dedication.
South Yorkshire celebrities were out in force to honour the area's top children
in The Star's Superkids Awards. They included representation from the world
of football, rugby, ice hockey and boxers who rubbed shoulders with musicians,
actors and artists during the ceremony at Sheffield's Hilton Hotel. Hyde
Fundraisers joined the celebration with an appearance of Batman, Mr Incredible,
Spiderman and the character 'V' to enhance this years 'Superhero' theme
of the awards. We were also delighted to recieve a donation of £500
for our nominated charities.
On
Saturday April 26th, Hyde Fundraisers materialised
in the Midlands with a special appearance at Birmingham
Central Library. The monsters were based at Centre for the Child, Central
Library in Birmingham.
The event was free to attend and there was board games activities and much more for all the family to enjoy. Monsters on the rampage included Sycorax, Clockwork Droid, Ood, Pig Guards, Cybermen and Dalek creator Davros. K-9 was also present to keep order !
The
'Colin Ravey Memorial Event' on may 3rd certainly proved a hit with shoppers
in Ashton-under-Lyne. Hyde Fundraisers staged the event in the memory
of Colin who died earlier this year of cancer in aid of local charity
Willow Wood Hospice. We were delighted at the generous donations that
were recieved and it was great to see so many of Colin's family and friends
come along to see us.
We hope Willow Wood Hospice will advise us of the totals raised very soon!
total by raising a fantastic £9000 for the appeal. The voluntary group
were also delighted to have Pudsey's support to boost their fundraising
at the start of the year. "We've had a fantastic first quarter of 2008 which
has lead to us raising this amount so far this year." Said Hyde Fundraisers
Secretary Wayne Broughton."We'd like to thank everyone who has made
a donation towards this total and also the organisers of events which we
have attended who have been generous with their donations and have looked
after the team superbly. With 8 months of the year to go, we've smashed
the amount from 2007 for Children In Need which was our highest ever" .
Peace
was shattered at the Central Library in Hanley, Stoke On Trent on Saturday
March 29th with a visit from Hyde Fundraisers. Visitors confronted an array
of monsters that included The Sycorax, Ood, Scarecrows, Santa's and the
Dalek Pig Guards. Also on display was 
K-9,
Clockwork Droid and one of the Daleks! There was
an appearance by our Davros, who was questioned about a return to the series
but as ever, Davros would not
reveal anything! In addition there was an appearances at the Potteries Art
Gallery & Museum of a Classic Cybermen and a Dalek. The event was attended
once again by Pudsey Bear who was delighted that it raised a £1000
for the appeal!On
Saturday March 15th
Hyde Fundraisers attended
the Cambridge University Science Festival. The group held a special Hyde
Fundraisers display area 
where
for a donation to support
BBC Children In Need visitors were able to glimpse some of
our characters and see one of our sculptors - Phil Robinson - at work
on a future project for the group. Phil has already sculpted several characters
for Hyde Fundraisers including Davros, Ogron, Ood and his latest to be
making its debut in Cambridge will be The Pig Guards and Sec Hybrid! The
Hyde Fundraisers 
Exhibition
area was hosted inside The Pitt Building where our Virtual Photoscreen
was also operating for a limited time.Our
display included our Female Clockwork Droid, Auton Bride, Dalek Sec and
of course that well known blue Police Box. Characters making guest appearances
included The Classic Cybermen, Scarecrows, Davros, Santas and the Sycorax!At
the opening event with the Vice 
Chancellor
and Carol Voorderman were our very own Doctor & Rose joined by the
Ood. We are delighted to announce that
thanks to donations from visitors, Cambridge University and Tenth Planet,
the event has raised a fantastic £4813 for
BBC Children In Need - thank you to everyone for all your support.
After
numerous press reports and magazine articles we can 
confirm
that
in Valentine Week HYDE FUNDRAISERS appeared in episodes of EASTENDERS. You
will see 4 of our REVENGE style Cybermen feature in an episode which was
filmed in late November/early December. Filming took place in studio and
outside the impressive St Paul's Cathedral - known for that famous scene
from Patrick Troughton's story THE INVASION. They appeared descending the
steps of St Pauls Cathedral on the Valentines Day episode. This was followed
on the Friday with further appearances within the TIMELORD REMEMBERED Convention/Exhibition
set up. The Dr Who backdrop served to play out the conclusion of the Stacy/Bradley
relationship. 
benefitting
the latter. Having such a successful year helped BBC Children In Need with
£8,500 but we have also raised a fantastic £5,500 for Help The
Aged. On January 16th Millenium FX hosted a presentation to Tim Harman -
Southern Area co-ordinator for Help the Aged - where members Sp Bowling,
Mike Bargh and
Neill Gorton presented our cheque. We would like to thank everyone who supported
Hyde Fundraisers throughout 2007 to help us raise these fantastic amounts
to help the work of these charities. We hope you will continue your support
through 2008 and beyond.
2008 got off to a monstrous start
as we said goodbye to 
the
DR WHO UPCLOSE Exhibition at the Museum Of Science & Industry in Manchester.
The Exhibition has been a huge hit in 2007 and we sent it off in style
by raising funds for BBC Children In Need. Characters attending the finale
included Davros, Ood, Sycorax, Scarecrows, The Doctor and the female Clockwork
Droid. Former Coronation Street actor Nigel Pivaro, now a successful journalist,
attended the event and interviewed some members of Hyde Fundraisers for
a forthcoming feature.
We'd like to thank MOSI for their kind support and Milburns for all their assistance during our visits throughout 2007 to help our nominated charities.
Have
you always wanted to be a Superhero or become a Cyberman ? Wanted to support
charity and have great fun as one of the Daleks or Jedi Knight ? If so
Hyde Fundraisers would love to hear from you. As we support more and more
events we are looking for more dedicated fans and individuals to help
in our fundraising work. We have members from many areas that include
North West England, the North East, and London. You don't have to be great
at making costumes or sculpting masks, you might want to help with organising
our events or working on our Virtual Photo Studio. You can find out more
about us by exploring the website and drop us an email if you are interested
in getting involved in our organisation. email us at hydefundraisers@yahoo.com
Millennium FX Replicas have now added some new
replicas, and one Limited Edition, to their 
fanatstic
collectors range. Now available are the first of two replica launches
this Autumn with this first batch including: Male Auton from the first
ever new series Doctor Who episode "Rose", Robofrom Mercenary - seen disguised
with a Santa mask in last years Christmas Special, Sycorax Helmet - David
Tennants first foe- both a Standard and a Deluxe edition with the Deluxe
featuring red LED's in the eyes. There is also a White Male Auton - Limited
Edition - Limited to 100 pieces worldwide only, it was seen guarding the
Nestene Consciousness. CLICK
HERE to visit the MFX website.
EXHIBITION SECRETS !
Would you like to know what it takes to put an Exhibition together ? Why not visit our Exhibitions website to see our special Behind The Scenes feature about the Dr Who UpClose Exhibition in Manchester! CLICK HERE
