Emma and Laura's Challenge Blog

Cosmopolitan's Ultimate Women of the Year Awards

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:03:01+0100

We were so excited to win one of Cosmopolitan's amazing awards last week for being Ultimate Friends! Inspired by our fundraising and awareness raising in the name of breast cancer Cosmo felt we deserved one of their preestigious awards. We were excited to meet some of our ultimate stars on the night, including the amazing Aleisha and the lovely Vernon Kay. The next morning we were treated to breakfast at Downing Street and met the wonderful Kim Cattrall, who knew our names, oh yes! You can see us on Cosmo's video clip of the evening at: http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/your-life/ultimate-women-of-the-year-awards-2008/special and we've also done a photo shoot for December's issue of Cosmo (currently on sale!)

Ball Huge Success

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:01:00+0100

The Black Tie & Beautiful Ball 2 was another huge success and, although money is still being counted, we have raised another £15,000 for Breast Cancer Campaign. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the evening and to all ball goers we hope you had another great night! You can view and buy official photos online until end November 08 - http://www.onlinepictureproof.com/sarahcookphotography/albums/events Love, Emma & Laura & the Ball Committee xxxx

Tickets for Black Tie & Beautiful Ball 2008 on sale now

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:15:13+0100

We are delighted to confirm details for this year's Black Tie & Beautiful Ball, which is to be held at the luxurious Landmark Hotel on Saturday 25 October 2005 (7pm-1am). Tickets are on sale now and cost £67.50 for sparkles on arrival, 3 course meal with fine wine, disco, celebrity auction, goody bags and many other surprises. We promise you a glizty & fun filled night you will not forget, plus you get the opportunity to help raise vital funds for an amzing charity. Wow what an opportunity! Tickets available include: individual, group or tables of 12. Use this website to order your tickets or contact emma.freeborn@sky.com or Laura.Holgate@itn.co.uk. This website will be updated with further up to date details about the ball in due course... in the meantime do bear with us and keep an eye on this blog... If you click on the download button below you can save and view a copy of a flyer for the ball. Love, Emma & Laura xxxx

China trek - visit to a local school (played with kids and donated things to school)

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:17:07+0100

Best Great Wall pics - how brave are we! (partly reconstructed wall at Simatai & Jin Shang Ling)

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:13:13+0100

China Trek day 2 - non-reconstructed Great Wall (March 2008)

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:06:18+0100

China Trek Photos - Day 1 Dragon Falls

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:55+0100

Emma and Laura's Great Wall Walk - Progress Update!

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:20:40+0100

Udate on 20 March. How we have walked! We've 'slide-walked' over ice, climbed and clambered over really old and crumbly parts of the Wall and now zip-wired over a lake and very high up! No one can say we've not earned every penny of our sponsor money. We were so worn out yesterday that we had to sleep between arriving back from an 11k walk and enjoying a Chinese banquet - yes another one! We're having a wonderful and exhausting time. We love China. We're still excited and nervous with fingers firmly crossed that we reach our target of raising over £20,000 to battle breast cancer - we're so nearly there. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has sponsored us so far, and to those of you who have passed our website link to friends and family - and there's still time for anyone who'd like to add some sponsorship.

April 16th - We're in China!!!

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:30:48+0100

Yes we're really here and we love China. We're all fired up and ready for THE WALL! There's still time to sponsor us and to pass our sponsor details to your friends. We've very nearly raised our target to 20,000 - hooray.

WE NEED YOUR HELP...

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:37:37+0100

We are over the moon at how much we have already raised - largely thanks to our generous supporters and sponsors. We have already raised more than £17,000 - amazing! We would love to increase the impact we are having on breast cancer research by smashing the £20,000 mark by China - please help us! It's easy... Send round the just giving link to anyone and everyone you think might be interested in sponsoring us. We're also open to corporate sponsorship ideas. Do you know a company who would sponsor us to wear their t-shirts on the Great Wall for example? Help us do our bit to make breast cancer a curable disease, 'cos it's not nice and it needs to be stopped. Em & Laura xx

China here we come ... yikes!

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:24:26+0100

You may well question what training we've been doing to prepare us for the Great Wall adventure on 15 March and we can honestly say we're well under way with our preparations. Both of us have splashed a load of (our own!) cash on flash walking gear to look the part and we're planning a trip to the Chinese Emabassy later this week to see if we can actually get a visa. There has even been a bit of physical training going on. Laura has been busy wearing in her sister's walking boots to her own foot shape and Emma's brought some brand new walking boots that feel like slippers (not sure she'll still be thinking that after a full day's Wall walking!) Emma dragged her mum and David walking in the Chipstead Valley for a impressive 3 hours of challenging terrain last weekend. Ending up at the Ramblers Rest for a fabulous pub lunch! Emma's delighted with this effort, as she's been a bit down about her leg and back injury and was beginning to panic about being better for China. All is well now though and she even has some leg strengthening exercises from the hospital to support her training.

Last year's ball photos

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:14:34+0100

As China fast approaches and we're wearing in those wlaking boots, we can't help but think back to the gliz and glammour of last year's ball. So once again, here's the photos to help us remember. And to those of you who have joined the facebook group requesting us to do it again, let's hope there's some good news soon... Last year's ball photos...

Thank you!!

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:11:33+0100

To all our amazing corporate sponsors - have a look at who helped us out on our fantastic sponsors page. A few we must mention are : Confetti - who donated all the sparkles for the evening - they helped us make our tables beautiful, with gorgeous silver balloons, pink confetti, lovely candles and luscious pink heart chocolates. Thank you!! www.confetti.co.uk Wolf Blass - who donated 120 bottles of their brand new Wolf Blass green label, made with PET plastic and has less than half the carbon footprint of normal wine. And it's delicious!! www.wolfblass.com Naked - our favourite ever cosmetic company who donated over £1,500 of products for our amazing 'Naked' skinny dip. We salute your generosity and brilliance, not to mention your delicious products. 97% natural, crammed with gorgeous high quality ingredients, with no parabens, SLS, petrochemicals or phthalates. www.nakedbodycare.co.uk OPI - for the gorgeous nail polishes donated for our lovely ladies to take home - we loved the spectacular colours you gave us - even the boys were jealous. www.lenawhite.co.uk Soap & Glory - for the amazing Feet Dreams they donated to the cause. Everyone deserved a relaxing foot massage after all that dancing. www.soapandglorycosmetics.com Fullers - We didn't forget the boys and Fullers were kind ebough to give us 100 cans of their best bitter for our grogeous gents to enjoy. www.fullers.co.uk Pertwoods Organics - We loved their museli so much - adelicious blend of oats, rye, barley flakes, sultanas and apricots with sesame, pumpkin and sunflower seeds they gave everyone at the ball a gorgeous box to take home for free. www.pertwood.co.uk Acornprint - Thanks Stuart for printing all our amazing raffle tickets for free. You saved us so much cash and we're so grateful! www.acornprint.co.uk Thank you one and all!!

Ball snaps

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:33:57+0100

AUCTIONTASTIC!!

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:05:10+0100

Thanks again to everyone for all the fantastic bids you threw to our wonderful auctioneer, Katie Derham, on Saturday night! You are all so generous! Some of you have been asking what prices the lots reached - well here you go!! Michael Owen shirt - £500 Sanctuary Spa Day - £400 Signed Cricket Bat ? £750 Tea on the Terrace at the House of Commons X 2 ? £500 each Phoenix Nights script - £300 Pink Everton shirt - £550 Chelsea Tickets - £450 Rugby shirt - £1200 As for silent auction: Ready Steady Cook package - £185 Double Magnum - £195 Chelsea V Valencia UEFA Champions League tickets - £210 'The Bill' goodies - £25 Soccer AM tickets - £150 Countdown tickets £55 Deal or No Deal tickets - £100 Beautiful flower photos - £70 Fullers Beer Tour x 2 - £180 & £170 Musical date with Craig Doyle - £155 Alex Ferguson signed photo - £330 Landrover Off Roading Day - £200 Pink Filofax Set - £125 Signed Surrey Cricket Bat - £180 Benefit hamper - £210 Signed books - £50 Thanks again guys!! xxxxxxx