About Teddy20
Teddy20, registered charity: 1174553, supporting children and young people with cancer. In memory of Ted Newton. 1999-2010
Teddy20 Description
Teddy20 was born in 2009 after cricket lover and local businessman Owen Newton decided that he wanted to try and raise awareness of childhood cancer by supporting, respecting and playing cricket in a sportsman like manner, while many children who are suffering from this illness are not able to participate in, whilst at the same time, raising money to enable these charities to continue their hard work.
He decided to call upon the cricketing community of Blandford to support him in his effort to raise much needed money for CLIC Sargent: a charity that supports children living with cancer, Kingfisher Ward (Dorchester), Piam Brown Ward (Southampton) and Bone Cancer Research.
Owen and his family were overwhelmed as the event has raised £10, 000 and even more surprised when people began enquiring if Teddy20 was to become an annual event.
From then Teddy20 has grown bigger and better by raising more money from organising other events such as Balls, Challenges and Music Festivals.