Look To The Stars News: Alan Shearer

Delia Smith Named As Sir Bobby Robson Foundation Patron

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:45:00 +0000

Delia Smith CBE – Britain’s best selling cookery writer and joint majority shareholder in Norwich City Football Club – has been named as a Patron of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation at a dinner to raise funds for the charity.

Sir Bobby’s Breakthrough Ball at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, also raised money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Lady Elsie Robson is taking the opportunity to announce Delia’s new role.

Lady Elsie says: "After my husband died I asked a small group of friends if they would help support our ongoing efforts fighting cancer through the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. Delia was one of those people and, very kindly, she immediately agreed. Since then we’ve been waiting for an appropriate occasion to announce her support.

Andy Murray Signs Art For Troops

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Britian’s top tennis player Andy Murray has signed a rare piece of art and donated it to the next Tickets For Troops fundraising auction.

The brilliant set of drawings by top artist John Trevillion captured the various moods and actions of Murray, who was so impressed he posted them on his Facebook page. “They’re really, really good,” said the Wimbledon contender and world’s number four.

Alan Shearer Supports Charity Bike Challenge

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000

English football legend Alan Shearer helped launch a team of cyclists on an epic 1,000 mile challenge on behalf of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation – of which he is patron – this week.

The star met with 6 British men as they set out to bike from Chile’s Pacific coast to Argentina’s Atlantic coast to raise funds for the charity, named after late football boss Bobby Robson, who passed away in 2009.

Sir Bobby created the Foundation not only to provide early cancer detection and treatments, but also to provide clinical trials of new drugs at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care in the Freeman Hospital in the UK. Established in 2008, the initial goal of the Foundation was to raise £500,000 to fund equipment for a cancer research centre being built in the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, but soon grew to encompass much more.

Rod Stewart Donates Concert Tickets To Troops

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Rod Stewart has donated tickets to a charity initiative that Jeremy Clarkson once described as being “even better than sliced bread.”

Stewart has donated tickets to his upcoming shows at the Sheffield Arena on July 20 and the Glasgow SECC on July 26 to Tickets for Troops. Tickets For Troops was set up last year to provide top tickets to sporting, musical and entertainment events to troops and their families during these difficult times. Patrons of charity include Samantha Cameron, Dame Vera Lynn, Andrew Flintoff, Gavin Hastings, Joanna Lumley, Alan Shearer, James Blunt, Ian Botham and Joss Stone.

Members of the Armed Forces and veterans medically discharged since 2001 are eligible for top tickets to the shows.

Stars Give Land Mines The Boot With Celebrity Charity Auction

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000

The Mines Advisory Group is launching a very special celebrity charity auction this week to raise money for people affected by landmines.

Stars such as Katy Perry, Pink, Shirley Bassey, Twiggy, Joanna Lumley, Nelly Furtado, Alan Shearer and Tony Blair’s wife, Cherie, have donated their shoes to the auction, which launches on July 22 and runs till August 1.

“We’ve been totally overwhelmed by the support we’ve had from celebrities who’ve given up their shoes to help those affected by conflict every day,” said MAG’s Give Landmines The Boot auction organizer Zoe Corden. "MAG chose to run a celebrity shoe auction because often its peoples’ feet that are the most at risk from landmine blasts, and the stars that donated did so to help us stamp a link between shoes and the dangers that lurk beneath them for millions worldwide.

Celebrities To Join Special Olympics At FIFA World Cup

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:30:00 +0000

The Special Olympics is proud to announce an incredible roster of celebrities and football legends who will participate alongside 16 Special Olympics athletes in the inaugural match of the “Special Olympics Unity Cup” presented by Coca-Cola, at Cape Town Stadium just prior to a 2010 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match on 3 July.

Participants will include:

Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress and Special Olympics Global Ambassador

Robbie Williams Scores A Hit For UNICEF With Charity Soccer

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Woody Harrelson scored the winning goal in Sunday’s Soccer Aid football match to benefit UNICEF.

The match – organized by Robbie Williams and held at Manchester’s Old Trafford – featured two teams of celebrities, including Mike Myers, Gordon Ramsay, Alan Shearer, Zinedine Zidane and many others.

The game, which attracted tens of thousands of fans and raised over US$3 million, was decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Robbie Williams Makes Charity Trip To Haiti

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Robbie Williams was in Haiti with UNICEF this week to meet children affected by January’s devastating earthquake.

“I met children who were injured, who had been separated from their parents and were living in temporary shelters or on the streets in Haiti – this earthquake hit children the hardest, the children there are so vulnerable, they’re living day to day without the basic things they need and at risk of violence and abuse,” said the singer, who is an ambassador for UNICEF. “I don’t know about you, but I think this is wrong and we need to put it right for those children.”

Williams has also just been named as an ambassador for children’s charity Caudwell Children, and is currently organizing his latest Soccer Aid celebrity charity football match. Robbie launched Soccer Aid in 2006, and the match takes the form of “England vs. The Rest Of The World”. Soccer Aid aims to raise money for UNICEF’s crucial work helping to put it right for the world’s most vulnerable children. Throughout the match program, viewers will see short films from UNICEF Ambassadors about how money raised will benefit children around the world. Robbie took the time in Haiti to film a segment for the match, which will take place at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 6 and feature appearances by Gordon Ramsay, Alan Shearer and many others.

Robbie Williams Announces Soccer Aid 2010 For Charity

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Robbie Williams has announced that his biannual Soccer Aid event to benefit UNICEF will be held on June 6 at Old Trafford in Manchester.

The singer will be joined on the field this year by a host of entertainment and sporting legends, including Irish boyband Westlife, Gordon Ramsay, comedian James Corden, Alan Shearer, criketer Brian Lara, Ben Shephard, Jonathan Wilkes and many more.

Robbie launched Soccer Aid in 2006, and the match takes the form of “England vs. The Rest Of The World”. Soccer Aid aims to raise money for UNICEF’s crucial work helping to put it right for the world’s most vulnerable children. Throughout the match program, viewers will see short films from UNICEF Ambassadors about how money raised will benefit children around the world. 2008’s match attracted over 40,000 fans.

JK Rowling And Stephenie Meyer Sign Books For Charity

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Signed books by JK Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, Jenson Button, Richard Branson, Ricky Gervais, Michael Parkinson and many more are going under the hammer for charity thanks to the work of a man from Bristol, UK.

Grant Thompson has been collecting the autographed books from celebrities for the last two years, and is now selling them for a local MS charity.

“JK Rowling was my first book which [then] got me started from there,” Thompson told the BBC. “Originally I was trying to keep everything Bristol-based and I knew JK Rowling lived outside Bristol. Also her mum had MS as well, so it started with that really.”

Alan Shearer Becomes Patron Of Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

English football legend Alan Shearer is to be the new patron of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.

The former Newcastle star will be named patron of the cancer charity following the death of football manager Bobby Robson in July. Launched in March 2008, the Foundation focuses on the clinical trials of cancer drugs and treatments.

“It was a huge honour for me to be asked by Sir Bobby’s family to join his charity as patron and I was very happy to accept,” said Shearer. “Sadly nobody goes through their lives unaffected by cancer and I’m proud that there are experts working towards a cure for the disease here in the North East. Bobby was, quite rightly, incredibly proud of what his charity had achieved and I’m just as proud now to be asked to help carry on his fight against cancer.”

The Stars Come Out For Tilly

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:30:00 +0000

A host of stars were out in the weekend to support a young British girl who contracted Meningococcal Septicaemia as a baby and lost her hands as a result.

Last year, Look To The Stars brought you the story of Tilly Lockey, who contracted a deadly form of flesh-eating meningitis for which there is no vaccination. It was every mother’s nightmare, and for four weeks Tilly fought back in intensive care. After ten blood transfusions later she was finally pronounced out of danger. Unfortunately her hands and toes were already dead, and had to be removed.

Tilly recently received her first set of prosthetic hands. According to her parents, “these need to be replaced as she grows, consultants have told us that they will need to be changed a minimum of once every year if not twice up until she is 18 years old! We received the invoice for the hands and they are costing £23,464.00 a pair. Therefore if we need to have a target of raising approx £800,000.00 to cover the costs up until Tilly is 18 years old.”

Farewell Sir Bobby Robson: A Legend's Charity Legacy

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:30:00 +0000

English football legend Sir Bobby Robson has died, leaving behind a legacy of campaigning in the fight against cancer.

Sir Bobby passed away just five days after the Bobby Robson Trophy match held last weekend to honor the former England and Newcastle United manager and raise money for his Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. The match saw a replay of Sir Bobby’s most famous match – the England vs Germany 1990 FIFA World Cup match, featuring original players, such as Alan Shearer.

Robson had been diagnosed with cancer 5 times in the last 15 years. His Foundation focuses on early detection and treatment of cancer and the clinical trials of new drugs that will eventually beat it.

Football Stars Hit The Field For Charity Rematch

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Legendary footballer Alan Shearer is one of the many names of yesteryear to play in the Bobby Robson Trophy game this weekend. The match is in honor of the former England and Newcastle United manager, Sir Bobby Robson, and in aid of his cancer charity, the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.

The match – to be played on Sunday, July 26, at St James’ Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England – is to be a replay of the England vs Germany 1990 FIFA World Cup match, featuring players that played in that game.

Joining Shearer on the field are footballers such as Paul Gascoigne and Les Ferdinand, and celebrities such as Jimmy Nail, Craig David, Angus Deayton and Austin Healy.

Celebrity Handprints To Be Auctioned For Tilly

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Last year, Look To The Stars brought you the story of Tilly Lockey, a young girl who contracted Meningococcal Septicaemia as a baby and lost her hands as a result.

A number of stars, such as JK Rowling, Linford Christie, David Jason, Cliff Richard, David Prowse and Alan Shearer showed their support for Tilly’s cause by donating handprints and casts for a charity auction to give her new hands. Look To The Stars is now happy to announce that the 2009 Celebrity Handprint Auction will take place on September 5 at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead Hotel in the UK.

The gala evening will feature entertainment from Paul Lytton, Michael Donoghue and Richard Fleeshman, as well as a Champagne Reception and 3 course dinner.

England Shines At Soccer Aid 2008

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:30:00 +0000

England took on the “Rest of the World” at Wembley Stadium last night, September 7, in the star-studded Soccer Aid 2008 charity football match.

First organized by Robbie Williams two years ago, this year’s match saw England – Alan Shearer, Kyran Bracken, Ben Shephard, Gareth Gates, Jamie Theakston and Williams’ Soccer Aid co-founder Jonathan Wilkes – battle bravely against a World team captained by Gordon Ramsay, Nicky Byrne, Alastair Campbell, Patrick Kielty, Brian Lara, Jesse Metcalfe, and Peter Schmeichel.

The first goal of the match was scored by Teddy Sheringham for the England team just 9 minutes into the game, and was followed moments later by further heartbreak for the Rest of the World when captain Ramsay was forced to leave the field due to injury.

Robbie Williams Returns With Soccer Aid 2008

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:30:00 +0000

British pop star Robbie Williams is organizing a soccer extravaganza to raise money for UNICEF.

Soccer Aid 2008, which will take place at Wembley Stadium on September 7, will see two teams of celebrities go head to head in a match of epic proportions. The game will pit an English “All Star” team – featuring Alan Shearer, Kyran Bracken, Ben Shephard, Gareth Gates, Jamie Theakston and Williams’ Soccer Aid co-founder Jonathan Wilkes – against a Rest Of The World side that includes Gordon Ramsay, Nicky Byrne, Alastair Campbell, Patrick Kielty, Brian Lara, Jesse Metcalfe, and Peter Schmeichel.

The match follows the first Soccer Aid game played in Old Trafford in 2006 that raised £2.6 million (US$5 million) for UNICEF, of which Williams is an Ambassador. Williams, who captained the England side in the first game, is unable to play this year due to a knee injury.

Young Girl Calls Celebrities For A Hand

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:37:00 +0000

Tilly Lockey is only two years old, but she is hoping for a little magic. At the moment, this bright-eyed toddler is eager and happy, but she lacks the ability to do the things that other two year olds do. She can’t reach out for her toys. She doesn’t know what it is like to clutch a crayon and draw a picture. She can’t even hold her mother’s hand.

You see, Tilly Lockey has no hands of her own. But she wants some. And with a little help, she might just get some.

When Tilly was still a baby, she contracted Meningococcal Septicaemia, a deadly form of flesh-eating meningitis for which there is no vaccination. It was every mother’s nightmare – to see her baby slowly turn purple, then black, tubes coming out of every part of her tiny body, helpless and beaten by a relentless disease. For four weeks Tilly fought back in intensive care, and after ten blood transfusions later she was finally pronounced out of danger. Unfortunately her hands and toes were already dead, and had to be removed.