Look To The Stars News: Jane Asher

Stars Contribute To Celebrity Charity Bake Book

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:30:00 +0000

Celebrities, chefs and politicians from the UK are contributing their favourite baking recipes to the Celebrity Bake Book which supports The Ben Kinsella Trust.

Ben Kinsella was knifed to death in June 2008 in Islington. He was just 16 years old. His sister, Brooke Kinsella (who is an actress and was in EastEnders) and her family created The Ben Kinsella Trust to raise awareness about the growing problem of knife crime.

Later on this year Brooke will be launching a project to take a knife crime awareness exhibition to schools throughout the country. The intention is to educate children of all ages about the consequences of knife crime and what it can do to a family. The trust aims to educate children as young as primary school age in the difference between right and wrong and against ever picking up a weapon, be it through peer pressure, fear or simply believing it is cool. The Trust also hopes, one day, to build a youth centre in Ben’s name in Islington to help protect, support and nurture the kids on our streets.

Jane Asher Supports Bowel Cancer Charity Book Swap

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:30:00 +0000

British screen legend Jane Asher has thrown her weight behind an initiative by Bowel Cancer UK that wants you to dig out your favourite books and hold a charity book swap.

Hosting a Big Book Swap for charity is easy. Hold one at home or at work and invite friends, family and colleagues to swap their favourite books. Why not hold a competition with colleagues submitting their favourite books and guessing whose is whose – there may be some surprises! Or, if you’re part of a book club, use one of the meetings already in the diary. A suggested donation between £5 and £10 from those attending will ensure you raise lots for Bowel Cancer UK.

When asked what her favorite book is, Jane chose Richard Dawkins’ The Blind Watchmaker: “This is the first of Dawkins’ books that I read and perhaps his greatest. I thought – like many people I suspect – that I knew what evolution was, but it was reading this book that really brought home the wonder and complexity of it. It’s always reassuring, when life seems just too sad or tough, to remind myself just how infinitesimal mankind is in the scheme of things and just how short a fraction of time we have been – or will be – on this planet.”

Light A Birthday Candle For JK Rowling's Charity

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:30:00 +0000

JK Rowling’s charity, Lumos, is asking people around the world to support its Light A Birthday Candle campaign, a year after changing its name from the Children’s High Level Group.

On and around International Children’s Day, 01 June 2011, the charity is asking people, community groups and organizations to take part in this initiative to help raise vital funds and awareness for the one million children in institutionalized care in Central and Eastern Europe.
  

Terry Wogan To Return To The Lost City For Children In Need

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000

For the third year running, Sir Terry Wogan is to return to Leicester, the place he once famously dubbed the ‘lost city’, for the annual TOGs’ (Terry’s Old Geezers/Gals) convention.

The convention will be the fifth time the TOGs have returned to Leicester, and the slogan for this year’s meeting is TOGs 2009 AUSTRALIA (‘All Up Standing TOGs Rally AT Leicester In August’).

Sir Terry will attend a champagne reception and lunch at the University of Leicester on Friday 21st August 2009, joining more than 90 TOGs at their three-day convention, held at the University’s Stamford Hall. He will be welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Robert Burgess.

Stars Come Out For Charity Book Launch In London

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:30:00 +0000

The Prince’s Trust launched Inspired* by music on Thursday, July 9, at Starbucks’ flagship London store.

A-list celebrities from film, TV, music and sport have joined forces for Inspired* by music, a collection of exclusive portraits and personal stories of how one piece of music inspired their lives.

Celebrities Inspired By Music For Charity

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:00:00 +0000

A new book in which celebrities share how music has changed their lives is set to raise money for the Prince’s Trust.

Inspired By Music features photos and stories from Take That, Al Pacino, Mark Ronson, Sharon Osbourne, Kevin Spacey, Bill Nighy, Bear Grylls, Ben Ainslie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Boris Johnson, Cerys Matthews, Gary Lineker, Gerald Scarfe, Jane Asher, Lemar, Michael Sheen, P. Diddy, Paul Gambaccini, Richard E. Grant, Ozzy Osbourne, Sir George Martin, Tony Blair and many more.

The book features a forward by Prince Charles, and award-winning photographer Cambridge Jones took exclusive portraits for it. Proceeds will go to the Prince’s Trust, which offers support by training, mentoring and financial assistance to help disadvantaged young people achieve their potential.

British Stars Pledge Brains To Parkinson's Research

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

British newsreader Jeremy Paxman and actress Jane Asher are spearheading a campaign to encourage people to donate their brains after death to Parkinson’s Disease research.

The Parkinson’s Disease Society wants to double the 1,000 people on its donor register by the end of the year to boost scientist’s understanding of the disease.

“Scientific research on brains both with and without Parkinson’s is essential,” said Asher, who is president of the society. “It’s vital that we secure more potential donors as this will help us move closer to a cure for what can be a debilitating and distressing condition.”