Enchanted Burlesque - 17th September 2011

On Saturday the 17th September 2011 a fair few people dressed up and wandered over to the HMV Institute in Birmingham for Enchanted Burlesque's lastest show, a musical concert featuring bizarre cabaret sensation Mister Joe Black. Come the end of the night, which also featured the musical talents of Bitter Ruin and Mister Meredith, a lot of people had laughed, cheered and tried not to be too embarressed by some rather interesting and racey songs. The audience also ended up contributing a nice bundle of money for UK Disaster Relief.

Show organiser Angel LaVey and her husband initially organised the event as a money making venture, but after the recent riots tore through Birmingham city centre they felt they had to do something to help those affected. Birmingham has been Angel's home for most of her life and is also where Enchanted Burlesque runs events. UK Disaster Relief was the perfecty charity to support, set up in response to the riots and aiming to target the areas most in need. All the money raised by Enchanted Burlesque will go to help those affected in the West Midlands.

Now that Enchanted Burlesque and their loyal fans have done their bit for the local community it's back to business as usual, with a more traditional burlesque theatre show booked for the 31st March 2012 at the Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham. The show is called Enchanted Burlesque - Believe, quite apt since everyone involved the last show believed in supporting UK Disaster Relief.


(by James LaVey - Enchanted Burlesque)

Frank Turner and Xtra Mile Records Raising Money for UKDR

The musician Frank Turner has announced on his blog today that Xtra Mile Records have launched a new scheme - F*** The Fire - in response to the fire at PIAS Distribution Warehouse. More than 3 million records were destroyed, which Frank called a "body-blow for an industry that's already in fragile state.


Xtra Mile Records, in response, are organising small-scale pressings of old records that a minimum number of people have pledged to buy.


On top of this, Xtra Mile and Pledge Music will be donating a proportion of the money raised to UK Disaster Relief, to help those affected by the riots.


So get buying!

Excellent Response from eBay Sellers

There have now been over 600 items listed on eBay from which a proportion of the cost has been donated to UK Disaster Relief!


Money is raised for charities on eBay through MissionFish. When you sell an item, you can choose a listed charity to donate to. You can also search for items which are raising money for charities if you are a buyer, or donate when you reach checkout -plenty of opportunities to help UK Disaster Relief!

Have You Donated to Help Riot Victims?

UK Disaster Relief is aware of numerous charitable funds to which people have donated in the wake of the recent riots. Some were for individual cases, like the examples of Aaron Biber, the barber in Tottenham, or Ashraf Haziq, the Malaysian student. Other funds have been set up, by councils or individuals on a local level.


Have you donated to any of these funds? If so, please tell us which one, and why you chose to do so.


Also if you would like to donate, you can use UK Disaster Relief 's Charity Giving page.


Thank you for your help! 

Fundraising Event in Shoreditch

Merk Chicken is a bi-monthly club night in East London showcasing old school garage, jungle and grime.


Their next event will take place on 17th September at the Camp Basement and will raise money for those affected by the recent riots.


For more information see the Facebook page and click attending.


Hope to see you there!

Thanks to all our eBay supporters!

We would like to say a huge thank you to all of those people who have donated to, or are buying and selling products for UK Disaster Relief. So far, over 500 sellers have agreed to donate a percentage of their sales to UK Disaster Relief, raising lots of money to help people who were affected by last months UK riots. 

Money is raised for charities on eBay through MissionFish. When you sell and item, you can choose a listed charity to donate to. You can also search for items which are raising money for charities if you are a buyer, or donate when you reach checkout -plenty of opportunities to help UK Disaster Relief!

Keep selling and buying eBayers, your support is invaluable. Thank you!

Here's a new easy way to raise money for UK DISASTER RELIEF that does not involve parting with extra cash.

Everyclick.com has launched a new way to donate – it’s been christened “Give as you Live”. It means you can search the web, shop on line from your favourite retailers, trade on eBay and raise money for UK DISASTER RELIEF.

You get great search results from Yahoo!, content from leading shopping providers and access to all eBay auctions. Every search you make creates a donation for charity.

Our special address is http://www.everyclick.com/uk-disaster-relief/ct45357, all searches, shopping and eBay activity made from here will raise money for us.

Make sure you sign up so you can track your giving – it updates every 3 minutes, you’ll be amazed how quickly it adds up!

Everyclick has already raised over £2,062,294.07 for a wide range of charities around the UK, and Everyclick was voted website of the Year 2008 and has been recognised as a top 100 media tech company 2009.

Discover the new way to give to UK DISASTER RELIEF. Give as you Live.

Fundraising for UK Disaster Relief

We have had a great response from people who want to help victims of the recent UK riots by fundraising for UK Disaster Relief. Now you can set up your own charity page on Just Giving, making it really easy to collect donations and keep track of your fundraising targets. If you are doing a sponsored event for UK Disaster Relief, be sure to get in touch with us to let us know how you are getting on!

This button will take you straight through to setting up your fundraising page

Thank you and good luck!

The Fleeting Festival Line Up

Find out more about the exciting Fleeting Festival on the events website, which includes details about its line-up.

The event, taking place on the 24th September, is in aid of UK Disaster Relief. Funds will go towards rejuvenating the Clapham area devastated by the recent riots. 

Turn up to show your support!

Join EveryClick and Help Raise us Money

Sign up to EveryClick, choose UK Disaster Relief as your charity and 'Give as you Live'!

The 'Give as you Live' app allows thousands of stores to donate money as you shop online. Once its downloaded, you can shop directly at these online stores. Everytime you shop, a percentage of your spend can be donated to UK Disaster Relief. To find out more about how EveryClick works click here. 

You can also use the EveryClick search bar to generate funds. Every time you do a search, we get a donation. 

Let EveryClick know what you think of the website and their service and you could be in with the chance of winning of holiday!

Neither cost you anything so please support UK Disaster Relief and join now!

The Fleeting Festival – In support of UK Disaster Relief

The Fleeting Festival will be showcasing an eclectic mix of performances in support of the UK Disaster Relief. The donations from this event will be used to help restore local businesses and repair areas of Clapham that were damaged by the riots this month.

This exciting event will take place on Saturday 24^thSeptember at 8pm at The Alexandra pub on Clapham Common. It will be the launching night for the Festival that will be brought to you every month.

We hope that lots of you will turn up to soak up the festival atmosphere and to give support to the Clapham community. Thank you to the Fleeting Festival for showing your support for those effected by the UK riots. More details to follow soon…

Enchanted Burlesque - Show to support UK Disaster Relief

The burlesque and cabaret group 'Enchanted Burlesque' from Birmingham are putting on a show on the 17th of September to help support UK Disaster Relief. Enchanted Burlesque are donating 50% of the profits to us, which we will use to help victims of the UK riots, in particular those hit in the West Midlands.


We hope to see lots of you at this fantastic event - and thanks to Enchanted Burlesque for helping some of the many people who's lives have been torn apart by the recent UK riots.  More details about the show will follow soon, but until then you can follow Enchanted Burlesque on Twitter .  

Charity Giving

Great news - you can now donate through our Charity Giving page . Another easy method of donating to worth while causes. Thank you!

THANK YOU!

We just want to thank all of the people who have donated to our text campaign over the weekend. All donations no matter how big or small really make a difference. Keep it coming! Text UKDR01 to 70070, with your donation amount (eg £5). Thanks again!

Just Text Giving - Text 'UKDR01' to 70070

Great news for easy donating - we've now set up a campaign on Just Text Giving with Vodafone which enables people to donate by sending a free text message. 


To donate to UK Disaster Relief, send a text to 70070, including our JustTextGiving code - UKDR10 - and the amount you want to donate. So to donate £10, you would send 'UKDR10 £10'


Money raised through this JustTextGiving campaign will be used to help people affected by the recent riots in the UK. 


Thanks in advance of your generosity!