Art lovers in Liverpool treated themselves to an evening of art indulgence at 'Imagine on Canvas' which supported Alder Hey Imagine Appeal. The inaugural event was held on Monday 2nd November 2009 at FACT.

Eminent North-West artists including Elaine Preece Stanley, Francis Timmons and Edward Timmons donated 80 exclusive pieces of art from their own collections to be sold at Imagine on Canvas with 100% of the money raised going to help the work of our world famous children's hospital. The total so far stands over £800 but we still have some artwork that is up for sale. If you are interesting in purchasing a piece of art please call the Imagine team on 0151 252 5716 to find out what's on offer.

She said: 'It was an opportunity for anyone wanting to make space in their wardrobe for the new season's must-haves could donate an item of clothing.

'We had a fabulous collection of designer clothes that celebrities had given us for the Clothes Throw.

'There were items from Caprice, Elizabeth Hurley and Kirsty Doyle. Fearne Cotton donated an imitation leopard skin coat and The Saturdays gave party dresses that we could auction.

'After our ordeal with little Molly, we feel indebted to the team at Alder Hey, particularly in the caring way they looked after her and us during the illness.'

The event was a huge success and we are grateful for all the hard work that was put in by everyone who made it such a special day and for the celebritites and designers who have donated from their own collection for their generosity. 

What a day! 

Firstly may we just say a huge 'Thank-You' to everybody who took part. It was a fantastic day from start to finish and with a fabulous group of participants who despite enduring the longest of canal stretches, snapped chains after 1 mile, punctures with under 3 miles to go and 'that' hill at the end; everyone had a smile on their faces from start to finish. 

It was a day of achievements for pretty much everyone that took part, with competitors finishing before Olympic medallists alongside ex-patients of the hospital showing what they can do since they were here. There was a real feeling of unity amongst hospital staff members, families who had decided to do the challenge together and all the people who had come to welcome everyone back to Calderstones Park. 

The day had everything, the weather held out for us and 'most' people escaped without any treacherous tales of woe. Also, it was quite pleasant if you managed to get in between the police team and passer-by's looked at you like you were a celebrity getting a police escort.

There is also a piece about Bike Unite on the Real Radio site showing how the presenters got on in the challenge. Real Radio offered fantastic support throughout the whole event and were great sports in taking part in the challenge, albeit with some on broken bikes! 

All events in their first year find it tough to establish themselves, however with the amount of effort people put in to rope in family, friends, work colleagues and companies putting their staff forward made sure that it was a great success; we really appreciate everything that you have done. A huge thank you to the SCEE, USS and Marks & Spencer in Aintree for showing their companies support through their participants. 

We have to give extra thanks to Hollands Pies for supplying the snacks to keep our energy levels up, Eminence Group for providing a massive Marquee free of charge to give our participants some shade, RockStar for the initial energy boost to get us on the go and Home to Office Watercoolers as well as vita-water for the refreshing end to the journey.  

Fraser Wealth Management, firm of Chartered Financial Planners based in Liverpool and London held their annual golf day for Alder Hey Imagine Appeal for the second successive year, raising a magnificent £5,000. Many thanks to everyone involved!

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