News Archive
9-Oct-2024
Costermongers Festival Event
Our founder Avril Mills BEM along with our volunteers Maureen, Raymond and Maurice went to to the Costermongers Festival, at The Guild Hall and The Church of Bow Bells on Sunday 29th September to support our Patron Doreen The Pearly Queen of Bow Bells and Old Kent Road.
Avril said ‘It was wonderful to meet up with the Mayors and all the lovely Pearly Kings, Queens and Princesses.
Thank you as always to our Patron Doreen Golding BEM, for inviting me sixteen years in a row “
9-Oct-2024
Ladies Drag Bingo
Our Ladies Drag Bingo Event held at Linguine Restaurant Hainault, raised enough money to also send lovely Darshil and his family to Legoland in Denmark where they will create wonderful memories to cherish forever.
24-Jul-2024
Our Olympian Patrons
It’s an honour to have Paralympian, Anne Wafula Strike MBE and Olympian Gold medalist, Christine Ohuruogu MBE, as our Dream Factory Patrons and friends. We wish them both luck with their time in Paris at the Olympics, where they be doing what they do best, helping others.
22-Jul-2024
Football tournament in aid of The Dream Factory
Thank you to Preston Recruitment for supporting The Dream Factory with your charity five a side football tournament.
With help from you we can make dreams come true
15-Jul-2024
Moss Golf Day July 2024
We are very privileged to have been chosen by Moss Electrical as their charity. A fabulous day was had at their charity golf day held at The London Golf Club. Thank you to Robert Moss, Stefan Kemp and everyone who helped and supported another great day.
6-Jul-2024
Haslers £250,000 Milestone
Haslers Chartered Accountants who are long standing supporters of The Dream Factory, have reached the amazing milestone of donating £250,000 to charitable causes through their Haslers Foundation . The foundation which was created in 2008 has supported over 147 charities across London and Essex, and The Dream Factory are privileged and delighted to be one of these charities. Congratulations to Haslers on this tremendous achievement. We are so proud to be associated with you and thank you for your continued support.
1-Jul-2024
Pink Tie Club Charity Golf Day
Our supporters The Pink Tie Club organised an amazing charity golf day at The London Club and a fabulous time was had by everyone. The Pink Tie Club chose The Dream Factory has their charity of the year again this year. Thank you so much to Danny Ray for your continued and valued support. With help from you we make dreams come true.
9-Jun-2024
Volunteer for The Dream Factory Team
Join The Dream Factory Team and become a Volunteer Dream Maker or help to raise funds and help make more dreams come true.
The Dream Factory would not be able to grant over 690 dreams without the help and support of our amazing Fund Raisers and Dream Maker Volunteers
30-May-2024
Jacob’s Dream
The Dream Factory Team were very moved to receive the following message from Jacob who we recently granted a dream for :
‘Just wanted to say thank you to an amazing charity, The Dream Factory. At the time I had been given days to weeks to live whilst in ICU with Invasive Aspergillosis Neutropenia. The videos gave me so much fight to survive and it paid off. Two months later I’m still here and fighting harder than ever before.’
28-Apr-2024
Model Railway rides raise £1,150
A Massive thank you to Councillor and Mayor of Waltham Forest, Roy Berg, and his amazing team of volunteers for raising £1,150.
They donated every £2 from all the trips on the iconic Model Railway, run by The Chingford & District Model Engineering Club, at our Dream Factory Easter Egg Trail in Chingford.
From everyone at The Dream Factory thank you so much
21-Apr-2024
Beyond Proud of our Marathon Runners
Congratulations to both Mitchell Goldie and Ross Ritchie for completing The London Marathon 2024. You both trained so hard and raised thousands for The Dream Factory. What an amazing day. Thank you to everyone who supported both Mitchell and Ross and have helped more dreams come true
4-Apr-2024
Our Sunny Easter Egg Trail
The sun was out for the Easter Egg Trail held in Chingford. We are delighted that over £5,000 was raised for The Dream Factory. Guests included our Patrons Michael Watson MBE and Sir Iain Duncan Smith and the Waltham Forest Mayor. Our Ambassadors, Hope, Aiden, … Our Sunny Easter Egg Trail