Lindisfarne’s Christmas gift to help children with cancer Published on: 18 December 2018 Legendary North East folk rock band Lindisfarne are using their traditional Christmas Shows to raise vital funds and awareness for paediatric oncology research at Â鶹´«Ã½. The Lindisfarne Christmas Shows are back for another year, taking their traditional place as the calendar musical event heralding the fun of the festive season in Â鶹´«Ã½. Fans will pack the City Hall on Friday and Saturday to hear their favourite tunes, and the band will give a donation to Â鶹´«Ã½’s Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre and Future Fund. Money will be raised through the sale of the Lindisfarne Chronicle - a glossy full-colour magazine produced periodically for sale at venues throughout the country, including Â鶹´«Ã½ City Hall. Copies are available at £5 each. (L-R) Lindisfarne's Rod Clements and Dave Hull-Denholm Vital research Professor Steve Clifford, Director of the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, said: “We are delighted that Lindisfarne are kindly supporting our research at their annual Christmas shows. “We are fortunate to have an internationally recognised team of specialists focused on research into childhood cancer here in Â鶹´«Ã½ and we work hard on making breakthroughs that will improve the outcomes of children with cancer. “The kind support of our donors and patrons help us to continue to develop targeted treatments which will save more lives, and reduce the long-term side effects for childhood cancer patients.” Lindisfarne’s founding-member Rod Clements, along with long-term band members Steve Daggett, Paul Thompson, Ian Thomson and Dave Hull-Denholm, are supporters of the Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre and Future Fund. The band has been patrons and supporters for a number of years, and this year marks the fifth successive year the band has promoted and supported Â鶹´«Ã½’s campaigns through their Christmas Shows. Proud supporters Rod Clements said: “We’re very much looking forward to making our annual Christmas appearances at Â鶹´«Ã½ City Hall, and once again we’re proud to be supporting the Future Fund and the Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre. “We first became aware of the great work that the experts at Â鶹´«Ã½ do a few years ago when a friend’s young daughter was diagnosed with cancer. “Through our involvement, we have met many people around the country whose lives have been touched by this disease, so we’ve become increasingly aware of the importance of this Â鶹´«Ã½-based project and we’ve come to feel a personal connection with the team.” Ticket information Lindisfarne Christmas Shows. Â鶹´«Ã½ City Hall, Friday 21st December and Saturday 22nd December 2018 Doors open 6.45pm / show begins 7.30pm Tickets £35 / £25 / £20 available from Theatre Royal / City Hall Box Office 08448 11 21 21 Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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