Hyde Fundraisers are grateful to the following for their kind help & support: BBC Television - Roger Hancock Ltd - BBC Worldwide - Ian Grutchley - Edward Russell - Tim Hancock - Richard Hollis - UKG - Experience Design & Management - Character Options - this planet earth - Dr Who Production Office - Embrace Wigan & Leigh - Neill Gorton - MFX Replicas - cardboardcutout.net
CONGRATULATIONS FROM HYDE FUNDRAISERS TO MATT SMITH ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS THE 11TH DOCTOR WHO
RECOGNISED FUNDRAISER OF THE BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPEAL REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 802052
2009 EVENTS T.B.C
In 2009 Hyde Fundraisers are raising funds for BBC Children In Need
Why not come and say hello to the voice behind K-9
Read our interview with Neill Gorton from Millenium FX - CLICK HERE
Discover more about how this planet earth support Hyde Fundraisers - Click Here
Collectors
of authentic Dr Who replicas are in for a treat with the latest releases
available from the MFX Warehouse. These include a Sontaran head complete
with helmet, the new Davros mask complete with head cage, the Cyberleader
and Cybershades limited edition from last years THE NEXT DOCTOR. These
are in addition to the many other items available such as Santa and Roboform
masks, Clockwork Droid Masks, Ood and Sycorax helmets! For further details
CLICK
HERE
We
would like to pass on our grateful thanks to everyone who supported
our fundraising in 2008. With your kind generosity it has helped us
reach a staggering £15,000 for this years BBC Children In Need
Appeal - a record amount! This has been made possible thanks to the
many venues who have hosted our characters throughout 2008 such as the
Cambridge Science Festival, the Libraries in Hanley, Birmingham, South
Shields and
Ashton, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Blaenavon Town Centre and special
thanks to Spaceport Merseyside for all their support.
This amazing achievement is also due to the hard work, dedication and
support from the members of Hyde Fundraisers who have travelled thousands
of miles to bring our characters to life. We hope you will all continue
to support our fundraising in 2009. Thank You
On
Saturday November 22nd Hyde Fundraisers made their final appearance for
2008 at the Central Library & Art Gallery on Old Street in Ashton-under-Lyne.
Visitors encountered K-9, Ood, Scarecrows, Sycorax and Santas at the last
event for 2008. We were also be joined by Cardboardcutout.net
who offered visitors to the event a special Hyde Fundraisers discount on
their their licensed Dr Who Standees such as the Doctor, Cyberman, Scarecrow,
Ood, K-9 and The Master! From the sale of the standees the company donated
a further £100 towards our charitable funds. Thank you to everyone
who came along, we hope you had a fantastic day.
our
special guest for our weekend at Spaceport on November 1st & 2nd. John
was kind enough to lend his support for our fundraising weekend that featured
many of our popular Dr Who characters. Joining Davros were Scarecrows, Sycorax,
Santa's, Ood, Bannakaffalatta and Cybermen to entertain the visitors at
Spaceport. John signed ephemera and posed for photos with visitors over
the weekend at the attraction that currently hosts THE ART OF DR WHO Exhibition.
Hyde Fundraisers will be returning to Spaceport in 2009! 
A
host of sci-fi characters invaded South Shields Central Library
on October
18th courtesy of Hyde Fundraisers. The Saturday event included alien mask
making, modelling, and computer graphics workshops during the day. Characters
including a Dalek with its creator, Davros - The Empty Child, Scarecrow,
Ood, Cyberman plus Stormtrooper, Darth Vader and Darth Maul. There was even
a special appearance from that lovable alien Stitch!
Hyde
Fundraisers paid a second visit to Lakeside Shopping Centre on October 5th
in aid of our nominated charities and local charity Bluebell Wood. Once
again our Dr Who characters proved a great success such as The Ood, Sycorax,
Pig Guard, Santa and Davros. Also appearing was our very own Donna Noble
and Bannakaffalatta! Children joined in with a Fancy Dress and colouring
competition in what was a great day for the family.
Hyde
Fundraisers made a special visit to the Dr Who UpClose Exhibition at Earls
Court on Sunday September 28th. Apart from Santa, Scarecrow, Ood and Pig
Guard we also had a very special guest join us - Pudsey Bear. We were onsite
shaking our buckets for this years BBC Children In Need Appeal which will
be screened on Friday November 14th. The weekend also witnessed the first
public display of the new Davros at the Earls Court exhibition. Hyde Fundraisers
would like to thank Experience Design & Management Ltd for making our
visit possible along with all staff at Earls Court - especially Mike &
Carol from Showsec security.
On
Sunday September 14th Hyde Fundraisers joined the fun at Denton Carnival
with our Disney themed characters. We took Mr Incredible, Mickey, Pooh,
Tigger, Donald and the alien Stitch to join the parade. The Carnival Parade
started from Two Trees School, down Stockport Road and then turned left
onto Manchester Road at Crown Point! Thank you to those who came along
and supported us and we hope the carnival raised a great amount for local
charities and organisations!
On
Monday August 25th some of Hyde Fundraisers characters enjoyed a Bank
Holiday break at the Dr Who Museum in Blackpool. Joining us was The Seventh
Doctor himself, Sylvester McCoy, making a special appearance courtesy
of the Management at the Dr Who Museum. The exhibition has the largest
collection of classic Dr Who props, costumes, masks and characters anywhere.
Those who popped along could encounter a Tetrap, Santa, Scarecrow, Ood,
Pig Guard and that friendly fellow Bannakaffalatta.
There will also be new additions to the new Blackpool illuminations this year so why not visit the Museum soon.
MONSTER DESIGNS
The
launch of the Spaceport Dr Who exhibition provided the perfect opportunity
for one of Hyde Fundraisers costumiers - Cheryl Mellor (Pictured left)
- to meet up with Dr Who series costume designer Louise Page. Cheryl has
already contributed character costumes for the female Clockwork Droid,
Auton Bride and Revenge style Cybermen along with adjustments to our Pig
Guard boilersuits!
THE ART OF DR WHO Exhibition opened on May 23rd and showcases many of Louise's costumes created for Dr Who!
After
numerous press reports and magazine articles we can 
confirm
that
in Valentine Week HYDE FUNDRAISERS appeared in episodes of EASTENDERS. You
will see 4 of our REVENGE style Cybermen feature in an episode which was
filmed in late November/early December. Filming took place in studio and
outside the impressive St Paul's Cathedral - known for that famous scene
from Patrick Troughton's story THE INVASION. They appeared descending the
steps of St Pauls Cathedral on the Valentines Day episode. This was followed
on the Friday with further appearances within the TIMELORD REMEMBERED Convention/Exhibition
set up. The Dr Who backdrop served to play out the conclusion of the Stacy/Bradley
relationship. 
benefitting
the latter. Having such a successful year helped BBC Children In Need with
£8,500 but we have also raised a fantastic £5,500 for Help The
Aged. On January 16th Millenium FX hosted a presentation to Tim Harman -
Southern Area co-ordinator for Help the Aged - where members Sp Bowling,
Mike Bargh and
Neill Gorton presented our cheque. We would like to thank everyone who supported
Hyde Fundraisers throughout 2007 to help us raise these fantastic amounts
to help the work of these charities. We hope you will continue your support
through 2008 and beyond.
Have
you always wanted to be a Superhero or become a Cyberman ? Wanted to support
charity and have great fun as one of the Daleks or Jedi Knight ? If so
Hyde Fundraisers would love to hear from you. As we support more and more
events we are looking for more dedicated fans and individuals to help
in our fundraising work. We have members from many areas that include
North West England, the North East, and London. You don't have to be great
at making costumes or sculpting masks, you might want to help with organising
our events or working on our Virtual Photo Studio. You can find out more
about us by exploring the website and drop us an email if you are interested
in getting involved in our organisation. email us at hydefundraisers@yahoo.com
EXHIBITION SECRETS !
Would you like to know what it takes to put an Exhibition together ? Why not visit our Exhibitions website to see our special Behind The Scenes feature about the Dr Who UpClose Exhibition in Manchester! CLICK HERE
