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17/11/09 The moment has arrived...a small selection of the Graffiti photos are UP! If you have any pics that you want to add to this civilised collection forward them to Dav. ENJOY!

17/11/09 Roll up roll up...let us take the stress out of your Christmas shopping this year! Marrow's infamous auction is back...with bigger and better lots than ever before! Date: Thursday 26th November 2009. Time: doors open at 6.30pm, bidding starts at 7.30pm. Click here for a list of lots.

03/11/09 Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances tonight's Clinic had to be cancelled. Apologies to all those who were willing to give up their time. Click here to find out when our next clinics will be.

24/10/09 Wow what a night! Graffiti Party was an outstanding success. Hope you all had as much fun as we did. At last count we've raised just under £300. Thank you all for coming and helping make this night a massive success. Watch this space for photos...

15/10/09 Just a quick reminder to let you know our Graffiti Party is almost here....only one week to go to get your t-shirts and pens. Click here for more exciting information!

14/10/09 Thank you to all that came along to this afternoon's clinic. We signed up 34 potential donors and there were still more interested. Click here to find out when our next clinics will be.

07/10/09 Next week we are holding our first Clinic of the year! Please come along to the University Gym on Tyndall Ave between 12.30-4.30pm if you'd like to sign up to the register. Click here for more information.

06/10/09 Thanks for all who attended last night's Training Evening...we trained up 48 new Counselors. Watch this space for information regarding upcoming Clinics.

01/10/09 Training Evening on 5th October 2009 from 5pm at the DHB. Come along to train as a Marrow Counselor and find out a bit more about us. Light refreshments provided.

10/09/09 WELCOME BACK! Hope you're all excited about a fun packed Marrow year...promises to be the best yet!

14/07/09 Hello from the new committee... we are looking forward to continuing last year's efforts and making Marrow better than ever! Watch this space for new clinic dates, socials and fundraisers... we look forward to seeing you there!

21/11/08 Come along to our charity auction, which has been arranged by Kathryn and promises to be a great night! Further details and a list of lots can be found here.

11/11/08 Thanks to Tina and Dan who organised the clinic at CHH, at which we recruited 22 new potential donors! Thanks also to our counsellors and phlebotomists!

09/11/08 We are sorry to announce that Joe has had to step down as our Marrow Treasurer due to other commitments. Thanks to Joe for all he's done this year! Watch this space for news on a new Treasurer.

19/10/08 We've had a busy week in Marrow, ending with our training evening organised by Nick. We've had lots of interest, and hope to see our freshly trained counsellors to future clinics! Thanks to all who were involved.

18/10/08 We took to the streets of Bristol to collect money for the ANT, and raised just over £125! Thanks to all that came along and to all those that donated!

16/10/08 Thanks to Nina who organised the clinic at Hiatt Baker, and thanks also to all the coordinators who helped out!

03/08/08 The first clinic of the year has been booked at Hiatt Baker for Thursday 16th October 2008. Please click here for more details!

24/05/08 Bristol Marrow host the Regional AGM, where Marrow societies from Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter and Swansea discuss Marrow-related news and throw in a nice little social too!

14/05/08 Bristol Marrow's first AGM took place, where the new committee was voted in! Check out the committee page to see who's doing what in the coming year. Thanks to all who took part in the past year, and here's to another successful year for Marrow.

17/10/07 Bristol Marrow are a training session for anybody interested in being a Marrow Counsellor (facilitating people joining the register of people willing to donate bone marrow). The training session will cover the theory behind counselling people interested in joining the register, as well as taking people through the practicalalities of doing this.

The date for this event is Tuesday the 23rd of October at 7.30pm at the Dolphin House Bar (DHB) at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. This is accessed by using the blue door on the left coming down Upper Maudlin Street, just after the entrance to the King's Building, right next to the ramp and car parking spaces. The door will be open with somebody guiding people in. Directions to the Bristol Royal Infirmary can be found here). Hope to see you there!

13/10/07 Our recent gig at Joe Public's was an overwhelming success!! Not only did we raise over £700, many people showed a strong interest in our cause and, from what we have heard, people enjoyed themselves too! Thanks to all those that came and for those of you who didn't, keep an eye on the photos page for a peek at how it went.

27/09/07 Bristol Marrow is holding a Jazz-Funk-Soul gig at Joe Public's Music Lounge on Wednesday 10th October. Tickets are £3.50 before the night, and £5 on the door. See the Facebook group for more info

IF you would like to book tickets please e-mail jonny.currie@gmail.com stating your name, contact number and how many tickets you would like .

21/06/07 This year's Bristol Marrow committee is now posted on the committee page. Please see this page to find out more.

10/06/07 The new committee for 07/08 has now been chosen. Details will soon be posted on the Committee page, so watch this space! Also look out for new changes around the Bristol Marrow website in general, due to take place over the coming weeks. Thank you again to all those who took part in Marrow this year and we hope to see you again next year.

28/03/07 Attention all counsellors! There is now a counsellors page on Bristol Marrow's website. This currently includes the training pack for all volunteers, a reminders card for counselling along with the minutes from Bristol Marrow's committee meetings. Please navigate yourself to it and check it out!

28/03/07 The money is still in the process of being counted but it's looking like the fundraising has been very successful this year! The bag pack at Sainsbury's took in a revenue of £400 so well done to all those who helped out!

28/03/07 A belated thank you to all of those who helped out at the gym clinic. 23 people were signed onto the register - ending the year definitely on a high and bringing our annual total to 148 people signed up over the course of the entire year. A massive thanks and well done to all those who participated! We look forward to working with many of you next year.

Bristol Marrow would like to thank the Alumni Foundation at Bristol University for their extremely generous donation of £648. For details of how this will be utilised please visit the fundraising section. Alumni Foundation

A big thank you to all of those who helped out at the Woodie's clinic. We managed to sign up 31 people onto the register! See the photos section for some snaps of the event.