virtual gig for Alex's Wish
June 2020
We enjoyed getting together on 12th June for our virtual gig on Facebook Live. We are pleased to have helped Alex's Wish raise over £400. Our Jason Orange (Gavin) even shaved off his lockdown beard live on stage to raise more money!
Alex’s Wish is a charity set-up to eradicate Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an aggressive form of Muscular Dystrophy that affects 1 in every 3,500 boys born. Every single muscle is destroyed due to a lack of protein. It also affects the heart and lungs as these are muscles too.
Alex’s Wish was set-up by Emma and Andy Hallam (parents to Alex) in late 2012 to help raise vital funds to help bring about new treatments and ultimately a cure for this devastating condition.
Thanks for everyone's photos and comments and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. It was great to see you all joining in at home. We hope to see you all for a live gig soon! Highlights can be seen here:
https://www.facebook.com/alexswishcharity1/videos/2345603119077705/
Alex’s Wish is a charity set-up to eradicate Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an aggressive form of Muscular Dystrophy that affects 1 in every 3,500 boys born. Every single muscle is destroyed due to a lack of protein. It also affects the heart and lungs as these are muscles too.
Alex’s Wish was set-up by Emma and Andy Hallam (parents to Alex) in late 2012 to help raise vital funds to help bring about new treatments and ultimately a cure for this devastating condition.
Thanks for everyone's photos and comments and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. It was great to see you all joining in at home. We hope to see you all for a live gig soon! Highlights can be seen here:
https://www.facebook.com/alexswishcharity1/videos/2345603119077705/
Thank you from amber
6th March 2020
Thank you again to everyone who donated to our Christmas fundraising campaign to buy iPads for Tom and Amber. You helped us raise a fabulous £800 and today a very happy Amber took delivery of her new iPad! She loves it and is already using it to watch her favourite programme Peppa Pig. It’s lovely to see the result of everyone’s time, effort and donations. Enjoy, Amber! xx
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Target reached!
January 2020
We are very pleased to have reached our target of £800 which has enabled Amy and Friends to purchase iPads for both Tom and Amber. Thank you so much to everyone who donated!
An Ipad for Amber
December 2019
We are so pleased to have smashed our original target of £400 to buy an iPad for Tom!
We have now increased our target to £800 to also buy an iPad for 4-year-old Amber, who has the same condition as Tom. Please help us to reach our target- we are nearly there! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/reachoutfortom |
Reach Out For Tom
November 2019
Take@That are proud to be ambassadors for the children's charity Amy and Friends.
This is Tom - he is 10 and has Cockayne Syndrome, a DNA repair disorder. There is currently no treatment or cure for this degenerative illness. Tom has the most amazing smile and is a very cheeky chappy! We want to give him a reason to smile this Christmas by raising money to help to buy him an iPad. Tom would love an iPad to help him with communication, to give him some independence and to watch his favourite Peppa Pig! We have raised £163 by playing stand up bingo at a recent gig, £55 from an auction for a Gary Barlow cutout and on 1st December Dean and Catherine will be donning their Santa suits for the Rugby Santa Fun Run! We have smashed our target of £400 already which means we can put the extra money towards another tablet for another child with Cockayne Syndrome this Christmas. Thanks to everyone who has donated so far! Here is our Just Giving link: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/reachoutfortom |
We did it!
27th October 2019
Change of event
3rd October 2019
Unfortunately the Leicester marathon and half marathon which were due to take place this Sunday (6th October) have been cancelled due to flooding on the course.
Whilst we are disappointed that we can't run this weekend as planned, we can't let all our wonderful sponsors down so we have come up with a plan B! Dean, Gavin and Catherine are hoping to run the Rugby half marathon instead on 27th October. Ben is unavailable due to work commitments and Mark has a long term football injury.
We have smashed our fundraising target of £2000 but this gives us an extra 3 weeks to raise as much money as possible for Jaxon!
Members of the Rugby Methodist Church Centre kindly donated £130.
The Ben Corfield Football Fund donated an amazing £300.
Stand up bingo at two recent gigs has raised £220.
Our raffle at The Elms gig in July raised a fantastic £240.
We held an auction of a Take That VIP lanyard which was won at £40 by fan Janet who very generously donated £50 to the pot.
Our sax player Catherine did some freelance work for a local band who donated £30 to the charity.
Another fan, Natasha, held an auction for a Gary Barlow Specsavers poster and raised a brilliant £100.
We have all been training hard for the half marathon! If you would like to make a donation to help us raise even more for Jaxon then please click here.
See this page for more information about Jaxon, the little boy we are running the half marathon for and why he needs our help.
Whilst we are disappointed that we can't run this weekend as planned, we can't let all our wonderful sponsors down so we have come up with a plan B! Dean, Gavin and Catherine are hoping to run the Rugby half marathon instead on 27th October. Ben is unavailable due to work commitments and Mark has a long term football injury.
We have smashed our fundraising target of £2000 but this gives us an extra 3 weeks to raise as much money as possible for Jaxon!
Members of the Rugby Methodist Church Centre kindly donated £130.
The Ben Corfield Football Fund donated an amazing £300.
Stand up bingo at two recent gigs has raised £220.
Our raffle at The Elms gig in July raised a fantastic £240.
We held an auction of a Take That VIP lanyard which was won at £40 by fan Janet who very generously donated £50 to the pot.
Our sax player Catherine did some freelance work for a local band who donated £30 to the charity.
Another fan, Natasha, held an auction for a Gary Barlow Specsavers poster and raised a brilliant £100.
We have all been training hard for the half marathon! If you would like to make a donation to help us raise even more for Jaxon then please click here.
See this page for more information about Jaxon, the little boy we are running the half marathon for and why he needs our help.
Fundraising target smashed!
29th September 2019
That's Life!
27th September 2019
Ben's Charity Concert 3
14th September 2019
On 14th September we played at ‘Ben’s Charity Concert 3’ at the Oakengates Theatre, Telford for the Ben Corfield Football Fund. It was a great night with a 600-strong crowd and other acts including a Queen tribute band.
Ben’s fund very kindly sponsored us £300 for our half marathon for Jaxon’s Chance which will go a long way towards Jaxon’s treatment. We would like to thank them very much for their donation and for inviting us to play at the concert. Click here for more from the night and about Ben's charity. |
Specsavers charity day
3rd August 2019
We had the 'Greatest Day' at the Specsavers charity day in Market Harborough on 3rd August. The sun was shining and it was great to see lots of people out and about and donating. Over £500 was raised for Rainbows Children's Hospice.
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Take@That Nominated for a National Tribute Music Award
10th May 2019
For the third year running, Take@That have been nominated for a National Tribute Music Award. The Awards are given in recognition of the enormous contribution Tribute Acts make to the entertainment industry in both economic and artistic value. The event continues to get bigger and better each year and is the only truly national awards in the world, that is dedicated to the tribute industry. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 3rd July.
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Leicester half marathon 2019
23rd February 2019
Get Ready For It... after running the Leicester half marathon in 2017 we are back and this time we have also persuaded Catherine (our sax player) to join us on 6th October 2019.
We are hoping to raise £2000 to help a local 3-year old boy, Jaxon. He has cerebral palsy as well as many other complex conditions and needs vital physiotherapy to give him the chance to walk. Please see our marathon page for more information and how to donate. |
Jaymi joins us on stage
21st July 2018
We temporarily had a new 5th member last weekend when Jaymi Hensley from Union J came to our gig in Leicester and joined us on stage for Pray and Never Forget!
Click here for more photos and to see his reaction when he was invited on stage! |
7th sellout hometown show!
13th July 2018
6 years... 7 sellout shows!
Thank you so much to all our friends, families and supporters who came to our annual gig at The Elms, Leicester on 13th July. We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for our amazing audiences and as long as you still want us we will continue to do it. Thanks to Neil Warner for opening the show and compering and to Catherine Orton for playing the sax. Thanks to the venue for hosting us once again. We even had a surprise visit from Jim Stanley and members of The Moderators. Thanks to everyone’s generosity, from playing stand up bingo we also raised £350 for Hope Against Cancer, a local charity, in memory of Jodie Johnson. See you all next year! Click here for more photos |
2nd year running at festival on the pitch
30th June 2018
We had a great day at the Festival on the Pitch on 30th June and were honoured to be asked to return for a second year. Click the image for photos, videos and more!
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Take@That nominated for a national tribute music award 2018
17th May 2018
Bigger and better than ever, the 2018 awards is back and once again the standards are extremely high, with the event becoming a highlight in the UK music world calendar. The awards are given in recognition of the enormous contribution Tribute Acts make to the entertainment industry in both economic and artistic value. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 4th July in Leicester.
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Fundraiser of the Year!
4th February 2018
We were delighted to receive an award last night at the annual Amy and Friends awards ceremony for ‘Outstanding Dedication and Fundraiser of the Year’. We are honoured to be ambassadors for this wonderful charity and although we don’t do it for recognition or awards we were so proud to get this.
We know there are so many unsung heroes out there who do so much great work every day so this is for all of them too. Thank you to Amy and Friends- we are so pleased we can help to raise awareness and funds and are thrilled with our award. |
'I was dancing at a Take That tribute gig - next thing I was having an emergency caesarean'
8th November 2017
Take@That were featured in the Leicester Mercury this week when a fan went into labour at one of their Leicester gigs!
Superfan Maxine Phipps was having a great time in Wigston - until Jessica decided to make her arrival. Read the full story here: www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/i-dancing-take-tribute-gig-746337 |
£5000 raised for amy and friends!
31st October 2017
Not only have we smashed our £5k fundraising target but Dean smashed through the Rugby half marathon in less than 2 hours on Sunday!! We started this journey with a target to raise £1000 for Amy and Friends and we had no idea this would be exceeded 5 times over, with £1000 being raised in the last week. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone for their support and generosity and thanks to The Glen pub for their support. It really means the world to us and to Amy and Friends. The money raised will help make such a difference to the lives of children with Cockayne Syndrome and their families.
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leicester half marathon- WE DID IT!
15th October 2017
We did it!!!
A massive thank you to everyone who has sponsored us, however big or small, and helped us raise £3300 so far for Amy and Friends. Thank you also to everyone who has donated cash at various events, which has been added to the total on Just Giving. The link is still open if anyone still wants to sponsor us or hasn't got round to it yet! We appreciate all your good wishes as well- it means a lot to us and the charity and we couldn't have done it without everyone's support! xx |
the elms 2018 selling fast!
26th September 2017
142 tickets have already been sold for this very popular annual event! Tickets will be available from the club from 1st October. You can contact us now to order your tickets. Don't forget on the night we will be supported by the fantastic Neil Warner. See the gigs page for more information.
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another sell-out at the elms
26th August 2017
A big thank you to everyone who attended our annual gig at The Elms last night- our 6th appearance in 5 years. Another sell out and arguably the best yet! Special thanks to people who travelled from Scotland, Staffs, West Mids etc.
We really appreciate everyone's support and don't take it for granted. We have been lucky enough to perform at some amazing venues this year but we always consider this to be our home venue. It's always special to perform for all our families and friends.
Thanks to Dave Mazzei for the support set and Catherine's cameo appearance with the sax on A Million Love Songs.
WHO'S COMING NEXT YEAR?!
We really appreciate everyone's support and don't take it for granted. We have been lucky enough to perform at some amazing venues this year but we always consider this to be our home venue. It's always special to perform for all our families and friends.
Thanks to Dave Mazzei for the support set and Catherine's cameo appearance with the sax on A Million Love Songs.
WHO'S COMING NEXT YEAR?!
Magical Mijas!
7th August 2017
We had a brilliant night at Mijas auditorium in Spain on Saturday night. We were part of the 'Festival of Legends' concert, sharing the stage with top tributes to Bon Jovi and the Bee Gees. Thanks to everyone who attended- a good 700 people were in the audience. A particularly big thank you to all who travelled from the U.K. and holiday makers who bought tickets. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
5000 Facebook 'likes'!
30th July 2017
A big thank you to all our Take@That fans - we've now reached a huge 5000 'likes' on our Facebook page!
Please see facebook.com/takeatthat for all the latest band information. Please give us a 'like' if you haven't already done so and invite your friends! (On the 'Community' tab). |
we hit the "greatest pitch of our lives" - Take@That score at home
26th June 2017
We had a great time at the Festival on the Pitch at Saffron Dynamo FC in Leicester on Saturday. This was the festival's 5th year and we were excited to be part of a line up of brilliant bands including:
The Double Yellers
Shine
80's Revellers
The Little Mix Experience
Coolplay
Johnny & The Goodtime Boys
The Moderators
It was a pleasure to be a part of this 9 hour extravaganza and we hope the 5000+ people who came had an amazing day!
The Double Yellers
Shine
80's Revellers
The Little Mix Experience
Coolplay
Johnny & The Goodtime Boys
The Moderators
It was a pleasure to be a part of this 9 hour extravaganza and we hope the 5000+ people who came had an amazing day!
new album from bootleg barlow and take@that
23rd May 2017
Hot off the press, Take@That's new CD album has now been released featuring recordings of some of Take That and Gary Barlow's most popular hits.
Tracklisting:
1. Reach Out
2. These Days
3. Rule The World
4. Hold Up a Light
5. A Million Love Songs
6. Since I Saw You Last
7. Let Me Go
8. Cry (bonus track)
The CDs cost £4 each with all proceeds going to Amy and Friends. They can be purchased at gigs or contact us to order one!
Tracklisting:
1. Reach Out
2. These Days
3. Rule The World
4. Hold Up a Light
5. A Million Love Songs
6. Since I Saw You Last
7. Let Me Go
8. Cry (bonus track)
The CDs cost £4 each with all proceeds going to Amy and Friends. They can be purchased at gigs or contact us to order one!
£1000 raised for amy and friends
7th May 2017
Last Sunday Take@That were proud to be a part of a charity event held at The Fox Inn, Stourbridge in aid of Amy and Friends. The event was a great success (despite the rain!) and as well as Take@That, featured Rod Stewart tribute Garry Pease and Marti Pellow tribute Paul Doody. A raffle and stand up bingo helped the event raise over £1000 for the charity Amy and Friends, with Amy herself in the audience. Thanks to everyone who attended and donated so generously.
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they'll run so hard we'll tear the ground away...
23rd February 2017
It's official: Take@That will be running the Leicester half marathon in October 2017 in aid of Amy & Friends.
We will be joined by former marathon runner Helen King as our mentor. Helen has run several marathons so we are counting on her to drag us through it. We want to raise as much money as possible to help children with Cockayne Syndrome and their families.
Since 2013 Take@That have performed on many occasions raising money for Amy and Friends and have made several friends along the way.
We have a target of £1000 so please give generously! Help us put a smile on the children's faces.
It's official: Take@That will be running the Leicester half marathon in October 2017 in aid of Amy & Friends.
We will be joined by former marathon runner Helen King as our mentor. Helen has run several marathons so we are counting on her to drag us through it. We want to raise as much money as possible to help children with Cockayne Syndrome and their families.
Since 2013 Take@That have performed on many occasions raising money for Amy and Friends and have made several friends along the way.
We have a target of £1000 so please give generously! Help us put a smile on the children's faces.
ambassadors for amy and friends
11th February 2017
Take@That are extremely honoured to have been made ambassadors of Amy and Friends for the second year running and received this award in recognition for their work for the charity. "In recognition of your continued dedication. Making a big difference to little lives. Take@That 2017" Amy and Friends supports children with Cockayne Syndrome and their families. CS is a premature ageing disorder that leads to a shortened life expectancy. For more information please go to amyandfriends.org |