WCSUK 15th Year Anniversary Party & Annual Royal Marsden Cancer Charity Fundraiser!

*Corona Virus Update*

*STOP PRESS! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED! PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!*

Regrettably, due to the current lockdown restrictions remaining in place, we have no choice but to postpone this special annual event! Fingers crossed we won’t have to wait too long to schedule an alternative date! In the mean time, stay safe and well everyone!

You’re all invited to join Catriona & the WCSUK Team to celebrate our 15th year of WCS dancing in the UK and my 20th year of being cancer free !

14:00-22:00, Sunday 23 August 2020

“In Memory of My Mother Robin Wiles – 1943-2011”

Read all about our 14th Year Anniversary Party here…

WOW! What an incredible day we had in Windsor on Sunday 18 August, celebrating our West Coast Swing UK 14th Year Anniversary Party! I was particularly thrilled to see such a full dance floor for the Flashmob Rally and Line Dance workshops!

This annual event is a huge operational undertaking so there are some very special people to thank for all of their help; Paul Abbott, Luis Abbott, Janette Fox and Jeanette Butler (venue set up, door & deejaying), Jordan George (judging), Justin Petersen (comp deejay), Graham Burke (resident deejay), Femma Anderson (photography), Kezia Marshall (Samuel) and Ekow Eric Oduro (videography), Stewart Warren and Gale Vincent (baking), and last but not least my amazing boyfriend Daniel Trepat (Flashmob Rally and line dance workshops, judging, performance & general event preparation…plus jet washing and oiling the deck ready for our family BBQ next Sunday)! 😉

Massive Congratulations must go to all our WCSUK Annual Awards recipients;

– Most Improved Female – Sophie Bloomfield
– Most Improver Male – Mark McCormack
– Dancers’ Choice Favourite Female – Lindsey Rowatt
– Dancers’ Choice Favourite Male – Mark Simpson
– Dancers’ Choice Favourite Deejay – Paul Abbott (again!)

Massive Congratulations also go to our Royal Marsden Cancer Charity “Jill & Jack” contest winners;

– 1st Place – Susan Minor leading Ricky Fox
– 2nd Place – Terri McLaughlin leading Mark Taylor
– 3rd Place – Chloe Emma leading Antonio Fratini

I am delighted to reveal that through ticket sales, Jill & Jack contest entry fees, JustGiving donations, cash donations and Isabella Maria Cooke’s reflexology treatments, we have raised an amazing £1445 to date which has totally smashed our goal of £500 by almost triple! And the donations are still coming in, not to mention the undisclosed amount in the Royal Marsden tamper-proof collection box! So on behalf of myself, the WCSUK team and the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, I would like to thank each and every one of you that came along to support on the day and those that have made donations in person or via my Just Giving page! If you’d still like to donate, here’s the link!

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/catriona-wiles4

Roll on our 15th Year Anniversary Party, August 2020! ♥

WOW! It’s that time of the year again! You’re all invited to join us for a full day of dance and fun to mark the occasion of our West Coast Swing UK 15th Year Anniversary! It’s also my 20th Year of being cancer-free thanks to life saving treatment I received via the NHS back in 2000! And more recently, my father Tony has also made a spectacular recovery from bowel cancer! Miracles do happen but there are still an awful lot of cancer tragedy stories which each and every one of us are affected by at some point or another! In fact, sadly my mother Robin lost her brief but intense battle with cancer 8 years ago and since that moment, all of my fundraising efforts have been and will be made in her memory!

It is my goal to be able to raise at least £1000 from this party (double my normal annual target) to donate to the Royal Marsden as a thank you for the miraculous work they do on a daily basis! Last year we raised a staggering £1193.60 plus an undisclosed amount that was put into the tamper-proof Royal Marsden charity box, which totally smashed our goal by way more than double! Maybe we’ll be able to do the same again this year, or with your help, possibly even better!

So please join me in celebrating 15 years of WCSUK, my survival, all of your stories with happy endings and this fundraising effort! Thank you all so much in advance!

On the day, you will be able to anonymously nominate names for the following categories;

1 – “Dancers’ Choice” Most Popular Female Dancer
2 – “Dancers’ Choice” Most Popular Male Dancer
3 – “Dancers’ Choice” Favourite Deejay

If you cannot make the party but would like to vote by proxy, you can confidentially send me a FB message, email, text or call with your choices and your votes will be counted! Better still, come along and see your favourite peeps receive their awards!

We will also be awarding “Most Improved Male & Female Dancers” as selected by the WCSUK team!

Schedule Coming Soon…

Price

£25 per person for full day (14:00-22:00) – a percentage from each ticket sold donated to Royal Marsden!
£12 per person for evening session only (18:00-22:00) – a percentage from each ticket sold donated to Royal Marsden!
£?? – Juniors up to and including age 18 – nominal donation please
£?? – Jill & Jack (any amount offered for comp entry will be donated – £5 per person recommended)

Booking

To book, email cat@westcoastswing.co.uk or call 07881 641400. No need to pre-pay. Please pay in cash on arrival.

Make a Donation

If you are unable to attend the party but would still like to make a donation, please follow the instructions by clicking on this link;
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/catriona-wiles5
Many thanks everyone!

Accommodation

For those looking for accommodation, check out this great deal! For 2020, I have managed to secure a great rate of £72 (only £1 more than last year) for a double or twin room at the Holiday Inn London-Heathrow just off Junction 4 of the M4 and very close to Heathrow airport. This rate also includes free WIFI, full English breakfast AND parking!

This rate is for one Saturday night stay once a month that coincides with ICE and/or our special Saturday night events! Email reservations-heathrowm4@hiheathrowm4j4.co.uk quoting “West Coast Swing UK” to benefit from this offer! Please note that you won’t be eligible for this rate if booking is made via any other method.

Check out www.hilondonheathrowm4j4hotel.co.uk

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Private Lessons

To book a private lesson, please contact any of our teachers via our “Meet The Team” page where they will advise you of their availability and prices. A £5 floor fee per private lesson per hour will be payable on the door in addition to the cost of the private!

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