Dream The Impossible 2025

7th November 2025

On the 11th September 2025 11 Manchester restaurants – Alchemist, Blacklock, Fenix, Founder’s Hall , Grand Pacific, Hawksmoor, Higher Ground,  Lucky Cat, Tattu San Carlo and 20 Stories – were taken over for Dream The Impossible with the night ending with one big after-party at The Albert Hall. 
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The event raised a total of £231,000 for 8 Cancer Charties – Bloodcancer UK, Brain Tumour Charity, Maggies Manchester, Prevent Breast Cancer, Teenage Cancer Trust, The Christie Charity,The Joshua Tree, Young Lives vs Cancer and The Tim Bacon Foundation.

How the funds will be spent…

Blood Cancer UK – Verlingue – Higher Ground

Your gift will support Trial Treat Beat, our appeal to improve survival for the hardest-to-treat blood cancers. Currently, 70% of people do not survive, often dying within a year of diagnosis. Our aim is to double survival from 3 in 10 to 6 in 10 by funding innovative multi-arm, multi-stage clinical trials that test multiple treatments at once and speed up personalised care. We will also invest in clinical trial access and advocacy to ensure breakthroughs lead to better blood cancer care for all.

Brain Tumour Charity – Palatine PE – Fenix

We are deeply grateful for your incredible donation. Your generosity will directly support world‑class research into the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of brain tumours, as well as vital services for patients, families, and carers. It will also help us raise awareness of the signs and symptoms among the public and healthcare professionals. Together, these efforts bring us closer to accelerating cures, improving lifelong care, and amplifying the voice of the brain tumour community worldwide. Your support truly makes a huge difference.

Maggies Manchester – Williams BMW – San Carlo

Thanks to your generous donation, 900 visits to Maggie’s Manchester centre will be supported, giving people vital access to care and guidance. Your gift will also help individuals claim £230,000 worth of unclaimed benefits, easing financial pressures at a difficult time.

With the support of the Foundation we can continue to deliver our comprehensive group courses:
Getting Started – clear info about chemotherapy and immunotherapy 
Family & Friends – a safe space for loved ones of someone with a diagnosis
Where Now? – support beyond treatment, preparing emotionally and practically for life after cancer
Yoga – sessions designed to boost energy and confidence during and after treatment.

Prevent Breast Cancer – KR8 Advisory – Tattu

Huge thank you to everyone, your support will help us fund ground-breaking research, deliver life-saving education, and raise awareness to stop breast cancer before it starts. 
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Teenage Cancer Trust – Hall Brown LLP, Trinity Bridge Holdings Ltd, Browne Jacobson – Lucky Cat

The money raised will make a huge difference and will help us continue to provide support for young people with cancer when they need it most. Donations fund the work of our incredible specialist nurses and youth support coordinators who support the young people with the social, emotional and practical side effects of having cancer as a young person. 

The Christie – Vita Group + Pareto FP – 20 Stories and Hawksmoor

 Experts at The Christie are working to transform cancer care with a groundbreaking Total Body PET‑CT scanner. This innovative technology will allow more patients to be scanned in less time, producing high‑quality images that help diagnose cancer, track its spread, and guide targeted treatments. Unlike standard PET‑CT scans, which can take up to 30 minutes and require patients to remain completely still, the new scanner can complete a full‑body scan in just 5 minutes. It is more comfortable, safer thanks to lower radiation exposure, and suitable for vulnerable groups including pregnant women, babies, and those with certain medical conditions. Currently, the nearest Total Body PET‑CT scanners are in London and Edinburgh, but The Christie Charity has pledged £7 million to bring one to Manchester — ensuring patients across the North West have access to the very best in cancer care.

The Joshua Tree – Proveca Ltd + Together – Grand Pacific

The money raised will help us to expand the impact of our work. We’ve recently had our building double in size thanks to an incredible DIY SOS Big Build, and as a result hope to double the number of families supported in the next twelve months. Your donation will allow us to expand our team in order to make this possible.

Young Lives vs Cancer – Access Group + Wireless Social – Blacklock

The donation will help to fund 52 families to stay together for a week at one of Young Lives vs Cancer’s Homes from Home. More than a place to stay, they’re somewhere families can enjoy home comforts like home-cooked meals and fresh pyjamas. They’re a safe, supportive space where families can relax away from the hospital.

Tim Bacon Foundation – Harri + Candid Hospitality + Peach 2020 – The Alchemist and Founder’s Hall

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The Tim Bacon Foundation are working with Manchester Metropolitan University to fund a PHD research into Prehabilitation – Improving Treatment Outcomes and Wellbeing for Cancer Patients. 

​​​​​​​Chemotherapy and surgery, in many cases, are the main treatments offered to those who receive a cancer diagnosis, and between 2013 and 2016 in England, 45% of diagnoses were treated with surgery. Evidence shows that actively improving your physical and mental health can help you recover more quickly from chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, as well as supporting your physical and emotional wellbeing during cancer treatment. Prehabilitation is a simple, effective and low cost tool to help people live well with cancer.

Our Main Sponsors

We couldn’t have done this event without our main sponsors. A big thank you goes out to Mission Mars, Budweiser Brewing Group, JW Lees and LWC as the main sponsors on the event and thank them for all their support. 

Check out the Video here —DREAM 2025 // Tim Bacon Foundation on Vimeo

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Hospitality Kicks 2025

17th July 2025

15th July saw the 3rd Hospitality Kicks take place at  Wythenshawe Park.  Despite the rain spirits and play definately weren’t dampened.

With the generous sponsorship and support of The Access Group and Indeed Flex, teams from across the hospitality industry came together to play and to raise money for the Tim Bacon Foundation, Only a Pavement Away and Licensed Trade Charity.

The event again was supported by the University of Salford with a group of students studying BSc in Sport Rehabilitation,  excellent in helping the players with their tired muscles and to help prevent any injuries.

This year the proud winners were Barlows Electrical, well done to everyone who took part you are all winners in our eyes.

Invitation from Blood Cancer UK

23rd May 2025

It was lovely to be invited by Blood Cancer UK to visit St James’s Palace.  Their patron the Duke of Westminster hosted an evening to launch their new fundraising campaign Trial Beat.

Trial Treat Beat, is their appeal to increase survival for the hardest to treat blood cancers. 70% of people with these blood cancers will not survive and, too often, die within just one year of diagnosis. Through Trial Treat Beat they are hoping to double survival for the hardest to treat blood cancers, from 3 in 10 to 6 in 10.

For more information about Blood Cancer UK go to Blood Cancer UK | We’re here to beat blood cancer

Casual Bar and Dining Awards 2025

21st April 2025

We were honoured to be invited to be the chosen charity once again for the Casual Bar and Dining Awards in 2025.

Once again we had a fantastic team of volunteers from The Alchemist along with Neil Bruce, Dhilon Solanki, Bev Roberts and Grace Roberts.  The event raised just short of £6,000.  We can’t thank everyone who donated enough it really is much appreciated.

A big congratulations to everyone who won on the night.

Hospitality Helps

5th January 2025

We are excited to announce that we have raised a total of £30,000 for Hospitality Helps Prevent Breast Cancer. The donation is to fund the new Breast Imaging Academy at Wythenshawe Hospital.   

£27,000 of the total raised has been match funded by The Big Give this therefore means that the final total that we have presented to Prevent Breast Cancer is £57,000.  This total couldn’t have been achieved without the support of  Permanently Unique Group, Gusto Restaurants, The Alchemist, Nightcap PLC and San Carlo who ran their own campaigns.

How was the money raised?

Each of the hospitality businesses tackled the challenge of raising money for the cause differently:-

Permanently Unique took a team and smashed the Three Peaks Challenge in June, climbing Ben Nevis, Scarfell Pike and Snowdonia in 24 hours.

The Alchemist in October added a discretionary 0.99p on every bill.  Also a team from their Head Office ran the Manchester Half Marathon . 

Gusto Italian hosted Fabelou x a ladies night at their Alderley Edge restaurant.  The evening included a fashion show, an auction and a raffle.

San Carlo created the Cocktail Rosa. The cocktail was sold through the month of October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month and for each cocktail sold their was a £2 donation.

Nightcap PLC created the cocktail Rose Petal.  This was also sold throughout October and for each cocktail sold there was a donation to the campaign.

Each site that supported the initiative, including Seven Bro7hers, had branded posters created to put behind toilet doors.  This helped to raise Breast Cancer awareness amongst staff and customers.

To thank the business involved Prevent Breast Cancer delivered Breast Awareness training.

Viv Taylor Fletcher from Gusto restaurants said:

‘At the start of the year we attended a talk with other brands in our industry and to see how together we could make a difference in raising awareness and funds for Prevent Breast Cancer.  Instantly we knew it is something we wanted to be involved in.  We decided that we would like to host a fashion show in our Alderley Edge restaurant,  to raise money for this campaign and another charity close to our hearts Beechwood Cancer Support Centre. Working together we combined our efforts and raised £10K as well as awareness.  Together we can continue to make a meaningful impact in our community and inspire hope for a brighter future.  A big thank you to everyone who donated prizes to be auctioned off during the evening.’

We can’t thank everyone enough for getting involved with this campaign,  as well as everyone who sponsored teams, attended the fashion show, donated prizes, bought a cocktail or added a donation to their bill.

Together with hospitality businesses we are making a difference and helping more people to live well with cancer.

Anyone for Cricket

5th October 2024

Tim Bacon Foundation was invited to attend the Annual Cricket match between Ian Edward and Paul Campbell at Harrow St Mary’s Cricket Club.

Play started at 14.00 hrs with 25 overs per side.  The play was followed by a presentation to Paul’s team this year who took the trophy!

A fabulous £2500 was raised and we enjoyed a lovely curry and drinks provided by Warners Gin at the end of play.

Hospitality Kicks 2024

5th July 2024

25th June 2024 saw teams from the Hospitality Industry come together to fight for the Hospitality kicks 2024 trophy.

A beautiful sunny day at Wythenshawe Sports ground saw teams from Gusto, Living Ventures, Barlows Electrical, San Carlo, Access Group, Permanently Unique, The Alchemist, Stange and Co, MHDL, GSG Hospitality and Manchester Hospitality Network come together.

Aviko were there with their chip van to give all the teams energy that they needed.

Stonegate Pub Partners were victorious and beat the Access Group in the final.

A big thank you to Access Group for sponsoring the event and raising money for Tim Bacon Foundation, Licensed Trade Charity and Only a Pavement Away.

International Womens Day Hospitality Helps Launch

28th March 2024

The 8th March International Women’s Day saw the launch of Hospitality Helps.  120 hospitality personnel joined ourselves and Prevent Breast Cancer at Australasia for breakfast to hear about the new Breast Imaging Academy at Wythenshawe Hospital.

The Academy will bridge the gap and address the severe shortage of breast imagers in the UK.  Joining us to share their inspirational stories about Breast Cancer were Sally Dynevor, Candy Ekanoye and Rebecca Hartley.  

Andy Burnham also joined us giving his personal account of how Breast Cancer has touched his family and highlighted the need for the Academy for future generations.

We would like the Hospitality of Manchester to join forces and together raise money to help this cause. 

To read more about the Breast Imaging Academy please go to National Breast Imaging Academy (NBIA) I Prevent Breast Cancer

If you or your business are interested in getting involved then please go to Hospitality Helps – Register Your Interest

Hospitality Helps – Prevent Breast Cancer

26th February 2024

We have launched a new initiative – Hospitality Helps – aiming to bring hospitality businesses across the northwest region together to fundraise for cancer charities working in the area. Its first charity partner will be Prevent Breast Cancer, the only UK charity focused on prediction and prevention of the disease. 

Around 55,000 women a year are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK, making it the most common cancer in the country. That includes around 10,000 aged under 50 who are diagnosed with the disease every year. With over 3.2 million people working in the hospitality sector nationally – of whom 60 per cent are women – breast cancer has the potential to impact tens of thousands of hospitality workers across the UK. 

Hospitality Helps will be an ongoing initiative organised by the Tim Bacon Foundation aimed at harnessing the power of the hospitality sector to support regional good causes. It will be launched on Friday 8 March – International Women’s Day – at Australasia in Manchester city centre, with the support of the Manchester Hospitality Network. 

The Foundation’s founder Jeremy Roberts explained: “The hospitality industry has a long and rich history of helping make our world a better place. Supporting charities and helping influence  amazing cities and towns were both close to Tim’s heart and have always been a key focus for the Foundation. I’m delighted to launch this new initiative aimed at encouraging the sector to join forces and make a huge difference to some really exciting and ambitious charities over the coming years.”

Jeremy continued: “Prevent Breast Cancer is a national charity with its roots in Manchester which is doing incredibly important work to better understand how breast cancer develops and what we can do to stop it from occurring. The figures are stark: over 55,000 women are diagnosed a year, of whom thousands are younger than 50 – the age at which mammogram screening begins. The hospitality sector relies on a young workforce, many of whom are women, and it’s therefore doubly important that we support this charity in its life-saving work.”

Prevent Breast Cancer is currently fundraising to build a new National Breast Imaging Academy which will be based in Manchester and which will train the next generation of breast imaging specialists across the UK. Chief Executive Nikki Barraclough said: “Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and it’s increasingly affecting women at a younger age. It’s essential that NHS screening services are protected to allow for prompt examination and diagnosis if women are to stand a better chance of survival, which is exactly what the National Breast Imaging Academy will do by training more specialists to scan breasts and read the results. 

“This is a huge project and having the support of the northwest hospitality industry is incredible, both in terms of helping us reach our ambitious fundraising target but also by educating more people about the charity and what it does,” added Nikki.

Hospitality Helps will ask restaurateurs, bars, hotels, cafes and other hospitality venues to support the charity at some point in 2024 in any way they can – ranging from a discretionary £1 donation on the bill to proceeds from the sales of dedicated menu items or bespoke events and activities.

If you can’t come to the event go here and register your interest to being part of Hospitality Helps.

Team San Carlo Sky Dive for Breast Cancer UK

12th September 2023

A big well done to team San Carlo and Dave Mansbridge one of our trustees  for making the 15000ft jump out of a plane in order to fundraise for Tim Bacon Foundation and Breast Cancer UK.  Incredible considering the sky jump they chose is actually the highest in the UK!

The team raised over £6,000 for the charities which is a brilliant achievement,  we can’t thank them all enough for choosing this challenge.