MOD Police
We were extremely privileged to be part of such a special day. The recruits of 02/23 have made such a huge difference to Charlie’s Beach Hut with their fundraising. Thank you to everyone who supported them. We wish them all the very best with their future careers – what an incredible bunch of people they are x 
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Police Quiz Night
MOD Police thank you so much for a wonderful quiz and raffle evening arranged by the
These awesome trainee police officers raised over £1,000 (awaiting final numbers) for Charlie’s Beach Hut The Quiz master Tom was brilliant. Although, hard questions but fun.
The Red Lion in Southwick were so kind to host with great atmosphere and fab food.
Rugby v Football
What a day! Thank you to everyone who come along to the event and to everyone who donated. We have a finalised sum of £8568.29 absolutely smashing our original target! An amazing team effort from my brothers Dan Street Darryl Street Wes Street and all our partners Sam Str Steph Thornton Bec Street and Holly Carter who have done soo much behind the scenes to make everything go so smoothly on the day and contacting companies to donate prizes for the last 6 months. Thank you to everyone who donated prizes for the raffle and the items that went in the auction. A massive thank you to the 50 odd lads from both the football team and the rugby team who all put their body’s on the line and played a sport they were not used to and the match day officials Jamie Dunne Dave Street and Simon. Thank you to Field Gun Sport for an amazing half time show. Thank you to Southsea Nomads RFC for letting us host the event at their fantastic ground.
Finally thank you to Karen Codling and Steve Codling for all the fantastic work they do keeping Charlie’s Beach Hut going year after year. Graham Street would have loved yesterday so it was an honour to hold an event in his memory for a charity he loved so much! See you all next year 
Find the Wonderfull
Dave & Vanessa (and of course your glamorous assistants Luke & Lauren!); thank you so very much for another wonderful charity evening for Charlie’s Beach Hut. Dave, the food was, as always, out of this World. So many hours given to the thought, preparation and cooking of such lovely dishes – thank you so very much. Ness, again, the thought and time you gave to the hospitality, raffle, quiz, sweetie jar and looking after us all was fantastic and all added to a very successful fundraiser. A whopping £572 raised! This will make a huge difference to the many families staying at Charlie’s. Fully booked this year and already many bookings next year, we continue to receive referrals from Young lives vs cancer and surrounding hospitals for families who need some time to make memories and take a break from hospital routines and appointments. So thank you Dave, Ness, Luke and Lauren and of course thank you to all the wonderful ladies who enjoyed great food, a good natter and supported Charlie’s with their huge donations. You all make such a difference x x
xSophie Ellis Christmas Creations
A big thank you to Sophie Ellis for all the beautiful Christmas creations she made to raise money for Charlie’s Beach Hut and of course to everyone who bought them – this week Sophie donated to ‘Charlie’s’ an incredible £150. Just wonderful – thank you 
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Masquerade Charity Ball
Drum roll please….. 
We raised £633 for Charlie’s Charity! Thank you to everyone who came to our masquerade charity ball & helped raise this amount & thank you to all our supporters. 
Special thanks to Murray Nelson who let me spend some of his retirement money!!!
Go Team M650
And they’ve only gone and done it!
Amazing! Well done M650.
What an achievement, thank you for pushing yourselves through a constant 48 hours of cycling, over a million metres in memory of the inspirational Graham Street and for raising a superb about of money in support of Charlie’s Beach Hut.
Thank you to everyone who popped in, cheered them on, jumped on a bike or took the time to donate – incredible.
£2,388.00 raised to date.
Well done done and thank you.
Well done Ian Dory
We sadly say goodbye to our Patron Graham (Sid) Street
It is with absolute sadness we write this post.
Our incredible, one of a kind, friend and Patron to Charlie’s charity passed away peacefully on 16.08.2022 surrounded by his family. Chief Petty Officer Graham ‘Sid’ Street BEM.
Many of you will have met Sid during one of the countless fundraisers he involved himself in for Charlie’s charity. A master of ceremonies like no other! Never afraid to get involved in events that pushed him to his limits….be it speaking at prestigious dinners and events whilst promoting Charlie’s or competing in numerous Great South Runs, the Great River row, Rugby, Triathlons and so many others that he did with such ease.
To us, a once in a lifetime friend.
To Charlie….his very own Pirate friend. Believing wholeheartedly when we’d visit Sid on HMS Victory that he was a fearless pirate with his very own ship. Charlie was so proud of this friendship. Memories of the two of them will remain firm with us and we are forever grateful to have them.
In his day job, Sid was an underwater warfare specialist, but it’s for his support for his favourite sport and charity work that many ‘shipmates’, who got to know him over a 35-year career, will perhaps best remember him.
Diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2017, Sid, originally from Little Clacton in Essex – devoted much of his spare time to his family and fundraising for charities both fighting the disease and helping young people. Devoted and passionate about the mission of Charlie’s Beach Hut charity, Sid never faltered with new ideas and was incredibly successful at representing the charity. Even in these last weeks he was adamant that his ‘Coffee and cake for Charlie’s’ fundraiser must be up and running before his passing – and he achieved it.
Sid excelled in his contribution to Rugby Union (Wasps and Croydon) and Royal Navy Rugby Union in the front row both as a player and coach. He ran in the legendary Field Gun run for Portsmouth on several occasions and did anything to promote sport in the Senior Service. He joined the Royal Navy in February 1987 and served in many Portsmouth-based units including training establishments, earning nine Service medals during his time in uniform, as well as the Meritorious Service and, just two years ago, the British Empire Medal for his work with Charlie’s Beach Hut. A huge character with an even bigger heart, renowned for naval anecdotes (known as ‘Sid dits’), Sid was an inspiration and role model to many, continuing to pass on his passion for and experience of the Navy to new generations of sailors, most recently at HMS Collingwood. Major Steve Cox RM, in charge of the Hasler rehabilitation centre at > HMS Drake in Plymouth – where Sid spent his final serving months “Throughout his battle with cancer, he demonstrated fortitude and immense resilience in abundance; never allowing his trademark sense of humour and razor-sharp wit to wane,” he said.“His desire to help and support those around him never faltered and his positive influence will endure within every staff, whether civilian or military and personnel assigned to the Royal Navy Recovery Centre Hasler. It was a privilege to serve alongside him – he will be missed.”
Our thoughts are with Sid’s family and we can only thank them for sharing their ‘legend’ with us for all these years.
The Legend Ian Dory
The legend that is Ian Dory Douglas has only got himself interviewed on Express FM this evening talking about his incredible dishwasher challenges. Apologies for the editing but at over 9 minutes long and 60gb in size, it needed chopping down in to 3 bite sized chunks but I think you’ll all agree that Ian smashed the interview out of the park. Don’t forget to check out Ian’s next challenge walking some 60 miles across the South Downs Way 19 – 22 Aug 22 with a dishwasher on his back – amazing challenge! Well done Dors and thank you helping so many families to ‘Find Their Wonderful in Today’.