CELEBRATING OUR GOLDEN JUBILEE

The Royal Reception
A special 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee reception with The Queen in attendance was held at St James's Palace on Thursday 8 October 2009, with some 300 volunteers, staff and clients attending. Read more about it here.

National and Local Events throughout the Year
During our special year we organised a range of events nationally and locally to promote the work of Cruse and to raise funds for what we do. Our 130 areas and branches had lots of plans for a variety of activities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Find out about what went on near you in our calendar of Local Events.

SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL!
We still have some specially created and timeless gifts - something to buy, to give and to keep, to wear and to cherish. Designed by silversmith and jewellery-maker Rosemary Lucas, they are unique to Cruse. Click on the box to open it up and see what's inside....

Golden Jubilee Merchandise, Voices of Cruse and
Supporting our Fundraisers
Buy the book with the full story of our amazing 50 year history up to 2009 and learn about how Cruse grew and developed from small beginnings to a national organisation with an international reputation.

We have other special merchandise too, which remains on sale, as well as news about our supporters who were raising funds for the work we do and looking for sponsorship. See it all here.

Rays of Hope with a Quilt of Gold
The image on the right shows the design for a unique Quilt of Gold, a work of art created to celebrate the Golden Jubilee year.

Entitled Rays of Hope, it was fashioned by a small team of skilled quilt-makers.

Click on the image on the right to see how the quilt took shape, along with pictures of the fabrics being used in the design.

This quilt of gold comprises a total of 50 squares, to celebrate the 50 years of Cruse in this, the Golden Jubile Year, and the design is based on seven - a number that has significance across many cultures. The textiles will all be in shades of gold on a creamy background. All materials have been carefully selected and donated.

You can read more about the thoughts and ideas that have gone into the design of the Quilt of Gold, see pictures of the fabrics and learn about the progress that is being made by clicking here.

Launch of the Grief Relief Appeal
This was held at the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London, 6.30-8.30pm, on 22 April 2009. See the report with images here.

Jubilee Conference, July, 16-17
See the report on the successful Golden Jubilee Conference, held at Warwick University.

Events locally in your area	See our leaflet and print it out	Golden Jubilee Merchandise