The Tile Association

THE TILE ASSOCIATION

serving the tile industry and its customers

We are delighted to announce that the Tile Association has decided to support the charity again this year. They have supported Children Today at their last two Awards Dinners and last year a fantastic £13,000 was raised.

The Tile Association represents the whole of the UK wall and floor tile industry under one organisation. It has more than doubled in size since originally formed in January 2000 and now has more than 750 members, consisting of tiling contractors, fixers, distributors, retailers and manufacturers. Its mission is to promote professionalism and technical standards in the tiling industry, as well as provide technical support to both members and their customers.

You can find out more about membership benefits and customer services by visiting their website at www.tiles.org.uk

Tile Association members can get involved in supporting us as their chosen charity in all sorts of ways.

Team Events:

In 2009 there will be a series of It’s a Knockout events taking place around the country with the ‘utterly brilliant’ Timmy Mallett as host. Teams of 7-10 people can take part in the wet, wonderful fun and mayhem at the following events:

Coventry, Warwickshire - May 17th

Maidstone, Kent - May 31st

Manchester - June 21st

Liverpool - July 5th

International Events:

June 5th-14th 2009 - The ultimate adventure - the PFA South Africa Challenge

6 ex-professional footballers will captain teams on a series of challenges in some spectacular scenery, cycling, hiking, climbing, white-water rafting etc. There will also be an opportunity to help the local community with a project while we are there. We will be working on a local school and donating the bikes we use to the children who currently have to walk up to 10km barefoot to school. To find out more click here.

London - Paris Cycle Ride June 3rd-7th 2009

Peru Trek Autumn 2009

Running events:

Flora London Marathon 26th April 2009

London BUPA 10k Bank Holiday Monday 25th May 2009

Adidas Women’s 5k Challenge - London, Birmingham, Liverpool - September 2009

Other events:

Parachuting - tandem skydive at a time and place to suit you. Click here for details.

Rat Race urban adventure racing in cities around the country - details tbc

Women’s Go-karting Challenges - Birmingham April 23rd - other dates/venues tbc

Any other events that you might like to do - please get in touch!

We can arrange most of the things you might dream of doing… from climbing Kilimanjaro or walking the Great Wall of China through to trying fire-walking and if you really want to sit in a bath of beans we’ll support you in that too (although we’ll probably laugh!)

You can find some more ideas here or call us on 01244 335622 or e-mail info@children-today.org.uk