Pictured above from left to right: Tony Cottee, Nick Berry, Georgia Cordery, Elliot Jordan and Christian Dailly.

Brentwood School pupil, Georgia Cordery, 13, is a brave teenager with a rare form of cancer called, rhabdomyosarcoma.  Georgia and her family have decided selflessly to set up Georgia's Teenage Cancer Appeal to raise funds for research into her rare form of cancer and to support other families on her ward at University College Hospital, London (UCLH), where she has chemotherapy.  

Georgia was joined by local celebrities, friends and family on 30^th January to officially launch the appeal, ‘Georgia's Teenage Cancer Appeal' (GTCA). There will be a series of high profile events to follow, which will be held over the next 9 months.

Georgia's mother, Mrs Sue Cordery, gave an emotional and moving speech and expressed her gratitude to Georgia's Brentwood School friends for their support. She also thanked attendees at the launch for their presence on such a moving occasion and expressed her support to other families at the teenage cancer ward at the University College Hospital, London.

Mrs Cordery said the appeal would provide Georgia and her family with monthly activities to look forward to. On this particular occasion the stars came out for Georgia in the form of Tony Cottee, famous former English footballer turned Sky Sports commentator, Elliot Jordan, who currently plays Callum in Eastenders, Nick Berry former Eastender and Heartbeat actor and Christian Dailly, Scottish footballer.

The Cordery family have had their lives turned upside down since Georgia's diagnosis in June but Georgia is determined to beat cancer and wants to continue living a normal life. She attends Brentwood School at every opportunity and even continues to play for the school netball team. Georgia's father, Mr Peter Cordery, also mentioned that Georgia's recent school report was outstanding.

Headmaster, Mr Ian Davies, President of the appeal and family friend, Noel Fox, made speeches on behalf of Georgia's Teenage Cancer Appeal. It was also announced that £10,000 had been donated at the launch by an anonymous donator.

On the day of the launch all attendees donned GTCA t-shirts as designed by Georgia herself and these are now on sale at the Brentwood School Shop.  All proceeds go to GTCA.

For further information on Georgia's Teenage Cancer Appeal or to donate towards this wonderful cause, please contact Noel Fox on 01375 855 136.