Action on Addiction

Find Out About Past Events

Swimathon 2007

On Sunday 4th March 2007, 82 swimmers of all ages and abilities took to The Third Space pool to raise money for Action on Addiction.

The day started with a splash and each hour new swimmers took to the pool to swim 120 lengths in the fastest time possible. Celebrity guest swimmers Chris Evans and Richard Bacon took the plunge and joined in the spirit of the event in one of the many teams, who together raised a fabulous £116,000 for Action on Addiction.

Chris Evans hosted the prize giving ceremony the following evening at The Groucho Club, where victorious swimmers celebrated their success with some great prizes for fastest team and highest fundraisers.

Thank you to all the team captains and swimmers who worked so hard with their fundraising and for making the Swimathon such a great event. Thank you also to everyone who sponsored the swimmers, and enabled us to raise much needed funds for our vital research.

We would like to thank The Third Space for kindly agreeing to underwrite the costs of the event so that all proceeds go directly to Action on Addiction, The Groucho Club for hosting the prize giving, Zoggs for donating the goody bags and Pure California for providing refreshments.

Great North Run

A huge thank you to all Action on Addiction runners who took part in the Great North Run 2006. It was a fabulous event and great to hear how much everyone enjoyed the day.

Gypsy of Chelsea

Angelica Huston, Diane Von Furstenburg and Harvey Keitel were just some of the celebrities who gave their support to Gypsy of Chelsea when it arrived in New York on Monday the 12th of December 2005. Action on Addiction presented Gypsy of Chelsea for an exclusive Gala Performance at the legendary Studio 54, one of New York City's top theatre venues.

Gypsy of Chelsea's Gala Performance in 2004 at the Royal Court Theatre was a sell out performance that was attended by Elle Macpherson, Sienna Miller, HRH Prince Michael of Kent and Freddie Windsor.

Gypsy of Chelsea was a was a sell out performance raising £20,000 from ticket sales and donations.

An Exclusive Night of Football

An exclusive evening of football took place in London on 1st September 2005 at the Royal Academy of Arts. The event was a successful mixture of sports and entertainment attended by variety of celebrities from the worlds of sport, music and show business including Tamara Beckwith, Arsene Wenger and Tania Bryer. On the evening many wonderful items were auctioned including stunning images from The FIFA 100 Exhibition of David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Pelé as well as a dinner for 10 at 'The Collection' and a signed Chelsea shirt and football. The auction raised £20,000 for Action on Addiction.

Art Vespa: Modern Day Masterpieces up for Auction

Vespa, one of the world's most recognised symbols of style and design, collaborated with some of Britain's biggest and best-known contemporary artists to produce Art Vespa in aid of Action on Addiction.

Artists Gary Hume, Harland Miller, Simon Periton, Georgina Starr and Gavin Turk created their own unique interpretation of the Vespa using the new Vespa GT. These one-off bikes went under the hammer at a high profile auction conducted by top auctioneer Humphrey Butler on Tuesday 30th November at Sketch in London.

The auction was a great success for Action on Addiction raising over £20,000 to help prevent and treat drug, alcohol and nicotine addiction.

Art Vespa took place in 2000, 2001 and 2004.