On Monday 20th June, representatives from some of the leading names in the property and construction sector, including, John Laing Plc, Mansell Construction Services and The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors came together for an exclusive event hosted by Gabby and Kenny Logan who are patrons of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children Charity’s £3 million Raising the Roof appeal.

The appeal unites the property and construction sector together to help fund the new centre for neurosciences which is part of the hospital’s massive redevelopment project.

The new centre for Neurosciences

Great Ormond Street Hospital is the largest children’s neurosciences centre in the UK providing care for children with conditions such as tumours of the brain and spinal cord and epilepsy. The unit combines the most comprehensive clinical services in the UK with world-class pioneering research and training. Each year the Neurosciences Team treats over 8,000 children from across the world, carrying out over 750 operations.

Despite the hospital being a centre of excellence, the facilities are cramped, outdated and dispersed across the hospital and there isn’t the capacity to treat the increasing number of children who need our help. The new centre for neurosciences, opening in 2012, will allow us to work together better and more importantly will mean that more children can receive the care they need.

A Q&A with Gabby and Kenny Logan

The Q&A, Held at No.11 Cavendish Square, allowed members and supporters of Raising the Roof to submit questions to the Logans on subjects ranging from their involvement with the charity to their respective careers.

Highlights included the best (and worst) things about having twins, the rivalry in the Logan household over Strictly Come Dancing, Gabby’s interviewing highlights and Kenny’s tips for the Rugby World Cup this year in New Zealand – he thinks the All Blacks should win but that the Wallabies could be the team to derail them unless Uruguay have an uncharacteristically successful bid!

The evening finished with Gabby celebrating that Raising the Roof is approaching the halfway mark at a fantastic £1.4 million!

For more information about the Raising the Roof appeal have a look at our website www.gosh.org/raisingtheroof