Despite Brian’s hectic schedule, he takes great pleasure in being heavily committed to various charities.
Having run the London Marathon for the benefit of Aids victims, walked The Moonwalk for Breast Cancer and ridden at Royal Windsor Racecourse for The Princess Royal Trust for Carers he still finds time to do work for numerous other charities.
Brian's Charity Commitments:
- Brian is a Director of The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust - visit www.anthonynolan.org.uk Brian sometimes puts himself up for auction at various fundraising dinners to go and cook a real English Sunday roast at someone's home. The last lunch raising £8000 for the charity. Brian also filmed Celebrity Mastermind and his fee went to the Trust
- Patron of 'The Food Chain' - Still feeding the fight against HIV and Aids
Brian ran the marathon for The Food Chain in 2000-pics in his book 'A Yorkshire Lad'
Website: www.foodchain.org.uk
- Brian helps Barnardo's and has provided recipes for a book in conjunction with Tesco. It is called 'Dishing up a future for kids' Celebrity Recipe Book, priced at £5. Brian has also helped promote a book in conjunction with Uncle Ben's for the charity.
- Brian works with CancerBackup which includes a recipe book. The recipes are designed to help people live with cancer.
Website: www.cancerbackup.org.uk
- Brian is a Trustee of the Academy of Culinary Arts' Adopt A School Trust a long - term project which, through a hands on approach, focuses on developing an essential understanding of taste and teaches children about the pleasures of eating, the provenance of ingredients and the processes by which raw materials are transformed into food. As well as providing a solid basis for learning life skills, it is hoped this will encourage them to experiment for themselves. Website:www.academyofculinaryarts.org.uk/adoptaschool
- Children In Need - remember when Brian did 'The Full Monty' with other celebrity chefs in 1998? In 2005 Brian competed with James Martin for the World Record of carrot chopping, unfortunately Brian just missed out on the title! Visit www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
- Brian is a Trustee Director of the William Heptinstall Award, which is an annual award given to young chefs in the UK. For further details of the Award visit: www.WilliamHeptinstallAward.org.uk
- Brian is a patron of 'Society of Stars' charity
- Brian is a trustee of the PM Trust which exists to help young people make the right start in the hospitality industry. It was originally founded, in the 1940s, to 'promote the mental, physical and spiritual well-being of young men and women working in the hospitality industry in London by the provision of such facilities (including, but not restricted to, the provision of grants, loans and other financial assistance) as the committee shall think fit.'
Brian is supporting National Doughnut Week for The Children's Trust. A national charity dedicated to the care, therapy, education and rehabilitation of children with multiple disabilities. For more information on the charity or how you can get involved please visit www.fundraising.thechildrenstrust.org.uk www.fundraising.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/nationaldoughnutweek
- Brian is a patron of The Ella Grace Trust, helping families with accommadation whilst visiting relatives etc.
- Brian is now a patron of the 'Lainey K Campaign'. A friend of Brian's lost his wife to cancer in December 2005. The Trust has been set up to raise much needed funds for local families in the Sheffield area that will need help with living through cancer. Visit www.laineyk.org.uk for more details.