Creative that gives back: Our partnership with the Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation
The Feather Ball is the main annual fundraising gala hosted by the Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation, a Colchester-based charity supporting teenagers and young adults facing cancer.
For over five years, This is Fever has proudly shown its support by designing the official event programme. We are proud to contribute our time and creativity to this special cause which makes such a positive difference to young people going through the toughest times in their life.
The Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation was founded in 2014 in Tom’s memory. Tom died of a Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumour and extensive peritoneal disease in October 2013, at the age of 19. The foundation funds research and raises awareness of youth cancer, driven entirely by the generosity of donors, sponsors, and events like the Feather Ball.
Tom wanted to create a charity for teenagers and young adults facing cancer. Sadly he passed away before he was able to achieve this, so his parents, Richard and Nikki, built the foundation in his memory, doing exactly what he set out to do.
We have now worked with the Tom Bowdidge Foundation for more than five years, right back to our earliest days as a company. This partnership has evolved alongside our own journey, and we hold it in the highest regard.
Each year our design and account management teams come together to produce the Feather Ball programme, and each year we treat it with the same care and attention we give any client brief. That consistency counts for a lot: the foundation knows what to expect from us, and our years of experience designing the programme to support the event helps us to bring their vision into reality.
Long after the evening’s final applause fades, the event programme endures as a lasting keepsake. It sets the tone for the event, articulates the foundation’s vital story and captures the true significance of the evening. Getting the details right is paramount.
For the 2026 edition, our design team worked closely with the foundation to shape a programme worthy of the evening. The content was structured to guide guests through the night while giving proper weight to the foundation’s mission and the people behind it. We balanced a premium feel with a touch of warmth by carefully designing the typography, layout and print finish.
We work with ambitious businesses every day, but some of the work we are most proud of sits outside that world entirely. Supporting local charities gives our team a chance to do meaningful creative work for causes they care about, and it keeps us connected to the place we operate in.
The Tom Bowdidge Foundation is exactly the kind of organisation we want to stand behind. We look forward to continuing that relationship for many more years to come.
