Birthmark Support Group

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the relaunch of the Birthmark Support Group at the weekend. Bringing people together creates something very special and powerful 💪✨

To all our volunteers, thank you for giving your time and being the heartbeat of everything we do. Thank you to our incredible ambassadors for their passion and dedication continuing to inspire us every day. Thanks too to their families for supporting them and us! Some had travelled a very long distance to be with us and we really appreciate their commitment to our cause 🌟
Amy Elsegood Dean Woodford

A very special thank you to our guest, TV & Radio Presenter, for joining us and our ambassador Q&A panel. We loved hearing your stories and thank you for inspiring our community with your humour and positivity 💜

We were also honoured to welcome speakers, birthmark and laser specialists, Samira Syed and Quentin Frew who shared powerful & knowledgeable insights through their presentations.

Thank you to for entertaining us with her beautiful singing and maybe inspiring some future performers! 🎤

The children (and some parents😄) had a blast with our children’s entertainers 🎈and we all had so much fun with the Photo Booth kindly provided by Patrick .co.uk

Thank you to for these incredible photos including some behind the scenes of our talented camera crew who filmed the event for live streaming thank you Dean Woodford 📹🙏🏼

Thanks also to the team at Essex County Cricket Ground for looking after us so well on the day.

We’re committed to making meaningful, lasting change and we’re so grateful to have you all with us 💜

Follow our Relaunch Event live from Essex

Birthmark Support Group Live Stream Nyd de videoer og den musik, du holder af, upload originalt indhold, og del det hele med venner, familie og verden på YouTube.

Celebrate our relaunch at Essex Cricket Club—everyone’s welcome!

Tickets nearly gone - grab one today https://wegottickets.com/sct/55AtJ9ftKp

Saturday 11 October 2025
10:30 - 2:30pm, doors open 10:00am

Essex Cricket Club, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground CM2 0PG

What’s on:
• Expert talks from Great Ormond Street Hospital
• Lived-experience stories from our ambassadors
• Interactive Q&A with the speakers
• Lunch for all guests, plus music & a photobooth
• BBC Essex covering the day

Bringing children? Tell us their ages so we can book age-appropriate entertainers.

Dietary needs or questions? [email protected]

Accessibility: venue isn’t fully step-free, message us if you need support.

Book now: https://wegottickets.com/sct/55AtJ9ftKp

💜 Birthmarks are more than skin deep.

We’re delighted to see BBC News shining a light on challenges that echo what so many in our community face stigma, misunderstanding, and barriers to care.

💜 Visible difference is a strength

💜 Sharing stories beats stigma

💜 No family should feel alone on this journey

💜 At Birthmark Support Group, we work every day to change that: raising awareness, breaking down myths, and making sure no one feels alone with a visible difference.

Awareness drives change.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx27k1ez5y8o

Thank you to our ambassadors Dean Woodford Amy Elsegood & for continuing to raise awareness and help us drive change.

BBC Essex Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx27k1ez5y8o

Essex film producer joins relaunch of Birthmark Support Group Dean Woodford says his birthmark actually helped him secure a job on a Martin Scorsese film.

Tune in to BBC Essex tomorrow morning - Friday 12 September 2025

Tune in tomorrow at 7:35am on BBC Essex. I’ll be talking birthmarks, books, films, our amazing upcoming event in Chelmsford, and my new role as ambassador alongside two incredible women — you won’t want to miss it!

Birthmark Support Group Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity Amy Elsegood BBC Essex

Excited to welcome our new ambassador Dean Woodford

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What a day! ✨💜💫 We have the most incredible community - thank you to everyone who supported us at the family funday last weekend. We loved meeting you all and really appreciate you travelling especially with young children 🫠 Lots of thank yous to come but for now enjoy this snapshot of the day 🎉 #charityevent #charityuk #birthmark #birthmarkcommunity #birthmarksupportgroup #birthmarksarebeautiful