Keep it in your pants – CLIC 2023

CLIC 2023 was the 30th Anniversary of the CLICENDALES event & our theme this year was ‘the only way is CLIC’ displaying a whole range of different reality tv themed dances! This year was the biggest CLIC ever with 17 dances including a choreographer dance! The dances included First Dates, Take me out, Great British Bake Off, Gran(nny)d Designs, Below Deck, Love Island, Married at First Sight, Airline, Cheer, Real Housewives, The Apprentice, SAS, Hell’s Kitchen, Eurovision, Strictly Come Dancing & finally the 5th years dance ‘I’m a medic, get me out of here!’ From 2002-22 CLIC has raised over £337,849 for young lives vs cancer, which could pay for a room in one of the charity’s ‘Homes from Home’ for 24 years and 3 months! We unfortunately don’t have fundraising totals prior to 2002 but this means the total is even higher over the last 30 years!

Everyone has worked super hard this year including all our amazing choreographers, dancers & committee members - as directors we couldn’t be more proud. Of course, we can’t forget to mention the amazing Maddy Lucy Dann who did an incredible job presenting the show, we were so lucky to have her involved. The 4 directors of the show were: Cerys Mack, Georgia Hall, Liam Carty-Howe & Tilly Gardener We were lucky enough to be joined by Pitch Fight, Eleen Inyat, The Lily Petals & our drag act Eva More as our wonderful support acts. The night culminated with a banging DJ set from X-fuse, our very own Bristol boys.

The only thing more sexy than the performances this year was the total amount raised. We’re proud to announce that the total is over £66,000, bringing it to our highest annual revenue so far! Every single slut drop brought us that much closer to our goal. Good news for all those feeling inspired after this spicy performance, CLIC will be back next year, with auditions beginning this winter. Keep an eye out on the bulletin!

To finish, here are some words from those involved:

“It’s just been so good for meeting and befriending medics in other years, I never would have otherwise”

“Highlight of my year”

“If you would have told 16 year old me I’d be stripping in front of more than 2 people with the lights on I wouldn’t have believed you!”

“Insane for body confidence”

“Very welcoming group of people and great atmosphere.”

“Great socials and a light-hearted relief from medicine.”

Ye Olde Black Bag

To celebrate 30 years of CLIC, I thought I’d put up some of my favourite CLIC photos from our archives. Agreatbigthankstoallthoseinvolved,clothedornot, we are all lucky to be able to come together in such a waytoraise moneyfor cancersupport.Icanonlyhope that we continue to touch the lives of those going through the most difficult parts of life.