Tag Archives: cancer
Hard-working carers given respite thanks to inititive
10:50am Sunday 28th October 2012 in Local News
HARD-WORKING carers who look after people suffering from cancer were treated to a special getaway.
An outdoor experience session was held at Ivy Farm, in East Mersea, with survival expert John Wills, on Saturday.
The initiative has put on with the support of Colchester Hospital University NHS Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support and Greenpath Ventures.
Keeping Abreast’s Norwich awareness day at Chapelfield
Monday, October 15, 2012
11:27 AM
A Norfolk breast cancer charity will be offering shoppers advice and raising awareness about the work it does at a city shopping centre this week.
On Friday, October 19, staff and volunteers from Norfolk-based charity, Keeping Abreast, will be at Chapelfield Shopping Centre all day to help raise awareness of the work they do with women throughout the UK with breast cancer.
Visitors to their trademark bright pink stand will have the opportunity to meet with patients who have been through or are currently battling breast cancer, and have had or are about to undergo surgery, and talk to them about their experiences.
Sharing a cuppa to help cancer battle
Published on Monday 1 October 2012 08:19
SOUTH Shields MP David Miliband took time out to join children affected by cancer at a Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
The event was hosted by Macmillan Young Carers’ service at Ridgeway Children’s Centre in Park Avenue, South Shields.
Former Foreign Secretary Mr Miliband said: “I am delighted to meet the young people and their families – Macmillan does a first-class job, and I am pleased to support its efforts in raising much-needed money for a very worthwhile charity.”
The young carers’ service supports children from five to 18, who are caring for a parent with cancer.
Sarah Raistrick, young carers’ service awareness co-ordinator, who organised the coffee morning, said: “We’re delighted that Mr Miliband took time out of his busy schedule to help support both the children we work with and Macmillan Cancer Support.”
It was one of many coffee mornings taking place throughout the borough.
