News & Donations

In the past donations by this group have been made for services & equipment to benefit breast cancer patients. These have included TV’s for use on the old hospital wards, DVD’s etc.

Currently we are working to join other cancer groups so we can have a dedicated centre where people can meet other sufferers at anytime of day to share experiences, hot drinks & ideas.

We have also collected money & donated some toward the acquisition of a specialized radiotherapy machine which is advantageous for all cancers in the chest & upper back regions of the body as it only delivers its rays when the person’s breathing is calculated into the machine thereby targeting the tumour precisely between breaths.

We have attended events where money is raised for breast cancer projects by our members who are also members of other groups.

Social Meal Out 2022

1st September 2022 we are having our social event: Meal at The Blue Bell in Werrington.

Please let me have numbers as soon as possible. Currently, a table for 15 has been booked at 7.00 pm.

This was moved from the Cherry House as the latter had a limited menu and was more expensive. Please note the new date. It will not be on the 4th August. Only drinks are to be paid for by members, the food will be paid for out of Group funds. Breast care nurses are more than welcome to join us. It will be nice to meet as a Group at a social event given the isolation many have had to contend with during covid and coping with their treatment.

Strawberry Tea 2018

Strawberry Tea: Val, our Treasurer, informed us that we had raised a total of £567 at the event.

This can be broken down into tickets and donations, raffle, hamper donated by Michael (Val’s son) and 2 Reiki Vouchers acquired by Rosemary.

The plant stall raised £26 and the Tombola £98. The strawberries were donated by Carole’s daughter and the scones by Sainsbury’s.

Casting for Recovery

Casting for Recovery Mauricette told us about her trip to the Lake District to learn fly fishing as a means of recovering from Breast Cancer.

Casting for recovery is supported by the Countryside Alliance who run 6 sessions a year and provide the accommodation, food, equipment, clothing and one to one tuition.

All she had had to do was travel to the venue and take her own wellingtons. She had stayed at the 4 star Conniston Hotel from Friday to Sunday. After arriving time was made to get to know the other 14 participants, organisers and instructors over drinks and made to feel really comfortable.

On Saturday they learnt to cast prior to going to the lake and make their own lures and by then had made a few friendships.

On the Sunday they were all allocated fishermen and went onto the lake. There was an open marquee and portaloos set out and everything was very well organised for them.

Three women did catch trout and everyone thought they had been treated like royalty. She would highly recommend others to go.

Useful Information

This charity is delivered by ONE family affected by cancer to improve the lives of THOUSANDS of other families across the UK

For lots of useful information visit directly at www.somethingtolookforwardto.org.uk

Lymphoedema Support Group

Members of staff from the Robert Horrell Macmillan Centre have recently launched a lymphoedema support group.

Read the article here (pdf format)