Weston Park Cancer Charity is urging the public to donate their old £1 coins to help give patients and their families the strength to fight cancer. On Sunday 15th October, the round coins will cease to be legal tender following the release of the new 12-sided...
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A cancer survivor is gearing up for a 100 miles bike ride to raise at least £10,000 to support the Weston Park Cancer Charity in memory of his cousin Craig. Following the success of previous Steel City Cycle Challenges, which raised collectively £29,754 for the cancer...
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Sheffield Wednesday defender Liam Palmer and midfielder David Jones are encouraging everyone to join Team Weston Park ahead of the Sheffield 10k. The race returns to the steel city on Sunday 24th September after its debut year in 2016. The route will start and finish in...
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A couple from Sheffield are supporting Weston Park Cancer Charity after experiencing the specialist care on offer at Weston Park Hospital first hand. In October 2012, just before Tom Bolland (28) and his wife Becca were due to embark on their travels around Australia, Becca visited...
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After surgery and a blood transfusion on Christmas Eve 2012, Becca was told there was now no sign of the cancer and, although spreading was thought to be inevitable, for now she was in remission. Tom, a Financial Advisor at Aviva, was determined to raise money...
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Janet Blackburn (60) was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 and just 2 weeks later her husband, Robin, was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus. Janet underwent a mastectomy, had her lymph nodes removed, received chemotherapy at Weston Park Hospital and responded well to treatment. Sadly,...
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Jessica Ennis-Hill is backing an appeal to raise half a million pounds to improve facilities at Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield. Weston Park Cancer Charity is working in partnership with the NHS to deliver huge improvements to inpatient facilities which will benefit thousands of cancer...
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In September 2016, Jonathan Booth (36) from Monk Bretton took on a 15 day, 1,000 mile cycle ride from John O’ Groats to Land’s End, despite a terminal cancer diagnosis. Jonathan was first diagnosed with saliva gland cancer in 2003. Following successful treatment at Weston Park...
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Meadowhall is brushing up its fund-raising skills to celebrate Father's Day this year with its first ever "Beard of the Year" competition. And to make sure judging is of the highest, hairiest standard, the Centre has enlisted the help of Britain’s much-loved and arguably most famous...
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We would like to thank everyone who kindly donated to the2016 Christmas Star Appeal, we were once again overwhelmed with the many messages of remembrance, celebration and hope that we received. We are pleased to say that over £30k was raised for the Cancer Charity. As...
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