A Message on International Childhood Cancer Day
The Children’s Cancer Charity Candlelighters shares a message for everyone on 15 February. We can all imagine how devastating it would be to hear the words “your child has cancer”, and the fear and turmoil this would bring to your life. Over 150 parents, grandparents, brothers and siblings across Yorkshire each year have their lives […]
Private Parts at Thackray Museum of Medicine
Private Parts is an exhibition which looks at the stigma surrounding intimate healthcare. In a safe space for all visitors, they can explore, discuss and learn about the diversity of human bodies and experiences. Stories from medical experts, artists and actors will be told in a comfortable place. The new CEO of the Museum, Edward […]
Leeds Sue Ryder Hospice Thanks Leeds Residents for Christmas Tree Recycling
National healthcare charity Sue Ryder, which operates Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice in Headingley, sends a huge thank you to the folk in and around Leeds who supported their Christmas Treecycling Scheme.The national scheme raised over £87,000 to support Sue Ryder’s palliative, neurological and bereavement support. In Leeds, eight volunteers collected trees from people’s front gardens […]
Candlelighters Offers Discounts on Challenge Events
Candlelighters, the Yorkshire charity supporting children with cancer, is offering generous discounts on the registration fees of a variety of challenge events. The offers close on 28 February. Whether you’re planning to compete in the Leeds 10k and Yorkshire Marathon, the Great North Run up in Newcastle, a hike across the Yorkshire Three Peaks, or […]
Christmas Lights Fundraiser for Hospice
Alwoodley resident Jeff Norman was so moved by the wonderful care his sister-in-law received at Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice, he decided to raise funds for the Hospice from his display of thousands of Christmas lights, inflatables and projections. Jeff: “My wife Debra’s sister, Paula, was sadly diagnosed with cancer about a year ago and she […]
