South East

Raising money for a new Teenage Cancer Trust unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton, Surrey and shared facilities in other London hospitals.

Teenage Cancer Trust is raising money to build a state-of-the-art unit at a recognised centre of excellence, the Royal Marsden Hospital. It will care for teenagers and young people with cancer from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex:

• The unit will cost over £3million, which has to be raised locally
• Building has started and is scheduled to be completed early 2011

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Naree performs at Guilfest

Naree, a talented, young singer/songwriter, recently performed at Guilfest, a three day music festival held in Guildford. Naree sold Teenage Cancer Trust merchandise at the event and raised £300 for the South East Appeal. As a teenage cancer survivor, Naree is a great supporter of TCT and we’re delighted that she is helping to raise money and our profile this music festival season. Naree’s signature song, Blame, was written after coming out of hospital to express her frustrations during her illness.

For more information about Naree and to hear some of her music, visit www.myspace.com/nareemusic

Bandanna days

Summer 2010: Help us improve the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer by donating as little as £1. Simply select a day in the calendar which works for your organisation and we will provide you with posters to display, advertising the date. Pay £1 to dress down for the day and wear a bandana in whatever way you choose...

London to Brighton Land Rover Run 2010

26 September 2010: Annual gathering of enthusiasts organised by the South London and Surrey Land Rover Club. Cars meet at Crystal Palace Park and travel down to Madeira Drive in Brighton. This year’s event is in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

This annual event has been running for 11 years and each year more and more people get involved, from a handful of vehicles in the early days to last year with Land Rovers of all shapes, sizes and colours gathering to make an amazing day for all involved.

The Saturday night will include live music, hot food and drink, and the opportunity to watch the sunrise over the majestic Crystal Palace tower. Everyone gets a free t-shirt and a Run Plaque.

Once in Brighton there is a chance to show off your Land Rover and win trophies, take part in tug-a-landie, win the raffle, buy shiny bits from the great trade stands or simply eat fish and chips. www.london2brighton.org.uk

Running for Rob - Bayer Newbury 10K

May 2010: 50 intrepid runners took part in the Bayer Newbury 10K as part of the Running for Rob fundraising team. They were raising money in honour of Rob, a young man who was diagnosed with an aggressive and rare form of cancer in Christmas 2009. He was treated in the Teenage Cancer Trust unit at University College Hospital in London and was so impressed by the unit that he and the Running for Rob team decided to raise money to allow local young people to receive the same level of treatment closer to home. They managed to raise over £8,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust. The team are still raising money so if you would like to donate please visit www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/RunningForRob

Procter and Gamble donation helps us reach Nicole’s Fund goal.

Procter and Gamble have been busy raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust in the South East, as we were chosen as their Charity of the Year 2009/10. They managed to raise an amazing £35,000 for Nicole’s Fund.This donation means we have managed to reach Nicole’s fundraising target of £100,000 and we’re very grateful to everyone at Procter and Gamble for their hard work. That isn’t the end of our fundraising for Nicole’s Fund though as we hope to double this total in Nicole’s memory. It is what Nicole would have wanted so please do keep supporting us.

National Association of Estate Agents Supports South East Appeal

Surrey members of the NAEA presented a cheque for £450 to the South East Appeal at their AGM, held in Denbies Vineyard, Dorking. The money was raised through raffles at meetings throughout the year. The cheque was presented to Helen Haynes, Regional Appeals Manager, by Wendy Evans-Scott, branch chair of the NAEA for the last two years and a member of Teenage Cancer Trust’s South East Appeal Board.

Topping out ceremony marks progress at The Royal Marsden Teenage Cancer Trust unit

Construction of a £15 million Children’s and Young Persons’ Cancer Centre at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton has been marked with a traditional topping out ceremony

The project has two phases. Phase one involves construction of a two-storey ward block, one storey of which will be Teenage Cancer Trust’s unit specifically for young people with cancer. Part-funded by the charity, the unit will be a state-of-the-art space designed to feel like a home from home for patients. Once this phase is completed the existing Children’s Unit will be refurbished to provide enhanced outpatient and day care facilities.

Fundraising appeal launched in Surrey

March 2010: Teenage Cancer Trust announced its fundraising appeal in Surrey with the support of The High Sheriff of Surrey. The reception for Teenage Cancer Trust was hosted by Lady Elizabeth Toulson at the YMCA in Guildford. The evening highlighted the charity’s South East Appeal which will support young cancer patients living in Surrey.

Teenage Cancer Trust plans to build and equip a teenage cancer unit at the Children’s and Young Person’s Centre at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton. This new unit will open in early 2011 and will mean that young cancer patients in Surrey and the South East will be treated with others their own age in an environment suited to their needs.
Helen Haynes, South East Regional Appeals Manager, comments: “Teenage Cancer Trust exists to help young people like Susannah. Although we have achieved a lot since our first unit was opened in London 20 years ago this year, we still have a long way to go to ensure every teenager diagnosed with cancer will have access to one. Our South East appeal is really important for young people in the area and we need to raise £3million to make this new unit in the South East a reality.”

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Nicole Dryburgh

Nicole Dryburgh (21), author and Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser died suddenly on Sunday 16 May 2010 after suffering a brain hemorrhage.

Nicole's extraordinary battle through cancer, losing the use of her legs, her hearing and her sight was fought with grace and humour and at her 21st birthday in February 2010 she celebrated three years in remission. Nicole’s wit, enthusiasm for life and drive to change the lives of young people with cancer inspired many.

Nicole authored two books, received a Diana Award in 2009 and most recently, she received the inaugural Anne Frank/Miep Gies award, given in recognition of people who perform the most courageous acts in the most frightening situations. She was a massive fan of Coronation Street, chocolate and all things pink.

Nicole was a passionate and dynamic fundraiser. Through Nicole’s Fund, set up to fund a Teenage Cancer Trust unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Surrey, she raised over £74,000. Prior to this she raised £43,000 to fund ‘Nicole’s Sweet’, a paediatric neuro-rehabilitation suite on Lion Ward at King’s College Hospital.

Nicole was supported in her life and her fundraising by her mum Jackie, brother Lee and her much loved dogs Daizy and Molly.

Nicole’s website www.c-h-o-c.org.uk and Nicole’s Fund will remain open, true to her spirit www.justgiving.com/nicolesfund