16 Sep 2020
THANK YOU TO OUR GREAT NORTH RUNNERS
By Liz Luff On 16 September 2020 In Uncategorized
Our thanks to everyone who undertook the Virtual Great North Run and Great North Run Solo this year. We appreciate your efforts and Lady Elsie would like to thank you, too. Lady Elsie: “I’d like to personally
1 Sep 2020
BAD WEATHER DOESN’T DAMPEN CHARITY GOLF DAY FOR SUNDERLAND MAN
By Liz Luff On 1 September 2020 In Uncategorized
Bad weather may have forced the postponement of a charity golf day in memory of Sunderland fan, Kevin Outhwaite, this weekend but the spirit of the event organisers wasn’t dampened and they have rescheduled the event for
6 Aug 2020
24 HOUR PUTTY PEOPLE
By Liz Luff On 6 August 2020 In Uncategorized
For more than a decade, a group of friends from in and around Whickham, Gateshead, have been fundraising for our Foundation with an annual bike ride called Three Days for Bobby. This year, because of the Covid-19
20 Jul 2020
ALAN SHEARER PRAISES CARLISLE PUPIL’S CREATIVITY AND FUNDRAISING
By Liz Luff On 20 July 2020 In Uncategorized
Home schooling during the Covid-19 lockdown has been both testing and rewarding for children, parents and teachers. Finding new ways to keep children engaged has been challenging and one home school English project inspired 11-year-old Jamie Stuart
11 Jul 2020
SIR BOBBY ROBSON CANCER CENTRE PATIENT COMPLETES ‘TOUR DE FRANCE’ AT HOME
By Liz Luff On 11 July 2020 In Uncategorized
Incredibly, despite having stage 4 bowel cancer, Keith Farquharson has just completed all 2,082 miles of the Tour de France 2018 at his home in Heaton, Newcastle. Keith has been shielding at home because of the COVID-19
11 Jul 2020
JACK CHARLTON
By Liz Luff On 11 July 2020 In Uncategorized
Jack Charlton was a great football man, a great supporter of our work and a great friend to Sir Bobby. We were so sad to hear about his death from cancer. Jack’s wife, Pat, and all his
4 Jul 2020
ITALIA 90 – 30 YEARS AFTER ‘THAT NIGHT’ IN TURIN
By Liz Luff On 4 July 2020 In Uncategorized
As incredible as it seems, it is now 30 years (4 July) since Sir Bobby’s England team narrowly missed out on reaching the World Cup Final at Italia 90. That famous night at the Stadio delle Alpi
17 Jun 2020
FESTIVE FUNDRAISING NIGHT RAISES RECORD AMOUNT
By Liz Luff On 17 June 2020 In Uncategorized
With summer upon us, Christmas may seem a long way off, but for Lady Elsie and our Foundation, there are some very good reasons for celebrating by pulling a cracker now. Every December, Christmas at the Cathedral
15 Jun 2020
GREAT NORTH RUN 2020 CANCELLATION
By Liz Luff On 15 June 2020 In Uncategorized
It was announced today (15 June) that this year’s Great North Run has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 40th Great North Run will now take place on 12 September 2021. A disappointing decision for
27 May 2020
£433,838 CANCER TRIALS DESIGN TEAM FUNDING FROM OUR FOUNDATION
By Liz Luff On 27 May 2020 In Uncategorized
Clinical trials of new cancer treatments are at the heart of our Foundation and, every year, progress is made testing new drugs at the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre (at the Northern Centre for Cancer