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25 Aug 2017

SETTING OFF ON THE ANDREW GROUNSELL CHALLENGE

Two North East cycling enthusiasts set off from Newcastle today (Friday 25 August) to ‘kick cancer in the saddle’ and raise money for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and Maggie’s at the Freeman Hospital. Architect, Luke Westoe,
22 Aug 2017

BANK HOLIDAY FAMILY FUN DAY AT KINGSTON PARK OPEN SPACES

Our thanks to Kingston Park Community Football Club, which is hosting a Family Fun Day in Newcastle and inviting families from across the region to attend. It’s sure to be a fun-packed Bank Holiday event, ideal for
16 Aug 2017

BURNING LOVE FOR ELVIS PRESLEY CONTINUES

Four decades after the death of Elvis Presley (16 August 2017 is the 40th anniversary), fans still meet regularly on Tyneside to celebrate his life and enjoy his music. The dedicated group, called Elvis in Newcastle, brings
14 Aug 2017

DONATION FOLLOWING FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS

Thank you to Graham Thompson and Bill Eaton for donating £500 to the Foundation this week. The money was raised after Graham successfully predicted five Newcastle United scores last season. Graham says he had ‘a good run’
8 Aug 2017

ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF SUMMER…

We’re so glad this very special festive event at St Nicholas’ Cathedral in Newcastle is raising funds for us again this December. It was a wonderful, and very popular, occasion last year and we’re sure it will
4 Aug 2017

LOYAL FRIEND REMEMBERED THROUGH CHARITY CYCLE ‘PILGRIMAGE’

Our thanks and congratulations to the friends of Ipswich Town fan, Rob Percy, who have successfully completed a cycling ‘pilgrimage’ in his memory. Six of Rob’s friends re-enacted the journey he would make to Portman Road every
26 Jul 2017

PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGIST APPOINTED SIR BOBBY ROBSON CLINICAL FELLOW

New specialist research roles, funded through the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, are helping find more effective treatments for children’s cancer in the North East. The new positions – two research fellows and two research nurses – will
27 Jun 2017

FOUNDATION HELPS WITH TRANSPORT FOR CANCER PATIENTS

Patients from across the North East and Cumbria now have additional help accessing specialist cancer services in Newcastle thanks to the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation working with Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care. By funding a
7 Jun 2017

THE ANDREW GROUNSELL CHALLENGE – FOR A SPECIAL COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND

After losing their friend and colleague to cancer last year, Darren Purvis and Luke Westoe have decided to undertake a punishing fundraising challenge in his name. Andrew Grounsell, a talented architect from Newcastle, died in October aged
28 May 2017

HIKE4HOPEY CELEBRATION

Friends, family and supporters joined Scott Hope and the Hike4Hopey walkers on Sunday (21st May) in Newcastle for a fundraising dinner and celebration of everything they have achieved together. Lady Elsie and son, Andrew, were among the