19 Aug 2019
QUBIC GREAT NORTH RUN TEAM
By Liz Luff On 19 August 2019 In Uncategorized
Staff from tax specialist firm, Qubic, will be among 111 runners taking on the Great North Run later this month to raise funds for our Foundation. We were pleased to be chosen as their nominated charity following
2 Aug 2019
SIR BOBBY’S LEGACY – THE SIR BOBBY ROBSON CANCER TRIALS RESEARCH CENTRE
By Liz Luff On 2 August 2019 In Uncategorized
In 2008, when Professor Plummer was treating Sir Bobby as he faced cancer for a fifth time, she was also trying to raise £500,000 to equip a new cancer drug trials unit and asked him if he
2 Aug 2019
SIR BOBBY’S LEGACY – STEPHEN SEARL’S STORY
By Liz Luff On 2 August 2019 In Uncategorized
Stephen Searl, aged 60 from Whickham in Gateshead, has a unique perspective on the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre. In fact, he knows it inside out. When the clinical trials unit at the Northern Centre
31 Jul 2019
SIR BOBBY’S LEGACY – LADY ELSIE’S THOUGHTS
By Liz Luff On 31 July 2019 In Uncategorized
Sir Bobby died 10 years ago today. We all miss him. In 2009, a year after launching his Foundation, he said: “I said I’d give it a year but I’m still going, still fighting. It’s not always
26 Jul 2019
THE SIR BOBBY ROBSON TROPHY – 10 YEARS AGO
By Liz Luff On 26 July 2019 In Uncategorized
On this day, 10 years ago, Sir Bobby made his final public appearance. Fittingly, it was a football match and in aid of his Foundation. The Sir Bobby Robson Trophy was a ‘replay’ of the Germany v
8 Jul 2019
SIR BOBBY FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA UNDER THE HAMMER
By Liz Luff On 8 July 2019 In Uncategorized
Before his stellar career in football management, Sir Bobby was an extremely talented footballer, playing in the 1950s and 1960s for Fulham and West Bromwich Albion, and scoring four goals for England. Sir Bobby’s cousin, Michael Robson,
20 Jun 2019
ALAN SHEARER BACKS NEW PLAY INSPIRED BY SIR BOBBY
By Liz Luff On 20 June 2019 In Uncategorized
A new play inspired by Sir Bobby’s life and legacy, and raising money for our charity, has received backing from Alan Shearer ahead of its opening night this July. View Alan Shearer‘s video here. ‘Bobby Robson Saved
11 Jun 2019
COLO-SPEED – GROUND-BREAKING BOWEL CANCER RESEARCH
By Liz Luff On 11 June 2019 In Uncategorized
A ground-breaking £985,000 cancer research and treatment project, funded by our Foundation and announced today (11 June), aims to reverse the North East and Cumbria’s high incidence and low survival rates of bowel cancer (also called colorectal
1 Jun 2019
FINDING BETTER WAYS TO TREAT CHILDREN WITH CANCER
By Liz Luff On 1 June 2019 In Uncategorized
A paediatric oncology team, strengthened by funding from our Foundation, is making real progress in developing new treatments that are both more effective and less toxic for children with cancer. In 2016, we announced £1m funding for
29 May 2019
SIR BOBBY’S STORY TAKES A DRAMATIC TURN
By Liz Luff On 29 May 2019 In Uncategorized
A new play written by Jarrow playwright, Tom Kelly, and inspired by Sir Bobby’s life and legacy, opens this July at The Customs House in South Shields. Focusing on three very different individuals and the ups and