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30 Apr 2022
FINAL WHISTLE FOR SIR BOBBY’S FOOTBALL RUN!
By Admin On 30 April 2022 In Uncategorized
Today is the last day of Sir Bobby’s Football Run. We’ve been amazed by football fans all over the world ‘running a match’ for us! The challenge – to run 10km, the same distance as the average
27 Apr 2022
INNOVATIVE BOWEL CANCER RESEARCH UNDERWAY
By Admin On 27 April 2022 In Uncategorized
In 2019, thanks to your fantastic support, we announced £985,000 in funding for a ground-breaking bowel cancer research and treatment project called COLO-SPEED. COLO-SPEED aims to recruit more patients – up to 5,000 a year – to
11 Apr 2022
BEDALE AFC V CELEBRITIES CHARITY MATCH
By Admin On 11 April 2022 In Uncategorized
A wonderful charity match in the sunshine at Bedale AFC yesterday! Young Alfie and Bailey have both been supported by work we’ve funded at the Great North Children’s Hospital and were very proud to officially kick the
4 Apr 2022
SIR BOBBY’S FOOTBALL RUNNER, FROM TEESSIDE TO NEW ENGLAND!
By Admin On 4 April 2022 In Uncategorized
Despite living thousands of miles away from her native Teesside, Kay Murray will be pulling on her beloved Middlesbrough football shirt later this month to help our Foundation. Now a studio host of ESPN’s football coverage in
18 Mar 2022
SIR BOBBY’S FOOTBALL RUN GOES GLOBAL!
By Admin On 18 March 2022 In Uncategorized
Sir Bobby’s Football Run began as a charity fundraising activity during lockdown last year and has now become a way for football fans living across the world to show their support for our Foundation. The first Football
16 Mar 2022
FIVE-YEAR-OLD NUFC FAN FUNDRAISES FOR OUR FOUNDATION
By Admin On 16 March 2022 In Uncategorized
A five-year-old Newcastle United fan has raised £283 for our Foundation by running laps around St James’ Park. Parker Raine is one of the youngest supporters of our Foundation and ran three times around the outside of
7 Mar 2022
A FANTASTIC NIGHT CELEBRATING THE BEST OF NORTH EAST FOOTBALL
By Admin On 7 March 2022 In Uncategorized
Once again, the North East Football Writers’ Association Awards, sponsored by William Hill, supported our Foundation with their star-studded event at Ramside Hall in Durham. Celebrating the best of North East football, winners included Men’s Player of
18 Feb 2022
SIR BOBBY’S FOOTBALL RUN, RUN A MATCH THIS APRIL!
By Admin On 18 February 2022 In Uncategorized
Today (18th February) is Sir Bobby’s birthday. He would have been 89. It’s a day we always take a moment to fondly remember him and reflect on everything we’ve been able to achieve thanks to Sir Bobby’s
15 Feb 2022
INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAY
By Admin On 15 February 2022 In Uncategorized
Today is International Childhood Cancer Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the special challenges faced by young cancer patients. Within the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle, our Foundation is helping find more effective ways
4 Feb 2022
PATIENTS MATCHED TO CLINICAL TRIALS BY FINDING FAULTY GENES
By Admin On 4 February 2022 In Uncategorized
Your fantastic support helps us fund ground-breaking new cancer treatments and today, on World Cancer Day, we are very proud to announce TARGET National, a new initiative that uses blood samples to find ‘faulty genes’ and help