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11 Jul 2020

SIR BOBBY ROBSON CANCER CENTRE PATIENT COMPLETES ‘TOUR DE FRANCE’ AT HOME

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

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

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

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

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

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
20 Apr 2020

SIR BOBBY CANCER CENTRE PATIENT’S ‘TOUR DE FRANCE’

Like many cancer patients, Keith Farquharson from Heaton in Newcastle is in quarantine for at least 12 weeks to shield himself from the COVID-19 virus. For the 44-year-old software developer, this means working from home with his
24 Feb 2020

NORTH EAST FOOTBALL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION AWARDS NIGHT

The North East Football Writers’ Association raised money for the our Foundation and honoured England legend, Steph Houghton, at their annual awards night yesterday. Held annually at Ramside Hall Hotel in Durham, the black-tie event is sponsored
31 Jan 2020

NUFC LEGEND VISITS SIR BOBBY ROBSON CANCER CENTRE

The Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care was visited today (31 January) by Newcastle United favourite, David Ginola. One of Kevin Keegan’s legendary ‘Entertainers’ side, David was part of
29 Jan 2020

‘SID’S TOURS’ ARRIVE AT ST JAMES’ PARK

Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC fans, who have been fundraising together for our Foundation, came to St James’ Park this week to meet with charity Patron, Steve Harper. Steve, who had spells at both clubs and is