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Hannah Jones Wins BBC Switch Live 2009 Award!

Hannah Jones

 

Hannah Jones, who has raised over £30,000 for SDBTT since being diagnosed with a brain tumour, won the Teen Hero Award at the BBC Switch Live 2009 Awards, held on Sunday 8th November.  This came as a huge surprise to Hannah, as she was nominated by a friend for her inspirational story.  She joined an A-list group of winners, including Cheryl Cole, Robert Pattinson and JLS.

Hannah’s determination to raise such a huge amount of money for SDBTT is documented on her Umbrella Group page here.

Click here to read the BBC press release celebrating all the winners of the Switch Live Awards.  The ceremony was televised on BBC One and on the BBC HD channel  – such well-deserved recognition for Hannah’s determination and extraordinary fundraising efforts.

Congratulations, Hannah!

Brain tumour fund exceeds ‘wildest’ expectations

 A FUND set up to help research brain tumours in children has surpassed the wildest expectations of an Aldridge mum. Sharon Sambrook launched the Ben Sambrook Trust Fund two years ago after her nine-year-old son was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Read more here…

No coasting for rowers

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A team of six men are to attempt to row more than 1,000 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End. The crew, made up of businessmen and a former Leicester Tigers player, will set off on their gruelling journey next summer. Their target is to raise £150,000 for Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, Rainbow Children’s Hospice, RNLI and the Princes Trust.

You can read more about this fantastic challenge here…

This amazing adventure was also featured online in Leicester Mercury. Read more here…

Good luck boys and power to your oars!

No sweat: Friends prepare to take their ’sauna on wheels’

No sweat: Friends prepare to take their ’sauna on wheels’ across Europe for charity. Two friends were today making final preparations before they set off on a 4,000-mile drive across Europe in a 20-year-old Volvo dubbed ‘a sauna on wheels’. Read more here…

NHS to get specialist cancer unit

Campaigners are welcoming a new move to invest in specialist cancer care for brain and spinal cord tumours. Find out more…