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Alfie Morland Footbridge: let the construction begin!

Wednesday, 1st Sep 2010 – 5:14 pm

SDBTT Alfie Morland Fund

Construction is underway of an iconic footbridge in Hemel Hempstead, which is to be named after Alfie Jack Morland, who passed away  from a brain tumour in 2007, aged just 5½ months .

Alfie’s family have set up a hugely successful Umbrella Group in his name, and have so far raised over £60,000 for Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust.

See the article on the Great British Life website by clicking here.

To find out more about our Umbrella Groups, please click here, or you can find out about other ways in which you can help by clicking here.


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Third Annual Terry Fox Run!

Tuesday, 31st Aug 2010 – 5:51 pm

On Sunday 12th September between 3pm and 6pm, the Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire will play host to the third annual Terry Fox Run. The 5km run will loop around the beautiful grounds of the hotel, where runners will experience the spectacular setting of Dogmersfield Park.

To complement the run, the Four Seasons Hotel is treating everyone at this exciting event with a mini-spa area, dedicated kids corner and delicious BBQ prepared by Chef Pannier. With a raffle taking place offering the chance to win such prizes as a stay in the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Chicago and a night’s stay at the Four Seasons Hotel in Canary Wharf, this is an indulgent event not to miss out on.

With all the proceeds being split equally between the Terry Fox Foundation and Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, this is a fantastic way to support cancer research.

You can register online here for the run now!

See the full news story for details.

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Jack and Tracey face brain tumours head-on

Friday, 27th Aug 2010 – 11:09 am

SDBTT supporters raise funds and awareness

Tracey and Jack tell their story. Photograph courtesy of the Scunthorpe Telegraph.


SDBTT supporter Tracey Marshall and her brave son Jack were front page news in a recent issue of the Scunthorpe Telegraph.  Tracey told the story of how Jack, 5,  was diagnosed with a type of brain tumour called a medulloblastoma last year, and has been receiving treatment ever since.  Tracey has also set up a JustGiving page to raise funds for SDBTT.

See the full news story to read about Jack’s fight.

Many thanks go out to Tracey and Jack for raising both funds for brain tumour research and public awareness of brain cancer.

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Lottery gives BIG boost to brain tumour support service

Monday, 21st Jun 2010 – 1:00 pm

Lottery Funded

We have been awarded almost £250,000 by the BIG Lottery Fund to create the UK’s largest ‘one-stop shop’ for brain tumour support.

We are delighted that this generous grant will enable us to significantly expand our patient support and information service in order to improve the quality of life of brain tumour patients and their families.

See the full press release to find out more.

By Jenny Gumbrell | Posted in Media Centre | Comments (0)

The boy who battled a brain tumour – Times Online

Tuesday, 18th May 2010 – 4:07 pm

The boy who battled a brain tumour

Sacha’s son David had a massive brain tumour. What she didn’t know is that Britian has one of the lowest survival rates in Europe.

If you would like to make a donation please click here now.

 Photograph accessed by Times Online

Is that cancer, Mum?” 11-year-old David Langton-Gilks asked his mother, Sacha, as he stared at the picture of his brain showing a massive tumour the size of the base of a wine glass at the back of his head. “Oh my God,” Sacha remembers thinking, “what am I supposed to say? How can you remove a tumour that size from my child’s brain without killing him or turning him into a vegetable? Do I have to answer him – can’t I leave it to the experts or his dad?”

For the full story please click here

Accessed from the Times Online website here on Wednesday 19th May 2010

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