Flint wins UK Fundraiser of the Year
Tom’s Trust’s dedicated Young Ambassador Flint Clarke has won the UK Fundraiser of the Year Award at the Charity Today Awards for his fundraising efforts for the charity. Flint raised £15,000.00 for us in an ultra-endurance cycle challenge in France, becoming the youngest competitor in the challenge’s history at the age of just 14. Jodie […]
New Liverpool service: Children’s charity opens new service to give mental health support to children with brain tumours in the North West
A children’s charity has started a new service to give mental health support to children with brain tumours in the North West, as well as their families. Tom’s Trust is the UK’s only charity dedicated solely to providing psychological support for children with brain and central nervous system tumours and their families. The charity recruits […]
James Tysome makes incredible progress in gruelling Marathon des Sables
James Tysome is currently running in what is cited as the ‘toughest footrace on the planet’. Traversing 250km of sand dunes, rocky jebels and white-hot salt plains, the athlete is still set to complete the challenge. As temperatures soar, James, who set off on Sunday, is now on day four of the marathon. By the […]
Auction live! “Cherish this moment” piece, by Cambridge artist, donated to Tom’s Trust
Cambridge contemporary artist, Sue Rapley, has donated “Cherish this Moment”, a stunning piece of contemporary art created especially for Tom’s Trust supporters, that is available to bid on here. In the poignant piece, Sue has used oil to create an illusion of light, with a beautiful depiction of coastal memories in the sand dunes. The […]
Schoolboy, 14, to be the youngest ever competitor in 1,000km cycling race across France, in honour of his little sister who has a brain tumour
A 14-year-old schoolboy is to become the youngest ever competitor in a 1,000km ultra-endurance cycling race across France in honour of his little sister who has a brain tumour. Flint Clarke will take to his bike in Lyon on 7 April, to take part in ‘The Unknown Race’, a gruelling and unpredictable contest where the […]
Tom’s Trust’s team of 54 Cambridge Half Marathon runners raises more than £27,000
A charity team of Cambridge Half Marathon Runners has raised a phenomenal £27,588 for children with brain tumours. The group of 54 runners supporting Tom’s Trust, the children’s brain tumour charity based in Cambridge, far surpassed their goal of raising £17,500 and has now raised enough to support 23 families living with a brain tumour […]
Ambassador Ben Blowes holds training session for Team Tom runners
Tom’s Trust Ambassador Ben Blowes held a training session on Sunday for Team Tom runners signed up to the Cambridge Half Marathon. The team met by Midsommer Common in Cambridge for the running session which saw them work up a sweat ahead of the 13.1 mile run on Sunday 5th March. The group even found […]
Tom’s Trust spread Christmas cheer to children in hospital
From superhero capes to books and cuddly soft toys, children were treated to some wonderful gifts from Tom’s Trust while spending time in hospital over the Christmas period. The charity’s psychology team in Newcastle organised the presents for children who were being treated at the Great North Children’s Hospital over the festive season, including children […]
Just one click to vote for Tom’s Trust!
Tom’s Trust is asking supporters to vote for the charity to become Panther Taxis‘ next charity of the year for 2023. It’s just one click and by doing so Tom’s Trust could stand to gain £25,000 – enough to fund a new psychologist who will support teenagers with brain tumours as they transition from children’s […]
Double your donation to Tom’s Trust in Big Give’s Christmas Challenge 2022
Tom’s Trust is taking part in the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge to raise £10,000 in just one week. These funds will be used to support 10 children with brain tumours, as well as their families, for the next year with mental health support. Donations to the charity through its Big Give campaign page will be […]
We need your help! Type two words to raise £25,000
Could you type two words to help us change the lives of 25 families living with a brain tumour? Panther Taxis, a taxi company in Cambridge, is looking for its next Charity of the Year. To stand a chance of becoming their new charity partner and raising up to £25,000, which could fund support for […]
Accountancy firm raise £4,000 in Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge for children with brain tumours
An accountancy firm in East Anglia has raised more than £4,000 for children with brain tumours by completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in under 12 hours. The UHY Hacker Young East team based in Letchworth, Cambridge and Huntingdon, took on the three major peaks in the Yorkshire Dales on Friday 26 August, to raise […]