Networking over Breakfast with Innovation Broking
Yesterday we attended our first Business Breakfast, which was organised by Innovation Broking and hosted at Marshall’s Skills Academy. We joined over 20 local business leaders at the breakfast, which was held for networking, learning and fundraising purposes. Speaking at the event was Jonathan Marlow, Director of Innovation Broking, Dan Edwards, General Manager of Marshall […]
£32,000 raised at first Shoot Day for Tom’s Trust
Earlier this month we held our first Clay Pigeon Shoot Day at Six Mile Bottom Shoot. The day raised a brilliant £32,000 for Tom’s Trust, money that will support us to reach more children and families facing a devastating brain tumour diagnosis. During the day, 26 teams took part in the shoot, and a Live Auction […]
Tom’s Trust backs National Brain Tumour Strategy campaign
Today – Thursday 29 February – Tom’s Trust stands with The Brain Tumour Charity to launch their campaign urging the Government to implement a National Brain Tumour Strategy across all four nations of the UK. Tom’s Trust is one of 34 supporters/brain tumour focused charities gathering in Parliament Square, London, to represent the average number […]
Choir concert raises funds for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital brain tumour support service
Last Thursday, 15 February, St Faith’s School Choir (from Cambridge) performed a very special concert at St Peter’s Church, Heswall to raise funds for the children’s brain tumour charity Tom’s Trust, who provide psychological support for children with brain tumours and their families at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. The concert raised a brilliant £442.81. Tom’s […]
Alder Hey children spark joy in festive Christmas card competition for Tom’s Trust
A Christmas card competition held by brain tumour charity Tom’s Trust saw judges blown away with the creations by children from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Tom’s Trust held the competition with the help of their psychologists at the hospital in Liverpool, with lots of entries received from children who are currently being treated there. First […]
Tom’s Trust celebrates NHS funding announcement
Press release by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Brainbow, a rehabilitation service for children and young people with brain tumours based at Addenbrooke’s celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday. Brainbow was founded as a collaboration between CUH and three visionary local charities – Anna’s Hope, Camille’s Appeal and Tom’s Trust. Later the Joshua Tarrant […]
Annual Bartlow walk raises more than £19,000
A popular annual walk in the countryside has raised more than £19,000 for three charities. The Bartlow Charity Walk covers three counties; Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex, raising much needed funds this year for three worthy causes: Tom’s Trust, Addenbrookes Cancer Research Hospital and Bartlow Church Restoration. The eighteen years of the walk have raised over […]
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 […]
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 […]
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek 2023
This week (6th-12th February 2023) is Place2B‘s #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek. We’re proud to be the only UK charity focused on providing mental health care to children with brain tumours and their loved ones, and this week we’re encouraging all families living with a brain tumour to reach out for support and talk about how they’re feeling. Our […]
Families enjoy Brainbow Christmas party
Some of our families were able to enjoy a special Christmas party at Lanwades Hall, Suffolk, on Christmas Eve. The event was held by Brainbow, the rehabilitation service for children and young people with brain tumours, based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, where Tom’s Trust makes up one of three charities which fund the service. […]