In their words: How volunteering transforms lives at Tom’s Trust
Volunteering can be transformative for both volunteers and the charities they support. It connects people, boosts wellbeing, and for some, offers a chance to develop skills while giving back. In the UK, 28.4% of people volunteered at least once in 2024/25, with nearly one in five (17%) volunteering monthly.* At Tom’s Trust, we’re fortunate to have volunteers who show up time […]
Brighter Futures: Our new campaign to raise £5 million over 5 years
Exciting things are happening at Tom’s Trust – we have launched a new campaign! It’s called Brighter Futures, because that’s what we want to achieve. By supporting the whole family, we will help them to create their brightest possible future beyond diagnosis. To deliver Brighter Futures, we need to double our income. Raising £5 million over the […]
Three ways you can help Tom’s Trust today
What we do We are dedicated to providing psychological support to children with brain tumours and their families. One of the mums we support said: “When my son was first diagnosed with his tumour, my fear of the unknown was so great. I was so worried that I didn’t understand anything about brain tumours, even […]
You Did It! Big Give Christmas Challenge Target Exceeded
Thanks to your incredible generosity, Tom’s Trust raised an amazing £23,941 during the Big Give Christmas Challenge, exceeding our target and making a real difference for children with brain tumours and their families. Because of you, more families will now be able to access the life-changing psychological support they need and deserve, at some of […]
Double your impact for children with brain tumours this Christmas
Our Tom’s Trust Christmas Big Give appeal is live. Running from NOW up till the 9th December every pound you give through the Big Give will be doubled at no extra cost to you. You will help twice as many children with brain tumours and their families access the psychological support they need and deserve. […]
Cheffins supports our Big Give Christmas Challenge
East Anglia based property, professional services and auctioneering firm, Cheffins, will be the main pledger for Tom’s Trust’s ‘Big Give Christmas Challenge’ in order to double our impact. The business will match donations made, meaning that any donation given via the Big Give platform between the 2nd – 9th December will be generously doubled […]
Leave a gift in your Will to Tom’s Trust
This Remember A Charity Week (8-14 September) we would like to ask you to consider leaving a gift to Tom’s Trust in your Will. We are so grateful to everyone who chooses to include a gift in their Will to help children and families across the UK who are facing a child’s brain tumour diagnosis, […]
Join Team Tom at the Cambridge Half Marathon
We have some individual and team spaces left for the Cambridge Half Marathon event, which will take place on Sunday 8 March 2026. Come and take part in the 15th birthday of the infamous regional event in the place where Tom’s Trust began and join 15,000 others to run around the beautiful city of Cambridge. […]
New ways to donate
We’re excited to launch our brand-new donation webpage. The new design and payment form will make it even easier for you to support children with brain tumours and their families today. Whether you would like to make a one-off gift or commit to a regular donation, every pound you donate will help to provide vital […]
Better Together with the first ever Tom’s Trust camp!
Last weekend Tom’s Trust held the first ever Tom’s Trust Better Together Camp. We took 15 girls aged between eight and 12 years old, all of whom are living with a brain tumour, to Calvert Lakes in the Lake District for a fun packed weekend full of opportunities to make friends and have new adventures. […]
Skydiving for Tom’s Trust
A huge thank you to a brave team from PwC who on Saturday 17 May took to the skies of Peterborough and completed a skydive to raise money for Tom’s Trust. They raised over £4,000 – a brilliant achievement. The funds raised will make a huge difference to the children and families who rely […]
Race Day raises almost £25,000 for Tom’s Trust
Last Friday we held our third Newmarket Race Day and it raised almost £25,000. The money raised will support children facing a brain tumour diagnosis, and their families, with vital psychological care from the moment of diagnosis, through treatment and into adulthood – either through our gold standard in-hospital support service or our online resources. […]