How we have innovated to support teens and young adults
April is Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month. A good time to look at what it is like for our teenagers and young adults as they move from paediatric care to adult services for those facing cancer and those with low-grade brain tumours. This year’s theme is innovation, and we have, this year, launched a […]
Cycling 500 miles for Tom’s Trust
Neil Mara, from Chelmsford, is cycling 500 miles to raise money Tom’s Trust. Neil’s nephew and his family have been supported by a Tom’s Trust clinical psychologist whilst undergoing treatment and beyond. The accumulative 500 mile cycle will be made up of five separate bike rides across numerous locations over the UK. He will kick […]
Talk & Support online parent group sessions launched
Hearing that your child has a brain tumour is absolutely devastating. It is also incredibly isolating, scary and full of uncertainty. After listening to the families that we help, and hearing requests for peer support, we have launched new Talk & Support parent and carer online sessions – providing a safe space for families to […]
Sepura selects Tom’s Trust for their 2025 Charity of the Year partnership
Every year Sepura employees select a charity of the year to support and this year, we’re so excited to announce that it’s Tom’s Trust Sepura is a recognised global leader in the development and supply of radio terminals, accessories and applications for mission-critical and business-critical communications. Based in the UK’s Cambridge technology hub, Sepura provides […]
A summer of FUN-draising!
Kicking off our summer of fun-draising is the Bartlow 3 Counties Walk on Sunday 4 May. Last year the sun shone and spirits were high as hundreds of walkers turned out to raise money for Tom’s Trust as well as other benefitting charities. Sign up for this year’s walk here. Different route lengths are available as well […]
New trustees needed at Tom’s Trust
Tom’s Trust is looking for three new trustees to join our Board, one each from the Oxfordshire, Liverpool and Newcastle areas, where our newest services are based. Our new trustees will work with our current Trustee Board of eight and our Senior Leadership Team to provide expertise and oversight of our ambitious strategy. Although our office […]
An interview with Dr Lynda Teape, Director of Services Development at Tom’s Trust
Dr Lynda Teape joined us in July last year as our first Director of Services Development, a role funded by the National Lottery. Lynda is an experienced senior clinical psychologist. She has worked in the NHS for over 20 years and in private practice for eight. During this time, she has worked across various physical […]
More than £30,000 raised by Team Tom in the Cambridge Half Marathon
Yesterday was the Cambridge Half Marathon, and our 70 Team Tom runners have so raised over £30,000 for Tom’s Trust. Every mile ran, and every pound raised, will make a difference to families facing a child’s brain tumour diagnosis. The Cambridge Half Marathon event on Sunday 9 March saw 15,000 runners take part in the […]
Rathbones announce COTY partnership with Tom’s Trust
The Rathbones Cambridge office recently announced that they have chosen Tom’s Trust as a charity partner for the year ahead and kicked off the partnership with a £10,000 donation from the Rathbones Foundation. They now have a team training to run the Cambridge Half marathon for our charity. Chris Holton, Rathbones Assistant Investment Manager, says: […]
The moment our life changed
This Brain Tumour Awareness Month we are sharing the stories of five families, all have been supported by Tom’s Trust clinical psychologists, in our ‘The moment our life changed’ campaign. The videos that will be shared throughout March on our social media channels (Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn) see our families talk about how they felt […]
Cambridge businesses lead Team Tom into the Cambridge Half Marathon
Several Cambridge businesses will be running this years TTP Cambridge Half Marathon for Tom’s Trust, including the award-winning Cambs Cuisine, high quality slow-fashion retailer Tom’s Trunks, strategic platform building company Bango, independent Cambridge estate agent Redmayne Arnold and Harris, and the popular Cambridge Juice Company. They will all have teams running on Sunday 9th March. […]
St Faith’s School Choir shared joy at Alder Hey on Valentines Day
Last Friday, 14 February, St Faith’s School Choir (from Cambridge) filled the atrium at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital with beautiful music, performing a heart-warming concert to raise funds for Tom’s Trust. St Faith’s is an extra special school for Tom’s Trust as it was the school that Tom, who Tom’s Trust is named after, attended. […]