Celebrating one year of supporting families at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Yesterday we hosted a celebration event to mark a year of our service at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital – where we fund three clinical psychologists. Our clinical psychologists support families across the North West where a child has been diagnosed with a brain or central nervous system tumour. The event brought together the clinical team, […]
Join Team Tom at the Cambridge Half Marathon in 2025
We are currently recruiting for our 70 strong 2025 Cambridge Half Marathon team. Would you be interested in running as part of Team Tom around the historic streets of Cambridge on March 9th next year? Book your place Click the link below and pop Jess Wilde, our Community & Corporate Fundraising Manager, an email to […]
Young Ambassador Grace is set to run the Great North Run Junior race
Grace, aged 10 from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, will be running this year’s Junior Great North Run on 7th September 2024 to raise funds for Tom’s Trust. She is one of our superstar Young Ambassador’s. The Junior Great North Run is the biggest kids’ running event in Britain, with thousands of children taking part in the 4km sprint along […]
Friends face 10,000 mile adventure car rally across Europe to raise funds for Tom’s Trust
Starting on 9th July (until 7th August) four friends including: (Hector Trower from Saffron Walden, Essex / Julian Baring from Banbury, Oxfordshire / Will Smith from Upper Stowe, Northamptonshire and Ned PB from Salisbury, Wiltshire) will take on the Poles of Inconvenience challenge to raise money for Tom’s Trust. Their team, aptly named ‘James May […]
Two Tom’s Trust service centres named Tessa Jowell Centres of Excellence
Six UK neuro-oncology centres have been awarded the coveted Centre of Excellence status from The Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission (TJBCM) – having met the high Standards of Excellence along their patient pathway. Areas assessed include clinical care, quality of life care and access to clinical trials. Special attention was paid to play therapy and […]
Thank you for Going Grey in May
A huge thank you to all those who got involved in our Go Grey in May campaign. We raised a brilliant £6,378 which is nearly double our target. We aimed to raise £3,335, which is what it costs for a clinical psychologist to support one child and their family for a year. We have now […]
Volunteer’s Week – Anna shares her volunteer story
Volunteers are the lifeblood of charities. At Tom’s Trust we have some incredible volunteers who show up again and again to support us. Some help at our fundraising events, some consult on areas of the charity, and then we have our committed group of Young Ambassadors and Trustees. All of them give their time and […]
Going Grey in May – our corporate supporters
May is nearly up and we have had a brilliant time seeing how our corporate partners have supported our Go Grey in May campaign, designed to raise awareness of childhood brain tumours and aiming to raise £3,335. This is the amount it costs Tom’s Trust to fund a clinical psychologist to support one child and […]
Investing in the development of Neuro Oncology Clinical Psychologists
Dr Catherine Harter is a consultant paediatric neuropsychologist and clinical psychologist, and Tom’s Trust is very proud to have her as a Trustee. She has worked for over 25 years within the NHS and independent practice, including neuro-oncology, acquired brain injury, neurodevelopmental (autism, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, rare genetic conditions) and child mental health services. Currently, […]
Bartlow Three Counties Walk 2024
A huge thank you to those who joined Team Tom at Bartlow Three Counties Walk this Sunday 5th May. The sun shone, the shoes got muddy, and many Kitsch Hen Scotch Eggs were eaten! This popular annual sponsored walk in the countryside covers three counties; Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex and raises much needed funds for […]
Three ways you can help Tom’s Trust today
Tom’s Trust Clinical Psychologists support hundreds of children, and thousands of families, within hospitals in the East, North-East and North-West, helping children from diagnosis, through their brutal treatment and as they return to life at home. One of the mums we support said: “When my son was first diagnosed with his tumour, my fear of […]
Go Grey in May for Brain Tumour Awareness
Tom’s Trust invites you to Go Grey in May for brain tumour awareness. We are aiming to raise £3,335 during the month of May from supporters Going Grey for May. This money will fund a clinical psychologist to support one child and their family for a whole year. How you can Go Grey in May […]