Alnwick Garden Party Queen’s Award Presentation
Wednesday 15th June 2022, Alnwick Gardens
Representatives of the Berwick and District Cancer Support Group proudly attended the Lord-Lieutenant’s Garden Party for Volunteers and Carers, where they were presented with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups, at the official ceremony at Alnwick Gardens.
The presentation was made by the Duchess of Northumberland, Cancer Cars Chair, Andrew Smith, accepted the crystal award and certificate, signed by Her Majesty the Queen, on behalf of all the Berwick and District Cancer Support Group volunteers.
A very proud day for our charity and a proud day for the Berwick and District community, who’s amazing supporters help ensure the continuation of our free cancer transport service for its residents.
1992 – 2022 Supporting the people of Berwick and District for 30 years
Some of our other news
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New Car Named In Fond Memory of Carol Ditchfield
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Winners of our online 2020 Flintstone raffle prize draw
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Letter of Support from our MP
Prior to the North East Charity Awards we were contacted by our MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, with a letter wishing us good luck. We would like to thank Anne-Marie and her Chief of Staff Tom Forrester for their support and kind words, it meant so much for us to be acknowledged in this way.
Shortlisted for ‘Small Charity of The Year 2020’
We are absolutely thrilled to have been chosen as a shortlisted finalist as ‘Small Charity of the Year’ in the prestigious 2020 North East Charity Awards. The Awards are designed to recognise the hard work and innovative thinking by charities and individual fundraisers across the whole of the Northeast. As with many events, this year’s…
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1,000 face masks donated by ‘Coping with Cancer North East’
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Running the distance for Berwick Cancer Cars
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Happy 69th Birthday to the ‘almost twins’
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