Cancer Cars Youth Ambassador Freya : 15,000ft tandem parachute jump fundraiser!
Our very own daredevil Berwick Cancer Cars Youth Ambassador, and youngest Committee member, Freya Ryan, has signed up to do a tandem parachute jump, from 15,000ft!!
It’s to take place on 17th April 2021 and Freya is doing this as part of her continuous fundraising efforts in her role as Tweedmouth Salmon Queen, which she has held for two years.
Freya has set up a Total Giving donation page for her skydive fundraiser, with every penny raised going to help support our Cars :
Some of our other news
Caitlin Baptie Crowned Tweedmouth Salmon Queen
Thursday 21st July 2022 Our congratulations to this year’s 2022 Tweedmouth Salmon Queen, Caitlin Baptie. Over the years Caitlin has been an amazing friend and fundraiser for Berwick Cancer Cars and we’re honoured and delighted that she has chosen our Cars as her nominated charity. Caitlin, who is also a recipient of a ‘Commanders Compliment…
North East Mobility Solutions Generous Wheelchair Donation
We are absolutely delighted to announce Mike Jones, Company Director of North East Mobility Solutions, has donated THREE wheelchairs to our Cars. Mike’s support has been amazing and he recently hosted two informative, hands on training sessions for our team of volunteer drivers to get to know the wheelchair equipment and to ask questions about…
Great support from Mike at North East Mobility Training Solutions
Many thanks to Mike Jones, Company Director of North East Mobility Solutions who so kindly and generously provided free wheelchair training to our Volunteer Drivers. The training took place over two days, ensuring that as many of our drivers as possible were able to attend at Mike’s Berwick Ramparts Business Park head office. Mike, who’s…
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…
The Queens Award for Voluntary Service
The Berwick and District Cancer Support Group is pleased to announce that it has been awarded “The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS)”. This is highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK for outstanding work done in their local communities for the benefit of others. The annual Award – the equivalent of an MBE…
Buckingham Palace Garden Party
As part of our very special 30th anniversary year celebrations, Berwick Cancer Cars is very proud that our Chair, Andrew Smith, received an invitation from Buckingham Palace to attend today’s Royal Garden Party. Accompanying Andrew to this most special of occasions was our Vice Chair, Gillian Mitchell. Representing her majesty the Queen were Kate Middleton,…
Computers 4 Charity Laptop Donation
Our huge thanks to the team at Computers 4 Charity who so generously donated a computer laptop to us recently. Established in 1996, the Kent based charity donates refurbished computer equipment to charity causes across the UK, we were delighted when their project coordinator, Emillie Hobden contacted us to say we’d been selected as one…
Elizabethan Walls Sponsored Walk 2022 – Sunday 24th April 2022
Once round the beautiful Berwick Elizabethan Walls in aid of our Cars. Helps us celebrate our 30th Anniversary Year. Great for the kids and the ‘doggies’. Sponsor forms available or donate on the day. Sponsor Form Download: CLICK HERE
Go Outdoors Donate Cycle Safety Helmets to our Two Young Heroes
Big thank you to Go Outdoors Berwick who have so generously sponsored our two 10 year old fundraising heroes, Lennox and Tommy, by donating to them cycle safety helmets to make sure they’re safe and ready for their 10 mile sponsored cycle ride in aid of Berwick Cancer Cars. Our Chair, Andrew Smith, contacted the…
Michael Cox Joins Our Client Coordinators
A very warm welcome to Michael Cox who joins Nicola Warren and Shona McClymont as the newest addition to our brilliant team of Berwick Cancer Cars Client & Driver Coordinators. Michael Cox will be recognised as one of our Drivers, and will continue in his role as a Cancer Cars Driver, Michael brings with him…