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Howdens Trade Day Raises £265.60 in memory of Margie
Many thanks to the team at Howdens who recently hosted a Trade Day, raising £265.60 for Berwick Cancer Cars in remembrance of Margie Nicholl. The team also bravely took a turn in the ‘stocks’ getting pelted with soggy sponges to boost their donation!! Manager Tara said that Margie’s son Arran is an account holder at…
Read More‘Pot-A-Doodle Do’ Gin Tasting Night Raises £1415
On Wednesday 4th May, Pot-A-Doodle Do hosted a Gin Tasting Night, and what a fantastic success it was. Owner Christine Whiteford, and Manager Anne McGregor are such great supporters of charities and regularly organises fundraising events at Pot-A-Doodle Do, so we were delighted to hear they had an event planned for our Cars! On the…
Read MoreGreat 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…
Read MoreSpecsavers of Berwick supporting Eddie’s Fundraising Walk
The wonderful team at Specsavers of Berwick are proudly supporting Eddie’s Holy Island to Berwick walk in aid of our Cars and in remembrance of Margie. Their team will be providing ‘refreshment goody bags’ to be handed out at Goswick Golf Club to keep the pep in everyone’s step Specsavers staff members Vicky and Lauren…
Read More£760 Donation from CEF
On 19th May 2022, our good friends at CEF – City Electrical Factors based at the Berwick Ramparts, kindly hosted another one of their popular and successful “Calibration & Trade Day” events. A prize giving event, with fantastic prizes so kindly donated by local businesses, took place on the day to raise funds for Berwick…
Read MoreMarathon Walk Around Berwick Town Walls
On Sunday 31st July Derek Morton and Stewart Brown are doing a “Marathon Walk Around the Berwick Elizabethan Walls”. This epic undertaking will be 26.2 miles in total, the length of a full marathon, and our fundraising heroes will walk around the town walls TWENTY ONE times. All money raised will be split 50/50 between…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read More2022 Holy Island to Berwick Walk for Margie
In his first organised event in aid of Berwick Cancer Cars, our new town Sheriff, Eddie Docherty Mullins, is arranging his very popular walk from Holy Island to Spittal in fond memory of Margie Nicholl. Eddie has been a fantastic supporter of our Cars for many years and we were delighted when he adopted us…
Read MoreBerwick Pool League Present £500 to Berwick Cancer Cars
Many thanks to the Berwick Pool League committee who so generously donated £500. The presentation was made at their end of season celebration evening on Friday 13th May at the Tweedmouth Bowling Club. We are grateful to all the teams and players of the Angel, Albion, Kings Head, Northern View, Blenheim, Black and Gold, Free…
Read MoreOver £1400 Raised in Memory of George Meakin
Our heartfelt and tremendous thanks to all who so very kindly donated to Berwick Cancer Cars in memory of George Meakin, in total over £1400 was raised in support of our cars. Admired across the Northumberland and Borders region for his generosity and kindness, George is pictured here at Tweedmouth Bowling Club where he was…
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