Working Alongside Our Local Community, Capturing Treasured Memories For Our Future Generations
A Berwick Cancer Cars Committee initiative to provide our local schools and community care organisations with Time Capsules.
Lead by Sandi Henderson, our team of Committee Members, Freya, Joy, Shona and Tom, visited the first of 12 schools and community organisations to collect their Time Capsules.
Many thanks to all the headteachers, staff and pupils at Berwick St Mary’s CE First School (Headteacher Gary Hilton) – Berwick Middle School (Headteacher Ben Ryder) – Holy Trinity CE First School (Headteacher Nicolas Shaw) – St Cuthbert’s RC First School (Headteacher Clare McGregor) – Tweedmouth West First School (Headteacher Ann Robertson) – Border Links – Spittal Community First School (Headteacher Wendy Kiff) – Berwick Academy (Headteacher Ms T Hush. Pictured : Head of Pastoral Mr A Kesson) – The Grove School (Headteacher Penny Derries).
Some of our other news
Santa’s Helpers Raise Just Under £500 for our Cars
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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
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Thanks for supporting our Christmas Fayre
🥰 Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! 😍Our Christmas Fayre held earlier today has raised a magnificent £2,202 for our cars. A big shout out to all who baked, bought…
Carols and Coffee
We were joined at our regular monthly Coffee morning at Tweed Street today by members of Berwick Community Choir who regaled attendees with a selection of festive carols. Thanks as…
Additional Defibrillator Training
Debra Jerdan from Berwick Youth Project joined us at Tweed St to do another session of the British Heart Foundation RevivR CPR and Defibrillator training with our drivers. The drivers…
Visit to Longridge Towers School
We were delighted recently to be invited to Longridge Towers School for the Assembly of Jermingham House whose House Captains Lyall and Amelia chose Berwick Cancer Cars as their House…
Welcome To Jack
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Drivers Carry Out Defibrillator Training
A massive thanks to Debra Jerdan from Berwick Youth Project for coming into Cancer Cars HQ today, and doing defibrillator training with some of our drivers. Debra was using the…
Great North Runners 2024 Raise over £31,000
🌟🏃♂️ A Huge Thank You from The Berwick Cancer Cars Great North Run Team 2024! 🏃♀️🌟 What an incredible journey it has been! After seven weeks of dedicated training from our Tweed…
Cancer Cars Thanks Newcastle Hospitals Leader for Strengthening Support for Berwick Patients
We recently had the honour of hosting Phil Powell, Director of Operations for the Cancer and Haematology Clinical Board at Newcastle Hospitals. This special visit, occurring just ahead of his…