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Calling all parents, stepparents or carers of a child who has been treated for cancer
21-04-17 • Our stories • Posted by
We would like to ask parents, step parents and carers to complete the following questionnaire. We are looking to expand our service provision within The Square to enable family members to support other families affected by children’s cancer. The family network could provide support for families in a variety of different ways such as …
Candlelighters kick off the Easter weekend with Teddy Bears Picnic
19-04-17 • Our stories • Posted by
On the Thursday before the Easter weekend, we held a Teddy Bears Picnic at The Square for patients and siblings- and it went down a treat! Designed for children aged 0-7, including patients and their siblings (as well as bereaved siblings), our Project Support Worker Vicky created a whole afternoon of fun. The afternoon included …
Global’s Make Some Noise give £82K to Candlelighters
13-04-17 • Our stories • Posted by
We’re absolutely over the moon here at Candelighters today, after receiving an amazing £82,400 cheque from Global’s Make Some Noise. The amount was presented to our staff by Capital Yorkshire presenters JoJo and Danny. Every single penny of it will go towards supporting families affected by childhood cancer across Yorkshire. Watch the moment we found …
Catch up on the latest Candlelighters newsletter
29-03-17 • Our stories • Posted by
You may have seen the first bi-annual newsletter of 2017 arrive on your doorsteps recently, but if you haven’t got a copy, or fancy a browse on your computers or mobile devices, just click here! We’re now using Issuu to give our supporters a chance to read on their phones, iPads, Kindles or computers. We’ve …
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Get Inspired by Graham’s Year of Races for Candlelighters
20-04-17 • Your stories • Posted by
Graham Silburn has pulled out all the stops and is challenging himself to a string of incredible races this year to raise funds for Candlelighters in memory of his colleague’s daughter, Megan Pratt. He’s already racked up a string of race medals in the early months of 2017, having completed the Ferriby 10 Mile in …
Hinchy’s Marathon Triumph!
13-04-17 • Your stories • Posted by
Chris Hinchcliffe successfully completed the Paris Marathon last weekend in memory of Laura Hart. He enjoyed the beautiful blue skies of Paris in April and smashed his fundraising target, raising over £1037 (including Gift Aid) so far. This is the first time he has done any fundraising and what an achievement! Chris’ page is still …
Team George take on mighty 6 Peak Challenge
10-03-17 • Your stories • Posted by
Last year, Mark Gallimore embarked on a year of seven challenges to mark the end of his son George’s treatment for leukaemia. This year, Mark is continuing his dedication to Candlelighters. Not only did he take up the role as the Chairperson of York Candlelighters group at the end of 2016, but he also started …
Redmayne-Bentley: “Fundraisers blaze a trail for Candlelighters”
10-03-17 • Your stories • Posted by
Redmayne-Bentley, one of the UK’s largest independent stockbrokers, share their story of support for Candlelighters: Pink will be the colour in 2017 when the Leeds branch of Redmayne-Bentley takes on challenges ranging from beard shaves and bake sales to an inflatable obstacle course, all to raise money for Yorkshire children affected by cancer. The investment management …
Family’s Skydive for Milly’s would-be 25th Birthday
07-03-17 • Your stories • Posted by
Jim Smith, along with his mum Laura and dad Trevor, will be embarking on an incredible Skydive on 12th August 2017 to commemorate the day that his sister Milly would have turned 25. Milly passed away 20 years ago after battling cancer, and was supported by Candlelighters all those years ago. Speaking of Milly’s treatment, Jim kindly noted: …
Candlelighters Memory: Keith and the Bradford Marathon, 1982
06-03-17 • Your stories • Posted by
“It was 1982 and I had decided to attempt the Bradford Marathon. In our village there was a family who had a young son who was ill with cancer. The children’s cancer unit at Killingbeck Hospital in Leeds were to open a new bone marrow transplant department and he was scheduled to be one of the first to …
