Brain Tumour Research

My nominated charity for this coming year is Brain Tumour Research. Brain Tumour Research is the only National charity in the UK focused on finding a cure for all types of brain tumours.

Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer.

Historically only 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease. Brain Tumour Research are fundraising to create a network of 7 sustainable brain tumour research centres of excellence across the UK.

They are also campaigning to increase the national investment in brain tumour research to £35million per year. In the UK 16,000 people are diagnosed with brain tumours every year and only 12% of brain tumour patients survive beyond 5 years of their diagnosis.

I have personally witnessed the devastating results this disease can have on individuals, loved ones and families alike. You can find out more about brain tumour research by visiting their website https://braintumourresearch.org/

Many thanks for your support

Howard Weetch

REACT

REACT is a small charity with only 7 employees, 7 trustees and 20 volunteers.

Helping children with life-shortening illnesses, React works to give children comfort, dignity and where possible, greater independence. We supply a wide range of equipment from specialist wheelchairs, beds, baths and mobility aids to essential everyday homecare items like pushchairs and domestic appliances. This may include educational equipment to ensure a child’s developmental needs are met; React Holidays at one of React’s mobile holiday homes; and funeral expenses and memorial headstones.

React’s Mission
• To improve the quality of life for children with life-shortening illnesses living in financially disadvantaged families throughout the UK

• To provide families with the specialist care or equipment that will enhance their child’s life, following recommendations from medical professionals who have identified specific needs

• To respond with practical and sensitive support within days, if not hours – when a child’s life is short, an immediate response is vital

• To support those families who are unlikely to receive the assistance they need from any other source in sufficient time

• To provide assistance throughout a child’s lifetime – many life-limiting illnesses are degenerative, and a child’s needs may change constantly

• To eliminate red tape and bureaucracy, allowing aid to be given quickly and without fuss, keeping administrative costs to an absolute minimum

REACT WORKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING BASIC ESSENTIAL AID AND EQUIPMENT TO FAMILIES CARING FOR A CHILD LIVING WITH A LIFE -LIMITED ILLNESS.

Any support would be very much appreciated.

https://reactcharity.org/

Jo Butt