A husband and wife team from North Tyneside is taking on an enormous 50 mile running challenge this weekend to raise vital funds for children’s cancer research. Chris and Lois Tack from Cullercoats who have been keen runners for four years now, will join approximately 600 other runners to run the Lakeland 50 ultra marathon this Saturday. The course, […]
CONTINUE READINGRunners from across the region took on a record-breaking five-mile fun-run today on the 31st anniversary of the record-breaking Children’s Cancer Run. The run, which is sponsored by Greggs, took place at Gosforth Park in Newcastle today with approximately 9,000 runners braving the extremely muddy cross-country course to raise funds for North of England Children’s […]
CONTINUE READINGA North East Police Cadet force is celebrating its first full year of community service by supporting a popular local charity event in Newcastle, next week. The Newcastle Volunteer Police Cadets, which began last May, is celebrating it’s first anniversary by both taking part in, and volunteering at this year’s Children’s Cancer Run, which takes […]
CONTINUE READINGPupils from a Newcastle school have astounded organisers of a charity run after an overwhelming number of runners have signed up to take part. Over 200 runners made up of pupils and parents from Ravenswood Primary School in Heaton, have signed up to take part in The 31st Children’s Cancer Run which takes place at […]
CONTINUE READINGPupils from a school in Amble, Northumberland will take part in a charity run this weekend to raise money for a cancer research facility in Newcastle which shares their name. Over 100 runners made up of pupils and parents from Sir James Calvert Spence College, have signed up to take part in The 31st Children’s […]
CONTINUE READINGStaff from North East based sofa and carpet retailer, ScS are putting football rivalry aside and uniting in the name of charity this derby weekend. As the Newcastle-Sunderland game approaches this weekend, the team at ScS’ head office are playing nice in the name of local charity, North of England Children’s Cancer Research (NECCR), as […]
CONTINUE READINGWell-loved musicians from across the North East have teamed up once again to take on a five mile cross country run in support of children with cancer. In their third outing as running rockers, team ‘Bands on the Run’ will be taking part in the Children’s Cancer run, sponsored by Greggs, where they have vowed […]
CONTINUE READINGA Tyneside ice hockey team is showing true community spirit by taking part in a five-mile cross-country run in support of children with cancer. The Tyneside Jesters, who train at Whitley Bay Ice Rink every Wednesday night, are taking part in the 31st Children’s Cancer Run as a team, to raise money for the North […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Newcastle based Northern Institute for Cancer Research (NICR) has been selected to represent the UK in a new, international clinical trial of children’s cancer due to start later this year. Once it begins, ‘IntReALL’ will become the world’s largest international study for treatment of childhood relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), with a total of […]
CONTINUE READINGResearch into Children’s Cancer was given a huge boost today when an anonymous donor made a huge donation to the North of England Children’s Cancer Research (NECCR) fund, at the launch of the 31st Children’s Cancer Run. A cheque £49,598 was presented to the NECCR today at Complete Football in Gosforth Park, during the launch […]
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