Our Stories
Cancer patients and their families are at the heart of what we do. Read a selection of inspirational stories from the people we’ve helped and hear from those who volunteer and support our work.
Tim’s Story
Over 35 years a charity is sure to see some changes - and Tim Cooper has seen them all at Lingen Davies!
Lyn’s Story
Lyn is a well-known Shropshire artist. She was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer that was picked up during her mammogram. She shares her story to encourage others to get tested.
Alice’s Story
Marc’s daughter Alice Christian vows to continues his legacy for Lingen Davies
Andy’s Story
Andy's prostate cancer diagnosis ultimately left him with severe incontinence and other ongoing health issues. He now wants to raise awareness about the need for more public venues to have bins for men in their facilities.
#ThankYouThursday to staff and Prisoners at Stoke Heath Prison who have been fundraising for us and so far have raised £2,134.55 from four events this year!
The latest donation of £692 was handed over to our Relationship Fundraiser Steph Smith. The money was raised at a recent Christmas Fair event in Market Drayton where items made by prisoners from scrap wood at the prison were sold to the public. This is an amazing amount and this initiative was due to Ian Harvey and his team who ran the stall on the day.
The local links made with the community are critical to the prison's approach to supporting local initiatives.
Steph said it was brilliant to see the workshop with examples of what had been made and meet some of the prisoners who had been a part of it - they have great skills!
One of the hand-crafted wooden Christmas trees is taking pride of place in the reception area of our office 😊
Pictured are Jacqui Lane, Deputy Governor and Natasha Kendall Head of Education, Skills and Wo#thankyoun#ThankYouThursdayr#LocalInitiativest#communityu#cancerservicesv#cancerinitiativest#shropshires#shrewsburys#midwalesw#shrewsburys#telfordandwrekinrekin ... See MoreSee Less
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Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 👏
The Lingen Davies Cancer Fund offices will close on Monday 23rd at 4.30pm and will reopen on January 2nd at 9.30am.
The hardworking staff and volunteers who help to make this charity the success it is will be taking a well-earned break between these times.
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you to everyone for all of your support in 2024. We are looking forward to seeing you all next year.... ... See MoreSee Less
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And a very merry Christmas and a happy new year to you all. You’re all remarkable xxx
Merry Christmas to you all x
And A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS and PEACEFUL NEW YEAR to you all 🥂
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
A big thanks to our corporate partners Lowfield Timber Frames Ltd and SJ Roberts Homes for choosing Lingen Davies as their Charity of the Year - raising an amazing £5,010!
The sister companies, both based in Marton on the Shropshire/Wales border, have a long history of supporting charities that impact the communities where they’re most active. Throughout 2024 they’ve taken part in various sporting events including Welshpool, Newtown and Oswestry 10k and Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon, sponsored and thrown paint at our Telford Colour Run, and hosted some fantastic fundraising events including a Cake Day and Pie & Pudding night.
They also benefitted from our LiveLife Cancer Awareness service, with employees volunteering to become Cancer Champions to promote health awareness and early diagnosis.
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Amazing support!
Brilliant. Thank you 😊
Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 🥳
Wonderful. ❤️