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Are you looking for the latest updates from Lingen Davies? Stay up to date with the latest news on the charity and how we continue to enhance local cancer services.
Are you looking for the latest updates from Lingen Davies? Stay up to date with the latest news on the charity and how we continue to enhance local cancer services.
News 26th March 2018
As Prostate Cancer Awareness Month comes to an end, we are pleased to announce that our 40th Anniversary Appeal now has enough funds to purchase a new MRI Fusion and Template Prostate Biopsy Machine for the Urology and Oncology departments at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. We sat down with Dr Srihari (Consultant Oncologist) and Mr Lynn […]
News 19th March 2018
Join us for our very first colour run – ‘The Ruby Run’ on 30th March 2019 at 11am and experience what is described as the happiest 5K in the world. This non-competitive 5K will see the West Midlands Showground transformed into a sea of red to mark our 40th Anniversary Ruby Appeal to raise £1.25 million […]
News 15th March 2018
As part of our 40th Anniversary Appeal, Lingen Davies has pledged £240,100 to fund Shropshire Council’s ‘Get Active, Feel Good’ programme for the next three years. The scheme, delivered by Lifestyle Fitness Ltd on behalf of Shropshire Council Public Health, supports people with cancer to feel better through increasing their levels of physical activity and […]
News 22nd February 2018
With just over 8 weeks to go until the Big Day, our Lingen Davies team of London Marathon runners are all training hard. While we have been curling up on the sofa, they have been putting in the hours, turning out in the dark, rain, wind, sleet and snow to raise money for our 40th Anniversary […]
News 12th February 2018
The Shrewsbury branch of Swedish bank Handelsbanken have raised £805.00 to support our 40th Anniversary Appeal. The funds were raised at a Beaujolais lunch held at Shrewsbury’s Henry Tudor House, and will contribute to our £1.25 million total. 60 of Handelsbanken’s local professionals were invited to attend and funds were raised through ticket sales and […]
News 29th January 2018
CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS…budding or experienced! We want to see what you’ve seen! Have you taken a day trip to a local landmark? Or perhaps your street looked beautiful in the snow? If you think it’s a spectacular scene from Shropshire, Mid Wales or Telford and Wrekin, then enter it into our photographic competition! New for […]
News 29th January 2018
We’re very excited to be working with Shrewsbury town in the community to launch their new Kick Cancer project; a multi-sport programme helping those living with or recovering from Cancer in Shropshire. The programme is looking to recruit people from Shropshire, Telford and Mid Wales onto the 6-week programme which will start on 13th March, […]
News 26th January 2018
Over the Christmas period, lots of generous people and businesses supported Lingen Davies through their Christmas events, Christmas Jumper Days, and instead of sending Christmas cards. Coverage Care, which runs 14 care homes in the county on a not-for-profit basis, donated £500 to the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund in lieu of sending Christmas cards. Chief […]
News 15th January 2018
Lent can be a tough 40 days; giving up something you love…craving your favourite carbohydrate…resisting the Easter chocolate… but would giving something to charity help you stick to your sacrifice? The answer… #Lent4Lingen What do you normally give up for Lent? Bread? Chocolate? Smoking? Well this year, we want you to donate the money you’d […]
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