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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 16th May 2025
We’ve launched a £100,000 wellbeing support package offering those living with cancer in the region a ‘crucial lifeline’. The investment builds on the work done last year to establish a holistic therapy programme of free to access activities for those living with and beyond cancer in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Mid Wales. Cancer patients […]
News 5th May 2025
A 63-year-old novice runner from Shrewsbury who had never run before last year has smashed her fundraising target after signing up for her first 5k challenge to raise money for Lingen Davies Cancer Fund. With friends and family who had received treatment from Lingen Davies, Jeanette Cutts chose to fundraise for the local charity to […]
News 28th April 2025
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of five new trustees to our board. The new members will work alongside the existing team to help shape our future vision. They bring with them a diverse range of skills and expertise and come from a variety of professional backgrounds. Tim Cooper, the Chair of the board, welcomed […]
News 24th April 2025
We’ve teamed up with Happiness for All CIC, an Oswestry-based organisation that works with young people to increase resilience, to offer light therapy counselling services, and help improve their confidence. The Kids Happiness Club will provide group sessions for children and young people who have a loved one going through cancer treatment. A cancer diagnosis […]
News 23rd April 2025
Members of the Lingen Davies team have been out and about meeting supporters in the local community – more recently spending time with one of our new partners, Ludlow Farmshop. Angela Hill, Community Fundraiser for Lingen Davies, has been working closely with the Ludlow Farmshop team as part of our efforts to raise awareness about […]
News 9th April 2025
A big thanks to Shrewsbury’s octogenarian ski-lover who has raised more than £1,400 for us after hitting the slopes for one last time! John Adamson visited the French Alps last month for his final skiing holiday – at the age of 85 insurance has now become too expensive for him to pursue his passion. As […]
News 2nd April 2025
For Derek (79) and Sylvia Elliott (78), love, adventure, and generosity go hand in hand. When they married on March 4, 2025, in Shrewsbury, they chose to celebrate their special day by giving back—asking for donations to Lingen Davies Cancer Fund instead of traditional wedding gifts. Their incredible gesture raised £817.50, a reflection of their […]
News 30th March 2025
We have been calling for public venues to add sanitary bins to male toilets and can announce a big increase in the number of venues joining the movement, which has now gone national! As the region’s primary cancer charity, we launched the Bins for Boys campaign in November 2024 to encourage venues to implement male […]
News 27th March 2025
It’s a really exciting time at Lingen Davies Cancer Fund and as we continue to grow at a fast pace to meet our ambitious targets for the future, we are recruiting for FOUR new roles within the organisation. Over the last few years we have massively expanded our reach into our community – through our […]
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