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Four people stand together in an office holding a large Lingen Davies Sunflower Appeal sign, smiling in front of promotional banners and sunflower decorations.

News 2nd October 2025

Transforming Princess Royal Hospital Hub

At the start of September we attended the opening of the dedicated Transforming Princess Royal Hospital Hub. The hub is a great place for patients, visitors, and staff to find out more about the transformative work happening at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital, including the development of a Lingen Davies Cancer Centre which we’re funding with […]

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Dr Srihari Narayanan

News 29th September 2025

Trustee Update: Dr Srihari Narayanan

We have an update for our board of trustees! Dr Srihari Narayanan is a Consultant Oncologist at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, specialising in Urology. Until recently, he was also one of our valued trustees, bringing his extensive clinical knowledge to the board for over 16 years to help inform our charity direction. As he steps […]

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Colleagues at RSH stand with Surface Guided Radiotherapy Technology at the Lingen Davies Cancer Centre.

News 6th September 2025

Celebrating World Radiotherapy Awareness Day

It’s been over a year since we helped bring Surface Guided Radiotherapy Technology (SGRT) to Shropshire – where has the time gone? Our investment made the Lingen Davies Cancer Centre at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital the 18th trust nationwide to adopt this advanced technology. As part of our aim to ensure everyone in our community has […]

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News 1st September 2025

August Roundup

As we enter the start of the ‘ber’ months, let’s look back at some of the exciting things we’ve been up to in August. Sunflower fun Our team headed to Shropshire Petal Fields in Newport to pick as many sunflowers as we could to raise awareness and vital funds for our £5million Sunflower Appeal to […]

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News 26th August 2025

Community urged to support wellbeing legacy

A member of the Windrush Generation and now well-recognised member of the local community, is urging support for an upcoming music festival to boost local cancer services and help bring people together. September will mark the fourth anniversary of the Shrewsbury-based Heal Festival, an event dedicated to wellbeing and community, and this year organisers have […]

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A group of people sits around tables in a bright meeting room, attentively listening to a presenter at the front near a large screen. Papers, notebooks, and coffee cups are scattered on the tables, creating a casual, collaborative atmosphere.

News 18th August 2025

‘You Said, We Did’ cancer event

As part of our continued commitment to improving cancer care, we joined other health and care organisations in Wellington on Thursday, 7th August to welcome local residents to a ‘You Said, We Did’ event. This event came after previous engagement events held in Shrewsbury and Telford where local people shared their experiences and views of […]

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Group of seven smiling people pose in a sunflower field beside a vintage grey tractor, holding bright yellow sunflowers. Some participants wear sunflower petal headpieces, adding a cheerful and fun touch to the scene. The background features tall green trees and rows of blooming sunflowers under an overcast sky. The photo conveys a community or charity event connected to the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund, celebrating nature and positivity.

News 5th August 2025

Fields of Shropshire-grown sunflowers gifted to Lingen Davies in aid of new appeal

We’ve seen nearly 400,000 British sunflowers from Shropshire fields donated in support of our new £5million fundraising appeal! In June, we launched our largest appeal to date – a £5million Sunflower Appeal! With the aim to develop cancer services in Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital through the provision of a Cancer Centre by 2029. We were […]

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Group of cheerful adults pose indoors, smiling and raising their hands beneath a large “Lingen Davies Cancer Fund” sign. The group, consisting mostly of women in colorful activewear, appears to be celebrating a community health or wellbeing session. The bright, welcoming room has wooden flooring and natural light, symbolizing positivity, cancer support, and active living.

News 2nd August 2025

Anwyl Homes gives Shrewsbury dance classes a lift

Anwyl Homes gifted £995 to Lingen Davies Cancer Support, as part of the ‘Love from Anwyl’ Shrewsbury fund. It’s been used to support an eight-week dance programme with I Can Dance Shrewsbury, part of the free to access Lingen Davies Wellbeing Programme for people living with and beyond cancer. Lingen Davies fundraiser Steph Smith said: […]

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News 31st July 2025

July Roundup

It’s the end of July (already?!) and the Lingen Davies team have been celebrating another successful month of fundraising, networking and raising cancer awareness. Here’s just some of what we’ve been up to! In the community Telford & Wrekin councillors unanimously voted to support our £5million Sunflower Appeal, pledging four years of support for our […]

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