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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.
News 25th March 2023
Richard and his friend Sue are taking part in the Shrewsbury Colour Run this April. In 2020, Richard’s wife Linda was diagnosed with Breast Cancer at the age of 58 after discovering a lump. After having the lump removed in September 2020, Linda went on to have chemotherapy and radiotherapy at the Lingen Davies Cancer […]
News 19th January 2023
Shropshire sports stars are calling on others to get involved in a potentially life-saving initiative to raise awareness about cancer in the community. The Cancer Champions project is being rolled out throughout Shropshire and Mid Wales – with plans underway to launch it into Mid-Wales too. It is part of a national initiative known as […]
News 3rd January 2023
A team of management consultants are taking on ‘the happiest 5k in Shropshire’ to raise funds for us – in honour of one lady who was diagnosed with cancer at 47. Sadie Hopkins from EvoraEdge, based in Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, was inspired to take part in the 2020 Lingen Davies Colour Run which was postponed […]
News 15th December 2022
Mandy Thorn MBE DL has been our Chair of Trustees for the past six years. Her term of office is now at an end – although Mandy will remain as a member of our trustee board. Here Mandy reflects on the last six years… * What made you decide to become Chair of LD? […]
News 9th December 2022
A new Chair of Trustees is taking on the reigns with big plans underway for his time in office. Mark Harris, 63, is a former cancer patient himself and is taking over the role as Chair of the Board from Mandy Thorn MBE DL who has been in post for the last six years. Mandy […]
News 18th November 2022
A brand-new exhibition van will be out and about on the roads and in towns throughout our region as part of the fight to beat cancer – thanks to a generous £95,000 donation from a Telford business. We have purchased a fully-branded vehicle which will allow staff to further expand our LiveLife cancer prevention work. […]
News 4th November 2022
“Don’t be embarrassed” is the message from GPs, pharmacists and healthcare professionals across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. From Monday 7th to Saturday 12th November, Lingen Davies Cancer Fund’s LiveLife Cancer Awareness team will be working with local health partners to promote men’s health for Shropshire’s very own ‘Men’s Health Week‘. It has been planned to […]
News 18th October 2022
We have been working with legal professionals to create more information about Will writing, legacies, and a series of free to access legal clinics for our supporters. Volunteers from local solicitors Fodens, Lanyon Bowdler, and PCB, will be running the clinics, hosted by Macmillan in the Hamar Centre, for people to seek advice on any […]
News 7th October 2022
We have a new team member – thanks to the wonderful imagination of a 10-year-old Telford girl. ‘Sunny’ has joined our fundraising team after we ran a competition calling on local youngsters to design a mascot to help boost our fundraising and cancer awareness work. Hundreds of entries were submitted and judges on the panel […]
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