Every donation represents a significant boost to our fundraising effort and will help us continue to provide the best services possible, free to those who need us. We use all monies raised very carefully to help people with cancer, their families and their carers in the local area.

So a BIG “Thank You” goes to………

CancerCare would like to thank everyone who supported our wonderful Christmas Fayre at Leighton Hall on Wednesday 7th December. It was the best yet, with an abundance of fabulous stalls and a lovely Christmassy atmosphere, we raised almost £5000. Also thanks to Carnforth Choral Society for their beautiful performance, a very special thank you to Leighton Hall for hosting such a fantastic event and a great big thank you to the tireless efforts of our amazing volunteers, we couldn't have done it without you.

Thursday, 1st December saw 53 keen shoppers board a coach bound for Liverpool all in the name of charity and not to mention a days Christmas shopping! VVV Health and Leisure Club along with Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire kindly organised this day trip for VVV members.

£530 was raised by VVV members, £120 donated by VVV Management and £170 donated from Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire. All proceeds came to CancerCare, North Lancashire and South Lakeland. Thank to all involved.

Gaskell Hall Coffee Morning, Silverdale.  CancerCare would like to thank Sheila Suthers and the good people of Silverdale who helped make CancerCare's coffee morning on 22nd October an amazing success. We raised a fantastic £853. 28. Truly a morning not to me missed.

Inner Wheel Charity Christmas Market at The Marchesi, Windermere. Thank you to Marion Chapman and her Daughter Helen for having a stall for CancerCare at The Inner Wheel Christmas Market again this Christmas. They raised a wonderful £115.35 for us.

Thank you to Tracey and The Hydro Hotel, Bowness for raising £167.61 at a Team building exercise for students held at Hydro Hotel for the second year running.

Morecambe Bay Round Trip Run. On Sunday 23rd October four crazy men set out to jog/trek a 52 mile route around Morecambe bay in a bid to raise money for Morecambe Community High School Parents and Teachers Association and CancerCare.  We would like to thank Leon Gierke, Luke Ladell, Jonny Knowles, Patrick Wilson & Support driver Joe Hayhurst  for braving the darkness, blizzards and rain to donate a wonderful £300 to CancerCare. The aim of the challenge was to get round the bay to Morecambe jetty within 12 hours, and it was 11 hours and 50 minutes from starting when they completed arrived at the finish line.

Thank you Lynne Bruce for organising a bag packing day at Asda, Morecambe. Raising £100 for CancerCare.

A big thank you to the Year 8 pupils of Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy raised £750.  Each of the 260 Year 8 pupils were given £1 at the end of the summer term and challenged to put it to good use over the summer holidays. Pupils purchased many different things - ingredients to make cakes, sponges to wash cars and many other ingenious ways in which to raise money.  The common theme throught was the thinking of the needs of others before one's self.  Well to all the Year 8 Pupils.

CancerCare would like to say a big thank you to Anita Huddleston for organising her second 'Snow Ball' event. The Ball which was held on Saturday 26th November at Arkholme Village Hall was a great success again this year and raised an amazing £1,285. Many thanks Anita.

Sunshine Ball & Morecambe Day - Ian Haines, EDF Energy and Steve Bauner, Editor of Morecambe Visitor & Lancaster Guardian presenting cheque for £1347 to Helen Hartin at the Midland Hotel.  Monoy was raised from the Sunshine Ball, auction, raffle and collections on Morecambe Day. A huge thank you to the organising committee.

A wave of arrests across the Morecambe and Lancaster area on Wednesday 9th November caused something of a stir as CancerCare, with the help from Morecambe Police jailed 10 local people.

The “Morecambe 10” as they were known were all from local businesses and inc:- Steve Middlesbrough, Kalimba Events, Marie Needham, Morecambe Arndale Manager, Matt Stanaway, General Manager of The Midland, Debbie Cain, LMC Business, Leanne McGrath & Helen Caton from Reid Hamilton, Gerry Farrell, GF Property Sales, Paul Woodruff, The Mayor, Danny from Bay Breakfast and David Morgan from The Best of Lancaster.

A big "Thank you" also to the Officers involved:-  Sgt Lindsay Brown, PC Andy Hill, PC Jo Hill, PC Rob Brookbanks and Morecambe Area Co-ordinator Dave Forshaw.

They were jailed at Morecambe Police Station, booked in, mug shots and fingerprints taken then locked in the cells until they raised their ‘bail’ of £500 each. Once that was secured they were released back into the community.

Apparently eager to escape, the inmates put in a phenomena amount of effort and, whilst bail pledges are still being received, it is clear that they have raised thousands for the charity.

As well as friends and family of participants, many local businesses showed great generosity in helping to bail out the “Morecambe 10”.

Ingenious fundraising by Lancaster Royal Grammar School pupils presented several local, national and international charities with cheques of £2500 each recently, following the annual Lenten Charities fundraising programme.

The boys raised an amazing £20,000 over one term this year and presented a £2500 cheque to CancerCare and to Seven other very worthy charities.

Headmaster Andrew Jarman said: “Today is always one of the proudest days in my year. As well as the annual Set Run, and the obvious round of concerts and cake stalls, the boys' fundraising ingenuity never ceases to amaze me”.

One pupil raised £100 by spending the day dressed up as a chicken; wet sponges were thrown at teachers, and paper plane contests were held. A teachers’ karaoke, including renditions of an Eminem song, proved very popular with the boys!

The 3 Counties Challenge - Many thanks to the Rotary Club of Kendal for allocating 80% of the proceeds from the 25 mile family event to us as part of this popular cyclo sportive. The riders enjoyed a glorious day under blue skies riding through outstanding countryside.

A big "Thank you" also to Margaret Goodridge

Margaret Goodridge is a needlewoman with a mission - her fabric and thread skills support our work.

Former infant head teacher Margaret also knows the value of CancerCare. When diagnosed with breast cancer (now successfully treated) she joined our craft group, and found it very helpful to spend time in a supportive setting.

She now expresses her thanks by making beautiful things to sell. Her creations include vibrant pinnies, chintzy tea-cosies, enchanting dolls and beaded silk lav­ender bags in rich jewel shades. She has a wonderful eye for colours, and loves searching out scraps of ribbon or braid from her “stash” to provide a decorative flourish. Margaret also works with knitting enthusiast Freda Smith, putting the finishing touches to jolly knitted cupcakes and other woolly treats.

Sales of these unique items fund therapy places for other clients who need our support. We are deeply grateful to Margaret and Freda and many other creative supporters for their generous help.