Pancreatic Cancer causes 5% of deaths from cancer but only receives 1% of cancer research funding (NCRI Strategic Analysis 2002). This needs to increase to ensure better outcomes for patients.
Donations may be sent to: Pancreatic Cancer UK, 31 Brooklyn Drive, Emmer Green, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8SR. Further information can be found on our donations page which provides details on payment methods and gift aid.
Alternatively if you would like to make a donation or organise or take part in a fundraising event please email us by clicking here or ring Krys Duvall on 01494 872386.
British 10K London Run, Sunday 6th July 2008
See See photos of 2008's team.
Sponsored Darts, Dominos and Snooker Marathon Saturday 7th June 2008, Melbourne, Derbyshire
10am-10pm at The Melbourne Liberal Club, see poster or email us for more details.
Edinburgh Marathon 25 May 2008
entry information
We had a relay team and individual marathon runners in this event
Grand Union Canal Race- 145miles, non stop from Birmingham to London 24th May 2008
Well done to medical students from Newcastle, Charles Tweed and Simon Vann Jones, who took part in this ultramarathon. You can find out more and sponsor them on
their Justgiving page. Race HQ reported that Simon retired after 60 miles at 9.50pm on Saturday. He's OK, but his legs have decided they'd had enough. Charles managed to complete an amazing 100miles before checkpoint time limit forced him to pullout on Sunday. Still seems an uncomprehensible distance to us.
Eton Supersprint Triathlon, 17th May 2008
Annie Bloxam and friends took part and have raised over £7000 .
Englefield Fun Walk, Englefield Estate, nr Theale/Reading 11th May 2008
Englefield 4 mile Fun Walk 2pm 11th May 2008. Organised by Duchess of Kent Trust in co-operation with Pancreatic Cancer UK. A fun day out, refreshments available. Walkers were able to raise sponsorship for Pancreatic Cancer UK. click here for info. The walkers included Debbie Blackford who lost her husband John age 46 soon after diagnosis and who was joined by 8 members of her family and Jackie Austwick whose father has advanced pancreatic cancer.
Arran View Golf Tournament 9th May 2008 at Loch Lomond Golf Club's Dundonald Links
This event was organised by Graham Carson, who had surgery at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK and the West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. See page on tournament for more information. 17 teams took part.
photo shows Graham (second left) with Glasgow surgeons Ross Carter(first left) and Colin McKay (who performed his surgery) and neurologist, humorous writer and accomplished public speaker Dr John Paul Leach (first right) who acted as auctioneer. Players included comedian Andy Cameron and former Scotland and Manchester United player Willie Morgan.
The Three Forts Marathon, 4th May 2008
Patient John Fisher, a drummer, had chemotherapy for advanced cancer last year and his friends and fellow musicians ran the British 10K for Pancreatic Cancer UK. This year he is keen for his family to support the charity. His sister Gill Brundle ran the Three Forts Marathon wearing red devil horns and said her PCUK T-shirt got lots of attention including from the Mayoress of Worthing who presented the medals. You can sponsor Gill at http://www.justgiving.com/noopit and read the article about Gill and John from the Kentish Gazette.
Dudley Walk, 4th May 2008
Andrew Bytheway reports that "Just to let you know that the walk went OK despite the rain! 24 of us took part in total. When the rain did stop (ocasionally) we looked impressive as a group in the t-shirts. We even had a few enquiries about the charity etc when we were all sitting in the pub after the walk - just the effect we wanted. The t-shirts are still being put to good use - 6 are now worn every Monday as it is now the new team colours for my nephews six a side football team who hold matches at the local leisure centre, and more are worn by other family members during their weekly darts competitions in the local pubs and clubs - so we are "spreading the word" as much as we can. Hope you approve!"
Head Shave, 1st May 2008
Stuart Baker lost his Grandmother in March last year, to Pancreatic Cancer, and subsequently decided not to cut his hair until he was 16. On his 16th birthday, on May the 1st this year, he had the majority of his hair shaved off at his school and raised money in the process by charging entry to people to come and watch.
See press story and his fundraising page http://www.justgiving.com/stuartnbaker. He has raised over £600.
London Marathon 13th April 2008
Thank you to Victoria Nicholson, Tracy Moore, Tony Cowell and Jackie Armstrong who all competed in the London Marathon for PCUK. Tracy is a nurse and her friend and fellow nurse in Devon has been having treatment for pancreatic cancer. Another colleague Mechelle Williams also ran Reading Half Marathon for the charity.
Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, Easter 2008
Sarah Tessler, the granddaughter of the late Sylvia Stewart, raised funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK through competing in the gruelling Devizes to Westminster 125mile canoe race over Easter. That was a fantastic effort in such extremely cold weather.
Reading Half Marathon 2nd March 2008
Pancreatic Cancer UK was one of the Official supported Charities in 2008. We had around 33 runners and 35 marshals on the day as well as other supporters and "Whipples Warriors" and have raised over £20,000 so far. For more information see our web-page on the 2008 race.
The Dreich End Festival, 21st-24th February, The Taybank, Dunkeld, Perthshire
In Memory of musician Clark Robinson, for Pancreatic Cancer UK. Described as "Scotland's Musical Meeting Place" The Taybank is a centre for Scottish Music and Culture with instrumental classes, concerts and spontaneous music sessions.
Thursday - Fiddles with Pete Clark
Friday - The Taybank Folk Club with Nick Allmark
Saturday - Wang Dang Delta at The Taybank
Sunday - The Music Marathon, non-stop live music in the bar, 11am-11pm,
Barney Run, Barnard Castle School, County Durham, 15th February 2008
Each year Barnard Castle School has a sponsored run. This year they decided to support Pancreatic Cancer UK, having recently lost their friend, colleague and teacher Tony Parkinson to the disease. The sponsored runs take place in early Februrary, during Games sessions throughout the week. Pupils are given a medal for taking part and asked to raise sponsorship. See newspaper article for more details. Ex pupils of the school, in County Durham, ran the four-mile Barnard Run to raise money for research into pancreatic cancer, the disease which claimed the life of maths teacher Tony Parkinson at 44 in 2006. The Old Barnardians joined more than 200 current students in the race which has been staged every year since 1885 and is the oldest competition in the school's history. Trophies were presented by Great Britain triathlon athlete and Pancreatic Cancer UK representative Dr Trace Allen, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2004.
Winter Challenge 2nd February 2008
Lesley Sixsmith and Paula walked 25 miles along the Ridgeway from Streatley to Wanborough to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK and have raised over £1000. This event is run by 1st Hanborough Freeland Scout Group and was open to other groups wanting to have a go. click here for information about the event http://www.justgiving.com/ridgewaywinterwalk2008
Norwich Half Marathon 2nd December 2007
Dave Alley ran the Norwich half Marathon in memory of his friend and colleague John Blackford and siad "everything went well on the day. I completed the 13.1 miles in 2 hours, 5 min and 17 seconds. The organisers arranged some interesting weather for the day, with a mixture of heavy showers and gale force winds!" .http://www.justgiving.com/davealley1
Bagpacking, Asda, Co Antrim, 30th November 2007
12 members of the Northern Ireland police force raised £810 by packing groceries in the evening at Asda.
Celebration Evening, Ealing, 10th November 2007
The event was held at the Perivale Residents Association Club House at Ealing Central Sports Ground, Perivale in celebration of the life of Roger Price. This is where Roger played football for Ealing Association and a fitting place in consideration of all the great times Roger experienced with the club. The evening had a disco, buffet and raffle with also hopefully an auction. It was organised by one of Roger's friends Charles Brooks and was a thank you to all who had helped raise over £10000 for Pancreatic Cancer UK in January and another significant sum for Leukaemia Care and research. All money raised from this evening will be split between Pancreatic Cancer UK (75%) and Leukaemia Research (25%) and they raised a further £1000 for PCUK.
Scotland to Coventry Cycle Ride September 2007
Three members of the Fleet Air Arm Ex Field Gun Crew Association cycled from Scotland to Coventry as a tribute to Paul Dunn who sadly lost his battle with pancreatic cancer earlier in the year. They divided the money raised between three causes including £1700 for Pancreatic Cancer UK.
Great North Run 30th September 2007
Helen Cameron http://www.justgiving.com/helencameron3, Helen MacKay http://www.justgiving.com/helenmackay and Gill Mackay http://www.justgiving.com/GillMackay all ran the Great North Run and raised sponsorship for Pancreatic Cancer UK.
Sponsored slimming
Roanne Arsali decided to raise sponsorship by losing weight. Roanne's mother has pancreatic cancer. You can sponsor Roanne at http://www.justgiving.com/roanne. Roanne recently gained her degree and says " It was a BSc Hons in Occupational Therapy (University of
Derby) which means that I am now a qualified Occupational Therapist. I have
been doing it part time since 2002 so it is a relief to be finally finished!
I am pleased with how my diet is going so far and with the donations that
people have given so early on. Its really spurring me on and keeping me on
track. When I have lost a bit more weight I will start swimming again, which
is my favourite way to keep fit. "
Ilkley Triathlon, Sunday 23rd September 2007
Tim Williams has just lost his mother to pancreatic cancer. He is a keen runner and is going to take part in a number of events starting with the Ilkley triathlon on 23rd September. You can sponsor Tim at http://www.justgiving.com/tmjwilliams Tim says "Ilkley Triathlon completed in about 1hr 27mins! (official time yet to be confirmed) Absolutely fantastic sense of achievement.Here are a few photos for the website! The last one is with my brother, Simon (I'm on the right)."
2007 Experian Robin Hood Marathon and Half Marathon, Nottingham, Sunday 16th September 2007
We had a team of marathon and half-marathon runners and marshals at this event. This year renamed Experian festival of Running. Watch BBC Nottingham interview with organiser Hugh Brasher and see BBC web-site.
Runners included Ian Hind and friend Alex Hardy doing the marathon and friend Ben Jardine doing the half marathon in memory of his step-mother and you can sponsor him at http://www.justgiving.com/rememberjill, Kate Angell and partner Pete Jones running the half marathon in memory of her father http://www.justgiving.com/kateangell and Richard Bull running the half marathon in memory of his father Miles http://www.justgiving.com/runformiles . Ian Hind finished the marathon in 4hours 44mins and said it was very tough and his knees were struggling but he was very pleased. You can read his running diary in the days prior to the race on the BBC Nottingham web-site (links top right as those at bottom of page don't work). Read more on our page on the event
Hydro Active Women's Challenge Sunday 16th September 2007
A number of teams ran in the 5km event for women in Hyde Park London, Liverpool or Birmingham to raise sponsorship for Pancreatic Cancer UK. More information on the event at http://www.womenschallenge.co.uk
Tanya Thorpe and her sister and friends ran in London in memory of her father Mick and you can sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/mickthorpe.
Alexia Read also ran in London and you can sponsor her at http://www.justgiving.com/alexread1
Julie Norris and her mother Sheila Clark (left) ran in Birmingham as her mother-in-law has just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and you can sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/andyjulienorris. Zena Harris and friends also ran in Birmingham in memory of her sister Sonia who died at age 33. You can sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/soniassprinters.
Heather Turner ran in Liverpool as 3 of her family members have died of pancreatic cancer. Aimee Dineley and friend also ran in Liverpool.
Garden City 10, Welwyn Garden City, Sunday 2nd September 2007
Pancreatic Cancer UK was the official charity for the Garden City 10 ,an annual 10mile race organised by Garden City Runners, in Welwyn Garden City. Trace Allen is a member of the club and it was arranged in his honour and coincided with the day he was competing in the World Traithlon Championship in Hamburg.
Charity Motor Bike Ride, Southampton, 25th August 2007
There was a charity bike ride to The White Horse Inn, Priors Dean, also known as ‘The Pub with No Name’, on 25th August 2007, meeting at Southampton & District Motorcycle Club car park, Woodside Road, Eastleigh, at 10am for a 10.30 set off time, and also picking up riders at Wickham Square on the way. The ride was in memory of popular SDMCC club member and well-known local photographer Ray Humphrey, who lost his battle against pancreatic cancer last October. The event was held to raise awareness of the disease and money for the charity Pancreatic Cancer UK. The ride passed through some beautiful Hampshire locations, arriving at the pub at around mid-day. See newspaper article. Nearly £5000 has now been raised by Ray Humphrey and in his memory by his wife and friends through various fundraising events.
Sponsored Skate, Alexander Palace, 19th August 2007
Dee Holden skated 100 laps around Alexander Palace Ice Rink to raise funds in memory of her friend Rosemary and you can sponsor her at http://www.justgiving.com/sponsoredskate. She completed it in 1 hour 40mins and has raised over £400.
14km Sydney City to Surf, Australia, 12th August 2007
Gill Clair was our first costumed runner. She comes from Liverpool and her mother died of pancreatic cancer in June. She raced in a super lamb banana costume - see the Super Lamb Banana web-site - it is now one of the most instantly recognisable and popular symbols of the City of Liverpool. You can sponsor Gill at http://www.justgiving.com/gillclair and we think she needs plenty of support for her efforts. her partner took part as a hairy mammoth.
Sponsored Toddle and Coffee Morning, Co. Fermanagh, N.Ireland, 7th August 2007
Sandra Torrens is arranging a number of events in Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Her husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April. On August 7th there was a sponsored toddle around the park in Garrison. This started at the Bilberry Restaurant, children completed a lap around the park and returned to the Bilberry. Afterwards they hosted a coffee morning with refreshments and cakes.
http://www.justgiving.com/Torrens. Their grandaughter, aged 9 is also taking part in a sponsored walk around Draycote water near Rugby to help raise funds. To add to their events they held a quiz at the Bilberry Restaurant on Friday 10th August. It was £10 per table (4 people). They have raised about £3000 so far. See newspaper report
Disco, Auction, Battle of the Bands, West Lothian
The friends and family of Robert Stewart who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November 2006 have organised a number of events and raised £8500 for cancer charities including over £5000 for Pancreatic Cancer UK. These included a disco and auction and a battle of the bands competition. See the newspaper report
photo shows Robert Stewart and his family presenting the proceeds to Brian Moore
British 10K London Run, Sunday 1st July 2007
Our team joined the 20-30,000 other runners to run from Hyde Park Corner, past the Ritz, St James's Palace, St Paul's Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament. Runners included Kasia Manton who is ran with a group in memory of her father and you can sponsor her at http://www.justgiving.com/kasiamanton and Richard Ansell, Simon Hopper and friends ran in support of friend, drummer John Fisher, who has pancreatic cancer and you can sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/twosawyers and Kevin O Mahony ran with his brother-in-law and nephew in support of his father who has pancreatic cancer and also specialist nurse Sophie Noble from Leicester Royal Infirmary. Helen Lorraine and family are raising funds in memory of Rosemary Grimbly, Jo Santa Maria and friend Petra ran in memory of her father and you can sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/petra_and_jo and Richard Wallace ran in memory of his mother and Kerry Penfold and family who ran in memory of her father.
See photos of the team.
Bugsy Malone, The Dixie Grammar School, Market Bosworth
The Upper 6th business studies students at The Dixie Grammar School, Market Bosworth raised £250 for Pancreatic Cancer UK by managing the finances of the school musical "Bugsy Malone". They formed their own sole trader company called "The SpeakEasy Syndicate" and PCUK was chosen as their nominated charity by one of the students whose father sadly died during the project.
Concert 30th June 2007, Brae, Shetland
Rebecca Cheriyan produced a charity performance in aid of Pancreatic Cancer UK. A talented team of 14 students were brought together to perform hits from well known Broadway and West-End shows such as Chicago, Grease and Phantom Of The Opera. The show took place on Saturday 30th June at the Brae Hall at 7.30pm (doors open at 7.00pm). Refreshments were available at the bar and there were leaflets on pancreatic cancer to raise awareness of the cause for their performance. Together with the Splinters Youth Theatre Production they have raised over £6000 for Pancreatic Cancer UK including matched giving from BP.report from school web-site
Zurich Swiss Ironman Triathlon 24th June 2007
Mick Golightly and Keith Pinder took part in this event which entailed a 2.4mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile run and raised over £1900 for Pancreatic Cancer UK in memory of their friend Jackie Jones.
"A Night to Remember", Players Bar, Charing Cross, 10th June 2007
cabaret at Players bar .
West End performers, a great raffle, and a late-night bar. The Players Bar is just off Villiers Street, 1 minute walk from Charing Cross and Embankment stations. Call the box office on 02079306601 for tickets, or visit them at the New Players Theatre, which is just next to the bar. Tickets £10 each, with all the money going to Pancreatic Cancer UK. Friends of Rosemary Grimbly were inspired to put on the event following her death on Christmas Day age 50. Everyone welcome. SOLD OUT.
The Marlene Tait Memorial Forth & Clyde Walk 2007 , Sunday 3rd June 2007
Lisa Chakir and family again organised a sponsored walk to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK. There was an option of a 14.5 mile or a 7 mile walk along the Forth & Clyde Canal from the Falkirk Wheel to Kirkintilloch or from The Falkirk Wheel to Kilsyth. More details in attached poster pdf . Download a sponsorship form (word). Download a registration form pdf or word. For more details contact the organisers at e-mail address: themarlenetaitwalk2007 @ thejug.freeserve.co.uk (without spaces) or Fax: 0870 135 2216 or phone
Lisa Chakir: Tel: 01506 202 439, Mob: 07729 226320 Or at Chakir Hairdressing: Tel: 01506 671 800. Over 70 walkers registered and raised about £6000 for Pancreatic Cancer UK.
Sponsored slimming
Kim Tripp and Soo Cook decided to raise sponsorship by losing weight. Kim recently lost a friend to pancreatic cancer and Soo lost her father to pancreatic cancer. See Soo's sponsorship page at http://www.justgiving.com/JIMROSE.
Peru Cycle Challenge, 28 April- 10 May 2007
Daniel Harrison took part in Macmillan Cancer Supports Peru Cycling Challenge in memory of his father and raised money for Macmillan and Pancreatic Cancer UK. He will be cycling for 6 consecutive days, covering 445km, cycling at altitudes reaching 4338m, in all weathers and rough camping along the way. He says it promises to be an extrememly testing physical challenge. You can sponsor Daniel at http://www.justgiving.com/danielharrisonpancreas.
Rotary Shakespeare Half Marathon in Stratford 29th April 2007
Jodi Lea ran in memory of her friend Sonia Harris who died from pancreatic cancer only 4 months after diagnosis at age 33.
Charity Golf, St George's Hill Golf Club, Surrey, Wednesday 25th April 2007
The Friendly Auctioneers Golfing Society chose Pancreatic Cancer UK to benefit from its annual charity golf tournament. £13,500 was raised by an auction following the tournament.
Members of the Golf Society with Frances Green (donations secretary, left) and Krys Duvall from Pancreatic Cancer UK
Charity Youth Theatre Production, Brae, Shetland, Sunday 22nd April 2007
SPLINTERS held its annual charity fundraiser in Brae Public Hall on Sunday, 22nd April and this year selected Pancreatic Cancer UK as its charity to contribute to fundraising for the charity by 16 year old Rebecca Cheryan who recently lost her Aunt to pancreatic cancer.The award winning Shetland performance of the Juniors production Woods of No Return and the double award winning Shetland/Aberdeen performance by the Youth of Jolly Good Fun were being performed. This involved 43 children age 6-17 years from the north end of Shetland. Parents also contributed 43 raffle prizes and a fantastic collection of home baking to boost the proceeds. Di Newbold who runs the theatre group lost her mother to pancreatic cancer 14 years ago and so was keen to support Rebecca's fundraising. Rebecca, who has a fantastic singing voice is also organising a musical event at the end of June to raise more funds. All the performers will be in the 12-18 age group.
London Marathon, Sunday 22nd April 2007
Simon Bishop ran in memory of his mother-in-law. Simon completed the marathon in 4 hours 22min and 52sec. Paul Young who was running in memory of his fiancee's father who died from pancreatic cancer 7 years ago http://www.justgiving.com/paulyoung88 is injured and has deferred his entry to next year.
Nottingham pancreatic surgeon Ian Beckingham is running in memory of one of his patients, local GP Jim McCracken, and all the other patients they have looked after at the QMC and is aiming for sub-3hours. You can sponsor him at http://www.justgiving.com/ianbeckingham Photo on left shows Ian with his able running partner (Jess) at Trent bridge. Jess and Ian have run 108 miles in the last 14 days. That was the intensive training and Ian is starting to taper down now for last 3 weeks.
Ian says that "Jess gets very upset if I go out in running kit without her. Which one looks more tired here! Shame she can't run the marathon with me on the day.". Photo on right shows the result of heavy training in 29miles of mud at the Belvoir Challenge in February. Unfortunately Ian Beckingham has injured his back and has had to withdraw from this year's London Marathon. He hopes to find another marathon to run when he has recovered - possibly the Nottingham marathon.
Paddock Wood Half Marathon 1st April 2007
Ann Foster ran to raise funds in memory of her friend Jane and you can sponsor her at http://www.justgiving.com/annfoster
Marathon Des Sables Run 2007- 25th to 31st March 2007
Nicholas Walker decided to run the Marathon Des Sables in March 2007, a foot-race that takes place in the Moroccan desert totalling approximately 150 miles in stages over 7 days. It has been described as the "most difficult foot race in the world" and promises to be a huge challenge both mentally and physically. He says that he has every confidence in completing the challenge. He says "I am currently relatively fit being 22 years of age and having just graduated from St. Catherine's College, Oxford, with a degree in Geography, where I regularly played sport. I have recently lost a close family friend to pancreatic cancer and after some research I was shocked at the still extremely high mortality rates and the decreased exposure this disease receives in comparison to other terminal illnesses. I have therefore decided to undertake a personal challenge in order to raise some money for your charity and hopefully in doing so increase awareness of this illness as best I can." You can find out more about the race at
http://www.darbaroud.com/uk/index_uk.php and you can sponsor Nicholas at http://www.justgiving.com/nickwalker. Nick is applying to medical school and has been fitting his training around work experience at a GP surgery and Southmead Hospital, Bristol. He has raised over £2000 so far. He has to carry all his food with him in the pack on his back as in the photo. Do sponsor him to make all that effort worthwhile. race report from BBC web-site. Nicholas came 424th out of 727 participants and completed it in 43H20'51 with 25H55'45 delay and 5.10 average. Read more about the event and photos here.
Charity Gig, Southampton & District Motorcycle Club, 31st March 2007 8pm
Band Madison Heights www.madison-soul.co.uk performed at Southampton & District Motorcycle Club, Woodside Ave, Eastleigh, SO50 9ES www.sdmcc.net in memory of Ray Humphrey. Tickets: £10 (to include a light supper)
SOLD OUT.
Reading Half Marathon 25th March 2007
We had about 30 marshals and a team of runners. The runners included Claire Fuller and her husband who ran in support of Claire's mother who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2006. You can sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/thefullers. Some of last years runners ran again this year and this time Dr Steve Pereira from UCLH, a member of our Scientific and Medical Advisory Board, was able to run as part of his training for the London Marathon to raise funds for a new Cancer Centre at UCLH. He was a late entry to the half marathon(having only decided to run the London Marathon on Valentine's Day) but you can sponsor him at http://www.justgiving.com/stephenpereira
Bath Half Marathon 25th March 2007
David Wells ran and you can sponsor him at http://www.justgiving.com/davidwells1
14 mile sponsored walk around Lake Vyrnwy, Mid Wales 25th March 2007
Zara Everton's father died of pancreatic cancer just before Christmas. She and her family decided to arrange a sponsored walk to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK, Zara walked with her mother and some friends and relatives. Zara said "The walk went really well thanks. Everybody is aching now!! The picture was taken after the walk. Not got all figures in yet but looks like we have raised about £700-£800. We started the walk at 10:57am, mom finished 1st @ 14:38pm, my step dad 2nd @ 14:48, my uncle, friend and cousin @ 15:05, me @ 15:13, my friend @15:33 then my two other friends @ 16:05. Next time we are doing it on bikes."
Hastings Half Marathon 11th March 2007
James Davis and friend Rosie ran in memory of his father to raise funds for PCUK. James completed the race in 1
hour and 50 mins, which his mother thought was very good. He, however, was
disappointed in the time - says he got stuck behind a herd of slower runners
at the beginning and couldn't make up the time. Also it was very hot
apparently. They raised about £1000.
Tea and Music, Shillingford Bridge Hotel, Warborough Sunday 11th March 2007
On Sunday March 11th at the Shillingford Bridge Hotel, the Rotary Club of Wallingford organised a Harp and Flute Recital to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK. Harpist Deian Sion Rowlands and Flautist Nicki Phillips are professional musicians who played a wide variety of music ranging from Bach to Gershwin. The event, which began at 4 o’clock, included Afternoon Tea and was a tribute to the memory of Rotarian Bea Ramirez from Dorchester (late wife of Jo Ramirez former Mclaren team manager) who died in November 2005 from Pancreatic Cancer. £2500 was raised for Pancreatic Cancer UK which included over £800 from the raffle and the proceeds of an auction of grandstand tickets for the 2007 British Grand Prix.
Eastbourne Half Marathon 25th February 2007
Alexandra Linn and friend Rob Singleton ran for her father to raise funds for PCUK. You can sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Linn
Photographic exhibition - Planet Earth Through the Lens, Hilliers Garden Centre, Romsey 3rd to 25th February 2007 10am to 5pm
Hampshire’s finest photographers came together for a stunning exhibition featuring images of wildlife and landscapes from around the world. Entry was free. Martin Davis and Lynn Humphrey exhibited some of Ray Humphrey's and Martin's work. Their prints were for sale, and they will donate any proceeds after deducting their costs to PCUK. Visitors also donated money to the charity. Information can be found at http://www.hillier.hants.gov.uk/whats-on.html#february
"Memorial Concert for Jackie Jones", The Royal British Legion, Lord Street, Burscough, 17th February 2007 7pm
Maryland, fantastic four piece band, auction and other fundraising activities, Richie Ellwood, The North West's top solo act, disco and late bar.
Tickets: £10 (to include a light supper). Jackie recently died of pancreatic cancer aged 44 and her family and colleagues have held many fundraising activities including a clothes sale, chest waxing, raffles and a sponsored pub crawl treasure hunt in Liverpool. SOLD OUT. Over £2000 was raised.
Roger Price Memorial Football Match & Auction, David Beckham Academy in Greenwich, Sunday 21st January
In November 2006 Roger Price, died as a result of cancer of the pancreas at the age of 34. Roger loved having a good time and was always the 'life and soul of the party'. He was a very charismatic guy who seemed to have an amazing ability to make friends where ever he went. It was in Roger's memory that his family and many, many friends organised a charity football match, a game very close to Roger's heart. The teams will be made up of Roger's family and friends and Ealing Association FC, who Roger previously played for. After this main event, a raffle and auction was organised and they were very fortunate to have been given some very worthwhile gifts making it a very successful event raising about £10,000 for Pancreatic Cancer UK. newspaper report(pdf) and Bucks Free Press report We are very grateful for matching funds/corporate donations from GMS estates, HSBC, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Vodafone.
Leigh-on-Sea to Shoeburyness Sponsored Walk Thursday 21st December 2006
Nicky Vangalis and friend Lorna did an 8 mile sponsored walk in honour of her Aunt who died of
pancreatic cancer in Greece a few months ago. You can sponsor them at
http://www.justgiving.com/walkforakrivee or
http://www.justgiving.com/walkforakrivee2. Afterwards Nicky said "I'm in a lot of pain
this morning as I hadn't done as much training as I should have, but it was worth it! I feel that I have done
some good, not only in raising money, but raising the profile of the cancer - I'd say about 70% of the
people who I spoke to had never heard of it. Scary statistic. Lorna and I completed the 8 mile sponsored
walk in temperatures of 2'c and dense fog! Am very much feeling the burn today, but I am already
planning new events for next year."
Luton Marathon Sunday 3rd December 2006
Simon Perkins finished his first marathon and has said " I ran it in 3:50:23 and was very pleased with my first Marathon time. Quite Windy though! I hope to do more in the future." You can sponsor Simon Perkins at http://www.justgiving.com/sperkins. John Davis and friends ran in the relay.
Marine Corps Marathon, Washington DC, 29th October 2006
Robin Moore took part in a marathon in Washington DC, USA and raised £1000 sponsorship for Pancreatic Cancer UK. He lost his mother to pancreatic cancer a year ago. He says "It is my first marathon and I have had to contend with training in the DC summer heat!" You can sponsor Robin at http://www.justgiving.com/robinmoore.
Ebay auction of Stephen Gately (ex-Boyzone) signed portrait, end Tuesday 24th October 2006
A patient, Rosemary, auctioned a second signed portrait of Stephen Gately on Ebay and 100% of the proceeds will go to Pancreatic Cancer UK. She has raised £227.22. The portrait is painted in watercolour, from a photograph, by Dawn Taylor, a professional artist with many exhibitions, including work shown at London galleries, to her credit.
If you are interested in raising money for Pancreatic Cancer UK through Ebay see the missionfish web-site
Great South Run, Portsmouth Sunday 22nd October 2006
We have a team of 6 from Southampton General Hospital running in this event including surgeon Colin Johnson (a member of our Medical and Scientific Advisory Board), 2 medical students Tim Coulson and Nathan Curtis, and nurses Jo Dowle, Kay Anderson and James Dobbyrn. Surgeon Mr
Colin Johnson has said "fighting pancreatic cancer is a real challenge for
specialist services, and surgery alone is not enough. We need more research,
especially into earlier diagnosis, and better medical treatments. In
Southampton, we have an active patients support group, set up with help from
PCUK, so that patients and their families can help each other. PCUK has
clear objectives to help in these fields, and deserves all the support we
can give them." Mr Johnson has set himself a target of 100 minutes for the 10 mile
course. "For me, it will be a personal challenge to get round in that time,"
he said. "I am asking sponsors to consider a bonus donation if I can make
it" You can sponsor the team by emailing them at sotonpancreas @ yahoo.co.uk (without the spaces in email address). Mr Johnson finished in 1 hr 23:21 so beat his target well. Jo Dowle finished in 1hr 56:55, Kay Anderson in 1hr 38:19, Tim Coulson 1hr 41:34 and Nathan Curtis in 1hr 18:23. Almost £3000 was raised.
Cardiff Marathon and Half Marathon Sunday 15th October 2006
Nikki Gregory ran the half marathon in memory of her partner's father and she was joined by a work colleague Steve King. You can sponsor Nikki and Steve at www.justgiving.com/nikkigregory. Nikki and Steve were joined by Zoe Lawson whose boyfriend's mother was diagnosed as having pancreatic cancer a few month's ago. After the event Nikki said
"The run was great - the weather was perfect. Cloudy, cool and no
wind so ideal. I unfortunately, started coming down with a virus a few
days before hand so, although I managed to complete the course, it took
about 35mins longer than I had hoped, with the help of various pills and
potions! Still, seeing all that sponsorship tot-up was more than worth it
and the atmosphere was brilliant."
Purple Fluffy Theatre Walk Sunday 8th October 2006
Student nurse Ria O'Brien and friends organised a sponsored walk around London's Theatreland as one of their friends, Rosemary, has pancreatic cancer. You can sponsor them at www.justgiving.com/purplefluffytheatrewalk . They are all great fans of the theatre and as she says on their Justgiving page "On 8th October, we walked approximately 5 miles around London, visiting 35 of the West End's theatres (anyone that knows us will be pleased to know that most of the theatres were closed, so we couldn't get distracted!!) to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK. During our walk, we wore purple fluff; head boppers, belts, bracelets and specially adapted jeans!! We spread the purple fluffy love around the West End, and all for a great cause!!". Pancreatic Cancer UK supporter actor David Swift (Henry Davenport in Drop the Dead Donkey ) has said " To all those undertaking the walk on 8th October , Good Luck , Congratulations and Much Admiration ".
Nike 10K Run Hyde Park, London Sunday 8th October 2006
Julie Osborne ran for the South in the Nike 10K north v south run in Hyde Park for Pancreatic Cancer UK as she lost her brother-in-law to pancreatic cancer in April this year. You can sponsor her at www.justgiving.com/JulieOsborne.
Great North Run Sunday 1st October 2006
Patient Trace Allen finally took part in his 21st GNR and first since his Whipple's. He was just on his way to his 21st in 2004 when he suddenly became jaundiced and his wife persuaded him to go to A&E where inoperable pancreatic mass was found. He had hoped to run last year but was having post-Whipple's chemotherapy so didn't feel well enough. He was joined by wife Joy and son Daniel and partner Amber Smith. You can sponsor them at www.justgiving.com/Amber_Dan_GNR2006 . Trace finished at 12.45. A bit over 2 hours not including ablution stop! Newcastle Evening Chronicle recorded a video clip of Trace at the start of the race.
After the race Joy Allen said"As you can imagine it was quite an emotional day. It was emotional on 3 counts - seeing Trace completing his 21st Great North Run when he wasn't sure he ever would be able to.
- it was the first time my Dad wasn't watching at the finish in all of the 10 Great North Runs I have done(He died last December) - Daniel and Amber who ran with us are emigrating to Australia next
week!!!"
Ebay auction of Stephen Gately (ex-Boyzone) signed portrait, end Sunday 24th September 2006
A patient auctioned a signed portrait of Stephen Gately on Ebay and 100% of the proceeds of £100 will go to Pancreatic Cancer UK.
The portrait is painted in pastels, from a photograph, by Dawn Taylor, a professional artist with many exhibitions, including work shown at London galleries, to her credit. If you are interested in raising money for Pancreatic Cancer UK through Ebay see the missionfish web-site
Tri-Force Club Championships Sunday 17th September 2006
Tim Jones and Tim Hollingsworth asked people using their massaging facilities after the Triathlon Club Tri-Force Club Championships for donations to Pancreatic Cancer UK. Patient Trace Allen has thanked them on behalf of Pancreatic Cancer UK saying "I am most grateful to you both and in particular since your efforts are not charitable rather commercial... People's support is most amazing."
London Duathlon Sunday 17th September 2006
Tom Manwaring took part in the London Duathlon and is raising sponsorship for Pancreatic Cancer UK. He lost his mother to pancreatic cancer 5 years ago. He says "My first duathlon was last year when I did the "Fun" distance of 20k (5k run, 10k cycle, 5k run). This year I decided to do the main event which is a 10k run, 20k cycle and a 5k run. " You can sponsor Tom at http://www.justgiving.com/tomduathlon. Tom says "I managed to get round in 2 hours and 10 minutes so better than I was expecting which was great. A few last donations are trickling in so I hope to reach the £2,000 mark in the next few days." He raised over £3500.
Robin Hood Marathon/Half Marathon, Nottingham Sunday 10th September 2006
We had 4 runners including David Allen whose step-father died quite suddenly of pancreatic cancer. You can sponsor David at http://www.justgiving.com/davida.
The other 3 runners were Karen Crawley, her partner and sister who are running as her father has recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
You can sponsor Karen, Rob and Helen at http://www.justgiving.com/robkazhel. It is the first time that Karen has tried running such a long distance. Karen has a complimentary therapies business at Fitness First, Wetmore Road, Burton-on-Trent and is donating 10% of her takings in the week before the half marathon (4th to 8th September 2006) to Pancreatic Cancer UK. Contact Karen on 07786445251 for more details.
Round Britain Rally Summer 2006
Patient Ray Humphrey was a motorbike enthusiast. Earlier this year he bought another one - a cruiser (Harley Davidson lookalike), as he had decided to do the Round Britain Rally this year. He decided to raise sponsorship for Pancreatic Cancer UK. He visited 24 of the sites and has raised about £1500 for Pancreatic Cancer UK. He managed this around his chemotherapy treatments. Sadly Ray passed away on 25th October 2006, 18 months after diagnosis with metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ray was a professional photographer, his wife Lynne is setting up a web-site of the photographs he took of the sites that he visited along with some information about them. Lynne says "Motorcycling was his escape from the effects of this devastating disease. His final achievement was being awarded a Bronze Certificate in the Round Britain Rally, visiting 24 sites and clocking up 2,739 miles on his bike. You can see the landmarks he visited at www.geocities.com/bikermips ".
Thames Turbo Triathlon Club- race 4, Hampton Pool, Monday 28th August 2006
This is a milestone for patient Trace Allen, a former GB veteran triathlete, as he takes part in his first triathlon since recovering from surgery. This is a 426m Swim/21km Bike/5km Run. You can read more about Trace on the page about his run in the British 10K London Run. His club are supporting him and have set up a Justgiving page for donations at
http://www.justgiving.com/ThamesTurbo Trace successfully completed the event and got a lot of publicity for the charity. Mike Farrelly the race director said "We had a great day and it was excellent to meet Trace. He got a great cheer when he was introduced in the Race Briefing and a huge round of applause when he was commended at Prize Giving. Thanks for choosing Thames Turbo for your return to this great sport...and we look forward to seeing you again and again and again in 2007 and beyond."
Forth & Clyde Canal Sponsored Walk, Sunday 30th July 2006
Photograph reproduced by courtesy of the Linlithgow Gazette
Lisa Chakir and family organised a sponsored walk to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK. There was an option of a 14.5 mile or a 7 mile walk along the Forth & Clyde Canal from the Falkirk Wheel to Kirkintilloch or from The Falkirk Wheel to Haggs both starting at 11:00am. More details in attached poster pdf or web-page. 62 walkers took part in perfect weather with rain holding off until the last 14.5 mile walker finished. The walkers included surgeon Ross Carter (a member of our Medical and Scientific Advisory Board), his specialist nurse, research nurse and dietician from Glasgow Royal Infirmary as well as members of the support network. Walkers came from Aberdeen, Fife, Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as locally from Falkirk area.newspaper photo and article (pdf). Over £6000 was raised.
British 10K London Run, Sunday 2nd July 2006
Patient Trace Allen took up his challenge of surgeon Arj Shankar at this event.
They were joined by Trace's wife Joy and along with 20-30,000 other runners ran from Hyde Park Corner, past the Ritz, St James's Palace, St Paul's Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament.
Trace, Arj and Joy completed the British 10K London run in just under one hour in sweltering heat. It had taken them half an hour to cross the start line! It is gratifying at these events when passers-by or fellow runners stop to say " I am glad you are doing something for pancreatic cancer" etc.
More info at http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/PCBritish10K.htm
The Thames Trail Challenge Walk Sunday 4th June 2006
Pancreatic Cancer UK was the official charity for the inaugural Thames Trail Challenge Walk on Sunday 4th June 2006, Beale Park, nr Reading. This meant that we received a donation in exchange for providing marshals along the route and guarenteed charity entries for the event. The Thames Trail Challenge Walk was open to anyone, from experienced walkers to weekend ramblers, from charity fundraisers looking for a challenge to those people wishing to complete a marathon without having to run one. There are both 13 and 26 Mile Challenge Walks starting at Abingdon or Wallingford and finishing at Pangborne. More information can be found on the web-site for the event. The families could combine it with a day out at Beale Park. Over £18,000 was raised. Read about some of the walkers and marshals at http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/ThamesTrailChallenge06.htm.
An increasingly popular way to raise sponsorship is through triathlons and duathlons. The British Triathlon Federation has a list of triathlon events nationwide and more information can be found on the humanrace and Tri-Force web-sites. Contact us for more information.We are supported by the triathlon club Tri-Force as Trace Allen (seen left), who has had whipple's surgery for pancreatic cancer and is a former GB veteran triathlete, is a member. Trace has managed to continue his training and events during and after treatment and he achieved his ambition of qualifying for the GB age group team for the World Championships in Hamburg from August 30th to September 2nd. He will be taking part in the World Championships again this year in Vancouver on 7th June 2008.
Do you want to fundraise for Pancreatic Cancer UK but don't feel up to running or walking? Then why not take the plunge and try tandem skydiving.
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In July Martin Ray will be climbing 