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Will’s 100 mile ride
14th September 2018
Will took on the challenge of a hundred mile bike ride in memory of his wife Gill. He wanted to raise money for Cavendish Cancer Care because of the support given to Gill during her illness and also to her son Gabriel after her death. Will…
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Jo & Hoddles – Ultimate Dog Walk
14th September 2018
Jo and Hoddles set off today on the ultimate dog walk. 186 miles of the beautiful Pembrokeshire coastal path, camping along the way. By the time they cross the finishing line, we will have ascended more than the height of Everest ! Jo Said “I’m…
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Crown Green Bowls Tournament Raises £500
12th September 2018
Over the last few months Team Cav have had a brilliant time playing crown green bowls at Nether Edge Bowling Club, with our friends at Mackenzie Spencer. The tournament has raised a total of £500, and our Trusts Manager Mike even made it to the finals!…
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Job Vacancy – Young People’s Service Therapist
7th September 2018
Are you looking for a new opportunity to join our well-established Children and Young People’s Team? This is an exciting and challenging opportunity which involves working with children, young people and their families. Previous experience of therapeutic work with young children on a one to one basis and with families is essential.
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#BeMoreNulty
3rd August 2018
As part of the wonderful tributes for Tramlines festival director Sarah Nulty, friends of Sarah’s have released ‘Be More Nulty’ t-shirts and tote bags. All proceeds from this merchandise are donated to Cavendish as well as Weston Park Cancer Charity: a lovely way to commemorate Sarah’s life and to fundraise…
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Crown Green Bowls Competition Final Approaches!
1st August 2018
Cavendish Cancer Care are delighted that Needle Mackenzie Spencer have been hosting a crown green bowls tournament at Nether Edge Bowling Club in support of us. We were even invited to join in! Chloe and Claudia represented Team Cav at the semi-final on July 5th, but sadly were not quite…
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Massive thanks to Anthony for his 10K efforts
5th July 2018
Everyone at Cavendish would like to say massive thank you Anthony Blackburn who supported by his friends and family recently completed the Leeds Prostate Cancer Awareness 10k and raised and brilliant £750 for us. We are delighted to be supported by Anthony and his support will ensure that we can…
Learn moreWednesdayite raise funds for Cavendish Cancer Care
5th July 2018
Cavendish Cancer Care would like to say a big thank you to Wednesdayite who raised funds for us at last Sunday’s Owls in the Park. Sheffield Wednesday fans who parked in the Wednesdayite car park raised an incredible £1,122.49 thanks to Doug and Jeff for their hardwork keeping the…
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Vice-Chairman Kevin Clifford Awarded OBE
2nd July 2018
We would like to congratulate our Vice-Chairman Kevin Clifford on being awarded a prestigious OBE. Kevin has been a registered Nurse since 1983, completing a BSC in Nursing Studies and an MSc in Health Economics and Management. More…
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Sheffield Cancer Information Hub Wins National Award
29th June 2018
We are incredibly pleased to share that the Sheffield Cancer Information Hub, which has been running at Moor Market for the past few months, has just won the Improving Cancer Outcomes category at the Health+Care Healthcare Transformation Awards. Described by The Star as a “pioneering…
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Liam’s Sponsored Bike Ride
20th June 2018
We want to say a big thank you to 9 year old Liam Smith, who completed a sponsored 25 mile bike ride along Chesterfield Canal is support of his mum Amanda. He smashed his original target of £200 and raised an amazing £1300 for us! “It…
Learn moreTim Pryor – Chair of Trustees
6th June 2018
We are sad to announce that our Chair of Trustees Tim Pryor passed away peacefully on Monday 4th June following a four year battle against prostate cancer. Tim became Chairman of Cavendish Cancer Care in 2017 and since his time with the organisation has made an outstanding contribution to the charity. Bringing a wealth of experience and business acumen from a long career in the corporate banking sector but also his passion for Cavendish services after having used them himself.
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How we help
5th June 2018
At Cavendish Cancer Care we recognise that cancer affects every aspect of a person’s life and that the impact of this life-changing diagnosis extends far beyond the patient. We offer free-of-charge support in the form of counselling and complementary therapies to whole families to reduce the severity and duration of this impact. If you know someone who is affected by cancer and needs our support please ask them to ring us on 0114 278 4600
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Diamond Ball is back !
11th May 2018
The legendary Cavendish Diamond Ball is back, join us on Saturday 9th June. This is a formal black tie event so make sure you dress to impress, full of glitz and glamour it will be held at The Mercure Sheffield beginning with a drinks…
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Be a micro-volunteer for Cavendish
9th May 2018
As an organisation we couldn’t function without the support of many regular volunteers. However we know some people have very little time to give but still want to support us. Micro-volunteering is a brilliant phrase to sums a group of people who have supported Cavendish…
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Many thanks to the Zumba Sisters
3rd May 2018
Many thanks to Siobhan from The Zumba Sisters who popped in today and brought in a fabulous £522 from their Out of this World fundraising Zumbathon last weekend. Thanks to everyone who took part. The sci-fi themed Zumbathon is just the latest event they…
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Continued support from Dr John Wade
1st May 2018
Thanks to John Wade along time Cavendish support who many years has raised funds for us by travelling the globe lecturing on Freemasonary and through his book”A History of Craft Freemasonry in Sheffield” The proceeds from this coming coming to Cavendish Cancer Care! His most…
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Could you help us?
30th April 2018
We could not keep on helping people without the invaluable efforts of our volunteers, supporters and friends. Every person like YOU who gets involved makes a real difference to Cavendish and people living with cancer. We're currently looking for caring and warm individuals to join our volunteer reception team at Cavendish, see below for details;
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Louis’ Amazing Raffle
12th April 2018
This is Louis he has recently sourced all the prizes for a fundraising raffle for Cavendish and then did a tremendous job of selling tickets to friends, family and at his after school club at Wybourn Community Primary School and raised almost £500………an incredible effort…
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A Brew-tiful donation from the Wisewood Inn
12th April 2018
The Wisewood Inn has recently branched out and started their own micro brewery The Loxley Brewery. Their first two beers Loxley One and Loxley Two were launched recently and as part of that process they very kindly did some fundraising for Cavendish. This…
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Andrew’s Paris Marathon
12th April 2018
This week wasn’t all about the Sheffield Half Marathon, Andrew “enjoyed” the Paris Half marathon with a creditable time of £hr 17mins. Although training had been tough on the run up he said it was great seeing all the beautiful sights of the French capital………In…
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Team Cav smash the Sheffield Half Marathon!
9th April 2018
This weekend we saw Team Cav absolutely smash the Sheffield Half Marathon with flying colours! We'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone who ran and raised money for us and also to all of our volunteers and marshal's for all their help. This fantastic day could not have gone ahead without you all, so thank you!!
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Kath’s gone wild… and now she’s back!
4th April 2018
Anyone who has been following our stories will know that our active volunteer and dear friend Kath has just endured an 8-day husky sled-trek in the frozen arctic... all in aid of Cavendish! And we're happy to say it was a success! She's now back on UK soil and she has this to say of her adventure;
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Martin-Brooks donates latest charity cash
26th March 2018
Six local organisations are benefiting from the ongoing generosity of Sheffield roofing specialists, Martin-Brooks, after it handed over another £3,000 from its charity fund. Representatives from the nominated charities gathered at the firm’s Darnall offices to receive cheques of £500 each, taking it past its original fundraising target. On its…
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Start your adventure for Cavendish today!
26th March 2018
Over the years we've seen brave Cavendish Cancer Care supporters take on all sorts of crazy challenges to fundraise for us, but did you know these challenges don't have to be limited to British soil?
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