Cancer Centre Information

We’d like to give a huge thank you to Fulwood dentist Dr Chris Ball, who recently conquered Bolton’s @ironman_uk 70.3 race – his first ever competitive triathlon – and raised an incredible £18,332.44 for us! 🙌❤

This fabulous total included a generous £9,000 in match funding from his brother Michael and Michael’s wife Helen 🙏

Along with Chris’ wife Poppy and their children Primrose (three) and Cooper (one) and parents Philip and Vivienne, Michael, Helen and their children were all at the Ironman’s finish line to cheer Chris home after his 1.2 mile swim in Pennington Flash, his 56 mile cycle, and 13.1 mile half marathon, which finished in Bolton town centre 💪

Chris (36) runs Preston-based healthcare group @cureclinicsuk with his brother, pharmacist Michael (43). Both brothers chose to support us in a show of solidarity with mum Vivienne, who was diagnosed with cancer of unknown primary origin at the end of May.

Chris said: “Since last November, mum has been undergoing lots of tests and procedures but so far, doctors aren’t just sure where her cancer started. She is now currently half-way through a course of chemotherapy and we’re hoping that further scans and tests will show a good response to the treatment.

“Mum’s chemotherapy is at Blackpool Victoria Hospital but she has also received treatment at the Royal Preston Hospital and Rosemere Cancer Centre.”

Chris, who has also committed to running next year’s London Marathon for us, continued: “I am so grateful to my family, friends and many patients for sponsoring me to take on the Ironman. Before I began my training, I played rugby and cycled so the event really took me out of my comfort zone.”

Well done Chris, and thank you again to all involved in raising this amazing amount to help us continue to make a difference for local cancer patients cared for here at @lancshospitals and across the region ❤ ...

We’d like to give a huge thank you to all the members of the North West Fungus Group, who very kindly raised a wonderful £4,100 for us in memory of their former chairperson Dr Irene Ridge, who lived in Billington ❤🍄

📚🔬 The group form a community of volunteers who work throughout the region to identify, record and conserve native species of fungi. They raised the funds by selling amongst themselves the microscopes and mycology books that Dr Ridge generously left to the group.

Current chairperson Jeanette Maddy, who succeeded Dr Ridge, said: “The donation was made possible through Irene’s thoughtful legacy of equipment and literature to the group. We felt it was fitting to donate the money raised to Rosemere Cancer Foundation as it was the charity that Irene’s family chose to support at her funeral.

“Irene would have been delighted to know that, as she had intended, her books and microscopes are being well used by other North West Fungus Group members, and that a charity supported by her family has also benefitted.”

Thank you to all involved in the group for this wonderful donation, which will go into our general charitable funds to support a variety of projects for the benefit of local cancer patients 🙏 ...