FORCE

Ragamuffins Hair raises £5,000 for Force

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/01/2016 - 7:46am

Ragamuffins Hair located in Kenton, Exeter, recently celebrated their 20th Anniversary by giving back to their community and hosting a charity event to raise money for local Exeter cancer support charity, Force (Friends of the Oncology and Radiotherapy Centre, Exeter).

To celebrate 20 years of business, salon owner Nikki Farrant and the Ragamuffins team held a fundraising event to raise awareness and money for Force Cancer Charity, a local charity who work to raise money to aid research, purchase state of the art equipment to improve cancer treatment and provide support to cancer...

Volunteers underpin work of Exeter cancer charity

Today (June 1) marks the start of national Volunteers’ Week and Exeter-based FORCE Cancer Charity has revealed the latest figures about the value of time given freely given by its supporters.

In 2015 volunteers racked up more than 19,450 hours for the charity, which offers face-to-face support to anyone locally affected by cancer.

That’s worth an estimated £125,000 – a vital contribution to an organisation that offers all of its services free of charge, receives no Government funding and needs to raise £1.2 million every year to maintain them.

FORCE provides help...

Stan Hacking Concert Band

Event Date: 
20/03/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
St Peter's School, Quarry Lane, Exeter

Stan Hacking and his band will be delighting us with another concert on Sunday 20th March, at St Peter’s School. The evening will start at 7.30pm .

Tickets are £8.00 per person and available from the FORCE Cancer Support Centre - call us on 01392 402875.

The Nello Bike Ride

Event Date: 
26/06/2016 - 7:15am
Venue: 
Topsham Rugby Club, Exeter Road, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0LY

Cycle 55 or 100 miles on an organised ride around the beautiful Devon countryside.

There will food stops available along the way to give you an energy boost! Receive a medal when you arrive back at Topsham Rugby Club along with a very warm welcome! The Nello is not a sportive; it is a charity bike ride, raising vital funds for a local cancer charity.

The ride is NOT chip timed; it is NOT a race.

All cyclists are welcome to enter this event but we ask them to bear this in mind when entering.

Entry is capped at 1500 participants. Places are non-refundable and...

Nuffield Health Exeter staff raise £580 for FORCE

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 02/08/2016 - 11:56am

Staff at Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital have raised over £580 for FORCE Cancer Charity during 2015. Staff held raffles, fancy dress and fun days to fundraise this exceptional amount.

The charity was selected as Charity of the Year for a number of reasons, primarily the support they provide for the people of Exeter and surrounding areas who are affected by cancer. FORCE provides all their services via funds generated themselves with no Government funding.

Nuffield Health are also a not-for-profit organisation.

Living With and Beyond Cancer project transforms follow-up care

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 01/28/2016 - 12:34pm

A pioneering project is transforming the delivery of cancer follow-up care for people receiving treatment at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

The Living With and Beyond Cancer project, involving the hospital, FORCE Cancer Charity and Macmillan Cancer Support, aims to provide support for patients from the point of diagnosis and redesign their follow-up care to help them take back control of their lives.

As part of the project, patients treated for cancer at the RD&E are already benefiting from support services provided by local cancer charity FORCE.

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Mecca Exeter spreads Christmas cheer

Christmas has arrived early at Mecca Exeter which has seen its colleagues and customers collecting presents to provide some festive cheer for Force Cancer Charity, a local charity which works to support cancer sufferers in the area, including the funding of treatment and research.

The club has been working during the festive period to encourage its team members and loyal customers to donate gifts. However, the team at Mecca Exeter would like to provide even more presents for the charity and are reaching out to the community for any donations they can make.

In particular,...

Charities donate ultrasound scanner to RD&E Vascular Access team

Two Devon based charities have donated a new ultrasound scanner to the Vascular Access team at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital to help them care for patients with cancer.

FORCE Cancer Charity and the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) jointly donated the machine to give the team more flexibility when preparing patients to receive chemotherapy treatment on the hospital’s oncology and haematology wards.

The ultrasound scanner is used by a specialist nurse to find a suitable vein to insert a long thin tube or line to administer chemotherapy drugs through. The new machine will...

Cycling Santas out in FORCE

The Exe Estuary Trail between Topsham and Exmouth will again see a colourful convoy of Santas on bikes in the build-up to Christmas.

This year’s FORCE Cancer Charity Santa Cycle is on Saturday (December 5) when 100 people with red suits and white beards will set out for the coast from Topsham Rugby Club and return by boat.

Naomi Cole from the FORCE fundraising team said: “The Christmas adverts have started now and we’re already looking forward to our Santa Cycle. This ever-popular event is already sold out and we’d like to take this opportunity to again thank Stuart Line...

Force Cancer Charity Christmas Fair returns

On Saturday 5 December the Force Cancer Charity Christmas Fair is taking place in the Cullompton Community Centre, organised by Dorcas Philips for the fourth year running.

Four years ago, Dorcas Philips’ mum was diagnosed with cancer and received an overwhelming amount of support from Force Cancer Charity, fuelling the family to want to return the kindness and support other families who are suffering from cancer.

Last September Dorcas and her fiancé completed the Force 10k superhero run dressed and Batman and Bat Girl, raising £400 for Force Cancer Charity but they are...

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