Cancer Centre Information

Thanks so much to everyone who braved last weekend’s tough (and very muddy!) 12k @bornsurvivoruk assault course challenge for us! To date, our fab Team Rosemere warriors have collectively raised more than £6,000, and there’s still more coming in 💪❤

Among those to tackle the event’s 30 military grade climbs, hauls, leaps, muddy crawls and cold water plunges was a quartet of work colleagues from Leyland builders’ merchant C&W Berry Ltd.

They were joined by a group of seven family members and friends from the Kendal area led by Leanne Makin and Emma Callaghan, who took on the course in thanks for treatment received by loved ones at the Rosemere Cancer Centre here at Royal Preston Hospital, which had also led Katie Ore and Lauren Wilkinson to take up the challenge.

For others, it was to pay tribute to those lost with Kelly Barker, of Blackpool, signing up to honour the memory of her mum Lynn Benson and sisters Louise Hirst and Rachel Parker who were joined by sister-in-law Rebecca Hill, battling the obstacles to celebrate the life of dad Les Knowles, who passed away earlier this year 🙏

👏 The team was completed by our very own fundraising assistant Hannah Leahy, who began working for us last September. Hannah roped in friend Rachel Henshaw to join her. Hannah, who along with Rachel raised £590 through the challenge, said: “I feel my initiation into a fully-fledged team member of Rosemere Cancer Foundation is now complete!

“The course was very wet and muddy but every day, I hear stories of people doing all sorts of amazing things that take them out of their comfort zone to raise funds for Rosemere Cancer Foundation. Like so many other local families, my family has also received Rosemere’s support and we have fundraised for the charity but I thought it was time I personally put myself out there and did my bit. A massive thank you to Rachel for joining me and also, to everyone who sponsored us and the others taking part.”

A huge well done and thank you to each and every person who took part - we hugely appreciate your support! 🙌🌹 ...

Thank you so much to Emma and Will Watson, who joined their late mum Sally’s former @hopperswomen teammates for a poignant climb of Mount Snowdon, which raised a wonderful £1,831 for us ❤

On reaching the summit, 19-year-old Emma, who is a special educational needs teaching assistant, and 17-year-old Will were following in Sally’s footsteps.

Sally passed away in October 2016 of bowel cancer. A few weeks before her death, Sally summited Snowdon surrounded by many of the same rugby players who made the trek alongside Emma and Will.

Emma said: “Mum had planned to walk up Snowdon with the rest of her teammates but unfortunately, when the time came, she was too ill so had to catch the train up. Mum and the ladies’ team met at the top, raising £1,200 for Bowel Cancer UK.

“Will and I were too young to join that climb so to mark the 10th anniversary of their achievement and mum’s passing, I helped to organise another climb in memory of my beautiful mum, who had the nicknames ‘Super Smiler’ and ‘Sal Star’ as she was always very positive and caring. That’s how most people remember mum. She was friends with everyone and people still say today how positive she always was. Despite everything she was going through, she’d always have a smile on her face.”

Emma added: “It feels so special to have been able to make our first climb of Snowdon alongside a lot of the team that conquered it last time. We really couldn’t have done it without the Hoppers Ladies, who stayed in touch with us over the years, did the planning and made everything work. We’re super grateful to them and everyone who sponsored us to make the ascent.”

As well as Sally’s former Hoppers teammates, Emma and Will were joined by their 75-year-old grandad, mum’s dad Gavin Fleming, who had travelled from his home in Scotland along with mum’s cousins Shona and Gillian for the climb 🙏

Thank you so much to everyone involved in this very special charity climb - we hugely appreciate you choosing to support us in Sally’s memory, and your fantastic total will help us to continue to make a real difference for local cancer patients cared for here at the regional cancer centre ❤ ...