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Meet our 2023 Great North Runners!

Meet our 2023 Great North Runners!

A huge good luck to the Great North Run TeamCHECT runners taking on the half marathon challenge on the 10 September. The runners will be pounding the 13.1mile stretch across Newcastle for CHECT – here you can learn a bit about them: Becky Mather  Hi, I am Becky,...
James’ retinoblastoma story 

James’ retinoblastoma story 

Mum Lesley tells CHECT about James’ journey with retinoblastoma, and what life is like now:  James is a happy, healthy and energetic 9-year-old.  He loves school, steam trains and eating (lots).  In his spare time he attends Cubs (where he has just achieved his Silver...
Eddie’s Wembley Experience

Eddie’s Wembley Experience

A big thank you to the Free Kicks Foundation for the wonderful opportunity. Mum Diane tells us about Eddie and James’ experiences: “They had a great time. Eddie went with his big brother (he’s 20 and in the Royal Navy so it was lovely for them to have such...
Steven’s rugby tips!

Steven’s rugby tips!

You may remember that we interviewed rugby player Steven about his experiences playing rugby. We asked Steven for his top tips on managing depth perception in the game after losing sight in one eye: My top tips would be: Treat it like any skill. Your depth perception...