Our March members’ day took place at the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey – the birthplace of British motorsport, aviation and home of Concorde! Members’ days are a great way to meet other families affected by retinoblastoma and to nominate...
Dear supporter, This World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week 2019 (12th-18th May), the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust is holding a drop-in event at Westminster on Wednesday 15th May. We are inviting MPs to come along to meet parents of children and adults affected by Rb, to...
Around 80 people descended upon Colchester Zoo on Saturday for our regional members’ day. It was a fabulous day and feedback from guests was that they really enjoyed meeting other families and watching the animal demonstration. Congratulations to the 14 children who...
The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, which runs sailing trips for children and young people who have, or have had, cancer has reserved two places for the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust in 2018. CHECT Champion Ernie Brown, 10, who has taken part in two trips, tells us what...
Our young CHECT Ambassadors have been busy this month unveiling newly refurbished Vision Express stores across the UK. Ten-year-old Tom Ellington from Buckinghamshire, who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) at two year’s old, was guest of honour this week,...
Young eye cancer survivor Esme Eagle Davies and Mayor of Hereford Jim Kenyon were special guests as Vision Express opened its new-look Hereford High Street store. Esme, aged 10, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma just before her first birthday in 2007. Her grandfather...
