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Vision Express Ride4Sight raises £25k

Vision Express Ride4Sight raises £25k

Volunteers from Vision Express support centre and stores across the country took part in a gruelling 200-mile cycle challenge called Ride4Sight, and raised £25,000 to help families affected by retinoblastoma. Back for a third year, the two-day Ride4Sight began in...
Make time for tea

Make time for tea

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and this year we’d love you to plan a tea party to help mark this event. We couldn’t think of a nicer way to raise awareness of retinoblastoma and some much needed funds for CHECT than getting together with your...
Team CHECT take on the Hampton Court Half Marathon

Team CHECT take on the Hampton Court Half Marathon

Seven runners braved the bracing February weather on Sunday to raise funds for families affected by retinoblastoma at the Hampton Court Half Marathon. It’s the first time that we’ve had a team at this event and we were delighted that everyone finished the course and...
Brave brother and sister awarded as CHECT Champions

Brave brother and sister awarded as CHECT Champions

Siblings Thomas and Beth Hale have been awarded for their courage and bravery while one of them battled against the rare eye cancer retinoblastoma. Thomas was just seven months old when he was diagnosed with the condition, which meant that he needed to have intensive...
CHECT members day is a roaring success

CHECT members day is a roaring success

CHECT’s Development Manager Matt Croxall talks about a very successful members day… Families in the North West region had a ‘monster’ of a day out this October during our visit to Liverpool’s fabulous World Museum. A fun and educational Dinosaur Workshop was...
Raising awareness of Rb with health visitors

Raising awareness of Rb with health visitors

This week is National Eye Health Week. To mark the event one of our trustees, Lisa Brown, explains how she has been able to use her role as a health visitor to raise awareness of retinoblastoma amongst her colleagues. “Hello. My name is Lisa Brown. My younger...