This year, 2026, marks the fifth year of the wonderful Ffion Miles Music Bursary. Set up by Ffion’s parents, Helen and Dewi Miles, in memory of their daughter and the huge part music played in her life, the Bursary offers CHECT members the opportunity to develop their...
We are sad to share the news that Mary Digby, who spent 30 years working as a play specialist for children with retinoblastoma, passed away earlier this month at the age of 97. Her funeral will be held at Her funeral will be held at St Anne’s Church, 31 Kew Green,...
World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week was a busy one for the Finney Family. Mum Tasha reported on the week: AJ, with help from his mummy and daddy, created awareness packs to give out to his friends – the packs included a CHECT balloon, wristband and sticker as...
CHECT has kindly been gifted by Essilor Ltd (Thornbury branch) four OrCam MyEye devices which we would like to offer free of charge to members via a lucky dip. The OrCam MyEye is a small, wearable device that attaches magnetically to the side of most glasses. Using a...
We often feature our wonderful CHECT mums in our stories, and we feel it’s important to recognise those amazing dads and grandads out there who go above and beyond to support their families as well. For Father’s Day, we asked children (maybe with a bit of help) to...
We had a lovely family day at Chester Zoo on 6 June, thanks to donated tickets from the Community Connection Scheme. It was great to see lots of familiar faces from previous meet-ups, as well as some new families. Everyone got there bright and early to meet and chat –...
