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CHECT Champions awarded at Twycross Zoo

CHECT Champions awarded at Twycross Zoo

Four deserving people – including our first ever adult – were given CHECT Champion awards during a special ceremony at our members’ day on Sunday. The winners were nominated by friends and family to recognise either the bravery they have shown during their treatment...
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...
Rb training launched

Rb training launched

Vision Express employees across the UK will now receive professional training on the signs of childhood eye cancer. The retailer, which is committed to reducing delays in retinoblastoma diagnosis, worked with the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust on the new training scheme,...
Charity eye patch day

Charity eye patch day

Retinoblastoma survivor Katie Peller, 12, and her friends got 100 people to take part in an eye patch day, raising vital awareness of retinoblastoma as well as valuable funds for the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust… My name is Katie, I’m 12 and I go to The Westgate School,...
Family of 5 in Great North Run

Family of 5 in Great North Run

Four years ago, Patrick Tonks could barely walk up a flight of stairs. Treatment for a rare form of cancer had left him so weak that he sometimes had to use a wheelchair. This year, however, the fit and healthy 55-year-old celebrated four years of being in remission...
‘Whose idea was this?’

‘Whose idea was this?’

When a group of seven mates decided to take on a challenge this summer, someone came up with the idea of cycling the full length of the canal from Liverpool to Leeds – all 127 miles of it. Several punctures, numerous falls, and dozens of aching limbs later, each rider...