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,...
As part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Lawson, who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) over fifty years ago, shares his story with us: I’m Lawson Symmonds and live in Caerphilly South Wales. I was brought up in the small village of St Athan in the Vale of...
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...
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...
We’re pleased to present the latest edition of our CHECT InFocus Summer 2023 Magazine – full of your stories as well as what we’ve been up to as a charity over the last few months. This Summer edition of InFocus has been produced in both a digital and print format....
Kerrie and Megan attended a Harry Styles concert, with thanks to our collaboration with the Free Kicks Foundation. Here, Kerrie discusses the experience! Thank you so much to CHECT and the Free Kicks Foundation for such a fabulous experience. This was the first...