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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A CHECT EVENT

Family events
CHECT provide a fun day out with time to explore the venue, come together for lunch and an activity, as well as hosting the CHECT Champion awards! There is always plenty of time to chat with other families as well as relax and enjoy the day.
Beyond Rb events
CHECT provide a space for adults that have been affected by Rb to come together and chat about their experiences. Which is always accompanied by a fun activity that’s accessible to all!
Teen events
CHECT provide a space for teenagers and young people that have been affected by Rb to come together and chat about their experiences. Which is always accompanied by a fun activity that’s accessible to all!
Online events
A platform to learn more about CHECT, listen to guest speakers, access peer and professional support, and socialise.

FACE TO FACE EVENTS

Dad, Mum and Son having fun creating slim at Xplore! in Wrexham

Family event: National Space Centre, Leicester

Date: 9th Nov 2024
Time: 13:00 – 17:00
Location: National Space Centre, Leicester
Tickets: CLOSED
Deadline: 6th Oct 2024

Nominate your CHECT Champion here! 

Come and join CHECT for a family day out at the National Space Centre in Leicester. We’ll be kicking the day off with a rocket themed craft activity, followed by our CHECT champion awards. Bring your own packed lunch to re-fuel between activities!

Group shot of families sitting around picnic tables having a good time at a previous CHECT event. Two boys are playing together with their Mum watching over them in the foreground.

Family event: Christmas party, London

Date: 7th Dec 2024
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Location: Brady Arts and Community Centre, London
Entertainment: Non-Stop Kids Entertainment
Tickets: Purchase here
Deadline: 24th Nov 2024

Come and join our Christmas party at the Brady Arts and Community Centre in London for our next family event. It’s just around the corner from the Royal London Hospital! Unfortunately, because of limited capacity, on this occasion we will have to limit tickets to two adults per family.

ONLINE EVENTS

Choose your event below and fill out our online registration form today!

Up next:

After treatment – What’s next?

7 – 8pm Wednesday 6 November 2024

Join us for a special online event with Dr Helen Jenkinson from Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Dr Cat Duncan from Great Ormond Street Hospital speaking about what to expect when your child finishes their retinoblastoma treatment.

This event is most suitable for families within the first year or two after finishing treatment

Register here

Grandparents afternoon tea

Thurs 28th Nov

1.30 – 2.30pm

Register here

Research
evening

Date TBC

7:00 – 8:30pm

Register here

Visual impairment
evening

Date TBC

7:00 – 8:30pm

Register here

Dad’s online
event

Date TBC

7:00 – 8:00pm

Register here

Past events

Newcastle

Family day at Seven Stories

Birmingham

Teen and Young Adult meet up in Birmingham

Oxford

Family day at North Wall Arts Centre

Liverpool

Beyond Rb meet up at The British Music Experience

Dad, Mum and Son having fun creating slim at Xplore! in Wrexham

Wrexham

Family day at Xplore! in Wrexham

Three CHECT members under the image of hogwarts castle

Watford

TYA event at Warner Bros. Studio Tour, Harry Potter

A group photo outside of the farm extrance on a cloudy, but fun day!

Stafford

Family day at Lower Drayton Farm in Stafford

Two super cute kids with tiger face paint and monkey balloon animals at our Glasgow Science Centre event

Glasgow

Family day at Glasgow Science Centre

Young adult laughing whilst doing object handling at kelham island museum

Sheffield

Beyond Rb event at Kelham Island Museum

Two CHECT support workers with a CHECT Champion, laughing and smiling together!

London

Family day at Discover Children’s Story Centre

Support worker Sarah, smiling at a child across a table of arts and crafts at a childhood eye cancer trust event to help those affected by retinoblastoma

Cardiff

Family day at Techniquest in Cardiff