Coffee Morning
A group of friends did something really different one Friday morning. They had a great deal of fun wearing pink, eating cake and drinking coffee. They also raised more than £350 for Secondary1st.
Tea and awareness
The amazing Alina organised a teaching session on breast awareness and self-examination during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. She emphasised the importance of knowing your own body and regular self-examination, as early detection is vital. The evening was enhanced by music and song. Spire Bushey Hospital generously hosted the event at the Elstree Cancer Centre and…
Peter Capaldi presents Our 2018 Grant
On 15th October our Celebrity Patron Peter Capaldi presented a cheque for £75,000 to help fund the research project led by Dr Claire Wells at King’s College London. Dr Wells is Leader of the Cancer Cell Invasion and Metastasis Group at Kings College; she and her team are investigating how breast cancer cells migrate…
Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Secondary1st was proud to mark Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day on 13th October. Our mission is to raise funds for more research into secondary breast cancer so that people will have more days doing what matters most, and daughters, mothers, fathers and sons will keep on living a life they love. It’s time to put…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Psychpomp
Psychopomp Microdistillery is a small independent distillery in Bristol which makes craft-distilled gin in small batches and limited quantities using small hand-made copper pots. To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month they held a charity cocktail event and served three specially designed melon-themed drinks. The bartenders and staff donated their time and all the money raised…
Walking round in a circle
21 members of staff at Winckworth Sherwood set out and walked the 15 miles round the Circle Line of the London tube to raise money for Secondary1st. The first group managed to complete the course in 5 hours 39 minutes, but most people took over 6 hours to finish. There were lots of blisters and…
Walk for Sue
Nine friends who had met through their children over eight years ago walked a total of 40 miles to celebrate and honour Sue, who had been a founder member of the walking group. She was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer and very sadly passed away last year. Her friends walked from Wotton Under Edge to…
24 hour Cycleathon
Elizabeth and four colleagues spent 24 hours cycling on stationary bikes as part of her family’s efforts to raise as much money as possible for Secondary1st in memory of her mother who passed away from secondary breast cancer in February 2018. It was an incredible effort by the whole team in the difficult conditions of…
Crispin ‘s 45 km open water swim
Crispin is a self-proclaimed recovering journalist who is still drawn to communicating the human experience for the greater good all around the world. He also humbly describes himself as “a mid-life crisis marathon swimmer” who is “average at best,” and “has the habit of setting himself crazy goals from a position of complete ignorance.” He…
Fun Run
In the heat of a sunny June day 15 runners and walkers took part in this year’s Maccabi Fun Run at the Allianz Stadium and were sponsored to raise funds for Secondary1st. They were among the 2,650 people who took part and were also able to enjoy the busy Charity Fair and the family entertainment…
A ride to the seaside
Vance is a personal trainer and is used to regular daily exercise to keep fit. He went right out of his comfort zone to cycle all the way from London to Brighton through sun and showers and raised money for Secondary1st.
Pink Petal Club Fashion Gala
The wonderful Alina, a specialist breast care nurse, organised another spectacular Fashion Gala with the amazing ladies of the Pink Petal Club at the Elstree Cancer Centre. The members of the Club, who have all been treated for breast cancer at Spire Bushey Hospital, modelled beautiful evening dresses loaned for the occasion by Abbelle of…