Charity Disco
Vikki organised a disco at the Harold Hill Community Centre in Essex to raise funds. The event was sold out, the hall was full and everyone had a great time. Vikki did a fantastic job and raised more than £1000 for Secondary1st.
2019 Grants
On 28th October Secondary1st presented two cheques to help fund research projects at the Beatson Institute at the University of Glasgow and the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics at the University of Bradford. The scientists leading these projects each gave a presentation explaining the nature of their work in some detail. In Glasgow Dr Seth Coffelt…
Another Marathon Medal
The wonderful Jane ran the Amsterdam Marathon six months after her daughter Heather finished the London Marathon. The two fantastic ladies completed the two Marathons to raise money for Secondary1st.
Afan College
A display of information at Afan College in Port Talbot, one of the NPTC group of colleges in Wales, is raising awareness of secondary breast cancer among staff and students.
They did eat cake!
JH Mechanical Services Limited, who have adopted Secondary1st as their Charity of the Year, ate cakes for a day to mark Breast Cancer Awareness and raise funds for the Charity. They found that cakes for breakfast and lunch are a great way to mark a special day.
Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day
We want to mark Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day, 13th October 2019, by telling people about this disease and the need for more research to find better treatments, so that women and men can go on living the lives they love with their families and friends.
Harold Hill Charity Disco
Vikki is organising a great fun-filled disco at Harold Hill Community centre in Essex. She wants to raise as much money as possible for the charities that are helping her Mum, who has been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. It will be on 7-12pm Saturday 09 November 2019. Tickets are £10 for Adults, Kids are…
Head Shave
Anne and Paul arranged a sponsored head shave to raise money for Secondary1st in honour of Anne’s sister Mary. They both looked really great with their new hairstyles and raised £3000 for vital research. There was a great turn out at The Boat Inn which hosted the event so well. Audrey and Sally helped coordinate…
2019 Grants
This year Secondary1st is awarding two research grants. Both are very relevant to secondary breast cancer. One grant goes to a team in Glasgow which is studying the relationship between cancer and the immune system and investigating how immune cells participate in the metastatic process leading to the development of new immunotherapies to counteract metastatic…
Coffee Morning
Ellen and her Mum organised a coffee morning to raise money for Secondary1st. Everyone who came had a great time and the morning raised over £1000.
A Huge Thank You
We want to thank everyone who has raised money and donated to Secondary1st since it was launched in June 2016. Your fantastic efforts have raised over £500,000 towards the research that is so desperately needed to find more effective treatments for secondary breast cancer. You have raised money in so many different ways and we…
Yorkshire 3 Peaks
The team of Jackie’s friends and family completed this year’s Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge in the amazing time of 11 hours 40 minutes after weeks of training and preparation. This was a 24-mile hike over Pen-y-ghent (694m), Whernside (736m) and Ingleborough (723m). They took on this daunting challenge for Jackie who was diagnosed with breast…