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23November

The Rosie Choueka Memorial Essay Prize

November 23, 2018
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The Procurement Lawyers’ Association recently celebrated the award of the 2017-8 Rosie Choueka Memorial Essay Prize.  Their Annual Essay Competition was established in memory of Rosie, who was a member of the PLA Executive Committee

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09November

Coffee Morning

November 09, 2018
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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.

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24October

Tea and awareness

October 24, 2018
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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

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16October

Peter Capaldi presents Our 2018 Grant

October 16, 2018
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https://youtu.be/gfTUsb7yZns   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

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Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day

October 14, 2018
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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

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10October

Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Psychpomp

October 10, 2018
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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

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01October

Walking round in a circle

October 01, 2018
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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

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17September

Report from Dr Wells

September 17, 2018
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Dr Wells and her Research Associate Dr Michaela Lesjak, this year’s Secondary1st Researcher, are dedicated to unravelling the complex cellular process that drives breast cancer to spread. They want to identify the interactions happening inside

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17September

Walk for Sue

September 17, 2018
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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

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28August

24 hour Cycleathon

August 28, 2018
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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

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