31October

Peak Performance

October 31, 2022
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Ruth and Stu are preparing to fly to Nepal where they will take part in a 22-day expedition to the summit of Imja Tse, the Nepalese name of Island Peak.  Imja Tse is 6200 metres

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02September

Marathon Preparations

September 02, 2022
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Paul will be running the London Marathon on 2nd October to raise money for Secondary1st in memory of his sister-in-law Poppy.  He has been training hard through the summer heat and completed an 18-mile run

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17August

Over the Wall

August 17, 2022
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Catherine did it and more!  She walked the length of Hadrian’s Wall and then walked on for another seventeen miles to raise money for Secondary1st.  She crossed the country from Wallsend near Newcastle to Bowness-on-Solway

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27July

Walking the Wall

July 27, 2022
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Catherine has spent weeks and weeks preparing for August 2nd when she will set off to walk the 100km length of Hadrian’s Wall east to west across the north of England from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway. 

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27July

NICE Approval for Two Breast Cancer Drugs

July 27, 2022
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Final draft guidance from NICE now recommends that two drugs to treat two different types of secondary or metastatic breast cancer be made available through the Cancer Drugs Fund.   Piqray or alpelisib is a kinase

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09June

Walking the Wall

June 09, 2022
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On 2nd August Catherine will set off from Wallsend, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, to walk the length of Hadrian’s Wall to Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria.  She hopes to complete the 100km distance from coast to coast across Northern England

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09June

A New Breast Cancer Drug

June 09, 2022
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Results of a trial of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) were presented at the 2022 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  Enhertu is a specifically engineered

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09May

Carol goes Ziplining at Eighty

May 09, 2022
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On Sunday May 22nd, Carol will be riding the world’s fastest zip line in memory of her daughter, Nic. She will be joined on the zipline by Nolan and Ian and they will each reach

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09May

Lucy, Lara, Anoushka, Alexander, Theo, Elica and Emily Go Cycling

May 09, 2022
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These intrepid riders are taking part in the 2022 St. Alban’s Charity Cycle Ride, organized by the three Rotary clubs of St. Alban’s, to raise money for Secondary1st. On Sunday 15th May they will

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09May

All-Day Fundraiser

May 09, 2022
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Shannon is organizing an All-Day Fundraiser at the Old Flower Shop in Mapperley on Saturday 14th May in aid of Secondary1st. She has arranged food and drink, a raffle with fabulous prizes, a bake sale

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