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Janet Shephard BEM

On Friday 20th April some of the Trustees were delighted to accompany Janet & her husband Richard to County Hall in Truro, where Janet was presented with her BEM, awarded in the New Year’s Honours List, for Services to Cancer Care in Cornwall. Janet can be seen here with Colonel Edward

Cornish MP’s meet with NHS England

We were very pleased to receive the continued support for our campaign from the Cornish MP’s who met with NHS England and note that they received some positive news. However, we already knew that there was never any suggestion the unit would close and very rare tumours are already sent

Francis Clark LLP

A huge thanks to the Truro office of accountants Francis Clark LLP, who raised £2924.29 for The Sunrise Appeal when we were chosen as their charity of the year.

My Sunrise App

The Sunrise Appeal is delighted to announce its involvement in the “My Sunrise App”. This App is a joint project between The Sunrise Appeal and the Royal Cornwall Hospital and is the first of its kind. It has been designed by the team at the Sunrise Centre to support and inform all

Prostate Cancer at The World Pilot Gig Rowing Championships

Can you help Simon Walker raise money for this great cause by donating directly to his fundraising page? Click here to visit Simon’s JustGiving page. JustGiving sends your donation straight to The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Clinical Oncology and Cancer Care Appeal and automatically reclaims Gift Aid if you are a

Campaign Update

Freedom of information request South West has its say on national NHS proposal South West forms overwhelming majority in response to cancer service centralisation scheme A campaign by The Sunrise Appeal charity, which rallied support to keep all radiotherapy services in Cornwall, resulted in thousands of passionate people from the

Treviglas Community College – Newquay

Well done to the 6th Form students at Treviglas Community College for raising £1500.00 for three local charities, one of which was The Sunrise Appeal. Various events were held, including a School Disco and a Dress Down Day. Colin Micklewright is seen here collecting a cheque for £500 from Tom

Lorry Pull & Charity Auction

We were delighted to receive a cheque from Steve Hill for £1401.00 raised at his lorry pull and charity auction last November. Steve is seen here with Wendy Meyers & Debbie Victor, both Clinical Nurse Specialists at The Sunrise Centre. Well done Steve and a big thank you to everyone

A heartfelt thank you for all your support so far

Three weeks ago, I recorded a video on the Sunrise Appeal Facebook page asking for help in challenging NHS England’s proposed plans. Plans which, if implemented, would result in moving some radiotherapy treatments away from the Sunrise Centre at Treliske to Plymouth or Exeter, or maybe even Bristol. We were

Update Letter

You can read an update letter that Sunrise Appeal sent to NHS England here.