Thank you for an amazing year

Another year nearly over.  Another year of moving forward in our determination to beat bowel cancer - in every way, for everyone.  Sadly another year in which we have lost too many friends.  For those left behind my deepest sympathies always, but especially at this time of year.  You are all in my thoughts.

It has been a very busy year.  Here are just a few of the things we have achieved during 2015:

We reached more people than ever before this year - providing support, information and friendship

We held our first Manchester Patient Day

We kept the fight going to get new cancer drugs to patients

We brought more people together to share their experiences and to try and make sure no-one is alone with their fears

We have developed new partnerships in the North West, focusing on improving screening uptake and early diagnosis

We won Fundraising Charity of the year and were shortlisted for Fundraising Team of the year

Brilliant celebrity support came from Matthew Wright, Matt Dawson, Sean Fletcher, Freya North, Christopher Biggins, Nick Knowles, Eddie Izzard, Alan Sugar…and more

We raised £250,000 through an amazing team of over 175 cyclists in RideLondon.

Our Manchester Patient Day was held at the Christie Hospital

The list goes on.   In fact I ran out of space when I started to list everything we’ve done.

I pay credit to the staff team at Beating Bowel Cancer, and all the fantastic volunteers and supporters who worked so hard to deliver a bumper year.  

We remain a charity focused on supporting everyone affected by bowel cancer - patients, family, carers and friends.  We are here for you and we will continue to be so in 2016.

Thank you so much for all your support and hard work.  It’s a privilege to be part of the amazing world of Beating Bowel Cancer and to be in touch with so many of you.

All the best for Christmas.

Mark XX