Last year the brilliant T. Clarke Services Limited raised funds for us at their staff Christmas party with a raffle.
We are very pleased to announce that they raised a massive £3000 which will go along way towards funding vital holidays for families fighting cancer.
We would like to thank the management and staff at T. Clarke for making a huge difference in the cancer fights of those we help.
We have purchased two luxury holiday homes at Haven, Burnham on Sea holiday park for the use of cancer sufferers* and their families, completely free of charge.
It has been a huge success with the holiday home being fully booked every year!
The idea behind this is for the charity to provide holidays for people/families at an already difficult time. We hope to give well deserved breaks to those that need it, allowing them to create some happy memories.
If you know of someone fighting cancer that deserves a break get in touch today and email contact@ballstocancer.com
The caravans are six birth (three bedroom) in a lovely location with all amenities with in walking distance (or a short drive with parking for those that need it)
Please get in touch by emailing contact@ballstocancer.com if you feel this would benefit you, your family or someone you know who’s lives have been affected by this horrific disease.
To help us to keep providing this service we need your donations. You can either donate via the donate page on this website or via text by simply texting Holiday to 70085 to donate £3
Thank you
*Proof of illness required
* No Pets Allowed
We are looking for sponsors to help us fund it….
Sponsors will be given spot on our website where they can advertise their business and this will be shared throughout our social media network of over 100,000 UK Supporters.
Sponsors can fund anything from a week to a year or beyond (as below)
Sponsor a week for £350
Sponsor a Fortnight for £600
Sponsor a month for £1100
Sponsor a year for £10,000
As you can see the more you sponsor the less you pay…
Take On the challenge of a lifetime from 10,000ft !!
Enjoy the exhilaration and unforgettable feeling of a Skydive – Flying through the clouds from over 10,000ft at up to 120 mph.
We are looking for thrill seeking fundraisers to take on this once in a lifetime challenge and if you raise enough sponsorship you can jump for free!!
You will be strapped to your British Parachute Association tandem instructor who does all the hard work for you, leaving you to enjoy the invigorating feeling of free fall before gliding to the ground.
More experienced? Try static line where you will complete a solo jump from 3,000ft, with your parachute pulled automatically as you leave the aircraft, or the accelerated free fall, with the thrill of skydiving solo from up to 12,000ft !
You can jump from one of over 20 BPA airfields across the UK and no experience is necessary as training will be given before you jump.
The incredible challenge will give you the biggest adrenaline rush you could ever imagine as you soar through the air knowing you have helped raise invaluable funds for Balls to Cancer.
So what are you waiting for ?? Book HERE now!
On Friday the 29th of November we celebrated our 8th annual Christmas ball where the New Life Rockeries will attend after all the help they have done with so many patients. We enjoyed great food and brilliant entertainment with hundreds of guests including many of the cancer fighters we have supported throughout the year and some amazing celebrity guests who gave their time to join us.
Our celebrity guests included, Matt Hoy, Annette Badland, Steve Clamp, The Malone family, Ryan Antony, Dee Kelly, Luke Jerdy and Daisy Wood-Davis
We are very grateful to everyone who came along to dance the night away with us!
We are already planning our 2020 ball (27th November) tickets are now on sale on our store here
We are proud to announce the launch of our new dedicated website for our celebrity designed tee shirts range. Please check it out here. https://ballstocancer.teemill.co.uk
We have designs from
Philip Schofield
Keith Lemon
Boy George
Horace Panters
Right Said Fred
Les Dennis
Blowfish
Jamie Theakston
Christine Hamilton
Dave Berry
Freddie Flintoff
Gemma Oaten
Helen Fospero
Ever fancied doing a Bungee Jump? Well make 2019 the year you do it and raise money to help us with our fight against cancer.
We have several locations across the country….
TAMWORTH
160ft jump (minimum sponsorship £100)
Dates 2nd or 3rd March, 8th & 9th June, 31st August, 1st September, 16th & 17th November
MIDDLESBROUGH
160ft Jump Over Water – (Minimum sponsorship £150)
Dates 10th March, 14th April, 5th May, 9th June, 14th July, 11th August, 15th September, 13th October & 1st December
MAIDENHEAD
160ft Jump Over Water – (Minimum sponsorship £150)
Dates 16th & 17th February, 1st & 2nd June, 14th September & 7th December
300ft Jump Over Water – (Minimum sponsorship £200)
Dates 20th & 21st April, 15th & 16th June, 5th & 6th October
BELFAST
160ft Jump (Minimum sponsorship £100)
Dates 3rd & 4th August
CLIFF, WARWICKSHIRE
160ft Jump (minimum sponsorship £!00)
Dates 2nd & 3rd March, 8th & 9th June, 31st August, 1st September, 16th & 17th November
BRIGHTON
160ft Jump (Minimum Sponsorship £100)
Dates 11th & 12th May, 7th & 8th September
BRISTOL
160ft Jump (Minimum Sponsorship £100)
Dates 18th & 19th May, 19th & 20th October
BEDFORD
160ft Jump (Minimum Sponsorship £100)
Dates 18th & 19th May, 28th & 29th September
LONDON
160ft Jump (Minimum sponsorship £150)
Dates 23rd & 24th February, 23rd & 24th March, 4th, 5th & 6th May, 25th & 26th May, 22nd & 23rd June, 20th & 21st July, 31st August, 1st September, 21st & 22nd September, 26th & 27th October, 23rd & 24th November 14th & 15th December
SALFORD
160ft Jump (Minimum Sponsorship £100)
Dates 2nd February, 6th & 7th April, 29th & 30th June, 17th & 18th August, 26th & 27th October, 7th December
KNUTSFORD
300ft Jump (Minimum Sponsorship £150)
Dates 11th & 12th May, 27th & 28th July, 28th & 29th September
GLASGOW
160ft Jump (Minimum Sponsorship £100)
Dates 1st & 2nd June, 5th & 6th October
CHEPSTOW
400ft Jump (Minimum Sponsorship £200)
24th, 25th & 26th August
Special Activities…..
Awesome foursome- Zipwire, Abseil, Powerfan & Bungee (Minimum Sponsorship £150)
Triple Whammy- Zipwire, Abseil & Powerfan (minimum Sponsorship £100)
Indoor Bungee (minimum sponsorship £100)
ROTHERHAM ONLY
Dates 9th February, 9th March, 13th April, 4th May, 8th June, 13th July, 10th August, 14th September, 12th October, 2nd November, 30th November
To mark Male Health Awareness month, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched a campaign to tackle testicular cancer, which is growing, with diagnoses doubling over the last 30 years. The brand has partnered with the Balls to Cancer charity to urge drivers to check themselves regularly – just like they would with a van service.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has created a TV advert with London-based production company Outside, directed by Jim Gilchrist, that uses its Working With You promise to remind men of the importance of getting themselves checked regularly. To view the video please visit https://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/balls-to-cancer.
To make this promise real, the manufacturer has also kitted out a Crafter as a mobile clinic to tour Van Centres; information about instahard will be available on site, and a Balls to Cancer representative and healthcare practitioner will offer advice on self-examination – or answer any other awkward questions on the subject.
According to askhealthnews the UK records around 2,500 cases of testicular cancer every year* – equivalent to more than six a day – yet 98 per cent of cases can be cured if caught early enough. Despite this, research shows men have their hair cut more often than they check their balls.
Sarah Cox, Head of Marketing at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, said: “Our customers’ vans are critical to their livelihoods, both professionally and personally. If there was something wrong with their van it could result in loss of work. It’s no wonder then that our customers are quick to get their van checked even at the smallest sign of an issue.
“But they don’t always apply that same urgency if they find a lump on their testicles. By partnering with Balls to Cancer we’d like men everywhere to take their own health as seriously as they take their vans. A problem with your van could result in the loss of work; testicular cancer could result in the loss of life. You get your van checked, so why not yourself?”
Mark Bates, Balls To Cancer co-founder, said: “We’re delighted to receive the support of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles during Male Health Awareness month. Traditionally men find it hard to talk about things like this but we’re proud to speak out and spread this life-saving message.”
The tour began at Volkswagen Group UK’s Head Office, Milton Keynes on 1 November, and is set to visit a number of Van Centres across England throughout Male Health Awareness Month. Locations include Birmingham Volkswagen Van Centre (5 November), Vindis Van Centre, Northampton (12 November), Cordwallis Van Service Centre, Maidenhead(19 November) and Volkswagen Van Centre, Manchester (26 November). Members of the public can visit any participating Van Centre on the specified date**. To find out more keep an eye on www.facebook.com/VolkswagenCommercialVehiclesUK/ or visit https://ballstocancer.co.uk.
For more details on Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ award-winning range of products and services, or to find your nearest Van Centre, please visit www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk
Our BTC Ladies FC brilliant left back Claire (Danger) Dangerfield has been hit by the very disease she and the team help us fight.
Our Danger wanted us to share her story to help others and raise awareness of her cancer.
Unfortunately as she is unable to play until treatment is over she has joined the teams coaching staff.
Please take a moment to read her story……..
So here I am a victim to the scum bag of an illness, Cancer!! Synovial Sarcoma to be exact, don’t worry if you’ve not heard of it, I hadn’t until the 9th October 2018.
I’ll give you a bit of back ground story for those read it this who don’t know me from Adam.
I’m Claire ‘Danger’ Dangerfield, 29 I would say am fit-ish and not overly unhealthy, I could be a bit fitter and weigh a little less but couldn’t everyone? I play for a Sunday league football team, which I didn’t realise how much I loved it until I was told that I needed to pack it in for the season with only 2 games being played – WOUNDED! I have the most supporting boyfriend who has stood by my side through every step, a wicked family who support me in everything I do and a brilliant circle of friends around me. So I would call myself normal (Some who know me will disagree but I’m still sticking with normal)
So where did it all start.
A lump of all places on the back of my right elbow, yep that’s it now I know that the lump is cancer?? On my elbow??? Strange isn’t it.
Because this lump on my elbow was just a lump on a weird place I’ve learnt to live with it for roughly 6 months! Seems mental when I say it out loud. The only reason I went to the doctors to get it looked into was because it’s resting on my nerve that runs down my arm so any slight knock fecking killed!
Firstly I was told that it’s likely to be bursitis and to take anti-inflammatories and that should sort it. Two weeks later no change. Back to the doctors again.
At this appointment I was sent for an ultra sound, results advises nothing untoward, then I get referred for an MRI.
My MRI report comes back and that’s the first mention of Sarcoma, which is a form of cancer – WHAT THE ACTUAL F !!!
From my MRI report I get referred to the Royal Orthopaedic in Birmingham who have been nothing but brilliant!!! Not just myself but my other half who had has his own questions that needed to be answered. People forgot about the person/ people who are stood by your side watching their loved ones suffer.
The Royal Orthopaedic requested that I have a biopsy and that will give me a defined answer as to what this lump is.
On the 2nd October 2018 I get a call that completely knocked me sideways !!!
Hi Claire is Anita (one of the nurses) here calling from the Royal Orthopaedic we have had your results back from your biopsy. I’m sorry to advice but results have confirmed it is cancer. The conversation went on but I can’t really remember what got said.
That was it ! Months of thinking it’s just swollen it will go down to it won’t be cancer I feel fine it’s definitely not cancer was changed in a call that lasted roughly 5 minutes !
Now the call lasted 5 minutes because I had no questions for The remainder of the call I couldn’t stop thinking that regardless of what happens now I had to some how also let my boyfriend, my mom and dad, my sister’s and brother in law know.
Right then no point running from it now I just need to stay positive and let them know I may have cancer but I am going to be okay !!! It’s not beating me, no chance of that !!!!
How do you deal with the person you love staring you in the eyes and saying my results have come back and it’s cancer. The truth is I don’t know because I’m the person telling people around me that’s it’s me affected. It’s a scary word Cancer and people don’t know who to deal with being told and rightly so who would prepare themselves for that?
So from the 2nd October I get booked in for a CT scan & MRI on that Friday the 5th and from there my appointment with Mr Scott Evans on the 9th October at 16.20 (longest day of my LIFE)
I’m sat in the waiting room with Russell to my right and a woman to my left who I think is there for appointment as she is as white as a sheet. That moment there I thought regardless of what Mr Scott Evans is going to say to me I am going to be okay. This will hinder me for a little bit but not for long because of where it is and mainly because I won’t let it ! I will still be able to live a fairly normal life. The woman directly to my left my not be able to. Yea it’s not ideal but there is someone out there who is worse off than me.
I sat in Mr Evans consultation room and just said it is what is it, what happens now?
First thing he said ‘It’s not spread’
I didn’t even think I was worried about that but I felt a weight lift so I must have been.
Mr Evans confirmed the road I have to follow which will be radiotherapy which my radiographer will confirm for how long.
My nurse Emma, who is ace advised it’s likely to be 6 weeks.
So potentially 6 weeks radio therapy the shrink it the lump down 6 week break and then my operation.
The reason I need radiotherapy is purely because I’m special! Or unlucky but I’m happy to stick with special !
This lump has decided to grow leaning against my bone, nerve, ligaments and tendons as well as my muscle !!! As I said special !
So my radio will shrink it down so when they operate on me will limit the risks of lasting effects.
I raised the question of how had this come about because I don’t understand with my consultant.
Mr Scott Evans confirmed that only 2 in every 100,000 people are diagnosed with the type of cancer I have got. It’s name: Synovial sarcoma and yes the brutal truth of it is that if I had left it, it would have undoubtedly spread and likely to have seen the end of me.
After surgery I will be back for scans and an appointment 1 every 3 months for the first 2 years. After 2 years I have to go back for scans and appointments every 6 months until year 5 and after that until the 10th year once a year. Mr Scott Evans did advise we would become good friends thought this process after all.
I know that I’m a bit unlucky but I could have been told worse news.
The moral of this story is cancer doesn’t have a type of person it choses to affect. Lumps aren’t supposed to be there!
I’ve learnt my lesson if it’s there go and get it checked out. Yes is scary but ultimately asking the doctors What is this? Can save your life.
I’m not too proud to admit that if this lump on my elbow had not have been resting on my nerve I would have left it because ‘its probably nothing’ mentality. It could have killed me !!
I will be okay, too many people aren’t.
Please don’t be an ostrich and stick your head in the sand go and if there’s a lump get it checked out !!!!
While I have the moment to tell my story I want to thank my work for being really supportive of me, my friends who I will never be able to truly express how much all your support for both myself & Russell means to me, my football family you’ll all be deaf by the end of season for me screaming from the side lines, my family from my mom and dad to my sister’s and brother in law as well as my crazy in laws for standing by and being even more supportive than normal and lastly but by no means least Russell Bradbury you are my everything and I could not have stayed this positive as I have if you were not by my side!
So there you have it my story so far, this is not about seeking attention but solely to raise awareness.
Cancer does not discriminate against any being.
The Fantastic Chico has invited you and your friends to join him and the guys from Blockfit to an amazing evening of entertainment and fun hosted by the legendary comedian Bobby Davro.
Entertainment by Chico, sensational vocals of Cole Page,the incredible singing talent of Shayne Nolan and the Nolan band….. plus a few more surprise performances.
Tickets are £90 each but you can get them at a special Charity price of £70. So get your tickets today here and enter the password BF87249
We have been given the oppertunity by the wonderful people at Haven Holidays to purchase a SECOND holiday home in their fantastic Burnham on Sea Holiday park.
It would be beyond our wildest dreams to be able to double our ability to offer FREE holidays to families fighting cancer.
We need your help to fundraise as much of the £30,000 purchase price as we can doing anything you can.
Every single penny counts so even if you think “Its not worth me doing anything I’ll only raise a tenner” do it! because if we can get enough supporters raising £10 we will soon fund it all.
So please do what ever you can to help us give more magnificent free holidays to families fighting this vile disease!
We are looking for sponsors to help us fund it….
Sponsors will be given spot on our website where they can advertise their business and this will be shared throughout our social media network of over 100,000 UK Supporters.
Sponsors can fund anything from a week to a year or beyond (as below)
Sponsor a week for £350
Sponsor a Fortnight for £600
Sponsor a month for £1100
Sponsor a year for £10,000
As you can see the more you sponsor the less you pay…
