Howden Coffee, UK-based coffee specialists, has partnered with Balls to Cancer in an effort to further raise support for those living with, and affected by cancer. With every purchase made by their customers, Howden Coffee will donate 5% of their sales to Balls to Cancer, supporting the mission of raising awareness and supporting those affected by cancer.Eliott Spencer, Founder of Howden Coffee, shared his thoughts on the partnership, saying, “We wanted to find a way to give back to the community and make a meaningful impact. We believe that partnering with Balls to Cancer is the perfect way to do this, as we are able to support their amazing work and make a difference to the lives of those affected by cancer.”The partnership between Howden Coffee and Balls to Cancer is a beneficial collaboration for both parties that allows coffee lovers to get more than just a bag of coffee. Howden Coffee are able to give back to the community while allowing more people to support charities in a truly convenient way. Howden Coffee are committed to making a difference and supporting causes that matter. Through the partnership, Balls to Cancer can become even more able to provide support and care to those in need.Cancer is a disease that affects millions of people around the world, and partnerships like this are crucial to making sure that the valued support provided by Balls to Cancer gets the backing to grow and continue the invaluable work carried out. The partnership between Howden Coffee and Balls to Cancer is a shining example of how businesses can make a difference. Through this partnership, there is the ability to raise awareness about cancer, support those affected by the disease, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and families. With every bag of coffee sold, Howden Coffee are able to support the mission of Balls to Cancer and provide help to those in need.To get your coffee fix while supporting an amazing charity, visit Howden Coffee and make a difference.

As part of our on going fight to get mens cancer recognised as important as womens, we have set up a change.org petition to bring mens PSA tests in line with women’s smear /breast cancer tests.

So can we please ask you to sign our petition to help us make the change we need.

please sign here and share

On Monday 7th March our founders Susan and Mark Bates were awarded a “Pride of Birmingham ” award for their work with Balls to Cancer.

The star studded red carpet event was held at the beautiful Great Hall at the Birmingham University.

Susan and Mark were awarded the TSB Community Heroes award. This is a special award that TSB the sponsors of the event choose for someone they believe make a big difference to people’s lives.

The night was hosted by the amazing Kym Marsh and they received their award from Wolves Captain Conor Coady, Birmingham City legend Troy Deeney and the hilarious Comedian Darren Harriott.

Here are the full set of brilliant official photos from our Christmas ball at the beautiful Grand Station.

We would like to thank the amazing Jassal Studios for another fantastic set of photos really catching the event

You can purchase hard copy photos from Jassal Studios at £10 each you can contact him via his Instagram page here https://t.co/B8t0KN5LGj or email him here info@jassalstudio.co.uk

We would love you to join us at our next Christmas ball on Friday the 25th November 2022.

We will again be holding the ball at the beautiful Grand Station in Wolverhampton.

The night will consist of a outstanding three course dinner, fantastic live entertainment and Disco until late.

There will be celebrity guests attending the night who will be happy to have a chat and selfies with you.

Tickets are £55 each or £500 for a table of ten. These prices are early bird prices which will be held until 1st April after that they rise to £65 & £600.

Tickets are available here and for the table of 10 here.

Current list of celebrities…..

Dee Kelly

Annette Badland

Akeem Griffiths

Steve Clamp

Mel Eves

Many more to be added and acts to be confirmed

As a club that have recently signed up to the Birmingham County FA Sustainability Pledge we are requesting your support for the forthcoming Great Big Green Week activity (18-26th Sept) organised by the Climate Coalition 

What is the Great Big Green Week?

The Great Big Green Week will take place 18 – 26 September 2021, and will be the largest event for climate and nature ever seen in the UK.

Thousands of events will celebrate how communities are taking action to tackle climate change and protect green spaces, and encourage others to get involved too. 

Our Event – “Pass” on the Car

As one of the largest County FA’s in the country with upwards of 100,000 people involved in grassroots football on a weekly basis we recognise that travel behaviours form a significant part of an individual’s carbon footprint. 

Through our partners at Pledgeball we plan to encourage all those involved in grassroots football clubs across our region to commit to not using the car for all journeys under 2 miles, with those who have signed the pledge leading by example During the week we want as many participants from our active clubs as possible to use alternative ways to travel to football for example; walking, cycling, running, scooter or skateboard! And to record their actions 

The Ask

Over the build up to the week we would like you to encourage your members via your social channels, newsletters, emails and team WhatsApp groups to register at Pledgeball, recording their commitments on your club account and we can then calculate the Co2e savings, creating a league table that will be shared across our socials & website, with prizes on offer to the winners over the week. We can provide text to help with this. 

Photos by : I matt smart.com

As part of our Testicular cancer awareness month campaign we have asked supporters to send us their stories.

This is Jake’s

In May 2019 after bathing my 6 year old son Jake, we noticed his left testicle was bigger than his right one. 

We visited our local GP the following day where they examined jake and were unable to tell us anything other then they needed to refer Jake urgently to the paediatric team at our local hospital. Worry set in immediately.

Within a week we were seen by a paediatrician at the children’s hospital where we were informed straight away jake had a tumour in his left testicle. 

After being whisked away for ultrasound scans and blood tests we were told Jake would need to come in for an operation the following week where they would attempt to remove the tumour but also would need to remove the testicle itself.

The following week jake underwent his surgery where they removed a 5cm tumour from his left testicle and the testicle itself was also removed. It was now an agonising wait for them to biopsy the tumour for diagnosis.

Within a matter of days we were called back to the hospital to see a paediatric oncologist and our worst nightmare was confirmed. The tumour was cancerous and Jake was diagnosed with paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma. 

A 22 week course of chemotherapy was required.

The following week was one hell of a week, on the Tuesday Jake was sent for a CT scan, Wednesday a MRI scan, Thursday he was taken back to theatre to have his central lines fitted (these would be used to administer his chemotherapy) then Friday we finished the week with a PET scan! 

We received a call the Monday after stating the PET scan had shown and area of concern in Jakes tummy and he was therefore sent back to theatre where they sent a camera into his tummy in 3 separate areas to check out the suspicious area. 

Fortunately it turned out to be nothing and we were given the ok to go ahead with chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy started a week later. Every Tuesday every week for 4 weeks jake would go to have his chemo administered he would then get a 2 week break before starting the next cycle of chemotherapy. Jake completed 6 cycles in total. They were gruelling, they made him sick, more poorly than ever and of course the loss of his beautiful hair.

He fought like a warrior though and just before Christmas December 3rd 2019 jake was given his final dose of chemotherapy.

An end of treatment MRI scan took place in January 2020 which confirmed jake was clear of cancer and was now in remission.

A year on jake is recovering brilliantly and we couldn’t be more proud of him. 

It’s important to me to make other parents aware that testicular cancer isn’t just in older men. It happens in children too. So please be aware of the signs and what to look out for.

If your child is still young enough that you bath them then please check them over. If they are that bit older and now wash themselves please make they aware of what’s normal and what’s not and how to check themselves. It may be 5 minutes of embarrassment for them but it really can save lives.