Callum Flynn hands over fund raising cheque – 24th March 2010

Click here to read how Callum Flynn raised over £5,000 and is given the all clear on his birthday.

Leicester Mum fighting to raise bone cancer awareness – 21st October 2009

Click here to read about Natalie Riggall's son was told he had Ewing's sarcoma after eight months of complaining to his GP about pain in his shoulder and back.

BCRT becomes an NIHR Partner Organisation for Project and Pump Priming Grant funding stream – 1st October 2009

The National Institute for Health Research, Clinical Research Network, Coordinating Centre aims to build a complete picture of the clinical research which is currently taking place across the UK in order to manage the allocation of NHS infrastructure funding. Targeting resources to support the recruitment and follow-up of patients in clinical trials and other well designed studies will increase the timeliness, data collection and quality of the research by building skill and expertise in the research workforce to undertake research with continuity of support.

NIHR Partner status will ensure that studies funded by BCRT will be eligible for inclusion in the Portfolio (including other partner organisations). This will allow our research projects to have access to clinical infrastructure/NHS Service Support through the NIHR Clinical Research Networks.

In summary, this is very exciting news for BCRT as it will help our researchers fund their projects at no extra cost to the charity, which ultimately will make us very attractive to new researchers.

For more information on this please follow the link to www.crncc.nihr.ac.uk.

Football tournament raises funds for BCRT – 5th August 2009

Read about Matt Woollias’ fundraising Football Tournament featured in the Hull Daily Mail.

200 mile fundraising tractor drive – 29th July 2009

Read about Lorna and Fiona’s 200 mile fundraising tractor drive to honour the memory of Fiona’s brother, Ross at This is Gloucestershire.

Family begin fundraising campaign in memory of Ella – 10th March 2009

Read in the Leicester Mercury about how the family of Ella Ashberry-Sharp are fundraising in her memory.

Brave Triya inspires a trek – 9th March 2009

Read about Ewing’s Walk 2009 in the Telegraph & Argus.

Jamie’s walking tall again – 4th March 2009

Click here to read about Jamie’s offer to join the Manchester United FC amputees team.

Running in Guy’s memory – 3rd February 2009

Click here to read how family and friends of Guy Francis are preparing to take part in the York 10k in his memory.

I’ll beat cancer to take part in the Paralympics – 23rd January 2009

Read about Danielle Hamilton’s goal to swim at the Paralympics in the Daily Record.

Music to remember a brother and son – 22nd January 2009

Click here to read about a gig in memory of Paul Donnelly.

Quiz Night for BCRT – 22nd January 2009

Read the Deeside and Piper Herald article about how Samantha Johnstone organised a Quiz Night for her family and friends and raised over £4,500

Inigo Writes Christmas Song for CHORF – 6th November 2008

“Magic Christmas” written by Inigo and produced by Paul Brooks will be available to download online very soon! All profits will go to the BCRT. This is the story behind the song...

Christopher Hardman – a promising magician – tragically died at the age of 15 of a rare form of bone cancer – osteosarcoma.  This young man lived his life to the full and when diagnosed with this aggressive illness faced his plight with great bravery. uring his life and particularly throughout the course of his illness his great zest for life and determination to ensure all around him enjoyed his company has left all who knew him with many “Memories in the Snow” at Christmas time.  Christopher had a magic for everyone.
The single written and performed by Inigo is to remind us of Christopher and other young people affected by this killer disease. All profits from the record are to go to the Christopher Hardman Osteosarcoma Research Fund (CHORF) in order that a cure for this aggressive illness – which kills between 150 and 200 young people every year in the UK alone – can be found. Inigo – a close friend of the Hardman family – is an up and coming singer songwriter now aged 17 who has previously released two solo albums and a single and has opened for acts such as Beyonce, Dionne Warwick and Paul Carrack and who has also performed at the Royal Albert Hall and the Stowe Music Festival amongst other events.  Inigo performed at the first ever fund raising concert for CHORF at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in late 2005. Christmas should be a magical time for all of us, particularly children.  Let’s try to make sure that the opening lines of this song – “We will lose someone this Christmas, it will be someone that we love” is not the result of losing a young person to osteosarcoma.  Let’s make Magic.  Christopher did.

Thousands raised in memory of 10 year old Adam – 21st October 2008

Click here to read about The Adam Dealey Foundation hitting the £250,000 mark in their fundraising.

In memory of Martin – 16th October 2008

Click here to read about how Malcolm and Sarah Matthews raised over £3,000 for BCRT. Scanned article available here.

Sally Hurst – 25th September 2008

Click here to read Sally Hurst’s story as published in the Daily Mail.

£3,000 raised in memory of Guy – 5th September 2008

Click here to read how friends and family of Guy Francis held the first ever GFete in his memory.

Hattersley U13s Shave their Heads for BCRT – 17th July 2008

Click here to read about the football club’s fundraising day in support of teammate Jamie Tregaskiss.

I Want My Mummy Back – 3rd July 2008

Read about Jon Nicholson’s recently published book in The Telegraph. Jon’s wife, Emma, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 2003.

Brave Michael’s cancer warning - 6th May 2008

Read about Michael Large’s campaign to raise awareness of bone cancer in the Liverpool Echo.

Dr Bob takes to the streets again – 4th May 2008

Dr Bob Grant got some great press coverage for BCRT when he completed the Great Edinburgh Run on crutches! To read the 2 articles click here and here.

Biking to raise awareness - 22nd April 2008

Read about Joe and Dan’s USA cycle challenge in the Birmingham Mail.

I was told I might never have kids or work again - 22nd April 2008

Read Hannah Millington’s interview with the Birmingham Mail.

Plucky Diarist Beats Cancer - 15th April 2008

Click here to read more about Hannah Millington, as she does a great job of raising awareness about bone cancer and the BCRT.

Hannah Millington – 18th March 2008

Click here to read Hannah Millington’s story as published in the Daily Mail.

River Coln run for BCRT – 2nd February 2008

Read several online reports about a group of ‘river runners’ who braved freezing waters to swim almost 5.5 miles up the River Coln to raise around £1000 for BCRT! Full report and photos are in Recent Events. Report 1 Report 2 Report 3

BCRT Moves into New Offices

The BCRT has moved into its new Fundraising and Administration Office in Leeds. This is a great step forward for us and is testament to how rapidly we are expanding thanks to the generosity and hard work of all our supporters. The office is a base for our Administration Officer: Kate Connor, and our Head of Fundraising: David Fisher.

All correspondence should now be sent to our new office:
Suite 1d,
Gledhow Mount Mansion
Roxholme Grove
Leeds LS7 4JJ
Tel: 0113 2621852
Fax: 0113 2625391

2008 Patients' and Supporters' Conference

The 2008 Patients' and Supporters' Conference will take place on Saturday June 28th in Leicester. See our conference web page for details.

Guy Francis Bone Cancer Research Fund in York Press - December 10th 2007

Click here to read the article about Guy Francis and BCRT.

£1,000 in memory of brave Luke - 15th December 2007

Yorkshire Evening Post report that Wigton Moor Junior Football Club (Leeds) raise £1,000 in memory of Luke Tunstall. You can read the online copy here or see the scanned article here.

Blathnaid Foley - 4th December 2007

Blathnaid Foley Touched the Heart of U2's The Edge. Click here to read this story published in the Evening Herald (Ireland).

Sally Young on BBC1 - Wednesday 31st October 2007

Sally Young will appear on Inside Out (BBC1 Yorkshire) on Wednesday October 31st between 7.30pm and 8pm. Checkout Sally's blog and read more about her on the BBC website.

Marc Woods on Radio 2 Sunday 1st July 2007

On July 1st, Marc Woods will be interviewed on Radio 2 by Aled Jones on his Good Morning Sunday Show. Marc is a Paralympian swimming Gold Medallist and former bone cancer patient. The interview is due to be between 8am and 8.15am. Read more about Marc at www.marcwoods.com.

Nick Bones and the Leeds 10k run

Bone Cancer Research team runner Nick Bones has been in the Yorkshire Evening Post. You can read the online copy here or see the scanned article here.

UK Cycle Ride Helps Fund Research

The Coast 2 Coast 2006 cycle ride raised £1800 for charities, including the BCRT
Click here for the full story.

Danish Cycle Ride Helps Fund Research

A charity bike ride in Denmark helped to fund research in America. Some BCRT members took part and raised $10,000
Click here to read the article.
Click here for the full story.

Take A Break magazine

Ciara's story was published in Take A Break magazine.
Click here to read the article.

UK Children's Cancer Study Group
Contact Magazine Spring 2006

The Bone Cancer Research Trust featured in the Spring 2006 edition of Contact magazine. Contact magazine is a national magazine for families of children and young people with cancer.
Click here to read the article.

Patricia Smith Meets the Irish Prime Minister

Patricia Smith (now one of our Trustees) met the (then) Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds. It was at the Launch of The tele medicine system in Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin on the 15th October 2004.