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See all of the latest news from around the South west area, increasing awareness of prostate cancer, testicular cancer and penile cancer.
Thank you to The Hospital Saturday Fund
We are delighted to be able to give thanks to The Hospital Saturday Fund for making a grant to the charity for £2000.00 towards our running costs. To obtain a grant for running costs is actually quite difficult, demand is high and grant making funds are few. At a...
Billboards & Buses
During April we're running a huge Billboard & Bus Campaign across Devon & Cornwall to encourage more men to contact their GP's for check-ups. It is thought that up to 50,000 people in the UK have cancer but have not been diagnosed because of disruption caused...
Congratulations!
We are delighted to extend our congratulations to our charity’s original founder & trustee, Mr Andrew Dickinson, who’s been awarded the distinguished Gold Medal for services to Urology over the past 20 years, by The British Association of Urology Surgeons. An...
New equipment for North Devon
We are delighted to announce that we've been able to fund new surgical equipment for the prostate cancer, urology team at The North Devon District Hospital. The department approached us for funding as they needed a specialist trolley for the prostate biopsy procedure...
Thank you Tavistock Lions
We can't quite believe this amazing donation from Tavistock Lions raised from the Trees of Light in Tavistock, which as ever, formed the centre piece of the town's Christmas illuminations on the front of the Town Hall. £3000 is a huge amount for the charity & will...
Shopping at Amazon??
Please don't forget to use the Smile link when shopping at Amazon and your favourite charity gets a % of your purchase at no cost to you. https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ Thank you so much Cancer hasn't stopped during this pandemic and neither have we. We're here for as...
The Mayors Lodge in Bodmin
We were invited to The Mayors Lodge in Bodmin on Thursday 19th November by Lord and Lady Mayor Jeremy & Nikki Cooper who spent their year fundraising for the charity, sadly due to restrictions we were unable to meet, so Nikki Cooper kindly sent the charity a photo...
Your fantastic support is used for projects like this one in Torbay
When you support the charity your money is used for projects like this one in Torbay, thank you all so much for your continued support during this very difficult time for a lot of us. Dear Lesley-Ann I am writing to thank you on behalf of Torbay Prostate Support...
Christmas Cards on sale
On sale now are these fun Santa Christmas Cards, they just £3.50 for a pack of 10 quality cards. If you would like some please email us: chestnut.appeal@nhs.net The success of The Chestnut Appeal is a testament to what can be achieved if we work together as a...
