You’re funding a vital bladder clinic
At their last meeting, our trustees presented Clinical Nurse Specialist India Manley with a model pelvis. The model, funded by The Chestnut Appeal for Men’s Health, will be a vital tool for use in her bladder clinics which help and inform men who’ve been through surgical cancer treatment. India’s clinic hours are funded by our…
Your donations mean we can catch cancer early
Thanks to our supporters we gave free early detection tests to over 300 men. On Saturday 15th March, we set up a pop-up PSA testing clinic at Home Park in Plymouth, testing hundreds of men before the Plymouth Argyle home game against Derby. The PSA is a life-saving blood test which can help to detect…
New cancer support for Plymouth community
We’re launching a brand new cancer support group in Devonport. The first session for the new group will be from 10:30am on Wednesday 26th March. The sessions will take place at the exciting new Foulston Park development on the old Brickfields site, in a room overlooking the Plymouth Albion pitch. Thanks to our donors, we’ve…
Cancer Prevention Action Week
Cancer Prevention Action Week 2025 runs from the 17th-23rd February, and invites people to make healthy choices which become habits. How does lifestyle affect my risk of cancer? Although you can’t prevent yourself from getting cancer, there are ways that you can make cancer less likely – and easier to recover from if you are…
Ukuleles for Chestnut
A huge thank you to the Queens Dock Ukelele Players, who’ve raised £1000 for The Chestnut Appeal for Men’s Health. We popped down to the Devonport Live community café earlier today to see the group at one of their weekly practices, and to thank them for their amazing contribution. The Players have been going for…
About the PSA test
Prostate cancer can be difficult to catch in the crucial early stages, because symptoms often don’t develop until the disease has progressed. Thankfully, your GP can do a simple blood test which may help them to catch prostate cancer before symptoms develop. The PSA test is a blood test which shows the levels of a…
Thank you Plymouth City Council
Thank you to the amazing Plymouth City Council staff who raised over £3000 for us in their Christmas raffle. We had a fantastic time at the council’s Prince Rock vehicle depot, where hardworking staff were treated to a Christmas celebration with burgers, ice cream and a DJ. Ali and his team from PCC’s Fleet Garage…
Save the date – The annual support group quiz
We’re taking the men in our support group to Everyman cinema in Plymouth at the end of November for an afternoon of coffee, cake and quizzing. The event will be a fantastic opportunity to socialise and reflect on the year before the festive period begins. The donations that you make are vital in allowing us…
Your donations help cancer patients take a break
Your donations have helped dozens of cancer patients and their families enjoy a much-needed break on us. As a charity we’re completely funded by donations, so your fundraising is vital in helping us cover the running costs of our holiday home in Cornwall. The home allows patients respite before, during, or after cancer treatment…
How your donations and a football club will team up for testing
We’re once again teaming up with Plymouth Argyle to give hundreds of men life-saving tests. Next March, the £25 PSA tests will be on offer at Argyle’s Home Park stadium at no cost to those being tested, with The Chestnut Appeal footing the bill. Lesley-Ann Simpson, our Chief Executive officer, said: “We ran this…