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 £100,000 For Spotlight Appeal – Ringing tills at charity shops have made a real difference to a fundraising campaign aiming to buy modern radiotherapy equipment, helping improve the lives of cancer patients.

The impressive £100,000 came from the Mid and South Essex Hospitals Charity and Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation shops at Southend Hospital, Leigh, Westcliff and Hadleigh, all raising money through sales for the Spotlight Radiotherapy Appeal.

Emma Wynne-Morgan, Chair of Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation said: “We have been blown away by the support from our local communities.

“The charity shops jumping on-board to support the Spotlight Appeal highlights the commitment to such a meaningful cause, which will dramatically improve the experience of so many cancer patients receiving care at Southend Hospital.”

The Appeal’s total has now crossed the £400,000 mark and is looking to raise £600,000 for three surface guided radiation therapy systems.

This state-of-the-art technology means treatment will be quicker and no longer be uncomfortable and claustrophobic, tracking a patient’s position with pinpoint accuracy during radiotherapy, making sure that radiation reaches exactly the right place while avoiding vital organs. Once in place, it is estimated that these machines will help over 2,500 patients a year.

Once fundraising has been completed the Surface Guided Radiation Therapy equipment will be available to patients at the Mid and South Essex Cancer Centre at Southend Hospital, to give radiotherapy patients the best possible experience in terms of comfort, speed and accuracy by 2025.

To find out more about the Spotlight Radiotherapy Appeal and how to get involved in fundraising please visit www.spotlightappeal.org or email the team on:

[email protected].

 

 

 

 

Belfairs Woodlands Centre Hosts ‘Music In The Woods’ Event

 

Enjoy a picnic and music from local musicians in the open air at Belfairs Woodland Centre for free this Summer!

The event which takes place on July 13 between 6.30-9.00pm features The Hoy Shanty Crew, The Regency Duo, The Ray Miso Trio and  The Show Choir.

There is no need to book, just turn up with your rug and chairs. The centre will be open for food and drink as usual.

There will be a retiring collection in aid of Essex Wildlife Trust.

 

The Swifts are coming to Westcliff For Charity Concert – The Hadleigh based Orpheus Singers are about to welcome The Swift Singers as guests at their Chairman’s Charity Concert on Saturday July 13.

The concert is being staged at Kings Road United Reformed Church, Westcliff.

The Swift Singers are a fun loving, ladies community choir, based in South Woodham Ferrers in Essex. The choir was formed in 1989 and currently has about 60 members.  Like The Orpheus Singers, some of their founder members still sing with the choir today.

On the concert programme, an eclectic mix of songs from both choirs.  Something for everyone to enjoy from – ‘For the Beauty of the Earth’ to ‘Why We Sing’ and ‘Ave Maria’ to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.

Both The Swifts and The Orpheus Singers are always delighted to raise funds for various charities and at this Chairman’s Charity Concert they will be supporting Little Heroes.

Little Heroes ASD is a parent led support group for families of children who are on the autistic spectrum.  The group officially began back in October 2012.  Several years later and Little Heroes is still going strong, is now a registered charity and continues to bring more and more families together.  They provide support and assistance for families within Southend on Sea and the surrounding areas from as soon as they discovered there are additional needs.

Tickets are £10  and are available on 07518 382390 or visit: www.theorpheussingers.co.uk

 

 

Lifeguards Mark Drowning Prevention Week – On the last day of The Royal Lifesaving Societies Drowning Prevention Week on Saturday June 22, politicians from  Southend City gathered together at Bell Wharf in Leigh to lend their support with an amazing cross party campaign to save lives by raising awareness and educating young people in water safety.

Amongst those present were Southend City Deputy Mayor Coun Nigel Folkard, Parliamentary candidate for Southend West and Leigh Anna Firth, Coun Sam Allan, Coun Maxine Sadza and members of the Leigh on Sea Round Table.

Two days earleir,  Chalkwell Lifeguards Club also hosted a water safety education event for 24 Southend City Brownies and Girl Guides at the Lifeguards base at Chalkwell Beach.

Southend Council Beach Welfare Officer Madeleine Newton said: “Drowning Prevention Week and the campaign to save lives with water safety education and Sundays gathering of local people in the afternoon sunshine at Bell Wharf Beach has been a huge success.

“It was an amazing, inspiring show of support for the campaign for water safety education – for all young people to help save lives in communities around the country.”

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