What we have funded
£10,000 to fund vital new equipment for Glenfield Hospital endoscopy department
Birstall BAGs today announced a £10,000 donation to purchase equipment for use in diagnostic biopsies in the endoscopy department at the Glenfield Hospital in Leicester. Funds raised by Birstall BAGs’ supporters have been used to purchase an ERBE Cryo 2 System -...
Birstall BAGs donates £5,000 to Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
Birstall BAGs, a Leicestershire cancer awareness charity, has donated £5,000 to Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People to fund support groups for families facing the challenges of caring for a child or young person with serious and terminal illnesses. The...
LOROS Bereavement Support Group relaunched
Birstall BAGs is delighted to be supporting the bereavement support group, Reaching Out, part of the LOROS Bereavement Support Service. The group is one of the LOROS community hubs which are groups based at different locations across Leicester, Leicestershire and...
Supporting our NHS Heroes during COVID-19
We're proud to have donated £2,200 of the money you help us raise to support patients and nurses on the cancer wards in our local hospitals. The money has been used to buy: - Wellbeing packs containing toiletries, hand cream, snacks, shampoo etc for patients while...
New ‘dignity’ gowns for Glenfield Hospital’s Breast Care Centre
Supporters of local cancer charity, Birstall BAGs, have raised funds for 100 new examination gowns for patients at the Glenfield Hospital Breast Care Centre. The £1,900 donation from Birstall BAGs funded the purchase of the gowns – known as ‘dignity gowns’ - which the...
BAGs funds new chairs for Leicester Royal Infirmary
This may look like just a chair but it's going to make a big difference to patients on the Osborne Ward at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Thanks to our supporters, Birstall BAGs was able to donate £3,511 to buy four of these recliner chairs for patients having their...