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, 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...
We are very grateful for a donation of £200 from the bladder cancer support group, collected by hosting a tombola at Cropston open gardens, fundraising at Christmas, and through a collection tin at meeetings. Pictured: Birstall BAGs Trustees Rosie and Liz joined the...
Sunday 25th June saw our 8th annual golf day take place at Birstall Golf Club. It was a gloriously sunny day and we were delighted that the event raised around £6,200 – beating last year’s total of £3,700! We welcomed 26 teams who competed to win our...
Birstall BAGs trustee, and Consultant Nurse Liz Darlison MBE, visited Nylacast, leader in engineering polymers, at its Thurmaston offices to give a talk on cancer recently. Invited by Nylacast’s Occupational Health Nurse, Teresa Harrison, Liz talked to the team about...
We’ve been fortunate enough to receive not one, but two donations from local groups this week. Firstly, the Birstall Badminton Club gave us £260. Sadly, the club is winding down but members wanted to donate any money the club had left to three local charities,...