People across the region are being encouraged to look beyond Lockdown by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Cardiff.    The charity’s much-loved events are aiming to return to the city later in the year but with socially distanced measures to help keep participants safe. Anyone who signs up this January can claim a special 30 per cent off the entry fee by using the code JAN2021.   COVID-19 has caused a devastating loss of research funding. Cancer Research…

On Sunday 7th July 2019, the Cancer Research Wales team will be running The Wales Marathon in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record – ‘the most runners linked to complete a marathon’. The idea stemmed from Cancer Research Wales supporter Neal Gardner, who initially broke the record 10 years ago, when he and 29 other runners completed the London Marathon. He now aims to re-break the record whilst raising funds and awareness for Cancer Research Wales. However, the bar…

Around half of people (47%) living in Wales cannot correctly identify the large bowel on a diagram, according to a poll of 4,000 UK adults commissioned by Bowel Cancer UK. Just over a quarter of Welsh adults (26%) thought their small bowel was their large bowel, a common misconception. The remaining fifth confused their large bowel with their stomach (3%), liver (3%), pancreas (3%) and kidneys (2%), with seven per cent of people having absolutely no clue where their large…

Charity runners in £100k record attempt Runners from across Wales are set to put their best foot forward in a bid to break a Guinness World Record and raise £100,000 for Cancer Research Wales in the process. More than 100 runners of all abilities have already signed up for the attempt to break the official record for the largest number of people to complete a marathon while linked together, which will take place at the Wales Marathon in Tenby on…

Cardiff Tesco is encouraging people in the city to support Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life by popping to their local Tesco store to see it ‘turn pink’ this weekend (April 5th & 6th). The nationwide ‘Tesco Turns Pink’ weekend will see thousands of Tesco colleagues unite across the UK to raise vital funds to help beat cancer. Tesco colleagues across the city are set to embark on a variety of fun fundraising activities in-store, giving visitors the opportunity to…

In 2018 Rhiwbina RFC and Cancer Research Wales undertook a joint annual raffle, which was drawn at Rhiwbina Recreation Club just before Christmas. It was the culmination of months of ticket selling by all sections of Rhiwbina RFC and by Cancer Research Wales, with all prizes kindly donated by local North Cardiff businesses. This was a first for both organisations and raised the magnificent total sum of £8,305. A large crowd gathered at Rhiwbina Recreation Club on Sunday 27th January…