This Saturday will see the Macmillan Cancer Support team from the Macmillan Horizon Centre in Brighton join the thousands of people celebrating Brighton & Hove Pride. Speaking about the importance of this event, Macmillan Information Services Manager, Matthew Jarvis, said: “Being a part of the Brighton & Hove Pride celebrations is so important to us […]
Thousands of people with cancer in the south east are ‘suffering in silence’ with concerns around sex and intimacy – facing ‘rock bottom’ self-confidence and serious worries about their sex lives or romantic relationship – a leading charity has warned. New figures released by Macmillan Cancer Support found that one in five (22%) of people […]
Fundraising event to take place over the weekend of July 24 and 25.
The Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail, took place over the weekend of July 27-28. TWENTY one gardens across the city opened to the public over last weekend (July 27-28), with eleven brand-new to this year’s trail. Organiser Geoff Stonebanks says on several levels it was the best ever trail he has produced over the last eight […]
Switchboard, the LGBT+ helpline, partners with Macmillan Cancer Support to launch two surveys, one aimed at LGBT+ people living with cancer and another at professionals and volunteers who support LGBT+ people living with cancer in Sussex or East Surrey.
2019 sees the eighth annual Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail take place along the coast between Brighton and Seaford. Last summer, over twenty private garden owners took the leap of faith and opened their gates to visitors. Organisers have already signed up ten gardens this year.
Macmillan Cancer Support and Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard publish the findings from recent research, about the experiences and needs of LGBT+ people in Sussex who are affected by cancer.
Organisers of the Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail are seeking more gardens to be added to their 2018 garden trail. partnership between the Sussex Cancer Fund, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Lesbian Gay Bisexual people share their experiences of cancer care. The unique experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBQ+) people with cancer have been shared on a new video hub from The University of Manchester, funded by Macmillan Cancer Support – highlighting differences in their care, and issues around sex, support and bereavement.
Bear-Patrol and The Brighton Belles women’s choir raised £425 during their joint MacMillan coffee morning supported by The Queens Arms on September 27, 2014. Organisers would personally like to thank all the members of Bear-Patrol, The Brighton Belles and their supporters for creating such an amazing effort to support MacMillan and those affected and touched by them.
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