We are honoured to be raising funds for our 2024 charity of the year, Brain Tumour Research.

In the summer of 2022, our friend and colleague Theo Burrell was diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM), one of the most common and aggressive types of brain cancer. Despite having shown symptoms for nearly 6 months, Theo was under the impression that she was suffering from migraines, but on 7th June a CT scan at A&E revealed a 5cm tumour. Theo was 35 and her son was a year old. What followed was surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, finishing in April 2023. Theo has received stable scan results since treatment ended, but knows that her GBM will return. Future treatment options are very limited for those in this situation, which is why her family and friends are gathering to raise funds to improve the lives of those living with the disease.

Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer… yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease. Brain Tumour Research is the only national charity in the UK focused on finding a cure for all types of brain tumours through campaigning to increase the national investment in brain tumour research to £35 million per year, while fundraising to create a network of seven sustainable Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence across the UK.

One day of research costs £2,740, and we had originally set our fundraising goal to cover three research days (£8,220) representing our three locations across the UK. However, our fundraising has been really successful and we have increased our target - please help us reach it!

Please help us to fund the fight. Together we will find a cure.