Merger with Breast Cancer Care

Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now are uniting to create one breast cancer charity. 

We’re excited to announce Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now are uniting to create one charity for everyone affected by breast cancer. From April 2019, we’ll be the UK’s first comprehensive breast cancer charity.

From research to care, our new charity will have people affected by breast cancer at its heart – providing support for today and hope for the future. United, we’ll have the ability to carry out even more world-class research, provide even more life-changing support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care.

By coming together we’ll be stronger and speak with one clear voice for everyone affected by breast cancer — now and in the future. With our combined passion, energy, expertise, funds and networks, we’ll make greater progress in more effective ways.

Together, we are united in the aim that, by 2050 everyone who develops breast cancer will live, and everyone receives the support they need to live well now.

For more details, go to https://breastcancernow.org/about-us/who-we-are/merger-with-breast-cancer-care

The annual Mad March Hare quiz kicks off fundraising

On 1st November 17 teams hopped over to the Mad March Hare annual quiz night which was held at Swindon Town Football Club launching fund raising activities for the 2019 event with a total of £854.

The Mad March Hare team also took the opportunity to announce that the total raised at the 2018 event was £9,636.

The room was packed with friendly competitive quizzers and Quiz Master Bill Gibbons put the teams through their paces with rounds that included quiz favourites History, Geography, Sport and Film.  Everyone enjoyed the popular ploughman’s supper which has now become a tradition with Mad March Hare Quizers.

The winning team was ‘Usual Suspects’ and the runners up were ‘Hell Toupe’.

We would like to thank the teams who took part as well as the many local companies who generously donated raffle prizes.

Registration is now open for the 2019 Mad March Hare event, put the date in your diary, Sunday 24th March 2019.

To take part virtually, on the day itself or volunteer at the event, please go to http://www.madmarchhare.org.uk/, email at info@madmarchhare.org.uk or call 0845 6808064.

Looking for your first challenge of 2018?

Look no further; entry is open for this year’s Mad March Hare in aid of Breast Cancer Now. Sign Up and keep training to take part in the fun event in West Swindon, which welcomes people of all ages and abilities to get out and enjoy taking exercise. Come on your own or bring your family or friends or your dog to walk, jog or run the 5km or 10km circular route of West Swindon and Lydiard Park.

The Mad March Hare will take place on Sunday 24th March 2019, starting and finishing at Lydiard Park Academy.

Can’t make it on the day? No problem – you can now enter our Virtual Mad March Hare.

Register for your virtual place by choosing the VIRTUAL event option when you register and you will receive an official event number. Send us evidence of your completion of an either 5km or 10km run, jog or walk and we’ll send you the popular Mad March Hare Medal. Evidence can be a photo of your timing device, alongside your event number and if possible, a photo of you on your walk/run. The Virtual event closes 31st March 2019 so be sure to complete it on or before then.

To take part virtually, on the day itself or volunteer at the event, please go to http://www.madmarchhare.org.uk/, email at info@madmarchhare.org.ukor call 0845 6808064.