Teenage Cancer Trust in Yorkshire, the Humber and the North East

14/10/2026

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🎀

It is estimated that 1 in 7 women in UK will get breast cancer in their lifetime. Found early, treatment for breast cancer is more likely to be successful. Checking your breasts takes a few minutes, build it into your routine and check regularly.

Here is how to check using the TLC method:
⭐ TOUCH your whole breast, including up to the collarbone and armpits. Feel for lumps, swelling, puckered skin or anything unusual or new.
⭐ LOOK changes can show up as a rash, dimpled skin, change in skin colour, ni**le changes, unusual liquid from the ni**le or a change in the size and shape of the breast.
⭐ CHECK it out. If you see feel or see anything different go to your GP. A change does not always mean cancer but always get it checked out. The early cancer is detected, the more successful treatment is likely to be.

12/10/2026

💡🩵 Supporter Spotlight 💡🩵

We want to share the phenomenal effort of the wonderful team at Wayv. In September they set themselves a huge goal to complete the 20 mile Full Peaks Challenge and raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust.

One of their colleagues was supported on a Teenage Cancer Trust unit as a teen many years ago, and has fundraised and championed for Teenage Cancer Trust ever since. After sharing her story with her team at Wayv, we were chosen for their 2026 charity challenge.

Our fundraising team, Lead Nurse and Youth Support Coordinator were invited to the Wayv office in Sheffield to meet the people who had committed to such a brilliant challenge. We chatted about the different types of support that young people need, (including the importance of Wifi!) and listened to the experiences of the colleague that was supported by us many years ago.

The Wayv team succeeded way beyond all expectations and raised a spectacular £10,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust! We are incredibly grateful to have them as part of our team too. Thank you so much to everyone at Wayv 🩵

It started with one conversation When we first began planning our 2026 charity challenge, we knew we wanted to support a cause that truly meant something to our team.

08/10/2026

🎸 Fancy winning a Gibson Les Paul and supporting Teenage Cancer Trust? 💙

The amazing team at Andertons Music Co. are back with another brilliant raffle in support of Teenage Cancer Trust — and this time there are TWO incredible guitars up for grabs! 🤘

🎸 Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s
🎸 Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s

But which one can you actually tell apart? 👀

Lee and Pete from Andertons put both guitars to the ultimate blindfold test to see if they could tell the difference. Their verdict might surprise you! 😂

👉 Watch the video and see what they thought:
Watch the blindfold guitar test 🎥
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-C1PC0roZ00&pp=4gcNEgtjaGF0Z3B0LmNvbQ%3D%3D&ra=m

And if you fancy being in with a chance of winning one of these beauties, you can enter the raffle here: 👇

🎟️ ENTER THE RAFFLE 🎸

https://raffall.com/430222/enter-raffle-to-win-win-a-modified-gibson-les-paul-standard-60s-hosted-by-andertonsmusicco?

Most importantly, every entry helps raise vital funds for Teenage Cancer Trust, helping us support young people aged 13–24 through cancer, so they don't have to face it alone. 💙

A brilliant prize, a bit of guitar fun and a chance to make a real difference. What’s not to love? 🎸💙

Be quick as it closes tonight!

Good luck! 🤞

25/09/2026

Best of luck to the amazing Bowmer + Kirkland team taking on the annual Dragon Boat Race in Newcastle today! Huge thank you to everyone taking part! 🐉🛶

If you'd like to sponsor the team you can do so here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/nes?msockid=049450920eae6bb3204047460f306a64

25/09/2026

Last week, the Regional Fundraising Team at Teenage Cancer Trust came together to learn, share and plan. We travelled from all across the UK, from Cornwall to Glasgow, Cardiff and Hull, to meet in sunny London and spend two days working together.

Through sharing our stories, knowledge and ideas, we can best support our wonderful fundraisers who raise money across the UK for the young people in need of specialist cancer care. We left feeling grateful for the work we do and inspired to get out there and put our learning into practice!

Thank you to Bird & Bird and Marks & Clerk for providing us with an office with an incredible view 💫☀

23/09/2026

💡 Supporter Spotlight 💡

Introducing Sue, our long term fundraiser, volunteer and supporter at Teenage Cancer Trust. For over 15 years Sue has supported us with a wonderful range of activities from organising choir concerts, charity balls and barn dances to volunteering at many fundraising events.

Next up in her agenda is the Ceilidh (barn dance) in November, more details coming soon, watch this space! Sue also has big plans for next Spring, when she hopes to hit her fundraising target of £100,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust. She is getting ready to celebrate in style, we hope we might see you there... Details to follow.

If you want to get involved and show your support for our Superstar Sue 💫 please get in touch at [email protected]. Sue is looking for Yorkshire based raffle prizes for her Yorkshire hamper, event sponsorship and auction prizes for the musical celebration event in April.

We are so lucky to have wonderful supporters like Sue, that help us make sure that no young person goes through cancer alone 🩵💫

16/09/2026

Wishing David the best of luck for his Darts Marathon this weekend raising much needed funds for Teenage Cancer Trust 🎯💙

Last August, David's 17 year old daughter Aimee heard the words that no young person wants to hear "you have cancer". Aimee was told she had Stage 2 Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

She was treated and supported at her local Teenage Cancer Trust unit in Sheffield. David said "Through Aimee's treatment, all the medical professionals have been great, but Robyn from Teenage Cancer Trust has been amazing whenever Aimee needed anything and even after treatment continues to check up on her."

We're so happy that Aimee is now in remission, and David wants to make sure any young person diagnosed with cancer has the same support that Aimee had with Teenage Cancer Trust.

To support David's challenge or donate please visit:

Help David Hewitt raise money to support Teenage Cancer Trust

06/09/2026

In a few days time, Rachel & Ross embark on a huge challenge hiking up Snowdon in memory of their son Kendal who sadly died 1 year ago after a long battle with Ewing's Sarcoma. They set upon this challenge to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust in their son's memory.

We are incredibly grateful that they want to give back to Teenage Cancer Trust as they mark one year since Kendal's death. Kendal's legacy will help other young people and their families going through cancer. We make sure no young person goes through cancer alone.

"On the 19th of September 2026 it would mark a whole year without our son. We feel like the best way to mark this first year would be to give back to those that helped Kendal directly and we will be making the difficult trek to the top of Snowdon in Kendal's memory"

Thank you to Rachel, Ross and your wonderful community of family and friends for raising awareness and vital donations. We truly appreciate your incredible efforts!

On the JustGiving page there is a wonderful reel of photos of Kendal throughout his life, up until he died aged just 16. Please take a minute to have a look and support Kendal's legacy. Thank you 🩵🎗

Help Rachel Wrega raise money to support Teenage Cancer Trust

01/09/2026

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 🎗

For young people living with cancer, life doesn’t suddenly become only about hospitals, treatments and appointments. They’re still teenagers and young adults — figuring out who they are, keeping friendships going, making plans, discovering what they love and dreaming about their future. Cancer can make all of that much harder.

Teenage Cancer Trust exists because cancer care wasn’t made for young people. Without us, a young person diagnosed with cancer today would find themselves being treated alongside small children or much older adults – taking away their dignity, independence and identity.

You only get one chance at being young, and those years shape the person you become. Friendships, mental health, body image, studies, work, relationships and choices about the future are hard enough to navigate – before a cancer diagnosis shatters everything.

We’re here so no young person faces cancer alone 🩵

20/08/2026

🎵🎤💙 HUGE congratulations and appreciation to the team at The George pub in Woodhouse, Sheffield for their amazing event, GeorgeFest 2026! Together Angelique & Chris, along with all their customers raised an amazing £2,722 for Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of Thomas Flack. Tom was supported by our Teenage Cancer Trust team in Sheffield before he sadly died, but the impact he left with both our frontline team and the community around him was huge.

Thomas' friends, family and local community have been fundraising with Thomas and in his memory for over 10 years, recently they all came together to enjoy and fundraise across the whole weekend celebrating George Fest 2026, contributing to the overall funds of well over £50,000 that has been raised for different charities in Thomas' name.

Sending a huge thank you to Angelique & Chris and their team at The George for the outstanding amount of love, effort and energy into setting up George Fest and putting on such a fantastic event.

Thank you also to Glynn & Hazel, Thomas' parents, for your commitment to supporting Teenage Cancer Trust and for keeping Tom's memory and name alive by supporting us. It was an honour to be part of the weekend of music, love and laughter. We appreciate your continuing support, you are doing Thomas proud. 💙

To see more of the fundraising or to donate please follow the link: https://www.justgiving.com/remember/157232