Children With Cancer Fund

02/09/2026

We are thrilled to be finalists in the Charity of the Year category at this year's Hailsham Hero Awards 🙌 🌟

It's an incredible achievement for us to be nominated for the second consecutive year and we view it as a true honour to be held in such high regard by the Hailsham community. A heartfelt thank you to all our supporters and volunteers who have made it possible for us to be where we are today 💛

Voting is now open for all categories and it would mean such a lot if you could cast your vote for Children with Cancer Fund 💛

Vote here 👉 www.hailshamhero.co.uk

01/09/2026

Today marks the start of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - a time to create the focus and awareness needed to drive change. Awareness fuels vital community support that help families navigate financial hardship, emotional stress, and seemingly endless hospital appointments.

Around 1,900 children aged 0-14 are diagnosed with cancer across the UK each year, and behind every statistic is a child missing school, missing playtime, and spending months in hospital rooms undergoing painful treatments.

The children we support always remain our focus. They never cease to amaze us with their strength, resilience, and positivity in the face of darkness. This month we celebrate the incredible children who face every treatment, hospital visit, and side effect with a superhuman strength and let them know that they are never alone ❤️

There are lots of ways you can help to drive awareness and change this September:

GO GOLD: Show your support by wearing something gold this month. It could be a gold ribbon pin, accessory or outfit… anything goes! Don’t forget to share your photos online and use 🎗️

SPREAD AWARENESS: Follow us and share our posts on social media and explain why you are supporting CWCF this September. Encourage your friends and followers to join you in making a difference!

FUNDRAISE: Host a fundraising event. It could be a coffee morning with friends and family, or maybe you want to set yourself a challenge and do a sponsored run! No matter the event, pop into the office or call 01323 488561 for more information about organising a fundraising event for us.

VOLUNTEER: If you have a spare few hours during the week or the weekends why not donate some of your time to helping a charity and volunteer at events. We're always keen to have people help out at our events! Get in touch today and become a CWCF volunteer.

DONATE: Donations make a huge difference to the work we do here at CWCF. We simply wouldn’t be able to function without them. Your donation can help provide a family holiday at one of our caravans, grant wishes for families and help our families with any unexpected expenses.

28/08/2026

Thank you so much to the wonderful Eastbourne Gardens Care Home - Avery Collection who have continued in their incredible support of our charity.

We were thrilled to receive £135 from their recent summer fair 💛

Every single donation we receive adds up to enable us to provide unwavering support for our families when they need it the most 🌟

Thanks to everyone who helped out, donated & supported our Summer Fair this year 😃

We were delighted to raise £135 for Children With Cancer Fund 🥰
A wonderful charity whose aim is to grant wishes to children up to the age of 18, and their families, who have, or have had, cancer and who live in East Sussex 🥰

Our CLM Katie met with the charity this week to hand over our donation 🥰

27/08/2026

The time is nearly upon us for the incredible charity car smash at Rage X-treme 🔨 💥

📅 Sunday 30th August
⏰ 10am–5pm
📍 Rage X-Treme, Polegate

Don't miss out on this chance to release your rage with a car smash!

Plus, there'll be plenty more happening for a day full of fun for the family, including axe throwing, crockery smashing, raffles, refreshments and more...

All this is in support of 2 fantastic charities, Children with Cancer Fund and Ronald McDonald House 💛

If you can't make it on the day but would still like to make a donation, here's the link 👇

https://buff.ly/RpjyVYd

26/08/2026

🎉 We are thrilled to be finalists in the Eastbourne Business Awards 2026 in the following categories:

🌟 Community Business Award
🌟 Health and Wellbeing Award

Thank you to the Eastbourne Unltd Chamber of Commerce and the judging panel for shortlisting us. We don't do what we do to win awards, but it is always a real honour for our team to be recognised by the community in which we spend so much time both fundraising and supporting families.

Congratulations to all the other wonderful finalists! We're looking forward to cheering on all the finalists and winners at the Awards Ceremony in October 🙌 🌟

21/08/2026

We like to keep things fresh here at CWCF, so we've been trying out a brand new family event - Family Bingo!

It was a feel-good afternoon for the whole family to get stuck into! The kids had a great time with their bingo dabbers, and there was a very popular craft table on hand to keep our younger members entertained 🎉 🌟

We had lots of winners of some fabulous prizes, yummy treats for all to enjoy, and plenty of friendly competition! It was great to bring our CWCF community together for a relaxed afternoon and to see them all leave happy and smiling 😊

"B-I-N-G-O was amazing fun! Lovely adrenaline rush for the afternoon."

We are always on the lookout for fun, new ideas for our family events. Let us know if you have any suggestions we might not have thought of yet!

20/08/2026

💛 Thank You Thursday 💛

Thank you to the wonderful staff and students of Gildredge House who hosted a wonderful cake sale to raise vital funds for us 🍰 🧁

They raised a fantastic £160! Well done to everyone who supplied and purchased cakes to make the event so successful. We are very grateful for their kind support 🌟

Every donation we receive here at CWCF helps us to achieve our aim of supporting every family in the local area who are dealing with an immensely difficult childhood cancer diagnosis.

If you'd like to hold your own fundraiser for CWCF, we'd love to hear from you! Contact us on 01323 488561 or [email protected] to find out how we can support you 🙌

18/08/2026

A fantastic Dartathon will be taking place at Deanland Community Centre on August 21st and 22nd 🎯

Go along and support the darts players as they raise all important funds for two brilliant causes, including Children with Cancer Fund 🎗️🌟

Good luck to everyone taking part!