Through our Centres, online and telephone-based support, we help local cancer patients and their family and friends to improve their quality of life, physical health, and mental wellbeing.
Through our Centres, online and telephone-based support, we help local cancer patients and their family and friends to improve their quality of life, physical health, and mental wellbeing.
We are always looking for volunteers including in our Support Centres, shops and at our Fundraising events. Volunteering is a great way to spend some free time, meet new people, and gain experience.
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To enable Norfolk & Waveney to be a centre of excellence for the provision of cancer services, and to contribute to the international reputation for excellence in cancer research locally.
We are dedicated to the fight against cancer and its effect on the individual and the family. To this end we aim to promote partnerships between the statutory, private and voluntary sectors, which together will develop first class cancer research and services. We will become the go to organisation for the people of Norfolk & Waveney when cancer support and information services are required.
Retired Pro-Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Chair of Cancer Studies, University of East Anglia.
Retired Relationship Director, Santander, Norwich.
Consultant Haematologist and Physician (NNUH) and Professor of Haematology (Norwich Medical School, UEA).
Solicitor at Birketts, Norwich, specialising in tax and succession planning, wills and the administration of trusts.
Retired gynaecologist/oncologist, NNUH.
Accountant and retired former regional managing partner for BDO (East Anglia).
Associate Lawyer at Fosters Solicitors LLP, specialising in drafting simple and complex wills, lasting powers of attorney, Court of Protection and probate applications.
Retired Director (Shoe Industry).
Executive Vice President, Delivery Management, (Vectura Limited) and former Executive Officer of a global pharmaceutical contract development & manufacturing company.
Director of Fundraising with over 24 years of leadership, fundraising and income generation experience in the voluntary sector.
Retired dentist and Chair of Together Against Cancer.
Course Leader, IQA and Lecturer – Teacher Development Unit & Governor on Corporation Board (City College Norwich) and End Point Assessment Internal Quality Assurer (Chartered Institute of Management).
Principle Investigator and Associate Professor, School of Health and Sports Science – University of Suffolk.
Elected Member Broadland District Council and Norfolk County Council and Chartered Management Accountant.
David Moar MBE
Former Chair and Big C Trustee
Retired agricultural representative (Anglian Farmers)
Theresa Cossey MBE
Former Big C Trustee
Co-Founder and Member of LILAC (Ladies In League Against Cancer)
Find out how Big C can support you and your family if you’ve been affected by cancer.
We can help to improve your quality of life, physical health, and mental wellbeing.
Some people take to the skies, run, jump, walk, swim and cycle whilst others make tea, bake cakes or shave heads.
What will you do to make a difference?
Two men from Norfolk who found themselves with cancer and having to travel for treatment, vowed local people would have access to the best treatment and support … and in 1980 the Big C Appeal was formed.