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Local cancer charity, Big C, has confirmed the reopening of its support and information centres in Norwich and Great Yarmouth on Wednesday 21st July. The Centres have been closed since the charity’s services moved online and over the telephone from early in the pandemic but are now set to open
We’re excited to announce that building work has begun for our new Norwich Cancer Support & Information Centre on Dereham Road. On Wednesday 14th July, the Lord Mayor of Norwich Dr Kevin Maguire attended a ceremony to mark the beginning of building work along with the Sheriff of Norwich Caroline
Big C, Norfolk and Waveney’s cancer charity, is delighted to have received a boost to their ‘Nearer to Home’ Appeal in the form of a grant of £30,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation. Established over 60 years ago in 1958, the Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded, grant-making charity which
Jarrold has donated £2,000 to Big C’s Nearer to Home Appeal towards the local cancer charity’s new Norwich support centre, which is due to open in early 2022. The money was raised from the retailer’s online sale, the BIG Clear Out for Cancer, which launched in February. Jarrold previously donated
Big C’s Welfare Packs and Care Packages By Steven Ho After Big C’s Centres closed in March, our charity had to quickly adapt the way in which we provide support to people in Norfolk and Waveney affected by cancer, especially those who were advised to shield throughout lockdown. Welfare Packs
Centre build postponed to 2021 COVID-19 and the impact is has had on our fundraising events for 2020 has meant that the Nearer to Home build has been temporarily suspended. We now expect the project to be completed during 2021 and our fundraising will continue with this aim. Donations would
Welcome to the newly launched Online Support Centre – helping to provide Big C cancer support and information online. The new website, which is a hub of online cancer information, resources and support aims to make Big C’s Cancer Support and Information services more accessible to those who cannot, or
Norfolk and Waveney cancer charity, Big C, has launched a new service in partnership with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) for those people who have finished their cancer treatment and are moving on from regular follow up. The Supported Self-Management Programme will help those in our community affected
Norfolk cancer charity, Big C, has announced that the architectural design practice which designed their original centre at the NNUH in 2006, will be creating the design for their new Norwich centre in Dereham Road. The charity recently launched their Nearer to Home Appeal to raise £500,000 to raise the
Norfolk cancer charity, Big C’s, Nearer to Home Appeal, creating a new cancer support facility in central Norwich, has been given a celebrity boost by popular, Norfolk born, Holby City actor, Nic Jackman who has come on-board as an ambassador for the appeal. Nic, 27, who went to high school
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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.
Big C is the working name of The Big C Appeal Ltd. Registered charity, number 281730 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England & Wales, number 1521441. VAT Registration number 688 7342 76. Registered office: Big C, Centrum, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UG.
