More than £100,000 raised for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital in one weekend by ACT supporters

Addenbrooke’s charity supporters have raised more than £100,000 for the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital in just one weekend.

Earlier this month, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust’s (ACT) supporters held three fundraising events.

David Bateson, one of the charity’s star fundraisers, has been receiving immunotherapy at Addenbrooke’s for cancer and is thankfully now cancer-free.

On Saturday, 2 March, he raised £23,000 for the cancer hospital by holding an ambitious silent auction and raffle with prizes including signed Messi and Luton Town shirts and a signed Cristiano Ronaldo football boot.

This, along with the money raised from a football match he organised in the summer, brings David’s fundraising total to an incredible £50,000.

David said: “What a great night! I want to say a massive thank you to all those who supported it. Receiving my good news makes fundraising for the cancer hospital even more important to me.

“Without the advances in new drug treatments, I just wouldn’t be here now. Raising the money to build this new hospital is so crucial for all of us now and in the future.”

Also on the Saturday, Vicky Gammon’s family and friends hosted an unforgettable fundraising dinner and raffled some fabulous prizes in memory of Vicky who sadly passed away in 2019. They raised almost £11,000 for the cancer hospital.

Then, on the Sunday, 3 March, 130 #TeamAddenbrooke’s runners were among the 13,000 taking part in the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon, raising more than £65,000.

Donna Lee-Willis, ACT head of community fundraising, said: “What a weekend! We are so grateful to our wonderful fundraisers for all their dedication into making these wonderful events a success.

“Thanks to their efforts the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital is one step closer. People like you are changing the story of cancer.”

To find out more about the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital and how you can fundraise to make it a reality, visit act4addenbrookes.org.uk/cancer.