Posts Tagged ‘Jessica’s Sarcoma Awareness’
Cramlington students and staff race to raise money for cancer charities
One hundred students and staff at Cramlington Learning Village have raced 5K to raise cash for cancer charities. The money will go to Cancer Research and Jessica’s Sarcoma Awareness which was started by Jessica Robson when she was a student at the school. Jessica was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer when she was…
Read MoreCreative Cramlington students support cause close to school’s heart
Cramlington students have used their writing talents to raise money for a cause close to their school’s heart. More than 20 of them, aged between 11 and 16, spent months perfecting their poetry and prose during a lunchtime club called The Write Lunch. The result is a collection of their work in a book –…
Read MoreFundraising company helps tragic teenager’s charity fulfil dream
Colleagues of a cancer specialist, who was inspired by a teenager’s brave battle against the disease, have spent a year raising money to help other young people with the illness. Dr David Cork previously worked at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research alongside the sister of Jessica Robson’s best friend. Jessica, from Cramlington in Northumberland,…
Read MorePedal power raises money in memory of inspirational teenager Jessica Robson
A Cramlington company, inspired by the bravery of a teenager who died from a rare form of cancer, has raised more than £4,500 for the charity – Jessica’s Sarcoma Awareness – she started from her sickbed. More than 30 employees of the HTL group alongside supporters of the charity, including Jessica Robson’s dad Trevor, cycled…
Read MorePlans for respite lodges in memory of brave teenager Jessica Robson
The family of a teenager who died from a rare form of cancer is hoping to build lodges in Northumberland to provide free respite care for ill children and their families. Trevor and Julie Robson from Cramlington have sold their house, raised money through their charity – Jessica’s Sarcoma Awareness – and received a grant…
Read MoreCramlington school memorial to mark fund-raising pupil’s special birthday
A school memorial to a much-loved former pupil has been unveiled on the day she would have been celebrating her 21st birthday. Jessica Robson died when she was 18 after a brave fight against an extremely rare form of cancer. During her illness she started a charity to support other young people with the disease.…
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