Latest Media Coverage

 

Here are some of the recent published articles about BTRC and our supporters:

 


 17th April, 2013

Dog show raises £7000 for Mayor’s brain tumour charity

Posted by Camilla Horrox on Apr 17, 13

 


The show was held to raise cash for the chosen charity of the mayor, Councillor Christopher Buckmaster, who is supporting the Brain Tumour Research Campaign. webdog2.jpg. His interest was raised when a close friend was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

See full article >> Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle

 

 

 

 


 15th February, 2013

 

Easter Eggstravaganza to Help Cancer Charity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea press release 15th February, 2013

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 10th December, 2012

Carol Concert Raises £17,000 for Sonowand Appeal

See The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea News Release here

Carol concert St Mary Abbotts Church 6th December, 2012

Composer John Rutter and Kensington Camerata Choir delighted over 600 concert goers with their renditions of modern and traditional carols

Carol concert - St Mary Abbots Church 6th December

Actor Honor Blackman reads ‘Trouble at the inn” by Dina Donohue at the Mayor’s Christmas Carol Concert held at St Mary Abbots Church in aid of the Sonowand Appeal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 November, 2012

The Mayor’s charitable appeal this year is for the ‘Magic Wand Appeal’

Featured in November issue of The Kensington Magazine W8: http://www.thekensingtonmagazine.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

25th October, 2012 

Mayor’s charitable appeal to raise £250,000 for Brain Tumour Campaign

From left to right:
Anne Hobson, Christopher Buckmaster, Wendy Fulcher, Kevin O’Neill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea is aiming to raise £250,000 for a vital piece of surgical equipment which has already saved the life of a Chelsea woman.

Five years ago Alexandra Dixon, who was then 33, was told  she had a brain tumour.  She became …

 

Read full story here>>

 

Posted by Camilla Horrox in Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle 25/10/12

 


 

 12th October 2012

Mayor Launches Magic Wand Appeal to help Brain Tumour Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea press release 12th October, 2012

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12th October, 2012 - Shown on BBC London

Widow’s campaign to cut brain cancer deaths in London

Click here to see BBC iPlayer clip:

“A woman (our BTRC founder Wendy Fulcher) from west London whose husband died from a brain tumour is leading a campaign to bring cutting-edge technology to the capital.

The Sonowand ultrasound enables surgeons to work more accurately but there is only one in London and they cost £250,000.

Angela Walker’s report contains images of surgery.”

 


 October, 2012

Mayor’s Charity

BTRC features again in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s newspaper Autumn 2012 regarding the mayoral choice of charity – and with further details of some of the forthcoming events:

RoyalBorough Autumn 2012 - Mayor's Charity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For full details of events being held please visit our Charity of the Year page

 


June 2012

Mayor’s Charity

BTRC is the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s mayoral choice of charity – features in the Royal Borough newspaper Sunday, 24th June:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


May 2012

 

Women and Home magazine “When you need a little help”

“When you need a little help” - Woman and Home magazine asked four women to road test the rules offered by two new self-help books and two all time bestsellers.  One of them is our own Wendy Fulcher, founder of BTRC.
“ I don’t think of myself as fearful – I’ve taken on a lot of major challenges since losing John. But while I can make big decisions – like launching a charity – I can agonise over small things like throwing a lunch party. I’d like the book to help me get my decisions in proportion and find the courage to relax about day-to-day choices … ”  - read full article here: 

Woman & Home_May2012

 


March 2012

HITC – London’s financial website featured “Here Is The City”

 

Amber Ball 2012 – currently featured on HITC London’s fastest growing financial website ‘Here Is The City’:

A Ball for the Brain (Tumour Research Campaign)

 


May, 2011

WHO IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) reports on mobile phone usage

New fear of cancer link to mobile phones
IARC classifies radiofrequency Electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans

On 31st May, 2011, the WHO IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) report on mobile phone usage was published (see report link above).

Wendy Fulcher, founder of charity the Brain Tumour Research Campaign, welcomed the report. “If you speak to any oncologists or neurosurgeons, they have wanted proper research into this for a long time,” she said. “One of the problems with brain tumours is that we just do not know what causes them.”

She added: “This seems just to be the first step, but there is still a long way to go.”  Click here to read full article in The Scotsman published on 1st June, 2011 by Jane Bradley


October, 2010

Alex Drummond’s Story – The Independent

I was wide awake for the operation on my brain“ - read Alex Drummond’s story.  Independent 12th October, 2010

 


October, 2010

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining – Full House magazine

Every cloud has a silver lining! Full House magazine interviews Wendy Fulcher, Founder & Trustee of BTRC and tells the story of how BTRC came about.

 

 

 

 


October 2010

Alex Drummond’s story – Style magazine

What it feels like… … to be awake during an operation” – Alexandra Drummond tells Victoria Lambert how surgery to save her life meant she had to chat through the six-hour procedure – featured in Style magazine.

 


March 2010

Bike ride to raise money

On your bike! Trust patient organises bike ride to raise funds for brain tumour research.  Epic trip aids brain tumour research.

 

 

 


March 2010

Brain Tumour Campaign Mum is Guest Speaker – The Express


Brain tumour campaign mum is guest speaker, The Express, 26 March, 2010.  Mother of two from Ascot was a guest speaker at a Westminster event in London on Tuesday…

 

 

 


March 2010

Plucky Patient Pedals to improve Tumour Research – Hammersmith and Fulham Chronicle

Plucky patient pedals to improve tumour research, Hammersmith and Fulham Chronicle, 14th March, 2010. 15 mile bike ride from Charing Cross Hospital to raise money for research into Brain Tumours.

 

 


August, 2009

NHS to get Specialist Cancer Unit – BBC

NHS to get specialist Cancer Unit, BBC 18 August, 2009.   Campaigners are welcoming a new move to invest in specialist cancer care for brain and spinal cord tumours.  Ministers in England have invited hospitals to bid to become the first national centre for proton therapy.

 

 


July, 2009

Brain Tumours ‘Forgotten Cancer’ – BBC News Channel

Brain tumours ‘forgotten cancer’, BBC News Channel, Thursday, 2 July 2009.  More funding needs to be ploughed into research into the “forgotten cancer” of brain tumours, campaigners say…

 

 

 


July 2009

Appeal for Funds to Fight Curse of Brain Tumours – The Independent

Appeal for funds to fight curse of brain tumours, Steve Connor, Science Editor, The Independent, 3 July 2009.  Where is the money to help young cancer victims, campaigners ask.