The Walters Group have presented Jonathan Davies OBE with a donation of £20,000 for Velindre Cancer Centre – their nominated charity for 2019/20. This incredible amount was raised by Walters’s employees who took part in various fundraising events during the year. The two key drivers for fundraising were a weekly Penyfan challenge which saw many … Continued
Beverley Parry has been supporting Velindre Cancer Centre since 1996 and has sold donated goods from her Indoor Market stall in Blackwood for many years. Unfortunately, during lock-down, Bev was forced to close her stall, but this didn’t stop our amazing fundraiser from bringing in thousands for the charity. Bev decided to take her stall … Continued
On Wednesday 2nd of September 2020, twenty two close friends and team-mates of former Wales centre Matthews J Watkins will cycle from Llanelli to Oakdale in his memory on what would have been his 42nd birthday, and to raise funds for Velindre where he received treatment. The group, which includes former Wales rugby stars Shane … Continued
Velindre are proud to be the official Charity Partner of the Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay 10K for 2020. We are beyond excited about the incredible response the partnership has received, selling out all of our charity spaces in a matter of days. As well as our charity runners, we also have a very special group … Continued
Huge shout out to Kerys Roberts and her mam who raised an incredible £1,100 through their annual memorial charity match which was played at Penydarren Park in loving memory of Peter Roberts. Big thank you to all that took part. Continued support like this means so much to us here at Velindre, we are so thankful.
Velindre Fundraising are delighted to announce the appointment of a new Vice President who will help to support future strategies and plans. Andrew Morris Head of Fundraising at Velindre said “Alan, Maggie and Hywel – The Petersons’ were the first group to be appointed as Family Ambassadors for Velindre in 2012 and have been terrific … Continued
Velindre Fundraising Reach 30 Million! On September 11th Velindre Fundraising held a very special event at the Angel Hotel Cardiff to celebrate the charity raising 30 Million Pounds. The evening was a chance to look back over the past 12 years and how our incredible fundraisers, donators and volunteers helped us reach this remarkable milestone. It … Continued
We are delighted to have received such fantastic support from our wonderful doctors, nurses and consultants who recently took time out from their busy schedules to raise vital funds for patients and their families here at Velindre Hospital. Velindre had four teams taking part in the Cardiff Triathlon including our CNS nurses, Tracy, Annie and Kate who explained … Continued
Horwich Farrelly, leading specialist insurance law firm, entered the world of the movies when it welcomed the cast and crew of a new BBC film, Dream Horse, to its offices in Cardiff for filming. The firm donated the £4,000 location fee to the Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff which offers specialist cancer treatment to over … Continued
