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
We are delighted to announce that we have organised a very special Forget Me Not 3k walk on July 7th in Pontypridd. This wonderful event aims to bring together everyone who has been affected by cancer, to walk in love, honour or memory of someone special to you. This event will be a short summer … Continued
Emma is a participant on our Great Wall of China Trek 2020. She recently told us about what motivates her to support patients and staff at Velindre Cancer Centre through taking on this demanding challenge… “Everyone has their own motivation for signing up to a trip such as this, whether it’s because of personal experience of cancer & the … Continued
DEBENHAMS CARDIFF HAVE CHOSEN US AS LOCAL CHARITY OF THE YEAR Thank you so much to Debenhams Cardiff for choosing us as their local Charity of the Year! We are super grateful for this incredible support and we are really looking forward to working together over the next 12 months! … Rhian Gibson, Charity Director … Continued
Read in Karyn’s own words her inspiring story about her cancer journey, signing up to the Great Wall of China Trek and finally ringing the bell. Here’s her story… On Monday 6 May 2019 I was so proud to finally ring one of the bells at Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff with family and friends. I say ‘finally’ because it’s … Continued
