East of Scotland

Teenage Cancer Trust develop services for teenagers and young adults in the East of Scotland.

Teenage Cancer Trust currently has one unit in the East of Scotland at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh for young people aged 13 to 16 Your support will enable Teenage Cancer Trust to fund:

• A unit at the Western General Hospital for young people aged 17 to 24 - Due to open June 2013
  
• A unit at the New Children’s Hospital in Edinburgh for young people aged 13-16 - due to open July 2017
  
• Specialist clinical staff to provide the very best care and support
  
• A Support Network for friends and family who need support too
  

What we're doing in The East of Scotland

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CEILIDH AT THE CASTLE – 30th August 2013

Ceilidh At the Castle... a Black Tie ball and Ceilidh at Blair Castle on Friday 30th August 2013 to raise funds for both Teenage Cancer Trust and Help for Heroes

The evening commences at 7.30pm with a welcome drink on the West Lawn (weather permitting) and background Blues For Heroes music, followed by dancing to Alba Ceilidh Band and Blues For Heroes, Stovies, fundraising Raffle and even a Bacon Roll for the journey home. It’s a beautiful venue & would be a shame to miss!!!

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Latest News

News from around the East of Scotland...

Esme Macintyre is inspiring some really

wonderful fundraising in her local community.

Over the past couple of months, an incredible £8,218.76 has been raised by various events.

Eilidh, Esme’s friend & neighbour organised some fundraising at Strathallan School & raised £2202.39 whilst the other girls, Lynsey & Clare organised a fundraising night in the local hall where there were head shaves, Robbie William tickets being auctioned, raffles – all in all, the girls raised £3229.






One of the local schools Arngask did some fundraising & raised £135. Esme's Mum Anne, Esme & Sharon Sheridan - our Regional Fundraiser for East of Scotland - proudly holding the cheque.

Esme’s Uncle Douglas & Aunt Christine also got in on the fundraising & had a t-party at their home in Newtonmore & they raised £1422.

After sampling some of the lovely cakes from Uncle Douglas & Aunt Christine, the girls - Eilidh, Lindsay, Esme & Clare got together to hand their cheque’s over to Sharon Sheridan (Regional Fundraiser for East of Scotland)



Another neighbour was welcomed home last night from a 721 mile cycle around the North of Scotland & he raised another £1,000 on his Just Giving page for Esme. This is just some of the fundraising that’s going on & we would really like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has been involved & for those of you who are still out there raising funds & awareness for us – thank you so much!!

Champagne and Chocolate celebration on Neil Robertson's

return after his 720 mile 12 day tour - raising over £1,000 Neil's 720 mile 12 day tour started and finished from his house in Kinnesswood (Perth & Kinross); took him West via Rannoch Moor and Glen Coe crossing over to the Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye on the Mallaig ferry; then from Kyle of Lochalsh followed the coast roads all the way to Durness; returned by Inverness and Perth to home. As you can see from Neil's wee selection of photos the weather was fantastic with only a few showers on his first and last days. Neil is also pleased to say that he exceeded his fundraising target and has raised over a £1,000. The last photo is of Esme MacIntyre, her family, Neil's family and Neil. Neil was greeted by them on his return with Champagne and chocolate cake!

Wear your 'Onesie' to College Day

Forth Valley College Students in Falkirk - Nikki, Louise, Debbie & Demi - organised the - Wear your 'Onesie' to College Day with everyone paying £1 for the privilege and all monies raised going to charity. The day was a huge success and they raised £192.00.






















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Fundraising whilst having Fun!

Scotch Bonnet Events - a group of HND Events Management Students from Edinburgh College - held an 'Adventure Race for children' at Bonaly Scout Camp recently - No wonder the 'Winners of the race' pictured below all have happy smiling faces - they helped raise £588.27

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Six Nations Drive

A huge thank you to retired businessman Alan Biggar. Alan got involved with us in memory of Uphall teenager Zoe King, who lost her three-year battle with soft tissue sarcoma just days before her 18th birthday in September 2007, Alan worked with Sharon King, Zoe’s mum at Brewin Dolphin. He is our Scottish patron & has just completed a rather gruelling drive around all 6 Nations rugby grounds in his vintage Morgan & in the process has raised just short of £45k for us. This latest amount will push his total fundraising figure through the £300k mark – what an incredible achievement by an incredible man!!!

A warm welcome back to Alan from Siobhan Dunn - our Director of Fundraising and Sharon King - Zoe's Mum.

Alan's visit to Western General Hospital

on his return from Six Nations Drive

Alan can be seen here with Sharon and Aly Hunter – Aly was the final co-driver on the return trip from the Six Nations

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Eilidh Gibson and friends from

Strathallan School in Perthshire

Smiles all round and having a well earned rest after organising and helping out at the 'Glenbrae Fun Day' - where they raised the fantastic amount of £2,050.00 !!!


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Graeme High School, Falkirk

Well done to everyone at Graeme High School, thanks for your continued support & good luck for the charities day at the end of the month!!

Graeme High School have been fundraising for Teenage Cancer Trust recently. Sharon Sheridan, Regional Fundraiser took Miss McEwan from Graeme High School, who originally set up the charities committee 7 years ago for the school, and two of the S2 pupils, Alice & Stephanie to visit our unit at Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow. The visit was very timely as one of their fellow pupils is currently being treated on the unit. Whilst there, the girls were lucky enough to meet Ferran, one of the young people being treated on the unit at the time of the visit.