Following the sad death of his father Evan Vivian, Adrian decided to apply to run in this years London Marathon in memory of his father and to raise funds for Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust. His training went well and yesterday, the day he had been waiting for had arrived.

Adrian was number 12105 in a luminous lime green T shirt which he had made specifically for the event.

It was tough race with quite a strong wind but he made the excellent time of 3hours 55 minutes.

He is delighted to have raised £552.00 which is 10% more than his aim of £500 – its not too late to support him on the Just Giving page enter Adrian Vivian and then the amount you would like to give to support the work of the cancer department at your hospital in Poole.

Many thanks to all those who supported Adrian and to him for all the work he has undertaken in running the 2024 London Marathon.

The Trust are delighted to assist the radiotherapy department by purchasing new innovative technology equipment to improve treatment in that department.

Previously patients undergoing treatment were given “tattoos” to pinpoint precise areas needed to target treatment. Now ‘surface guided’ treatment systems which consist of multiple cameras and image sensors can lock the precise area of a tumour into place.

Similar treatment has been used for the past two years but now the system has been improved significantly for the patient. Going tatooless is a significant milestone in this treatment

University Hospitals Dorset is the first trust in the south-west to offer this new service and continues making Poole Hospital a front line player in the treatment of cancer in the UK.

The Annual General Meeting of the Trust will be held in the Boardroom at Poole Hospital on Tuesday 5th December at 2pm.

We were delighted to be notified by the Mayor’s Office recently that our trustees had been awarded the newly introduced Mayor’s Award for those who have contributed to the well being of the Community of the Borough of Poole.

The award was made to the two longest standing officers of the Trust, Greg Bemment, the Treasurer and Stuart Dean the Chairman.

The award will be made to those judged worthy of a Poole Charter Mayor’s Award for long standing voluntary service. It was acknowledged that the Trust has raised well over £20 million pounds since inception to buy equipment to help in the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of cancer at Poole Hospital. This could not have been achieved without the generosity of those who have donated over the years.

The pictures show the award being made by the Charter Mayor Tony Trent watched by  the Mayoress and the Sheriff Mike Brooke.

Wareham & Purbeck Young Farmers Club held a Ploughing Match last month and they decided that the proceeds from the event should be donated to Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust for which we are very grateful. The total came to £2,000 – a terrific result.

The Club meets every week and details can be found on their website or on their Facebook page. They have a varied number of events throughout the year and you would be made most welcome.

Many thanks again for thinking of us.

Many of you will recognise Rene from the Hospital where she has been selling hand made items for the benefit of the Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust. 

She has been doing this for many years and in that time she has raised many thousands of pounds to help our charity in our work for the community.

Rene is now in her 90’s and is unlikely to carry on with this work for much longer.

To acknowledge the work she has done the Trustees entertained her and her daughter to afternoon tea at the Quay Hotel in Poole.

We wish her all the best for the future and thank her so much for the work she has undertaken on our behalf.

Following on from their support on golf Tournaments and in November from the fun Movember venture where a number of staff grew moustaches further sums have been donated making a total raised from this latest venture of £630.00. They have now decided to raise funds for PHCTT on a permanent basis in their shop along the Ringwood Road.

LiVING LIGHTS ARE TRUE SUPPORTERS OF OUR CHARITY.

The Rotary Club of Poole kindly loaned us Santa’s Train before Christmas to arrange a street collection in a designated area. This year we were given Talbot Village and we were delighted that Santa was able to join us from his busy schedule.

During the evening we collected over £500 to help in our work in assisting Poole Hospital. Unfortunately the evening clashed with one when England was playing in the World Cup so we apologise to those we disturbed.

It was a great evening and our elf collectors enjoyed themselves and Santa has promised to visit us again if we do collections in future years in different areas.

Thanks to our collectors, to Santa, those who were kind enough to donate and the Rotary Club of Poole for their help

The Staff of Living Lights of Poole are taking part in this years Movember – which is a way of raising funds aimed at the prevention of mens issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health issues.

Those taking part do not shave in the moustache area for the month of November raising sponsorship monies for their chosen charity. We are delighted that Living Lights have chosen PHCTT as the beneficiary of the funds they raise, thanks to the organiser Oliver Chappell.

They are seeking sponsors or donations at their premises on the edge of the Wessex Trading estate on the Old Wareham Road in Poole. Visit them and see the great range of lighting on display.  SO FAR THEY HAVE RAISED £570.00

Below is a picture of those taking part at the start of the month and we will add more photos as the month progresses

Our thanks to all at Living Lights and specially to those taking part: –  Oliver Chappell, Andrew Chappell, Carol Meakins, Dave Meakins and Rocco Morrison.

Broadstone Golf Club have helped us over several years and again arranged their Summer Solstice Golf Day with donations for PHCTT.

An exhausting day for those playing from Broadstone and Wareham Clubs who played those courses and the Isle of Purbeck in one day.

They raised a total of £1,368.00 for our charity which will go towards our current fund raising project to assist Poole Hospital in treating patients from all over Dorset.

Many thanks to all involved and particularly Oliver Chappell, who organised the event.