Earlier this week the Trust held another of their very successful Coffee Mornings by courtesy of Rick Stein’s at Sandbanks. The staff do a terrific job in assisting in making these events so successful.

This time over 100 people were attracted to attend, all enjoying coffee and cakes provided by the restaurant and by the Trustees of the Charity.

A raffle was held and over 40 prizes had been donated by local businesses which meant that those attending had nearly a 50% chance of winning a prize. Many thanks to those who donated prizes in these difficult times and to all who attended on the day.

If you would like to help or get involved in helping this most worthwhile charity in organising a Coffee Morning or any other event for us please contact the Chairman Stuart Dean . (Refer to the appropriate pages on this site)

Photos attached show some of those attending this week at Rick Stein’s.

Photos taken by Mario at the restaurant. – Many thanks.

It is 50 years ago today on 9th October 1972 that Mrs Marjorie Lewis Manning set up Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust to assist in purchasing much needed equipment to help with the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of cancer.

Since then the Trust has purchased scanners and other equipment for this purpose costing many millions of pounds thanks to donations given by the people of Poole and the County of Dorset and the efforts of a small group of volunteers who make up the Trustees of the charity.

If you have any spare time and are interested in getting involved please contact me by email or phone.

We have managed to come through Covid, when many small charities such as ours, have had to close their doors, but, we need your continued help if we are to ensure that Poole Hospital remains in the forefront of cancer treatment in the South of England.

The Hospital has equipment which is the envy of many larger hospitals and this is thanks to you all.

Please keep your donations coming.

Thanks to my fellow Trustees for their support and to you all for the donations you have made.

We look forward to reaching our 100th Anniversary !!

Stuart Dean

Chairman

Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust

stuartdean@gmx.com

01202 888895 or 07949128614

This is the plaque which was awarded to the Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust by the Borough of Poole for the work we have done in raising funds to purchase equipment for the hospital for the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of cancer.

It is currently being displayed in the waiting /reception area of the Nuclear Medicine dept.

On behalf of all the Trustees of Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust we offer our sincere congratulations to Debbie on being awarded an OBE in the Queens New Year Honours in acknowledgement of her work over nearly 40 years in the NHS and in particular in recognition of the work undertaken by the staff at Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals in forming the merger of University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Following the postponement of the the AGM of the Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust we are re arranging it for February 1st at 2.30pm at the premises of About Face, 111,  Longfleet Road, Poole.

Please advise the Chairman or the Secretary if you wish to attend in order that arrangements can be made to provide access to their premises.

We take this opportunity of thanking the Trustees of About Face for allowing us to use their premises for our meetings during the Covid pandemic, we hope to return to the Boardroom at the Hospital when things have settled down.

The Official Opening has taken place in the Nuclear Medicine Department at Poole Hospital of the re equipped nuclear medicine department. The dept has been redesigned to accommodate the two new SPEC/CT Scanners named after the Pasteurs. Details of the work undertaken appears in an earlier NEWS item.

The opening was by one of the Patrons of Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust, Guy Henry from the BBC TV series Holby City and the Chief Executive Officer Debbie Fleming our picture shows them watched by Kat Dixon the Head of Nuclear Medicine, members of her staff, representatives of Siemens and Stuart Dean the Chairman of Poole Hospital Cancer Treatment Trust. The Trust provide £500,000 towards the overall cost of the scanners and the redevelopment work, generously given by donations and bequests to the Trust.

Many thanks to those at About Face who have kindly offered the trust their meeting room for the trustees to hold their regular meetings until we are able to meet again in the Boardroom at Poole Hospital.

We hope that in the future we can become closely involved with About Face in fund raising activities to assist cancer patients.

We were delighted that Rick Stein’s Restaurant at Sandbanks once again offered us their premises to hold a Coffee Morning in aid of the Charity. They are so kind, offering, apart from their premises, coffee and cakes.

Thanks to the efforts of our Trustees, Elaine Drury and Pam Hughes we raised a large number of prizes for a raffle thanks to the generosity of local traders. They organised the morning and we received wonderful support from all who attended. As a result we raised a total of £1,013 – a tremendous figure.

Thanks to all concerned !!