28 November 2025
This Giving Tuesday (Tuesday 2nd December), an exclusive jewellery collection from Hannah Cooper-Dommett and Posh Totty Designs is donating profits to Brain Tumour Support. The Wilde Collection, a collaboration between Posh Totty Designs and Hannah Cooper-Dommett, a long-standing Brain Tumour…
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17 November 2025
Earlier this month, staff at Bristol Care Homes organised a fun-filled day for residents to raise money for Brain Tumour Support’s Sparkle Season. Residents at Glebe House in Almondsbury, Beech House in Thornbury, Field House in Horfield and Quarry House…
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14 November 2025
Bristol-based neuropathologist Professor Kathreena Kurian, who lost her husband Gerard to a brain tumour, is leading a national campaign to end postcode inequalities in brain tumour care with a newly released study into molecular and genetic testing of brain tumour patients….
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29 October 2025
We recently visited TasteTech to judge a Halloween baking competition and talk to staff about Brain Tumour Support’s mission and impact in the Bristol area. Through a series of fundraising events and employer-matched contributions, the specialist flavourings and ingredients manufacturer…
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19 October 2025
Liam Vincent-Kilbride was diagnosed with a grade 2 glioma, and following surgery in October 2024 was offered to be part of the Early Access Program, taking Vorasidenib. After 10 months on the drug, he shared his experience and reaction in…
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14 October 2025
On Saturday 4th October, the Southmead Hospital Neuro Oncology team took on a gruelling fitness challenge to raise vital funds for Brain Tumour Support. The team of 22, including family and friends, completed a day-long relay marathon by bike, rowing…
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7 October 2025
Our Head of Support Services, Lucy Wilkinson, explains the significance to glioblastoma patients of a clinical trial planned for next year. A ground breaking gene therapy clinical trial for glioblastoma is expected to launch in early 2026, offering new hope…
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1 October 2025
We love sharing news of our wonderful supporters and last month, friends Ollie and Lloyd took on a challenge to complete a non-stop, 45 holes of golf. This number is significant because in the UK, 45 people a day are…
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6 August 2025
At the age of 103, Nora Gilliver is set to become the oldest woman in the UK to embark on a glider experience when she takes a flight at Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire, on 14th August. Nora is a resident…
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13 June 2025
We are delighted to announce that our Founder and former Chief Executive, Tina Mitchell Skinner, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in The King’s Birthday Honours 2025.
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16 May 2025
Brain Tumour Support CEO, Emma McKeown, and Head of Support Services, Lucy Wilkinson, were delighted to join NHS teams, other charity leaders and MPs at the prestigious Francis Crick Institute last night to celebrate fourteen UK hospitals being designated Tessa…
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4 May 2025
After the anticipation and excitement of last Sunday’s TCS London Marathon on 27 April, we want to celebrate our wonderful #TeamBrainTumourSupport runners who inspired us with their passion and determination, raising vital funds in the process.
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