Nuggets From 2009

Monday 5th. April 2009 - Our first bit of news on the launch of our re-vamped website - We would just like to draw your attention to the fact that theTrowbridge Fund Raising Branch of the Bath Cancer Unit Support Group have in the month of April 2009, celebrated  21 years of raising funds for the Cancer Unit in the Royal United Hospital Bath. It is worth noting that in that time span, the Trowbridge Fund Raising Branch will have handed over to the Bath Trustees an amount in excess of £228,500 and in fact at the Trustees AGM on the 13th. May of 2009, they handed over an additional amount of £20,000 - making a round total of almost 1/4 million pounds, staggering!! Pictured right the Mayor of Bath, Councillor Tim Ball receiving on behalf of the Bath Cancer Unit Support Group the Trowbridge cheque of £20,000 from David Birch of the Trowbridge Fundraising Branch Committee.

 

 

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Tuesday 5th. May 2009  - Right - The Crown & Sceptre pub of Trinity Street, Frome very kindly donated the huge amount of £2000 to the Bath Cancer Unit.  Shown here, with some of the regulars of the pub receiving the cheque on behalf of the Unit is the Vice Chairman Tino Polledri, (centre front) who is also the Chairman of the Trowbridge Fund Raising branch . On Tino's left is the landlady for 25 years,  Dot with her manager Dan far left,  front.  An enormous amount of money, raised through, Quizzes, Karoke, donations and competitions etc. which means that the Crown & Sceptre qualifies for the £1000 pounder plus Certificate, that is presented by the Bath Cancer Unit Support Group annually at their AGM                                                        

Photo courtesy of the Somerest Standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Below: TrowbridgeChairman Tino Polledri receiving the Biss Delta Revival cheque from four of its "Line Up" of six, amongst them Trowbridge Committee member (left) Ian Grant (Drums)

                                                                                            

 

 

 

 

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Right: Four of the Biss Delta Revival Line Up receiving their £1000 pounder

 Plus certificate from the Mayor of  Bath, Tim Ball at the BCUSG AGM May 13th. 2009

 

 

 

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Below: Dot the landlady of the Crown & Sceptre Frome, together with her manager Dan, receiving the £1000 pounder Plus Certificate from the Mayor of Bath, Tim Ball at the BCUSG AGM May 13th. 2009

                                  

           

 

 

 

 

 

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Right: Martin Bax of Frome, receiving on behalf of the Griffin Inn, Frome, their £1000 Pounder Plus Certificate, from the Mayor of Bath, Tim Ball at the BCUSG AGM 2009

 

 

 

 

 

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Below: Pat Smith of Rode, and (R) together with her small band of assistants, amongst them centre, Ros Dymond, Trowbridge Committee Member, receiving her £1000 Pounder Plus Certificate from Tim Ball, The Mayor of Bath at the BCUSG AGM in May 2009

 

 

 

                                                                                                            

 

 

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The Box Fun - Held Sunday 11th.October 2009 and staged in it's annual setting of the Box Rec. and surrounding area. The distance covered in the Ladies & Gents Open section was 6 and half miles. The Veteran Ladies and Gents Open covering half that distance, with the under 15 years girls and boys doing the same, with 150 competitors taking part.  Prior to the race, as you can see local celeb, Clive Mantle presented to the Bath Cancer Unit Support Group Vice Chairman, Tino Polledri,  the Box Fund Raising Branch's cheque for the amazing amount of £14,000

 Left to Right - Mike Turner, Box Committe Member and Organiser of the run, Gordon Hall Box Committee Member and Ex Trustee of BCUSG, Clive Mantle, Tino Polledri, Chair of the Trowbridge Fund Raising Branch and Vice Chair of BCUSG and Tom Travers, Box Committee member and Ex Trustee of BCUSG, with some of the younger competitors.

Below: That Cheque!!

           

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Nuggets From 2008

Bath Cancer Unit Support Group - AGM - May 2008

Annual Presentation of £1000 Pounder Plus Certificates

These certificates are awarded to groups/individuals who have donated in excess of £1000 pounds in the last financial year to the Cancer unit.

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Chaired this year by the Vice Chair of Bath Cancer Unit Support Group, Tino Polledri

Tino is also the Chairman of the Trowbridge Fundraising Branch.  In picture is Tino (left) with the then Mayor of Bath (right) Councilor Mrs. Sharon Ball, who is about to receive from Trowbridge Committee member David Birch,  a cheque on behalf of the Support Group, from the Trowbridge Fund Raising Branch,  for the magic sum of £35,000

N.B. (See "Newsy Nuggets" )

 

 

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Some of the participating audience who as always are given a tour of the facilities and a chance to see where and how the monies they have raised have been used to improve the ambience of the Unit

 

 

 

 

 

On tour in the Unit, with a demonstration by Sue Macgregor of the Linac machine (administers radiotherapy). Like it's predecessor this machine was purchased by monies donated to the Support Group, an amount in excess of £1,000,000.!

 

 

A tour of the new (modular) day care centre and treatment ward and it's facilities.  Opened in 2003 at a cost of £310,000 with monies provided entirely by the Support Group.

 

Below: Three Back Lit Murals purchased (with Support Group Donations) plus one other set in the ceiling situated above the Linac Machine Couch.  To improve the ambience, not just for patients but also radiotherapy staff, who all agree that it was money well spent.

 

 

 

The official opening of additional Loos in the Oncology waiting area.  A long required additional facility, brought about from a suggestion by a patient, Richard Pearce, opened by the patient and funded of course with donated monies to the Support Group                                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

Left: Tino and the Mayor of  Bath, flanked by the Chairman, James Carine (L) and Chief Executive James Scott (R) of the Royal United NHS Trust