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One of the world's best-known brass bands is set to make its debut in an iconic North East venue to raise money for research into childhood cancer.
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band will be playing at Durham Cathedral from 7.30pm on Saturday 14 April to raise money for the North of England Children's Cancer Research Fund (NECCR).
Families affected by childhood cancer were among the special guests invited to the state-of-the-art MediCinema at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle this month to launch the 2018 Children’s Cancer Run.
Some of the region’s brightest minds have moved to further establish the North East as a ‘leading-light’ in childhood cancer research.
A North East charity fun run attracting around 10,000 runners annually has this year raised over £249,000 for research into childhood cancer.
300 North East walkers were joined by award winning travel author, Bill Bryson, at the weekend (Saturday, October 14) as they took part in an exclusive sponsored tour of the Blagdon Estate, in aid of research into childhood cancer.
A Darlington mechanic has set the wheels in motion on a fundraising effort that will see him compete in the British 24-hour Championship Kart Race in order to raise vital funds into research for his son’s cancer treatment.
