About the beneficiaries

The Daisy Appeal is a locally based charity and was established to help improve treatment and research opportunities for a variety of common diseases, most notably cancer, heart disease and neurological illness.

Having successfully raised £8 million, to enable the construction of a Medical Research Centre at Castle Hill Hospital in 2008, the Daisy Appeal building has already greatly improved research and treatment facilities for people in the Hull & East Yorkshire region. The new Centre provides scientific laboratory facilities, a clinical trials unit, teaching accommodation and an environment where eminent Hull researchers base their studies.

The Daisy Appeal has now moved onto Phase 2 of the Appeal and looking to raise a further £4.5 million to purchase specialist equipment, which includes a Cyclotron machine and a PET-CT Scanner, this will enable earlier detection of cancerous tumours.  With the addition of this equipment, we will be the first in the region to provide advanced imaging facilities directly linked to an ongoing scientific research programme.

It is envisaged that once the machinery is in place, the charity becoming self funding.

Further information on the charity is available at www.daisyappeal.org

 We are delighted, once again, to be chosen to be one of the charities to benefit from the Classics in the Park.  We really appreciate the time and effort the Committee devote to the event and are looking forward to another stunning concert.

Teenage Cancer Trust is very pleased to have been chosen as one of the charities to benefit from Classics in the Park.

Every day six young people in the UK hear they have cancer.  Usually placed on a children’s ward or with elderly patients, they can feel isolated, never meeting others going through the same thing. Teenage Cancer Trust believes teenagers shouldn’t stop being teenagers because they have cancer, so they fund and build specialist units in NHS hospitals that allow young people to be treated together with others their own age, in an environment suited to their needs. Unlike ordinary wards, they are designed to give the very best chance of a positive outcome.  They are as close as possible to a young person’s normal life, helping them cope with gruelling treatment and long stays in hospital. 

Our new Teenage Cancer Trust unit at Castle Hill Hospital near Hull opened in December 2011 and is for cancer patients aged 18 to 24 from across Hull, Scarborough, Grimsby and Scunthorpe. It is our very first Shared Care unit which will work in partnership with the Teenage Cancer Trust unit at St James’s Hospital in Leeds. This means that young people from this region who have been diagnosed with cancer now have dedicated services on their doorstep.

As well as specialist units, Teenage Cancer Trust also funds a number of services all with the same goal – to help young people fight cancer. These include clinical and research staff, an education programme for schools, family support networks and an annual conference for young cancer patients.

For more information about Teenage Cancer Trust visit www.teenagecancertrust.org.

Photo shows the new daycare rest area.

The Dove House Hospice Love you 2 Appeal needs to raise £2.5 million towards the redevelopment of the hospice site on Chamberlain Road by autumn 2012. £5 million is required for the whole project and half of this has already been provided as a result of the generosity of the Needler Trust, which donated £1.3 million and other substantial legacies.

Dove House Hospice was established on the Chamberlain Road site in 1990 ... it provides specialist care for people residing in Hull and East Yorkshire who are living with life limiting illnesses. The team at Dove House are specialists in palliative care ... that is the total care of patients whose illness is no longer curable and for whom the goal must be quality of life.

The services are available to anyone over the age of 18 years who has a life limiting illness. Specialist palliative care is provided for patients with cancer, motor neurone disease, HIV/AIDS or any other life limiting illness.

Current facilities/services include:

• Inpatient Unit - 20 beds (1 for respite care)
• Therapy and Support Unit
• Outpatient Clinics
• Family Support Team
• Hotel Services Department
• Education Department

 There is no charge for any the services as Dove House Hospice is maintained by funds raised in the local community and support from the Health Authority.

The expansion and re-development of the hospice will also provide additional facilities which will enable more people to benefit from specialist care and more relatives to stay overnight.

Additional facilities on completion of the redevelopment will include:

• 12 respite beds, including 2 family suites
• Enhanced therapy assessment and treatment areas
• New rehabilitation and gym facilities
• New and improved day therapy unit
• Efficient and updated clinical and administration accommodation
• Hospice cafe for the whole community
  

It is important to note that the builder and suppliers are based locally ... only specialist materials that cannot be supplied locally will be sourced from outside the area.

Eco-friendly and sustainable methods will be adopted wherever possible ... such as solar power and water harvesting, to reduce the carbon footprint and save money on running costs in the future.

Further information on the charity is available at: www.loveyou2appeal.co.uk