THATCHAM COURT IS PROUD TO BE LOUD!

Staff and residents of Bupa’s Thatcham Court Nursing Home, Chapel Street, Thatcham, are proud to be holding a BE LOUD event on Friday 29 January at 11.00am for Beating Bowel Cancer’s 2010 campaign. The home will help raise much needed funds to fight bowel cancer by hosting a coffee morning and raffle, with all proceeds donated towards the campaign. A Singing For The Brain session will be held after morning coffee, with residents and staff taking part. Singing For The Brain is a group activity which has been carefully designed for all people with memory difficulties and their carers, to receive the many health benefits that are woven into the fun of singing. Sue Smith, home manager at Bupa’s Thatcham Court Nursing Home, says: “I really am proud of the team’s effort and motivation to make this day happen. I’m sure the event will be great fun and hopefully we’ll raise a lot of money for this worthy cause.” Bowel cancer is the UK’s second biggest killer cancer, which claims almost 50 lives every day. BE LOUD is Beating Bowel Cancer’s annual fundraising campaign, (which falls between Monday 25 January to Sunday 31 January this year). The campaign challenges people to have fun in the LOUDEST and most outrageous clothes they can find, whilst raising funds and awareness for Beating Bowel Cancer. There is a serious message behind the charity’s light-hearted fundraising initiative; bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK. Each year more than 37,500 people are diagnosed with the disease and it will affect 1 in 18 people during their lifetime. It’s estimated that around 90% of bowel cancer cases could be treated successfully if caught at an early stage, but many people are often embarrassed to discuss their symptoms and delay seeking medical advice. Beating Bowel Cancer wants the BE LOUD campaign not only to raise much needed funds, but also to raise awareness of the disease, to promote equal access for all to the latest bowel cancer treatments, and to encourage people to talk ‘out loud’ about bowel cancer. If you would like to take part in ‘BE LOUD 2010’ please call 020 8973 0019, log onto www.beatingbowelcancer.org to download fundraising materials or email angela@beatingbowelcancer.org. For further event details please contact Thatcham Court Nursing Home on 01635 873834.