Brigg Matters Issue 53 Winter 2018

Brigg Prostate Cancer
Fundraising Group
by Dave Brittain
This group has been set up to support and raise funds
for Prostate Cancer UK in the Brigg area. Amazingly, no
such group has existed beforehand to support this
aspect of men’s health.
The idea was the brainchild of local councillor and
Deputy Mayor Brian Parker and along with local
residents Steve Pearce, David Brittain and Paul
McCormick their aim is to raise awareness in the wider
community, raise funds for ProstateCancer UK but most
importantly to encourage more men to be open about
the condition and take the diagnostic tests.
Prostate cancer is one of the top causes of premature
death amongst men and the development of advanced
tests to diagnose the type of cancer and most
appropriate treatment all takes money to fund research.
Research is vital if we are to be as successful as the
breast cancer campaign that has radically changed the
lives of women through screening and advances in
diagnosis and treatment. We would like to think that a
higher profile of this condition could have a similar
effect for men.
Prostate cancer mainly affects men over 50 and your
risk increases as you get older. Statistically, 1 in 8 men in
the UK will get Prostate cancer at some point in their
lives and it is important to diagnose the disease at an
early stage to enable prompt and effective treatment to
take place.
Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer in
men with over 47,000 men diagnosed with prostate
cancer every year – that's 1 29 men every day. Every 45
minutes one man dies from prostate cancer – that's
more than 1 1 ,000 men every year, it has overtaken breast
cancer to become the third biggest killer. The good news
is that there are 330,000 men living with and after
prostate cancer.
With high quality research, we can dramatically
reduce the avoidable deaths and enable sufferers to
return to active and productive lives. Recent
developments in treatment, detection and immune
system therapy have been successful in some men but
Caring Tea-Ladies!
A cheery group of carers meet at the Carers' Centre in
Redcombe Lane every Thursday. Their meetings alternate
between chatter over tea and biscuits and more active
events.
are only the start of work needed to combat this cancer.
A recent collection at Tesco raised almost £500 and
Brigg Rotary Club has donated an additional £500 to
kick-start the project. Individual donations, of any value,
get us closer to a solution. We will be collecting again on
Saturday 8 December at Tesco Brigg.
If you would like to support the drive towards earlier
and better diagnosis and treatment please contact Dave
Brittain on 01 652 6521 60 or email at
dave41 brittain@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/BriggPCFG/ where you will
find a link to a Just Giving page for on-line donations.
Visit www.prostatecanceruk.org for more information.
Pudding Party Success
A Pudding Party organised by The Brigg Town
Business Partnership held in Brigg in early October
has been hailed a roaring success. Held at St John’s
Church Hall, guests enjoyed a drink and nibbles on
arrival followed by an array of puddings to tempt their
tastebuds.
The magnificent amount of £665 was raised at the
event, in aid of the Brigg Tree of Light with the profits
from the evening going to The Carers’ Support Centre,
Brigg and Cure DM CIC.
The Business Partnership would like to thank St John’s
Church & Church Hall; The Carers’ Support Centre,
Brigg; Cure DM CIC; Co-op Funeralcare; The Steel
Rooms; The Loft; The Deli & Diner; 4 Heaven’s Cake; Ken
Harrison and all the companies and individuals who
kindly donated raffle prizes.
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