International Women’s Day
Today, 8 March, is International Women’s Day and to mark this special day, we’re celebrating the fantastic women behind Friends of Rosie. As a volunteer led charity, we simply couldn’t do what we do without the support of our network of volunteers, Trustees, and scientific advisors. And so today, we want to shout out to […]
A Christmas party to remember
On Saturday 9 December we joined forces with three other fantastic children’s cancer charities to host a special Christmas party for the children of Ward 86 at The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. It was a truly wonderful day, not only because it gave the children and their families some time away from the ward to […]
Local charities join forces for children’s cancer ward Christmas party
Friends of Rosie has joined forces with three other Manchester children’s cancer charities to create a special Christmas party for children currently undergoing cancer treatment on Ward 86, the oncology ward at The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. The Friends of Rosie Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Milly’s Smiles, Holly’s Hearts, and The Joshua Tree Foundation have […]
Calling all volunteers
As a small, volunteer-led charity, we are always looking for the volunteer support of willing and skilled individuals who want to give back. There are lots of ways to volunteer your time and effort that will make a huge difference to children with cancer. These include: Administrative support Marketing & PR support Graphic design Video […]
Lisa Larkin awarded MBE
Friends of Rosie founder, Lisa Larkin, awarded MBE We are delighted to announce that Lisa Larkin, the founder of Friends of Rosie, has been awarded an MBE for charitable services in His Majesty, The King’s Birthday Honours List for 2023. A Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) is awarded for an outstanding […]
Coffee and marmalade raises £700!
Our kind supporters, Philip and Julia Hyde, recently held a coffee morning and marmalade sale in aid of Friends of Rosie. Thanks to the huge generosity of everyone who attended the event, an impressive £700 was raised in support of childhood cancer. Events like this really do make all the difference to the projects we […]
Easter raffles underway
Huge thanks to everyone hosting Easter raffles for Friends of Rosie this year and to Slatterys Chocolatiers in Whitefield for providing the delicious Easter eggs and hampers. Let’s hope we raise lots for children’s cancer research this Easter to really make a difference. We’ll keep you posted after Easter to share how much we’ve raised […]
Pioneering research for children with head & neck cancers
Over the past 12 months, Friends of Rosie has funded research at The University of Manchester looking at ways to decrease the risk of facial disfiguration in children with cancers in the head and neck. Dr Marianne Aznar and her team have been looking at how we could enable ‘smarter’ radiation treatments, leading to a […]
Could a blood test diagnose Ewing Sarcoma?
Friends of Rosie has joined forces with another like-minded charity, Megan’s Rose of Hope, to fund research into the use of a revolutionary new blood test to diagnose Ewing Sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer. In 1 in 4 children or young people with Ewing Sarcoma there is little chance of survival because the […]
Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022 – 1 day to go!
Friends of Rosie has been selected to participate in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022, the UK’s largest match funding campaign. Last year, thanks to generous supporters like you, the campaign raised over £22 million for participating charities. Starting tomorrow, 29th November, we will be raising money to kickstart more vital children’s cancer research projects […]