The outstanding founders of the charity ‘Children with Cancer Fund’ from Polegate, have been recognised by Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort as part of the official Coronation celebrations in conjunction with Royal Voluntary Service. Chris & Ursula with Children with Cancer Fund (a local charity who support children and their families who are affected by childhood cancer across East Sussex, Brighton & Hove) and have been recognised for their contribution and crowned a Coronation Champion. This follows a call out to the nation to nominate their volunteer heroes. Almo ..read more

Make a bigger difference this year You don’t have to donate money to make a difference. Here are some imaginative ways for you to support the causes close to your heart this year! Raising money for charity should be fun and easy. This makes the likelihood of not being scared off a little less likely, right? Below, we’ve listed some ideas to raise money for charity : Face your fears – There is nothing better than watching someone do something that they really don’t want to do. Jumping out of a plane, holding a tarantula or abseiling the tallest building in your city are just a few ideas to get ..read more

WHAT A YEAR Check out our latest Children With Cancer Fund round up of last year We’re ready for you 2023 ..read more

It’s been a celebratory past few months here at CWCF, with the efforts of our fantastic team and volunteers acknowledged at both the Uckfield and Eastbourne business awards recently. The crew were lucky enough to join together with local businesses and charities to promote and celebrate the achievements of the past year. Two brilliant nights at The Winter Gardens and East Sussex National Hotel and Resort, were filled with music, dinner, and laughter as the evenings culminated in a show of support for all the work undertaken by locals. At the Eastbourne business awards, we were shortlisted for ..read more

Our charity recently celebrated a huge milestone in the 24 years since we were founded, with an official building opening at our now-permanent home in Willingdon! Staff, volunteers, patrons and donors all came together to celebrate. The Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex, Mr. Andrew Blackman, joined the celebrations with a formal ribbon cutting to welcome the guests into the office to see where the magic happens. Also in attendance was the Mayor of Eastbourne, councillor Pat Rodohan, and deputy Lieutenant, as well as patron for the charity, Mrs Juliet Smith JP DL. Music by The Rolling Sea’s Ukulel ..read more

Finding out your brother or sister has cancer can have a massive impact on you and can mess with parts of your life that are most important to you. You might feel confused and helpless whilst your sibling deals with their diagnosis and your parents do their best to keep daily life as normal. So, what can you do to help your sibling, whilst looking after yourself? We have put together some tips. What will happen to my sibling whilst having treatment? What happens next depends on your brother or sisters’ treatment plan, they may have treatment locally which means they can stay at home, or they m ..read more

Ever wonder where your donations go? All the money that is donated to CWCF, whether it be through fundraisers or independent donors, goes towards supporting our families, and contributing towards exciting social events that unite children with cancer and their families with others in the community who are going through similar experiences. Caravan holidays on the South coast enable them to spend quality time together away from treatment, small acts of kindness such as receiving a bouquet of flowers can put a smile on the faces of mums who only have time to think about how to get through a week ..read more

It has been a whirlwind couple of months at Children with Cancer Fund, from bouncing back from the height of the pandemic to making big decisions about our future. When the opportunity to buy our office presented itself, we knew what we had to do. We embarked on a mission to raise the remaining funds needed to the secure the building, which is the beating heart of our charity. Without it we would be faced with the added strain of moving and relocation costs, and losing our home. 3-4 The Triangle houses our staff and volunteers workspace and provides a space for our families to drop into should ..read more

Children with Cancer Fund (CWCF) is looking to recruit volunteers to help with fundraising events, from collecting pennypots, to greeting people and acting as a steward. Over the years our work has supported children up to the age of 18 and their families through childhood cancer, from granting wishes through to coordinating fun family events in the community. Everyone who has been involved with the charity knows that our volunteers are crucial to running our fundraisers so that we can fund our services for our families. So what’s in it for you? Get out into the community By volunteering with ..read more

After a difficult year in 2020, we weren’t quite sure what would be in store for CWCF in 2021 but we were certainly hopeful that things would improve! Unfortunately, the year began with us all in another national lockdown but again, we didn’t let this stop us from supporting the families in a safe way. We continued to run our ‘Meal Delivery Project’ where our families were treated to a Green Fig Catering meal, an afternoon tea from the Wealden Kitchen or their favourite takeaway! We also organised some Random Acts of Kindness, which involved working with local businesses to surprise some of th ..read more