Our Spring letter writing competition (which ran from 18th March until 14th April) saw hundreds of writers send in their Spring-packed letters to us. We were delighted with the quality as well as the quantity and it was a tough job selecting a winner. Thankfully our guest judge, Natalie Woodward, found one that she couldn’t get out of her head. It was a fabulous five page letter from our regular writer, Inga, who lives in South Africa and found us last year. Inga wrote about the comparisons of Spring time in South Africa and Europe - with lots of beautiful illustrations to bring it to life ..read more

We’re delighted to announce that our Trustee, Nicholas Lee, has completed his 1,000 mile challenge for us, finishing with his final steps being made into the From Me to You Trustee meeting in London on 21st March 2024! Nicholas took on the walking challenge for us after a good friend of his, Sue, was diagnosed with cancer. Nicholas is a keen writer and is an advocate for the benefits of keeping the connection and communication open with those feeling isolated because of cancer. Nicholas’ challenge has raised £1,750 for our work and he has asked that some of the funds generated are used to fun ..read more

It’s not often that we hear of a whole family writing for us, but when we do, we love it! And it seems everyone else loves to hear about it too after their story of writing together for us made headlines last weekend - with it featuring in The Independent, The Evening Standard, The Daily Mirror and 150 other regional and national news outlets! The Jourdain family are the perfect advert for encouraging other families to get together to write for us. They wanted to support their eldest daughter, Isla, with her Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award - where she had put herself forward to write letters f ..read more

As we sadly know, cancer can affect anyone. With King Charles facing his own battle with the disease, we wanted to reach out to him and offer up some of our lovely letters (donated to us by our fab writers) to spread a bit of joy. We’ve always said that regardless of the patient’s support network, cancer can be a lonely and isolating battle. King Charles is no different. We hope he receives our letters, enjoys immersing himself in them - and can escape the thought of cancer for a few minutes. He may even (like many of our recipients) decide to become a writer for us and play forward the joy t ..read more

Would you like to brighten the day of someone facing cancer? You can with a handwritten letter. Either writing to someone you know - keeping that connection open with them - or to a stranger, through our Donate A Letter programme. Our Donate A Letter programme has seen a 25% increase in demand over the last year. This is brilliant as it means more people know we exist and can benefit from our letters when they need them most. However ,we need the supply of letters to keep up. Can you help? Every letter will make a huge difference to the lives of those feeling isolated and lonely as they face ..read more

Tuesday 14th May 2024 - 19:00 – 20:00 GMT It's often difficult to know what to say in a letter and even harder if your recipient is isolated and living with cancer. Whether you're writing to a loved one, or for our Donate A Letter programme, this workshop will show you how to get those letters flowing and what a difference your letter will make. This is the perfect workshop if you are writing for the first time, new to Donate A Letter or need a refresher to get your writing mojo going again. Our workshop offers both free tickets and ones where you can give a donation. We recommend a donation ..read more

Pens at the ready….After a year off to launch our book ‘From Me to You’, our much-loved annual letter writing competition is back! Hurrah. All letters received at our PO Box address between 18th March - 14th April 2024 will automatically be entered. For our avid letter writers - and for those of you who’ve not put pen to paper for us yet - this is your time to shine. We are always blown away by the wonderful letters we receive each week and a competition is a lovely way to recognise the extra special ones. There is a wonderful prize on offer for the winner - a selection of goodies donated ..read more

Following the success of our book ‘From Me, To You’, we’re delighted to announce that it’s now available as an audio book. It’s available on Audible, Spotify a la Carte, XigXag, Google Play, Apple Books, Bookbeat - and more. Just before Christmas, our co-founders - and co-authors - Alison and Brian took to the studio to record it. Don’t they look the part! The recording is a complete audio version of our book, for which we’ve had brilliant reviews. If you’ve not read it yet, we can promise a mix of emotions; from laughing out loud at some of Alison’s escapades, to shedding tears as Brian o ..read more

We're delighted that as part of our work in the Peterborough area, we will be running another creative workshop on 2nd March and would love anyone in the area to join us.  It's a ticket only event, helping us to ensure we have enough materials for everyone. You can get your tickets online here. We'd love to see you and anyone who you think would enjoy the workshop, or might like to be involved with our work. Feel free to spread the word! Tickets Available Here   ..read more

Do you love writing letters as much as we do? Are you a stationery addict, who loves nothing better than a drawer full of paper and cards? Then we have the thing for you! Our Letter Writing Club brings like-minded people together every three months for special themed online workshops. You pay a monthly subscription of £5 (if based in the UK. It’s £6.50 for Europe and £7.80 for the rest of the world to cover postage costs) and for that, you receive a box crammed full of stationery goodies posted out to you to use at the next workshop. All themed to match. You can sign up at any point through ..read more