We are delighted to announce that EastEnders star Kellie Bright has joined Solving Kids’ Cancer UK as our newest Charity Patron. Kellie has enjoyed a glittering acting career and has been a prominent part of the BBC’s EastEnders cast for 10 years, playing Linda Carter. She has had leading roles in the 90’s comedy The Upper Hand, Bad Girls, Da Ali G Show and the Only Fools and Horses prequel, Rock and Chips. She was also runner-up in Strictly Come Dancing in 2015. Kellie joins the charity at an exciting period of its growth with a new strategy having been announced last year as well as a recent ..read more

Solving Kids’ Cancer UK is proud to announce that this year it is are partnering with Ruben Hage during his 2023 Ginetta GT Championship campaign. Nottingham-based Ruben is a talented driver who has already had success across many different motorsport disciplines at the age of just 18 years old, and has demonstrated continual progression through the junior ranks of British motorsport.  In 2022, he competed in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge where he achieved sixth overall in the championship and was on the podium on just his second race weekend.  Ruben feels that it is a privilege to have ..read more

It is our pleasure to share with you our brand-new charity film. In the film, you will see for yourself exactly what Solving Kids’ Cancer UK is all about, and why the work that we do is so vitally important to children affected by neuroblastoma and their families. You will hear from some wonderful families who have been supported by Solving Kids’ Cancer UK, and we’re so grateful to them for sharing their stories with us on camera. It is thanks to Solving Kids’ Cancer UK Patron, Carl Cavers, and the incredible Sumo team that we have such a beautiful film to showcase the work that we do. Thank y ..read more

The Cancer Awareness Trust has today announced Solving Kids’ Cancer UK as a Founding Partner of The Cancer Platform initiative. The Cancer Platform, owned and designed by The Cancer Awareness Trust, sets out to transform the cancer journey for everyone with a free-to-use global website and app for those affected by cancer. All trusted information, services and products will be in one place, making it quick and easy to find the specific things that will help transform an individual’s cancer journey, personalised to them and their stage of diagnosis or treatment. Solving Kids’ Cancer UK advocate ..read more

Solving Kids’ Cancer UK and SpecialEffect announce new annual event, British Racing Greats:  1 June 2023 Games industry charity SpecialEffect and Solving Kids’ Cancer UK announce a new annual fundraising and awareness event called British Racing Greats, taking place this year on Thursday, 1 June, at Donington Park Circuit. British Racing Greats, working in partnership with Supercar Driver, whose team are renowned for their annual Secret Meet at Donington, is a first of its kind track event, celebrating the greatest racing games ever made.  Racing studios and games ..read more

We're excited to announce that Solving Kids' Cancer is now a certified member of the PIF TICK scheme as a Trusted Information Creator. The PIF TICK is an indicator of health information you can trust. NHS organisations, health charities, and companies creating, and publishing health information can apply for the PIF TICK.   When the PIF TICK is displayed on health information it shows that the information you’re viewing has been through an approved production process. Gail Jackson, CEO, said: “We are proud that Solving Kids’ Cancer UK has achieved PIF TICK accreditation. As a childre ..read more

Today, Solving Kids’ Cancer UK, in partnership with the Daily Express, is calling on the UK government to commit to a long-term investment in childhood cancer research, starting with financial support for the UK to lead Europe in a transatlantic clinical trial of the Bivalent Vaccine for children with high-risk neuroblastoma.  Earlier this year, we supported a number of families in their mission to gain government support for more trials for children with cancer to be conducted here in the UK. In particular, our call was for the UK government to support an international clinical trial of ..read more

Today our hearts are with Luke Wiltshire’s family as we join them in remembering their special son, brother and Uncle on the 1st anniversary of his passing. Luke always put others before himself. Kind, gentle and humble with a uniqueness and strength his family say carries on through his legacy. Luke’s quiet determination has made the biggest of impacts. Here’s how… With support from Luke’s amazing family, Solving Kids’ Cancer UK were so privileged to launch the Big Love Fund on what would have been Luke’s 24th birthday in June of this year. The fund has been created to directly support childr ..read more

Solving Kids' Cancer had the privilege of interviewing one of our very special supporters, Jake. Jake was a very close friend of Luke Wiltshire. Luke was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was 14 years old and in 2021, Luke and his family received the devastating news that there were no more curative options for him. Luke sadly passed away in 2021 at the age of 23. Jake has taken part in many incredible challenges to raise funds and awareness for the charity, in memory of Luke.  Below he talks about his memories of Luke, why he is so involved, and The Big Love Fund ..read more

We look forward with hope as we launch our bold new strategy, it is driven by three key pillars Research, Support and Awareness. The 2022-2027 Strategic Plan is built on the success and learning from our 2017-2022 Strategic plan, it has been informed by our stakeholders and developed in line with our vision; ensuring we have a blueprint for our growth, sustainability and stability into the future.   "We are passionate about speeding up pioneering clinical research that will improve outcomes for children. As a parent-led charity we are uniquely placed to use our influence and rep ..read more