Panda sculpture brings a little piece of the outside world to young patients at Addenbrooke’s
One of the hardest things about being in hospital is leaving behind the normality of childhood, including the excitement and community of school. Pilgrim Pathways, the hospital school that provides education and support to young people facing mental and physical health struggles, had a very special donation of a panda cub from Addenbrooke Charitable Trust's (ACT) Panda Meander trail this week…
Dragon Boat teams smash fundraising target with £50,000+ raised for new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital
This year's Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival saw a day of firsts, a day of celebrations and a day of coming together to remember why everyone involved was taking part.
Hospital visit inspires Cambridge businesses to take Cambridge’s 2027 Panda Meander fundraising to the next level
In March 2027, Cambridge's third Wild in Art sculpture trail will hit the streets of the University city. Attracting families and visitors from across the UK, and beyond, the trail has a special cause at the very heart of it - with funds going towards children's services at Addenbrooke's as well as helping to build the East of England's first specialist children's hospital. Trail hosts,…
Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) supported cancer technology earns multiple awards
“These scanners have transformed the way clinicians look for cancer in the lymph nodes. Collecting more lymph nodes is associated with an increase in five-year survival rates of up to 28%. What’s more, higher lymph node yields lead to more accurate prognosis. By helping clinicians find more of these lymph nodes, the scanners are improving treatment decisions and helping to achieve better outcomes…
Cambridge scientist wins Lister Prize for pioneering Parkinson’s research project – backed by Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
A scientist whose pioneering Parkinson’s research was given early backing by Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) has just been awarded a prestigious Lister Prize Fellowship.
Ahead of Volunteers’ Week - meet the local people giving their time to Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
“You think you’re doing it for others, but it helps you so much as well” Ahead of Volunteers’ Week, meet the local people giving their time to Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust – and making a real difference
Supporting the arts in a hospital environment - Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) helping to create a 'people-first' design for a giant 3D sculptural mural to welcome patients to the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital
Art, like music, has the ability to bring moments of calm, comfort and connection at some of the most difficult and stressful moments in people's lives. With their kind donations, ACT supporters help to back musical and artistic projects at CUH arts - working on projects that will benefit patients, their loved ones and staff at Addenbrooke's and the Rosie. Now funding has extended to a…
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT's) 19 London Marathon runners part of a new Guinness World Record
Not one, but two, record breaking achievements to their name! If running the London Marathon wasn't enough, our wonderful team of 19 runners are also part of a new world record - taking part in what was the world's largest marathon. To find out how they fared and to read some of their heartwarming comments after completing their challenge, see below.
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust’s (ACT) intrepid team of trekkers setting out on a Great Wall of China challenge to raise funds for two new pioneering hospitals in Cambridge includes one team member who is terrified of heights.
“Every time I look at photos of the Trek, it makes me feel sick!” - the words of one of Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust’s Trek China team taking part in the gruelling challenge despite an intense fear of heights" But with lots of stories and memories to come, the team say they are really looking forward to the challenge - knowing that they are fundraising for two pioneering new hospitals for…
Leading hospital charity thanks its London Marathon runners for raising a record-breaking £85,000 in this year’s ‘emotional’ event
This year's ACT runners have raised a record-breaking £85,000 for the hospital charity - which will fund cutting edge equipment and ground-breaking research at Addenbrooke's and the Rosie, as well as two pioneering new hospitals in Cambridge - the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital and the Cambridge Children's Hospital. To find out more about the day and how the runners got on, please see story…
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust’s team of first-time international trekkers prepare to conquer remote stretch of the Great Wall of China
“Every time I look at photos of the Trek, it makes me feel sick!” - the words of one of Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust’s Trek China team taking part in the gruelling challenge despite an intense fear of heights
'Addenbrooke's saved my twin sister - and her baby': the powerful stories inspiring Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust’s TCS London Marathon runners
Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) has a record 18 runners in this year's TCS London Marathon. Not only that - but to date they have also raised a record £54,000 between them. To hear their stories, and to find out why they are running to raise funds for Addenbrooke's and the Rosie, see below.
Leading hospital charity celebrates another world first – by bringing panda sculptures to Cambridge in a popular global art trail
A leading hospital charity whose supporters fund groundbreaking UK and world ‘firsts’ at Addenbrooke’s is celebrating another first – by bringing Wild in Art’s very first panda trail in the world ever to Cambridge.
Every runner has a personal story to tell - says leading hospital charity raising funds for pioneering new cancer hospital in Cambridge
Runners in this year's TTP Cambridge Half Marathon who are running on behalf of Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust are raising money for a pioneering new cancer hospital in the city. But behind all their training lies many a personal story - experiences of their own, and their loved ones journeys, which have brought them to where they are today. Many of the runners, and their families, have…
Cheffins more than doubles original fundraising target for Cambridge Children’s Hospital with £212,000 donation
After a busy - but fun - year of fundraising, Cheffins has more than doubled their pledge for the new Cambridge Children's Hospital - raising an impressive £212,000 which will go towards the creation of a brand-new, permanent playroom at the pioneering new hospital. Once built, it will be the first specialist children's hospital for the East of England, the only region in the UK without one…
Final call for runners to join hospital charity’s fundraising team – raising money for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital in this year’s TTP Cambridge Half Marathon
The TTP Cambridge Half Marathon is considered to be one of the UK's 'bucket-list' races, offering a scenic route through the historic streets of Cambridge and routing through the colleges of Cambridge University. This year's half marathon is once again raising money for the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital - so if you fancy a challenge for 2026, sign up now to run for the official hospital…
Leading hospital charity thanks supporters for ending another year of giving with more festive spirit than ever before
Every year, supporters of Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) donate millions of pounds to help make Addenbrooke's even better, and what better time to celebrate this than at Christmas? This year the charity marks the end of another year of extraordinary giving by introducing another special Christmas event, to add to what it already does. Thanks to funding from a corporate, we have been able…
Leading hospital charity calls on people to ‘Support their Docs with Festive Socks’ – with the launch of a festive, feel-good fundraiser involving socks not jumpers
We know hospital staff CAN'T wear Christmas Jumpers - but they CAN wear Christmas socks - so this year we are launching our first festive fundraiser with a difference. To join your Docs in Festive Socks and raise money for Addenbrooke's and the Rosie, all you need to do is sign up to take part, buy yourself a pair of festive socks, and donate. Details below.
Charity auction offers lucky bidder chance to feature in Lord Archer’s final standalone novel in support of Cambridge Children’s Hospital
It's not often you get the chance to have your name forever immortalised in a novel - but now international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer is offering one lucky person just that! The charity auction - now live! - is part of Cheffins 200-year anniversary celebrations - with Lord Archer's extraordinary prize: the winning bidder’s name to appear in his final standalone novel, due for release in…
First CT scanner at Addenbrooke’s wrapped in nature-themed vinyls – changing patient experience
Here, we find out how wrapping Addenbrooke's first CT scanner is making a difference to patients, thanks to funding from ACT supporters.
ACT support brings faster, life-saving diagnosis for kidney cancer patients
A new piece of equipment funded partly by ACT supporters - known as a confocal microscope - is transforming patient care at Addenbrooke's. Able to provide high resolution images of tissue samples, it means for the first time ever in the UK, patients with suspected kidney cancer can have a biopsy, receive a diagnosis and discuss treatment options - all on the same day. To find out more, and to…
Addenbrooke’s begins innovative liver cancer treatment for first NHS patients in Europe
Addenbrooke’s has become the first hospital in Europe to deliver histotripsy treatment to a patient outside of a clinical trial, after being fast-tracked by the Government. Find out more below.
Leading Hospital charity in East of England praised for investing early on in promising medical professionals’ careers – helping to bring breakthroughs and change in patient care and treatments
Leading hospital charity Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) this year celebrates its 30th anniversary - with its supporters donating more than £150 million towards supporting innovation in patient care. One area the charity is able to invest in is research and fellowships - investing in promising medical professionals early in their careers. At this year's John Addenbrooke Lecture, Roland…
A leading hospital charity thanks its Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Regional Fundraiser of the Year nominee – saying they "couldn’t be prouder”
This year's Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards will be televised live on ITV next month. Prior to all the finalists getting through, they go through a process where regional news teams select a fundraiser from the 17 regions across the UK. For the second year running, a fundraiser from hospital charity Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust was nominated for ITV Anglia's Regional Fundraiser of the…
This year's Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival smashes fundraising total out of the water - raising £40,000 for new cancer research hospital for the region
This year's 19th Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival has done it again - with teams beating last year's total to raising an impressive £40,000 for the new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital. The new specialist hospital for the East of England will bring world-leading research and clinical excellence together, to change the story of cancer, and improve the lives of cancer patients across the UK and…