The Christie charity Impact Report 2021-22

YOUR IMPACT

The Christie Charitable Fund Impact Report 2021-22

WELCOME

Welcome to our Impact Report for 2021/2022 – a year where we were all able to turn a corner and move into a new normal as we began to learn to live with COVID-19.

Our charity exists to ensure cancer patients at The Christie receive the highest level of treatment and care and have access to world leading research and equipment. The funds raised each year allow us to provide new equipment and facilities, support world class clinical research, and provide a range of practical, emotional and social support projects for patients and their loved ones which are over and above what is ordinarily available through NHS funding. In this report, we highlight some of the important projects that your support has made possible. Although COVID-19 has continued to have an adverse impact on the fundraising sector, we have made many leaps forward with our levels of activity, only thanks to the commitment of our fundraisers and donors. This year we were proud to introduce The Christie challenge where we asked supporters to take part in six fundraising activities throughout the year in order

to receive our limited edition six-part medal. Our wonderful supporters raised £180,000 this year from this activity. In July we hosted an exclusive drive-in event at Arley Hall in Cheshire to show the never before seen screening of the live stage show of Early Doors. And in the latter part of the year, as COVID-19 restrictions were eased, we were able to reinstate most of our sporting events. Supporters ran, walked, cycled and sky dived and between them raised a huge £1.65m. We were delighted when our very committed Christie fundraising groups were able to start some of their activities again and we saw our corporate supporters signing up to our showcase online events. We were also absolutely thrilled to be able to host our Christmas concert at Manchester Cathedral which was as popular as ever, selling out within a week!

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THIS YEAR OUR CHARITY HAS RAISED A WHOPPING £13.2M

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This year our charity has raised a whopping £13.2m. Considering that a large part of the fundraising activity had to be carried out in just a six-month period as restrictions were eased, it just proves how wonderfully loyal and committed our supporters are. You all help ensure our patients and their families receive the best care and treatment and that we remain at the forefront of cancer research. We really do value everything you do for The Christie and our patients. We simply couldn’t achieve what we do without you. This year’s priority at The Christie once again has been to ensure our patients have received the very best and safest cancer care despite the COVID-19 pandemic. It has continued to be a challenging time for everyone, but throughout we have strived to put patients at the heart of everything we do.

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YOU DID IT! The lengths our supporters go to help The Christie never ceases to amaze us. The Christie charity can only be successful thanks to the fantastic support we receive from every single fundraiser, and we couldn’t be more grateful for everything you do.

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OVER 2,447 COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE

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£164,000 RAISED AT THE MANCHESTER TO BLACKPOOL BIKE RIDE.

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274 PEOPLE WORKED WITH US TO FULFIL THE WISHES OF THOSE WHO INCLUDED A GIFT IN THEIR WILL

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82 PENCE IN THE POUND GOES DIRECTLY TO HELPING PATIENTS

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HOW YOUR MONEY HAS HELPED The Christie charity supports the development of cancer prevention, treatment, research and education through investment in staff, equipment, facilities and other support services that are over and above what the NHS funds. Your generosity helps us deliver a huge range of projects including life-saving research and the latest high-tech equipment, alongside support services that help us make cancer treatment a little easier for our patients. Here are a few examples of some of the projects we have been able to fund this year thanks to your donations.

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Vital services closer to home In December 2021 we were delighted to open The Christie at Macclesfield. The charity has released £23 million over the last three years to this amazing facility which has brought Christie cancer care closer to home for patients in Cheshire, High Peak and North Staffordshire. The £26 million development is equipped with state-of-the-art radiotherapy treatment machines, a CT scanner and 18 treatment chairs. It will provide 46,000 patient appointments and visits each year and is the third in a network of local Christie radiotherapy centres where patients can access Christie treatment closer to home. Quite simply, this centre is transforming cancer care for our patients, delivering local specialist access to chemotherapy, holistic support and information services, outpatient care, palliative care, counselling and complementary therapy and a wider range of clinical trials than at present.

THE CHRISTIE AT MACCLESFIELD WILL PROVIDE 46,000 PATIENT APPOINTMENTS AND VISITS EACH YEAR

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More support for our younger patients Cancer treatment can often have a lasting and devastating impact on younger patients, affecting them psychologically as well as physically. At the Christie, we recognise the need the treat the whole patient and a new project for this year is the development of a psychological support service for Teenage and Young adult (TYA) patients, aged 16-24 years of age, who are receiving treatment at our TYA centre.

Education for our team As part of our drive to provide the very best care, the continuing professional development of all our staff is vital, and so every year, through our charity grant to the hospital, we support the professional workforce development team and the technology enhanced learning team. Both teams are key to ensuring all members of the workforce have access to the highest levels of education. The Christie charity also supports the Kostoris library & education centre – an important resource to enable our team to focus on education. The library and knowledge service offers a range of services to all staff at The Christie and is a highly regarded presence across Greater Manchester, leading on important projects which widen access to resources for all health care professionals across the area.

ALL TYA PATIENTS WOULD HAVE RAPID ACCESS TO A SPECIALIST PSYCHOLOGY SERVICE

By establishing a more comprehensive psychology service for these patients it would enable patients to access a higher level of psychology support on site which is currently only delivered through community services. All TYA patients would have rapid access to a specialist psychology service, boosting the supportive care we offer to young people.

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EVERY YEAR, THROUGH OUR CHARITY GRANT TO THE HOSPITAL, WE SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND THE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING TEAM.

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WE CONTINUE TO BRING MORE LEADING EXPERTS AND THEIR TEAMS TO MANCHESTER

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Boosting our research capability To complete the best research for our patients, we need to ensure we have the best minds in our team. This year we have invested over £1.7m overall towards research, supporting early-phase clinical trials along with several posts as part of our academic investment plan, supporting the Manchester Cancer Research Centre. This is an unprecedented global recruitment drive to bring up to 20 of the world’s leading cancer experts and their teams to Manchester. The Charity provides initial funding to enable these plans to be kick-started.

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Treating the whole patient Our complementary health and wellbeing can be an integral part of a patient’s cancer journey. Whether its providing acupuncture, massage, hypnotherapy or coping techniques, our teams are here to support our patients through the most difficult times. That could be when they are struggling to cope with the stress, anxiety or trauma of a cancer diagnosis or treatment. It could be because they are struggling with treatment side affects such as sickness.

We are also funding the Academy of Surgical Oncology for the next three years. Clinical trials help provide greater treatment options for cancer patients. These new treatment options then help to improve patient outcomes. With an Academy of Surgical Oncology at The Christie, we will also be able to carry out surgical trials. This is something that very few cancer centres in the UK do at the moment, but will enable us to carry out a ground-breaking combination of surgical and clinical treatment together, leading the way in this unique type of surgical clinical trial on a national and global scale with huge potential. As well as surgical trials, the Academy of Surgical Oncology will also mean we can deliver pioneering research into cancer cells. Over the next five years, we’ll explore what the cells respond to and identify more targeted treatments. Studies like this need scientists and clinicians to work side by side in a truly collaborative way. Our Academy of Surgical Oncology will allow our brilliant experts to do this, creating a space for multi-disciplinary research. The new research facility on The Christie’s site will house research laboratories, consultant workspaces and a biological research unit to give our team the right environment to continue to make their life-changing discoveries. Our patients will directly benefit from having leading scientists and health care professionals collaborating and delivering fresh insights into cancer treatments.

Thanks to the support of our charity, we have been delighted to expand our complementary health and wellbeing service to our new Macclesfield centre – meaning we can now help patients to benefit from this service at all our Christie centres – Withington, Oldham, Salford and Macclesfield. This service is also opened to patients’ carers and Christie staff.

Complementary therapy is funded through our patient experience fund which also includes the psycho-oncology service, clinical nurse specialists and nurse clinicians, paediatric play specialist services and specialist physiotherapy and occupational therapy service.

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PAINTING A BRIGHTER PICTURE FOR OUR PATIENTS Many of our patients say that coping with the emotional effects of cancer, can be as hard – if not harder – than dealing with the physical effects of treatment. In fact, long after treatment has finished, many patients still report feeling anxious. This is why the art room at The Christie, funded through our charity, is so important.

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The art room at The Christie has helped many of our patients cope with these effects. They may never have picked up a brush before, but it’s somewhere they can escape, and be with others who understand what they’re going through. It does something medicine can’t do - it helps them to feel normal again. Even through the COVID-19

THEY MAY NEVER HAVE PICKED UP A BRUSH BEFORE, BUT IT’S SOMEWHERE THEY CAN ESCAPE

pandemic, we were able to continue art classes virtually, providing much-needed friendship and support at a difficult time. The artist in residence and all the materials used are fully funded by The Christie charity. Going forward the charity is planning to redevelop and expand the art room so this facility has more capacity to help more patients.

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Van Gogh Alive! It was one of the highlights of last autumn’s event calendar. The Van Gogh Alive exhibition wowed audiences at MediaCityUK with state-of-the-art immersive technology bringing Van Gogh’s work to life. The Van Gogh team used this event as a platform to support The Christie charity and helped raise over £65,000 in vital funds to support our art room redevelopment. Visitors to the exhibition could make a donation when purchasing tickets and buy selected products in the gift shop to support us. The Christie in turn promoted the exhibition across all charity social and digital platforms and to staff and patients, helping attract a wide audience to this fantastic event while it was in Manchester. Corporate supporter Luna Investment also hosted an exclusive evening at the exhibition for Luna’s clients and Christie supporters. The event featured a display of patient artwork that had been inspired by Van Gogh which were sold on the night during an auction hosted by BBC presenter Mark Radcliffe. This is a great example of how working together can bring a new audience to your event as well as raising money to support a charity that is important to your audience and staff.

The art of alchemy The Alchemist at MediaCityUK found a festive way to support The Christie charity this year. The popular cocktail bar and restaurant donated £1 from each Christmas menu bill to an appeal to refurbish our much-loved art room. Many staff members at The Alchemist have friends and family who have been treated at The Christie. So during December, menu cards on each table featured information about the art room refurbishment and all the staff fully supported the campaign encouraging customers to make donations. Georgia Zaryckyj, Senior Relationships Manager at The Alchemist at MediaCityUK said: “We were so fortunate to be able to work with The Christie and contribute to raising money for the art room refurbishment. Our guests at The Alchemist did not need much of an introduction to The Christie with its already fantastic reputation based on all of the incredible things it continues to do. We look forward to the continued relationship we have already established.” The team raised an amazing £3,042 with its Christmas menu bill donations campaign, showing how a little can go a long way to really help make a difference to our patients.

The Van Gogh event helped raise over £65,000 in vital funds to support our art room redevelopment.

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OUR GUESTS AT THE ALCHEMIST DID NOT NEED MUCH OF AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHRISTIE WITH ITS ALREADY FANTASTIC REPUTATION. Georgia Zaryckyj

The team at Alchemist MediaCityUK

The art room is one of the many services The Christie offers patients above and beyond what the NHS funds. It can make a life-changing difference to cancer treatment and recovery. Donations from our generous supporters like The Alchemist at MediaCityUK mean we can make improvements to the facilities and run more classes.

This will help more of our patients benefit from the sense of community and support that the art room brings.

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THE CHRISTIE HAS TOUCHED MANY OF OUR LIVES ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, INCLUDING MY OWN SO I DECIDED TO COMPLETE THE MANCHESTER 100

BIKE RIDE TO SUPPORT OUR CHARITY.

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A DOCTOR AND A FUNDRAISER A Christie doctor took on an epic bike ride challenge to raise money for our charity – in memory of his brother who was a patient here.

Dr Hamid Sheikh, a consultant clinical oncologist, knows both personally and professionally how important The Christie is to patients and their families. He was among hundreds of cyclists who took on the Manchester 100 Bike Ride. He said: “The Christie has touched many of our lives on a personal level, including my own, so I decided to complete the Manchester 100 bike ride to support our charity. “I took part in memory of my dear brother Sohail, my childhood best friend and the cleverest person I ever knew. In his short life of 22 years he

achieved so much and fought acute lymphoblastic leukaemia during six of those with tremendous courage and great dignity. “Even though he missed a huge part of his A level year at school while receiving chemotherapy at The Christie, he won a place at Oxford university to read medicine. He studied there at St John’s College until his illness relapsed before he could graduate and sadly he could not fulfil his dream to become a doctor and care for others. I am sure he would be very proud of the fact that I now work at the same hospital where he was treated, helping patients like him.”

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BRINGING VITAL TESTS CLOSER TO PATIENTS When cancer patients are coping with the demands of treatment, simple changes can make all the difference to their lives. One of these simple changes is to allowmore patients to access cancer care locally. For many years, The Christie has been developing outreach services to bring care closer to home for patients, and this has helped make thousands of lives easier.

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Since 2013, The Christie has been developing its SACT (systemic anti-cancer therapy) outreach services in hospitals, hospices and health centres across Greater Manchester. SACT is treatments for cancer that uses medication and includes chemotherapy, immunotherapy, bisphosphonates (drugs that help prevent and slow down bone thinning). As part of this, we began a pilot programme of local blood testing in 2019, with four clinics supporting around 200 local patients each week. Cancer patients receiving treatments need a blood test beforehand. This is to check their blood levels, how their organs are functioning and protein levels. Currently, most of our patients travel to our Withington site for blood tests. This can be hugely challenging, particularly if patients travel long distances or are feeling unwell because of treatment. Thanks to our 2019 pilot, we now plan to open 20 new clinics to reach the people most in need, hopefully reaching 1,000 people per week through the local service. In the long-term, we hope this service can be offered to all patients, including those on clinical trials. We are now working to increase our capacity by relocating and recruiting more staff. We will also need to fund more specialist equipment for taking bloods and recording results, which is being made possible thanks to the support of the charity.

THANKS TO OUR 2019 PILOT, WE NOW PLAN TO OPEN 20 NEW CLINICS TO REACH THE PEOPLE MOST IN NEED, HOPEFULLY REACHING 1,000 PEOPLE PER WEEK

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THE MARK BENEVOLENT FUND IS DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO HELP THE CHRISTIE AND IMPORTANTLY, SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE NEW FACILITIES. Barry Heal

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A local lifeline Receiving a diagnosis of advanced metastatic breast cancer was a huge shock to Helen Langan. She had worked as a clinical research nurse for 14 years at The Christie, and she, more than most, knew what to expect from the journey ahead of her.

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One of the things that helped Helen to cope, was the feeling that she had control over her treatment. She continued to work at The Christie and could coordinate her appointments during working hours. But when Helen changed jobs and started working in Wirral, she felt the enormous strain of travelling. It was an 88-mile round trip from her new job to Withington and 46 miles from her home in Cheshire. She remembers: “That 88 miles impacted on my working day. The tiredness. The fatigue. It impacted on my daily life.” Now Helen travels just eight miles from home to use the Cheshire-based St Luke’s Hospice blood testing service. It takes away so much anxiety and means that she can spend more time doing the things that she wants to. The small change to her routine makes a big difference to how she lives her life. She added: “Lots of days are disrupted due to the complexities of treatment. I’m living with metastatic cancer for the rest of my life, and having the bloods taken locally helps to reduce that disruption.” Thank you to the Mark Benevolent Fund for its generous support. Our supporters can still help this vital project in the future by sponsoring a clinic.

The Mark Benevolent Fund this year has donated £28,795 to cover the set up costs for providing the ‘bloods closer to home’ service in 11 clinics around Manchester. The Mark Benevolent Fund is responsible for the raising and distribution of funds nationally on behalf of Mark Freemasons to charities within the wider community. Its Provincial Grand Almoner, Barry Heal, explained: “We try to find a way to support a specific cause or organisation that is close to our heart. The work that The Christie does is close to all our hearts. We are all touched at some times in our lives with a loved one or friend suffering from cancer. “The Mark Benevolent Fund is delighted to be able to help The Christie and importantly, so many people who will benefit from the new facilities. It really is an example of ‘making a difference’.”

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A LASTING LEGACY Robert Wilson, of Glossop, Derbyshire, passed away in late December 2020. He was widowed in 1998 after his wife, sadly, died of cancer. She had been cared for by The Christie and Robert was determined to say a big ‘thank you’ to The Christie for its treatment and support. He left over 90% of his estate to The Christie charity in his will.

A neighbour and good friend, Haydn Jones, had been appointed to administer his estate. Although they had spent many pleasurable hours together in the local pub, on days out and on holidays at home and abroad, Robert did not disclose to Haydn the contents of his will - or the fact that he had trusted him and so named him as an executor to organise his affairs. Not wanting to let his dear friend down, Haydn began the journey of administering Robert’s last wishes, determined to retain the maximum amount possible for The Christie, as the residual beneficiary of the estate. Haydn said: “I was surprised at how straightforward the process was. All parties were willing to help and were easy to deal with and I found administering the estate myself was more convenient than having to appoint a solicitor. In this way I was able to save more

for the charity. I could almost feel my deceased friend nodding in approval as I tried to carry out his wishes and play my part in supporting The Christie.” The purchaser of Robert’s home also ‘did his bit’ by offering and paying above market value for the property. This family had a son who had been treated by The Christie, and they, too, wanted to give something back, in the firm belief that charity gifts really can make a huge difference. Bequests to The Christie charity are not subject to Inheritance Tax and gifts in Wills are vital to the work of The Christie. Income from Wills represents 40% of the charity’s overall income. These types of gifts fund cancer research, prevention, treatment and care. Without gifts in Wills, one in three of our projects simply would not happen.

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Wills represents over 40% of the charity’s overall income.

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I COULD ALMOST FEEL MY DECEASED FRIEND NODDING IN APPROVAL AS I TRIED TO CARRY OUT HIS WISHES AND PLAY MY PART IN SUPPORTING THE CHRISTIE. Haydn Jones

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OVER THE RAINBOW FOR THE CHRISTIE

Restaurant owner Linda Lam, from Bramhall, has been fundraising for local charities for more than 22 years, raising over £350,000 for good causes. But it was when she became a patient at The Christie, she knew exactly what value she could add.

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Linda, who runs the Rainbow88 Chinese Restaurant in Cheadle Hulme, decided to use her experiences being treated for breast cancer as a catalyst to help The Christie improve services, and she has been instrumental in providing a patient’s view as our plans came to fruition at our new centre which opened this year in Macclesfield. Linda said: “I started fundraising when my manager was treated at The Christie. It’s continued ever since, and I’ve done so many events over the years I can’t remember them all! Every Sunday for example we do a family buffet where a magician entertains our guests. All under eights eat free for a £5 donation and we have a table of goods for sale. “During my treatment I still raised £20,000 and in lockdown £15,000 from raffles when customers were collecting their takeaways and online auctions. My customers and the local community are very generous and constantly support my hard work. They say my effort, time and dedication is tireless. My birthday bash at Rainbow88 is dedicated to The Christie every year as it was around this time I myself was diagnosed. “Considering everything I have done for cancer charities and The Christie, it was a huge shock when I became a patient myself in 2017. Fortunately, my treatment was successful and I am now cancer free, but I wanted to use my passion and determination to help others. I was over the moon when I was invited to be involved at the new site at Macclesfield. As a patient I could put my views across as facilities were designed. It has been a pleasure to be involved and to see it open this year.”

MY BIRTHDAY BASH AT RAINBOW88 IS DEDICATED TO THE CHRISTIE EVERY YEAR AS IT WAS AROUND THIS TIME I WAS DIAGNOSED.

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Making it happen in Macclesfield Linda was proud to be a member of the patient experience steering board for The Christie at Macclesfield, which opened to patients in December after many years in the planning. Thanks to the support of our charity, we were delighted to mark a new chapter in cancer care for East Cheshire and the surrounding area.

are planned, counselling and complementary therapy rooms, a cancer information centre, a charity centre and a refreshment area. The centre marks a new era in cancer care and treatment for people from East Cheshire and the surrounding areas. Radiotherapy patients particularly will benefit from much shorter journeys in the future. Patients having radiotherapy can spend hours each day travelling to and from the Withington site for up to six weeks, at a time when they and their families are already very distressed. Our first patient Sue Thompson, 58, from Holmes Chapel, was the first patient to receive her treatment in the new centre. Having discovered a breast lump in early August 2021, Sue was diagnosed with breast cancer that September and has since undergone chemotherapy before surgery and radiotherapy. Sue said: “This centre makes a huge difference to patients from East Cheshire and the surrounding areas, providing the highest standard of care from The Christie, but all under one roof and closer to patients’ homes. I’ve gone on to have both chemotherapy and radiotherapy at the centre, and I’ve felt the tremendous benefit of being able to have my treatment locally.

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Funded through £23m from The Christie charity, The Christie at Macclesfield is now transforming cancer care not just in East Cheshire but in the rest of the county, North Staffordshire and the High Peak area of Derbyshire. The new centre provides a range of holistic services including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapies, haematology treatments, outpatient care, nurse led clinics, counselling services, an information centre, palliative care and a wider range of clinical trials.

The Christie at Macclesfield is delivering 12,500 radiotherapy treatments every year and 6,800 chemotherapy, immunotherapy and hormonal treatments

Delivering 12,500 radiotherapy treatments every year and 6,800 chemotherapy, immunotherapy and hormonal treatments, this ambitious project includes specialist examination rooms, a new chemotherapy suite, a CT scanner where treatments

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THIS CENTRE MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO PATIENTS FROM EAST CHESHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, PROVIDING THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE FROM THE CHRISTIE, BUT ALL UNDER ONE ROOF AND CLOSER TO PATIENTS’ HOMES Sue Thompson

“The new centre is bright, airy, spacious, calm and relaxing.

It is exactly what you want when you are going through something as challenging as cancer. It’s going to be much better for patients like me to be able to access Christie care in Macclesfield from now on.”

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I’LL KEEP KNITTING FOR AS LONG AS I CAN – IT’S A GREAT HOBBY AND RAISES LOTS OF MONEY TOO! Lesley Brannon

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LESLEY’S STITCHING SUCCESS Lesley Brannon first started fundraising for The Christie with her granddaughter Georgie after being treated for a rare cancer of the appendix back in 2013.

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Fortunately, her treatment was successful and since then, she has been knitting up a storm – making knitted toys to raise as much money as possible to support patients like herself. She said: “Georgie started things off fundraising at her school, but when I went to The Christie for check-ups, I would see people having a stall selling lots of different things. When I saw one that was selling knitted items, I thought ‘I can do that’, and it grew from there.” Lesley started making teddies and baby clothes and was supported in her efforts by Lloyds Bank

where her daughter works. But it was during the pandemic when her sales really took off – with her making doctors and nurses, dubbed as ‘frontline teddies’. Lesley has now raised more than £17,000. She said: “It is a family effort, especially thanks to Georgie. My husband helps with the teddies doing things like putting the safety eyes in, stuffing them and making felt NHS badges My daughter Leanne then puts them all in bags and decorates them so we can sell them. I’ll keep knitting for as long as I can – it’s a great hobby and raises lots of money too!”

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A LASTING LEGACY Gifts in Wills continue to play a huge role at The Christie and account for a large part of charitable funding to help people facing cancer.

Eric Chilton passed away in the November of 2021 aged 87. Before he died, he decided he wanted to make a £50,000 donation to The Christie charity, with instructions to direct his donation towards a cancer research-based project. After discussing various funding options, his family decided to direct his donation towards funding a specialist research doctor for Ewing sarcoma in our Teenage and Young Adult Unit.

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Ewing Sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that occurs in bones or in the soft tissue around the bones which mainly affects children and young people. Thanks to Eric’s kind donation, we hope to have someone in post soon who will be able to take forward research into this rare cancer.

WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THE PROJECT, THE ENTIRE FAMILY FELT AS THOUGH THE POST WAS A PERFECT FIT FOR OUR FATHER. HE WAS A STRONG BELIEVER IN RESEARCH. Christine

His daughter Christine explained: “When we heard about the project, the entire family felt as though the post was a perfect fit for our father. He was a strong believer in research. He also had a passion for innovation having been involved in the creation of the first ever ATM machine through his career with Barclays bank. “He spent his life supporting young children through his work with the Boys Brigade. We are all delighted that through his generous donation, he can continue supporting young patients and continue to help The Christie advance cancer research.”

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MAKING THE CHRISTIE A CORPORATE CAUSE As a charity we continue to get great support from local, national and even international businesses and workplaces.

Havas Lynx Group, an international healthcare communications company, has been a supporter of The Christie charity for many years and has already raised more than £17,000. Successful events include the Havas Lynx Games – a virtual team building event held during lockdown. The global healthcare communications group is based in Manchester city centre and this year decided to take part in The Christie Challenge to complete six fundraising activities in 12 months. The teams at Havas Lynx Group rose to the challenge and organised a wide range of fundraising activities. Some of the teams’ activities included raffles, bake sales, Christmas donations, quiz nights and bingo games. One team even created its own calendar filled with fun and inventive posed shots for every month of 2022. It sold the calendar

to other teams at Havas Lynx Group and raised £370 for The Christie charity. The Havas Lynx Group has now successfully completed The Christie Challenge 11 times over. Collecting over 66 medals for the fantastic challenges. Vikki Ward, Chief Production Officer for Havas Lynx Group explained: “Each year, when it comes to supporting our local charities and organisations, without a doubt The Christie always ranks highly amongst our employees, encouraging us to continue our support. As a healthcare communications agency, it’s always made perfect sense for us to align our corporate social responsibility work with an organisation that is so in tune with our ethos, but we also have many employees who have a personal connection to The Christie and the critically important care it delivers to patients.

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WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS, WITHOUT A DOUBT THE CHRISTIE ALWAYS RANKS HIGHLY AMONGST OUR EMPLOYEES.

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“Taking part in The Christie Challenge was a no-brainer and has been enjoyed by many to continue championing such a fantastic cause and to support the funding of those all-important services and facilities, which will impact the lives of many.”

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THE NEW FACILITY WILL BECOME HOME TO SEVERAL HUNDRED SCIENTISTS, DOCTORS, NURSES AND SUPPORT STAFF WHO WILL BE AT THE HEART OF OUR AMBITION TO LEAD THE WORLD IN CLINICAL TRIAL RECRUITMENT

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BUILDING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Another new building project which took major strides forward this year was our new research facility, currently known as the Paterson redevelopment project, which is on schedule to open in 2023.

It will be a purpose-built biomedical cancer research facility bringing together three powerhouses of innovation – The Christie, The University of Manchester and Cancer Research UK. The new facility will become home to several hundred scientists, doctors, nurses and support staff who will be at the heart of our ambition to lead the world in clinical trial recruitment, supporting the development of new and kinder cancer therapies. It will double the number of cancer patients taking part in clinical trials by 2030.

Our research and innovation team operates more than 650 clinical trials at any one time and is one of the biggest cancer clinical trials centres in Europe. Through our National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Manchester Clinical Research Facility at The Christie, staff and patients benefit from a large, dedicated clinical research environment where patients can participate in complex and early phase clinical trials, many of which are supported by our charity. We continue to fundraise for this vital facility and as ever remain grateful for any support received. Donations can continue to be made via our website here.

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Our research and innovation team operates more than 650 clinical trials at any one time

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Kevin’s story Kevin Jones, who lived and worked in Blackburn as a police officer before retiring to Devon in 2021, was diagnosed with a rare neuroendocrine tumour in 2018. These can develop when changes happen in the neuroendocrine cells and tumours start to grow out of control.

Kevin was initially treated with standard chemotherapy for nine months and his tumour shrank. But six months later when it started to grow again, he was devastated by the news that there was no agreed further treatment for this very rare cancer. Kevin was then given the option to go on a clinical trial designed specifically for people like

him, offering him new hope of improved treatment and more time with his family. The goal was to see if one combination of chemotherapy drugs was better than a different drug and effective for longer, or if it increased the time until patients needed to change to a different treatment. Despite the distance between his home in Tiverton in Devon and The Christie, Kevin was happy to continue to travel to Manchester for his treatment. The trial involved regular appointments for chemotherapy treatments, and scans every eight weeks – which have revealed Kevin’s tumour, which was resting on a vein in his groin, has shrunk by an amazing 88% from the size of a walnut to the size of a raisin.

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Kevin said: “My response to the new treatment has been amazing. It has given me my life back when I seriously thought I might not survive. A few hours in the car is nothing to know I am being treated by the world’s best experts who are very knowledgeable but also incredibly kind and compassionate. We have all been amazed by the results. The tumour has now been reduced to a manageable size, I can ride a motorbike and move around with little trouble when I would previously have been in terrible pain. I’m living life again and enjoying my retirement the way I had hoped to. And that’s all thanks to a clinical trial at The Christie.” The Christie is now fundraising for a doctor, known as a clinical research fellow, to support this work. Clinical research fellows spend half their time in research clinics and half in follow-up clinics, so they’re immersed in the clinical management of patients, as well as their involvement in clinical trials and research – and they share learning from Manchester to help other researchers working on similar studies across the world. Kevin lent his story to a postal fundraising appeal which aims to encourage supporters to donate towards the project. He added: “If sharing my story in this way helps to raise the money needed, it is the very least I can do as a thank you to The Christie for giving me my life back. I am living proof that clinical trials work, but without the public’s help they wouldn’t take place.”

MY RESPONSE TO THE NEW TREATMENT HAS BEEN AMAZING. IT HAS GIVEN ME MY LIFE BACK WHEN I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT I MIGHT NOT SURVIVE. Kevin Jones

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ACHALLENGING CHALLENGE Newly qualified primary school teacher James Hayes completed The Christie Challenge in 2021.

James’ dad, Peter, was receiving ongoing treatment for bowel cancer. James planned to run a couple of events for The Christie as a thank you. Sadly Peter died in July 2021, so James decided to tackle The Christie Challenge, running a total of 105 miles across six events. The first in Tameside was just a few days after his dad’s death - the last two being back-to-back marathons within one week of each other. James explained: “I started running during my dad’s treatment as it was a little bit of escapism for me during what was a very difficult time. When dad died, I heard about

The Christie Challenge and it seemed like a good thing to do in his memory – a connection with him that I wanted to keep going.”

“It was really tough doing them all within five or six months, but I’m

extremely glad I did it. My dad showed so much bravery that I have decided to run at least one marathon a year, until I can’t run anymore, in memory of him.”

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WHEN DAD DIED, I HEARD ABOUT THE CHRISTIE CHALLENGE AND IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD THING TO DO IN HIS MEMORY – A CONNECTION WITH HIM THAT I WANTED TO KEEP GOING. James Hayes

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OUR SONS AND THEIR WIVES JOINED IN, BUT I WAS PARTICULARLY PROUD OF EAN WHO DID IT IN 23 MINUTES WHICH IS SOME FEAT CONSIDERING THE TREATMENT HE HAD. Marsha

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SKY HIGH Ean Franks’ family were so grateful for the treatment he received as a patient at The Christie, they decided to take on Manchester’s tallest skyscraper.

Ean was diagnosed with cancer in his vocal chords in the summer of 2021. He had to endure extensive treatment including radiotherapy and chemotherapy – and now cannot speak due to the tracheostomy tube he needed fitting. Fortunately, Ean is now cancer free, and whilst still recovering he is hopeful his voice will return when his treatment concludes later this year. As a thank you, his family banded together and decided to take on The Christie Tower Run up 46 floors of the colossal Beetham Tower – Ean included! Between them, they have raised almost £4,000.

Ean’s wife Marsha explained: “It was such a fun day and we did wonder whether we would all manage it. Our sons and their wives joined in, but I was particularly proud of Ean who did it in 23 minutes which is some feat considering the treatment he had. We all got to the top in fairly respectable times and all enjoyed a glass of bubbly at the top to celebrate everything we have come through.”

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FUNDING A NEW SURGICAL ACADEMY Toby Ward was just 34 when he went into hospital for a routine operation for a ruptured appendix - only for cancer to be found during his surgery.

Toby was referred to Professor Sarah O’Dwyer at The Christie, who confirmed that he had an aggressive type of cancer which had spread to his abdominal wall, intestines, spleen and further. Toby needed life-saving advanced surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) treatment – highly specialist surgery where a patient’s tissues involved in the tumour are stripped away (called cytoreductive surgery CRS) following which the internal organs are treated with heated chemotherapy.

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Toby’s cancer was more widespread than first thought, meaning doctors initially thought that curative surgery wasn’t possible. He was given a glimmer of hope when he was told that there was a slight chance that chemotherapy before his surgery might reduce the extent of the cancer, allowing surgery to be more effective. Even though the odds were low, Toby was determined to try. After six rounds of chemotherapy, Toby received the amazing news that the treatment had worked enough to allow him to go on to have CRS and HIPEC at the Colorectal and Peritoneal centre at The Christie with Professor Sarah O’Dwyer, an internationally renowned expert in this treatment. After a 13hour operation and further chemotherapy, followed by an extended period of recovery, Toby received the best news of all: his cancer had been removed and his scans were all clear. Five years on, Toby is making the most of life and remains cancer free. He changed his career to leave his job as a science and sport teacher and followed his lifelong dream of becoming a cricket coach. He and his wife Jacqui welcomed their son, Finn, into the world in 2019 two years after Toby’s cancer diagnosis. Toby said: “The Christie saved my life and it really allowed me to reassess the direction I was heading in. I’ve since gone on to have a family and give up teaching for my dream job. It was an incredibly tough experience, the treatment was arduous, but I’m here to tell the tale and loving life.”

THE CHRISTIE SAVED MY LIFE AND IT REALLY ALLOWED ME TO REASSESS THE DIRECTION I WAS HEADING IN. Toby Ward

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An important addition to our research Toby is now using his experiences to help The Christie – giving his backing to our appeal to bring a new research team to The Christie, solely focused on boosting surgical research – our new Academy of Surgical Oncology which will be located at our new research building when complete.

bring together clinicians and scientists. To develop our studies, we need a dedicated space, more resources and time. A new research facility will provide the perfect opportunity to do this, where information and ideas can be exchanged and new treatments explored. “Surgical trials will enable us to evaluate the way we operate on people as well as the cancer treatments we give them before, during and after surgery. There are very few centres in this country that offer what will be possible at The Christie Academy. We’ll carry out a ground-breaking combination of surgical and drug treatments together – often as part of the surgical operation allowing us to both remove and destroy the cancer cells. We will be leading the way in this unique type of surgical clinical trial on a national and global scale. The potential this holds for the future of cancer treatment for our patients is huge. “Our academy will change the future of cancer treatment for the better. It will attract the best research talent from around the world, providing more education opportunities for the wider healthcare community and help more patients globally.”

Toby added: “Supporting research is absolutely critical. Professor O’Dwyer and her team have helped to save so many lives already, including mine and for that I’ll be forever grateful. The Academy of Surgical Oncology will help to take it to the next level, helping even more people like me. I’m delighted to share my story and show people how important research is – I probably wouldn’t be here without it.”

WE WANT TO CARRY OUT A GROUND-BREAKING COMBINATION OF SURGICAL AND CLINICAL TREATMENT TOGETHER, MEANING WE CAN LEAD THE WAY IN THIS UNIQUE TYPE OF SURGICAL CLINICAL TRIAL ON A NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SCALE.

Professor Sarah O’Dwyer, Consultant Surgeon and Senior Clinician at the Peritoneal Tumour Service, is leading the project. She said: “We have kickstarted advances in colorectal and peritoneal research at The Christie and an Academy of Surgical Oncology will enable us to

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THERE ARE VERY FEW CENTRES IN THIS COUNTRY THAT OFFER WHAT WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE CHRISTIE ACADEMY. Professor Sarah O’Dwyer

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We would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year. Space only allows us to include those who have raised or donated £4,000 or more, But whatever your contribution, we are truly grateful for every single penny. THANK YOU

A Aakash and Rashmi Accraply Europe Ltd Active Sport and Entertainment Ltd Alex Heslip

E Eifion and Steve Price Ella Pinney, family and friends Emerson Foundation Emma-Jayne Nagington and Amanda Richardson Eric Chilton F Fans of Sarah Harding 5 lads 500 miles G Gareth Davies, family and friends Gary Tipper Gateley Gerald and Fiona Epstein Grant and Jo Berry H Hark Digital Harry Newton for The Christie at Macclesfield Havas Lynx Group Healey Bowling Club Helen and Francesca Dunkley, family and friends Heywood Pension Technologies Holly Mahon, girlfriend of Charlie Everton Houghton Dunn Charitable Trust I In memory of Derek Hesketh In support of Ben Pratt-Hughes Irish Association Golfers Manchester Isle of Man Anti-Cancer Association ISPE UK Affiliate

Altrincham and Sale Fundraising Group Altrincham vs Cancer

Amber Hood Amelia Leach Andrew Gravett and Ben Glimmerveen Andrew Scoffin, family and friends Andrews Pharmacy Andy Smith Anita Antrobus AstraZeneca B Beryl Fletcher, family and friends BREAL Group Brian Morton Brian Wilson Charitable Trust C Chafes Hague Lambert Solicitors Chris Booth’s family and friends Christie Appeal Macclesfield Christie Wood and The Ryleys School Clare Broomhead and Abbie Lea: Yoga on The Edge Cloudwater Brew Co Craig Keatley D Daniel Wolstencroft Daniel’s Light Dave Devine Dr Kenneth Levere Dr Mark and Louise Moskowitz

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J J R Rickman Jarrod Ashton Jim Shaw John Sutch Cranes John and Gillian Margaret Wheeler Joy Daley K Kate Bale Katie Colvin, best friend of Charlie Everton Katie Greer Kenneth Young Kwok Mei Yau L Leighton Hospital Prostate Cancer Support Group Lesley Brannon and family Little Greene Lloyds Bank, Bolton pool staff and friends Local Lions Clubs Loretta and Patrick Mooney Louise Haworth Luna Investment Management M Macclesfield Golf Club Marc Maynard and Max Gruber Mark Hawthorn - Landmark Group Mark Lyons Marks and Spencer Macclesfield Store Mary Kendal Mellor and Townscliffe Golf Club Mewburn Ellis LLP Mike Wildgoose BEM

N Nantwich Christie Hospital Support Group Norton Barrie O Oliver and Jackie Beckett P Pageant Girl Ltd Pam and Ken McKinlay Parsotambhai and Dahiben Patel Patrek 2021 Team Peel Group Pinsent Masons LLP PLS Solicitors R Rachel and Ben Connett Rachel Collier Rebecca Hind, family and friends Red CCTV and the family and friends of George William McCarthy Richard, Emma and Gracie Rodgers Ruby Morel, Sam Walker, Karl Bloor and Jordan Holland Ryan Wilson S S D Marsland Salford Van Hire Sarah Carlick Sarah Jones and Team Haem Seddon Sir Donald and Lady Edna Wilson Charitable Trust Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Apparition Sohail Younus Sheikh St Pierre Groupe St Thomas More RC College - Denton

Stateside Foods Ltd Strength and Performance Subvert Boardstore Sue Ralph and Sue Bloor T Team BCB for Rachel Bradbury Team George The Buchanan Programme and Paul McLoughlin The Christie Grafters The DDC Group The family and colleagues at KPMG via Tom’s Trust The family and friends of Cath Vermeulen The family and friends of Daniel Bescoby The family and friends of Debbie Worthington The family and friends of Edward Doyle The family and friends of George Eason The family and friends of Harvey Mitchell The family and friends of Josh Hallam The family and friends of Kenny Farrar The family and friends of Mike Beamish The family and friends of Peter James Bailey The family and friends of Ricky Sachar The family of Lesley Bennison The friends and family of Paul Youel The friends and family of Rebecca Hind The friends and family of Danny King The friends and family of Fiona Epstein The friends and family of Gillian Turnbull The friends and family of Mark Lyons

The friends and family of Nigel Adams The JOGLE Boys The Jon Moulton Charity Trust The King’s School, Macclesfield: King’s Longest Catwalk The Mark Benevolent Fund The Nelsons The PJ Livesey Group The Robert Whiteson Memorial Fund The Slade Family and Friends The Steve Prescott Foundation The Syncona Foundation The Taylor Family Foundation The Wibbersley and Thorne Society The Wild Coggs Team The Zochonis Charitable Trust Thorneycroft Solicitors Ltd Tilly Abraham, housemate of Charlie Everton Tom Carberry Top Quote Training ByteSize Trish Chapman V Van Gogh Alive W Warren James Jewellers Waters Corporation Women’s Trust Fund For Christies - Dukinfield Women’s Trust Fund-Oldham and District Ladies Committee Y YOUCare Committee

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