Inspiring Barrow’s Kickstart programme has been back in action now school lockdown restrictions have ended. The programme has returned after being paused due to Covid restrictions, and focuses on helping children improve their resilience, leadership, teamwork, communication skills, and to improve self- esteem. Year 6 pupils from Newton Primary School, Dalton, and St. James’s Primary School in Barrow were among some of the first to take part in public speaking and teamwork activity days. David Cassidy, programme co-ordinator said: “The teamwork activities proved extremely successful and the staff at the schools reported a marked improvement in the children’s ability to work collaboratively.”
St Pius X Catholic Primary School is set to receive a second minibus which will allow whole classes of schoolchildren to attend school trips. The good news came as the school managed to raise the £10,000 needed to purchase another minibus after starting the fundraising in September. Headteacher Kevin McGoldrick is delighted that the school reached the target after just five months. He said: “It is absolutely brilliant – it just adds to the students’ enrichment and adds to the curriculum opportunities that we can offer our children. “Some of them haven’t had the chance to go on trips, so by having the minibus it will allow us to give children the best possible start to their education.
A charity funded clinic helping former cancer patients suffering with life impacting side-effects from treatment has been given a ‘lifeline’ from a Barrow organisation. The Sir John Fisher Foundation has given £20,000 to the Late Effects PRD (Pelvic Radiation Disease) Clinic at Rosemere Cancer Centre, south Cumbria and Lancashire’s regional specialist cancer treatment and radiotherapy centre at the Royal Preston Hospital, to ensure it keeps treating patients into its second year despite the pandemic. The clinic opened last February after Rosemere Cancer Foundation agreed to fund its set-up and running costs for its first three years – a commitment of £283,521. After that time, it was expected that the clinic would be self-financing, receiving payment from hospital trusts across South Cumbria and Lancashire in return for successfully treating hundreds of patients.
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£20,000 lifeline for clinic dealing with cancer treatment side-effects
Dan Hill, of Rosemere
A charity clinic which helps former cancer patients suffering with side-effects in South Cumbria has been given a £20,000 lifeline from Barrowâs Sir John Fisher Foundation.
The money will enable the Late Effects Pelvic Radiation Disease Clinic at Rosemere Cancer Centre, South Cumbria and Lancashireâs regional specialist cancer treatment and radiotherapy centre at the Royal Preston Hospital, to keep on treating patients.
The clinic opened in February of last year and it was feared it would not continue due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Charity Rosemere Cancer Foundation agreed to fund its set up and running costs for its first three years â a commitment of £283,521.