Annual Golf Day Raises £7387!
THANK YOU to everyone who came along to our fourth annual Charity Golf Day joint with Finnbar’s Force on Thursday 19th September. We are delighted to announce that we raised…
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THANK YOU to everyone who came along to our fourth annual Charity Golf Day joint with Finnbar’s Force on Thursday 19th September. We are delighted to announce that we raised…
Read more ...On Sunday 21st April we welcomed 150 people along to Park Farm Hotel for our 15th Anniversary Afternoon Tea Party. We are delighted to say this event brought in £6,340…
Read more ...On Saturday 18th November we look forward to hosting our third Star Throwers Ball, this year taking place at Glen Lodge, Bawburgh. On the evening we will be holding a…
Read more ...Our first ‘Hair Loss Support Day’ provided people with a safe and welcoming space to explore the options and support available to those experiencing hair loss as a result of…
Read more ...Our amazing supporter Paula McGrath is taking on a triple challenge for Star Throwers. Paula has already completed two of her three challenges by running 10 half marathons on 10…
Read more ...We are excited to announce that we have launched our Lottery Page with the Broadland Community Lottery. Support us and you could be in with a chance of winning £25,000!…
Read more ...Join us on Monday mornings at Star Throwers for Pilates. Pilates is a gentle form of exercise which focusses on core strength alongside increasing mobility. This class aims to have…
Read more ...In 2022 we supported 238 people affected by cancer with: * 373 Cancer Information Sessions * 22 Lymphoedema Support Sessions * 554 Complementary Therapies * 73 Nutrition Support Sessions *…
Read more ...If you live in Norfolk or surrounding counties we are asking for a few minutes of your time to fill in our short survey where we are intending to gain…
Read more ...On Saturday 26th November 2022 over 120 attended the Star Throwers Charity Ball at Barnham Broom Hotel, this was ‘third time lucky’ for the local cancer charity who had to…
Read more ...Drop-in Sessions, every Thursday from 10am – 1pm and learn all about our free cancer support services. Our staff and volunteers will be here to welcome you all for a…
Read more ...2022 saw a big uplift in the number of participants taking part in our ‘Jump for Star Throwers’ challenge. In total, 11 individuals took part in tandem skydives, with a…
Read more ...In July, Star Throwers welcomed the Aviva Supplier Governance Team – UKGI to our centre. During their visit they made fantastic progress with our gardens and repainted the fences. One particularly…
Read more ...Clare’s team of family and friends joined her in the Three Peaks Challenge on 23rd July 2022 to raise funds for Star Throwers. We would like to thank them all…
Read more ...Listen to our Star Throwers personalised nutritional expert, Edwina Green on BBC Radio Norfolk. Edwina talks about the nutritional care packages we provide to our patients who engage in…
Read more ...Star Throwers would like to thank the Norwich Castle Round Table for raising £332 from their Norwich Castle Round Table 1101 mile challenge – Land’s End to John O’Groats. The…
Read more ...Star Throwers is now offering free Cancer Nutritional Care Packages thanks to generous grants from The National Lottery Community Fund and the Aviva Community Fund. These free individually tailored cancer…
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Read more ...A huge thank you to Val Knight and Linda Pope of Wymondham Flower Club, who presented Star Throwers with a generous donation of £273.71. This contribution will make a real…
Read more ...We are incredibly grateful for the ongoing support of the R.C. Snelling Charitable Trust and the staff at Snelling Business Systems. In January 2022 we we received a very generous…
Read more ...2021 has proved to be the year of the Golf Days for Star Throwers! We held our first ever Golf Day at Bawburgh Golf Club joint with Finnbar’s Force in…
Read more ...A huge thank you to everyone that came along to support the first Golf Day in aid of Star Throwers and Finnbar’s Force at Bawburgh Golf Club. We were delighted…
Read more ...Nutritional Care Packages: We are seeking funding to be able to provide free nutritional care packages for cancer patients and carers to complement our existing cancer nutritional support service. We…
Read more ...Huge congratulations and well done to Juliette, Samantha and Ali who took on a Skydive Challenge for Star Throwers on Sunday 18th July 2021. Unfortunately our original Skydive Day was…
Read more ...Cash 4 Charities – Collect Tokens for Star Throwers! We need your help! We have registered as one of the local charities taking part in the EDP ‘Cash 4 Charities’…
Read more ...Our amazing friends in the NPD Team at Kerry Foods in Attleborough took on an impressive challenge of walking 1 million steps together by 1st May 2021 to raise funds…
Read more ...Star Throwers is delighted to be working with the non-profit organisation the Anticancer Fund in order to provide the best possible service to the cancer patients we support. Star Throwers is now…
Read more ...We were delighted to see six year old Olivia Walker yesterday to thank her and her family for their amazing fundraising efforts. Olivia took on 26 challenges to raise money…
Read more ...We understand that these are worrying times for all and even more for those who are dealing with a cancer diagnosis or are classed as a vulnerable adult. On this…
Read more ...Important Notice – Star Throwers Currently Centre Closed As of Monday 16th March 2020 the Star Throwers Centre in Wymondham will be closed until further notice due to the escalating…
Read more ...I am delighted on behalf of Star Throwers to welcome you to share our vision, our strategy and our current focus. I hope when you have read our Star Throwers…
Read more ...Our annual Garden Party, held on Saturday 10thAugust, was attended by over 155 people and raised £1464.23 to support people affected by cancer. The event benefitted from performances for all…
Read more ...In July 2020 our amazing supporter and ex-trustee Janice Whitaker will be swimming the Channel for Star Throwers by taking part in a three-person relay. To find out why Janice…
Read more ...A huge congratulations to Tilly and friends who took part in the Run Norwich event on Saturday to raise money for Star Throwers. The team has now raised nearly £800,…
Read more ...A huge congratulations and thank you to our skydivers Lucy, Melissa and Robin who took on a tandem skydive for Star Throwers on Saturday 29th January 2019 at Beccles Airfield. Together…
Read more ...On Sunday 2ndJune we celebrated the amazing efforts of our many volunteers as part of the national Volunteers’ Week 2019. Over 60 volunteers and their families came along to enjoy…
Read more ...Star Throwers was lucky enough to be chosen as ‘Charity of the Year’ by Norfolk Constabulary and has already benefitted from a fantastic range of fundraising taking place. Chief Constable…
Read more ...Robin Rodger, Director of Aviform and employee Melissa Wilson will take part in the Star Thrower’s Skydive Day on Saturday 29thJune in support of their colleague Wendy Greaves. A cancer…
Read more ...On Saturday 6thApril over 130 attended our ‘Neptune’s Ball’ at Barnham Broom Hotel to celebrate the 10thanniversary of Star Throwers. The evening was a brilliant success and raised £7744.33, which…
Read more ...This year we have two runners taking part in the London Marathon on behalf of Star Throwers. Louise and Zoe will be taking on the 26.2 mile run to support…
Read more ...In March we received a generous donation of £675 from Barnard Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners, based in Wymondham. The donation was made up of £175 from Barnard and £500…
Read more ...We are delighted to announce that we have been chosen as one of the nominated charities for the Morley Beer Festival and Family Fun Day on 7-8 June 2019. Morley…
Read more ...We were delighted to host our first ‘Swish’ event in partnership with Mumma&more on Saturday 2nd February at the Star Throwers Centre. We welcomed over 60 people who took part in…
Read more ...In 2018 we supported 256 people affected by cancer at our support centre in Wymondham, Norfolk. Below are some visual representations of the variety of services we offer and quotes…
Read more ...Star Throwers were lucky enough to be chosen as the ‘Charity of the Year’ for Fosters Solicitors LLP. In 2018 Fosters staff raised a total of £2735.72, with £896.55 from…
Read more ...** NEW** Forrest Yoga Class Tuesdays (weekly) from 2pm – 3pm led by Juliet Allen. Starting Tuesday 26th February 2019. Classes are free and available to book for those affected by cancer. …
Read more ...We are very grateful for the staff from Nationwide in Wymondham who carried out a store collection at Morrisons Supermarket in Wymondham in aid of Star Throwers. The team raised…
Read more ...On the evening of 7th January 2019 we visited Wood Avens Way in Wymondham and had the pleasure of meeting the residents who took part in the amazing Christmas light…
Read more ...We held our annual Coffee Morning on Saturday 17thNovember, which was attended by over 90 people and raised £681.61 to support people affected by cancer and the running of the…
Read more ...As some of you may be aware, the Star Throwers cancer support centre underwent a bit of a facelift in October. This is all thanks to an amazing collection of…
Read more ...This year we were very lucky to have been chosen as the nominated charity to be supported by the long-running Great Ellingham Teddy Bear Trail. On Wednesday 5th September we…
Read more ...After 9 years of dedicated service to Star Throwers, Dr Henry Mannings has announced his retirement from the charity which he founded. On behalf of Star Throwers, we would like…
Read more ...Star Throwers and Big C were incredibly grateful to benefit from the fundraising efforts of local gun dog trainers Sharon Dingle and Jo Rollinson receiving £3000 each to support people…
Read more ...We are fully open for support at our centre in Wymondham. To register as a new patient for support please fill in our online ‘Patient Questionnaire’. and to access our support services as a carer for someone who has or has had cancer please completed our ‘Carer Questionnaire’.
Please contact us via email: info@starthrowers.org.uk or call: 01953 423304 for any further information.
Please note: we are accepting charity shop donations at our centre on 30 Melton Road, Wymondham from Monday – Friday, between 10am and 4pm.