What we do at ducks & drakes cancer trust
Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust was registered with the Charity Commission in 2012, No: 1147024.
The Trust was founded to:
Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust is based in Dorset and was founded by Andrew Drake and his family following the bowel cancer diagnosis of Andrew aged 24. You can read about Andrew's story here.
Are you a young bowel cancer patient in Dorset? Do you need some help? if so read more about how we can help you here.
We can come and speak at your event or club about bowel cancer awareness and Andrew's story if you would like to book us please contact Ducks & Drakes
We can also provide you with posters and leaflets to help raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer. Please contact us to request promotional materials
if you would like to raise funds for Ducks & Drakes please find out more about how you can do this here.
The Trust was founded to:
- Create awareness of bowel cancer in young people, aged 18 to 30 in Dorset and the UK
- To support bowel cancer patients and their families through the provision of specialist equipment and financial aid
- To fund specialist nurses in Dorset County Hospital, specifically in the Colorectal Department and provide financial support for equipment and the new cancer unit at the hospital.
Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust is based in Dorset and was founded by Andrew Drake and his family following the bowel cancer diagnosis of Andrew aged 24. You can read about Andrew's story here.
Are you a young bowel cancer patient in Dorset? Do you need some help? if so read more about how we can help you here.
We can come and speak at your event or club about bowel cancer awareness and Andrew's story if you would like to book us please contact Ducks & Drakes
We can also provide you with posters and leaflets to help raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer. Please contact us to request promotional materials
if you would like to raise funds for Ducks & Drakes please find out more about how you can do this here.
examples of what we have funded so far
- Promotional Materials - For bowel cancer awareness campaigns.
- Car Repairs - For young bowel cancer patient to ensure
- transportation for treatment.
- Transport Costs - For travel to radiotherapy treatment for
- young bowel cancer patient.
- Grant - For young bowel cancer patient.
- Specialist Cushions for post colorectal cancer surgery.
- Rugby Club Sponsorship for awareness.
- Colorectal Nurse Training - For Dorchester County Hospital.
- New Nurse Membership Training - Colorectal Dept,
- Dorchester County Hospital
- Weldmar Hospice - New beds.
- Joseph Weld Hospice – Training programme to work
- with bereaved children.
- Grove Hotel Cancer Retreat – Towards patient minibus.
- Dorset County Hospital – New radiotherapy unit.
- Dorset County Hospital – Equipment.
- Dorset NHSFT – Donation.
- ...and much much more!
