Visiting a Loved One with Cancer in Hospital: What to Know You have just heard or found out that someone you know and love is in hospital receiving cancer treatment, and you want to visit, but what do you do? What do you say? What can you take to help them take their...
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What Happens When You First Get In Touch?
Did You Know…What Happens When You First Get In Touch? We often get asked how we receive referrals, and how people can get in touch with us to enquire about what we can do to support them. The process is so easy, and in this post we’ll give you a few more details what...
Meet Suzanne
Suzanne Brown: The Story Before Al’s Pals As the founder and CEO of Al’s Pals, Suzanne Brown has spent the past five years working to support people in some of their most vulnerable times. Many know the story of Al’s Pals, but what about Suzanne? As we approach our...
Fancy Winning A Car for £1 ?
We are SUPER excited that YOU could be in with a chance of winning this amazing car! It is literally the best £1 you will ever spend. You can win this brand new Volkswagen iD3 electric vehicle whilst supporting your favourite local charity and to top it all there’s...
1 year of Al’s Pals and 1 year of lockdown
We cannot quite believe that it has been 1 year of Al’s Pals and 1 year of a life with a Covid pandemic. I am sure many of us thought that life would be a bit easier by now, but the roll out of the Covid vaccination gives us some hope. Hope is such a strong word and a...
COVID 19 AND AL’S PALS
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on charities and although Al’s Pals launched this year we have tried to remain as positive as we can be and we have been trying to raise funds as and where we can in these difficult times. Covid 19 has not only affected our income...
Cancer, worries, positivity and humour
My dad even throughout his treatment and prognosis remained positive and never lost his sense of humour. Introduction With our ‘Wear red for AL’ day coming up on Monday 13th July 2020 we wanted to remind everyone how Alan managed his cancer and the prognosis with a...
How Covid-19 affects our volunteers and service
We can all appreciate how difficult these last 4-5 weeks have been during lockdown, and how the community have come together is nothing but admirable. It is amazing how Captain Tom has raised over £29 million for NHS staff, volunteers and patients that have been...