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To extend and renovate our existing building and grounds in Lancaster to increase access and safety for all clients, especially people with impaired mobility, and broaden the range of therapies that we can offer local people affected by cancer.

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Categories

  • Cancer Cancer
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Older People Older People
    • Women & Girls Women & Girls
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)
    • Other Other

    Situation

    Predictions for population growth, better cancer survival rates and longer living overall mean that the incidence of cancer within our population is growing. Already 1 in 3 people will be affected by cancer at some stage in their lives - this could be nearer to 1 in 2 in the next 20-25 years. Many people facing cancer feel excluded – diagnosis makes the patient feel “different,” and once the initial medical treatment is over both patient and carer can feel isolated and alone. Bereavement exaggerates this situation. CancerCare offers professional support free of charge to anyone living in North Lancashire or South Cumbria who has been affected by cancer. The most important benefit of our work is in improving clients’ psychological and emotional health along their cancer journey. Therapies such as counselling, hypnotherapy, aromatherapy, massage, yoga and relaxation techniques are all important parts of this process, as is sharing the experience with others on a similar journey. Slynedales, our current building in Lancaster, has been developed as much as it can be and we are under pressure to create more space to avoid having to start running waiting lists for our more popular therapies. We have drawn up ambitious plans to extend and renovate Slynedales, to create a more welcoming and acccessible Reception area, all-weather access to our Education Centre and Children & Young People's Unit, and additional therapy rooms for individual and group use. We also need to create a new, purpose-built Arts & Crafts Centre to house our creative therapies and free up additional space in the old house (see other projects). This project represents the second phase of a major extension and refurbishment programme envisioned for our premises in Lancaster, and will cost £720,000 out of a total £1.2 million. We also have another project worth £200,000 to extend and improve our facilities in Kendal. This includes the creation of a dedicated Children and Young People's Unit there to provide a permanent base for our ongoing work with this vulnerable group in the northern part of our territory.

    Solution

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    Categories

  • Cancer Cancer
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Older People Older People
    • Women & Girls Women & Girls
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)
    • Other Other