Welcome to Bath Cancer Unit Support Group

A registered charity which provides facilities for cancer patients at The Royal United Hospital.

"It never ceases to amaze me what can be achieved if a community is prepared to pool its fund raising proceeds. Projects which would otherwise not get off the ground because of their cost can be undertaken"

John Carter Chairman of Trustees Bath Cancer Unit Support Group

Founded in 1985 to date over £3,000,000 has been raised

Some of the projects which over the past 24 years have been funded:

New Linear accelerator £1,000,000 New reception area £350,000
New day-treatment ward £220,000
Funding of a new prostate cancer treatment £35,000
New quiet room where a diagnosis can be discussed £25,000
New toilets, suggested by a prostate cancer patient £25,000
Provision of coffee, tea and biscuits newspapers and flowers

A significant percentage of donations come from patients and families of patients, who tell us that fund raising is cathartic.

Every donor receives a personalised letter expressing thanks for the donation and outlining the projects currently being funded by the Support Group.

Each year, normally in May, donors who have raised £1,000 or more are presented with certificates, usually by The Mayor of Bath and undertake a tour of the unit to view first hand what their fund raising has financed…

Click here to visit the website for the Trowbridge branch of the Bath Cancer Unit Support Group.

The family of popular entertainer Fred Wedlock who died recently have invited donations to be made to The Support Group in memory of a wonderful Husband and Father.