A vital cancer unit in Shropshire has been given a financial boost by one of the area’s oldest community based fundraising groups.
Members and Friends of Ironbridge and Severn Gorge Lions visited the Lingen Davies Cancer Centre at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital last week to present a cheque for £500 to Radiotherapy Manager, Louise Killey. The money will go towards the purchase of a new Linear Accelerator for the unit.
Ironbridge Lions Club President, John Marsh, said:
“On the day of the presentation we were given a full tour of the centre which took almost two hours, with staff answering our many questions despite being busy dealing with patients. I don’t think any of us had realised just how amazing the work they do there is, or how important the unit is for cancer sufferers in the area.”
Providing specialist equipment housed in purpose built buildings, the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund has invested millions over almost four decades to improve the facilities for cancer patients.
Work on the cancer unit began in 1979 when Bernard Lingen, the then Mayor of Shrewsbury, launched the Cobalt Unit Trust Fund with the help of local accountant Frank Davies. Their aim was to build and equip a new Radiotherapy Department so that people with cancer in Shropshire and Mid Wales could receive their treatment and care locally.
Since its inception the charity has remained committed to providing new buildings and equipment to give a more comfortable and suitable environment for local cancer patients. In 1994, the charity changed its name to the Lingen Davies Cancer Relief Fund, in recognition of the hard work and dedication of Bernard Lingen and Frank Davies and in April 2013 it changed its name again to the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund to emphasise the work it still needs to do to help improve facilities for cancer patients across Shropshire and Mid Wales.
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