Joss Searchlight and The National Lottery Community Support Fund
We are very grateful of a grant from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, which has helped us to fund additional emotional support services.
Since Covid-19 demand for our support services have soared and we need to put our resources into making services available…
Read more on this articleJoss Searchlight Trials New ChatBot and Live Chat
One of the main frustrations for families affected by childhood cancer is when the wider community assume it’s all over when the hair grows back. For many this is a time of post traumatic stress and unshakeable anxieties fears that the child’s cancer will return. Joss Searchlight children’s cancer…
Read more on this articleChild Cancer Buddies
Would you be interested in helping other families of children with cancer? We would very much like to hear from you if you would be willing to be a cancer buddy. Please get in touch – use our contact page. Thank You.
Read more on this articleOur new web site
Finally our new Web site has arrived – we hope you’ll be pleased and that it will be helpful to you.
Read more on this articleCanal Path Challenge
Some of our trustees are taking on the Grand Union Path Challenge in September. You can do as little or as much as you want and the scenery is fantastic. Fancy Joining them?
Read more on this articleWoman’s Own
Dianne Parkes is turning the wishes of sick children into reality. And it’s all down to a very special boy…
Read more on this articleIt’s Good to Talk program
‘It’s good to talk’ Facebook group is a great place to meet other parents and families of children with cancer. It is a closed group for adults so it’s completely private and confidential.
Read more on this articleKids Cravings……
We recently asked parents of children with cancer what their children craved during treatment. Just after our son Joss was diagnosed he craved Raspberries, both fresh and tinned. We later found out that raspberries are apparently good at fighting cancer.
Read more on this articleRide for Joss goes National
Massive thanks to Luke Owens and Claude Cox for giving up part of their summer holiday to achieve something amazing for Joss Searchlight. Luke and Claude are both teachers at Swanbourne House School, (where Joss was a pupil) and they decided to raise money for Joss Searchlight by riding…
Read more on this articleWomans Own
The boy who made dreams come true Dianne Parkes is turning the wishes of sick children into reality. And it’s all down to a very special boy… As I carefully fold the wrapping paper around the presents, I feel like Father Christmas. There’s a Disney princess outfit for one little girl,…
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