Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month – Dates for your diary
We would be thrilled to have you join us at one of our events happening this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month!
What we’re up to this November
📅 10th November
🟣 Purple Hearts Gathering
📍 Glasgow, Scotland
We are delighted to be hosting an event in Glasgow on Friday 10th November, 2-5pm, at Metropolitan Bar and Restaurant in Merchant Square.
We will be bringing together our amazing supporters, patients and families who are at the heart of our community and fuel our passion to drive change for pancreatic cancer.
If you would like to register an interest and be kept informed about this event, please complete this form.
At the event there will be optional breakout sessions.
- Our inspiring supporter Isobel McMurchie will share how she is helping raise awareness of pancreatic cancer through the arts and local communities, with film clips of her play “Islets of Silence” and open discussion with the writer, director and actors.
- Taster mindfulness sessions will be provided by our lovely supporter Elaine Bryce.
- For those who don’t want to attend any of the breakout sessions, “music and mingle” will be taking place in the main room, with opportunities for guests to chat with each other alongside background piano music and supporter Marty Bryson performing some of his songs at various points in the afternoon.
📅 16th November – World Pancreatic Cancer Day
🟣 Purple Lights UK
📍 Nationwide
During November, and particularly on World Pancreatic Cancer Day, landmarks around the UK will light up purple to spotlight a disease that deserves more recognition.
🟣 Glasgow Central station – Turn it Purple takeover
📍 Glasgow, Scotland
Our amazing supporter Lesley Irving has arranged to Turn It Purple at Scotland’s busiest train station, with various activities to help raise awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer.
Volunteers are needed to help us reach more people than ever before – if you can spare one or two hours of your time, please reach out and register here.
📅 17th November
🟣 Glasgow Royal Infirmary Awareness Stand
📍 Glasgow, Scotland
We will be hosting an awareness stand at Glasgow Royal Infirmary hosted by our Health Education Co-Ordinator Christy Mowat.
📅 21st November
🟣 Winchester Cathedral Evensong service
📍 Winchester, Hampshire
We would be delighted if you could join us for a very special service at Winchester Cathedral on the 21st November at 5:30pm.
If you are unable to attend the service in person you can watch the service live using a web link that will be made available here nearer the time.
📅 22nd November
🟣 Coffee morning at our office in Hampshire
📍 Bordon, Hampshire
Come and join us for a coffee and cake morning between 10am and 12pm at our English HQ within BASE in Bordon.
Email fundraising@panact.org for more info.
📅 28th November
🟣 Waterloo station collection day
📍 Waterloo, London
Volunteers are needed to help us reach more people than ever before – if you can spare one or two hours of your time, please reach out and register here.