Trentbarton raises almost £6,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust

A bus company has raised almost £6,000 to help young people diagnosed with cancer.

Trentbarton named the Teenager Cancer Trust as their charity of the year in 2020 and 2021, fundraising for them throughout the pandemic.

Staff and customers took part in various initiatives, including a golf tournament, a Euros football raffle, an Easter raffle, numerous bake sales, a football shirt raffle and more.

Money has also come from Trentbarton’s Namesake campaign, where people can name a bus after a loved one for a donation.

Yvonne Mackintosh, Teenage Cancer Trust’s relationship manager for the Midlands, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have been Trentbarton’s charity partner during 2020 and 2021 and can’t thank all the staff and service users enough for their support.

“The money raised will be used to fund specialist nurses, units and support teams to help teenagers and young people with cancer through the hardest times of their lives.

“These past two years have been so difficult for everyone, the pandemic has hit so many charities and industries hard, and it’s so impressive that despite all the challenges Trentbarton has faced as a business they have still managed to find the time to support young people with cancer. We are eternally grateful.”

Caroline Bacon-Webster is one of Trentbarton’s staff charity champions who has organised fundraising. She said: “I’d like to thank all our colleagues and customers who got involved in supporting the very important work of Teenage Cancer Trust.”

The Teenage Cancer Trust funds units at Nottingham City Hospital and Nottingham Children’s Hospital at QMC, plus a dedicated space for teenagers and young adults at Royal Derby Hospital and King’s Mill Hospital in Sutton-In-Ashfield.

Each year around 130 young people aged 13 to 24 are diagnosed with cancer in the East Midlands.