We are currently enrolling for our CUBS Programme
CUBS Programme – CUBS is an online structured bereavement support programme developed for children aged between 9 and 12 years whose parent has died from cancer. Through play and art, children will learn about grief responses and learn how to cope with feelings
To find out more please call 091-540040 or email [email protected]
This programme is available nationally anywhere in Ireland
We are currently enrolling children for the Climb Programme (Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery)
This programme provides group support for children aged 7-12 who are experiencing the impact of a parent’s cancer diagnosis. Using drama, art and play children develop an understanding of cancer and learn to deal with their feelings. The group meets online to facilitate ease of attendance.
To find out more please email [email protected] or call 091-540040
13 YEARS SWIMMING 13KM ACROSS GALWAY BAY AS ANNUAL FRANCES THORNTON MEMORIAL GALWAY BAY SWIM RETURNS
Unlucky 13, or lucky for some as the annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West returns to the waters of Galway Bay this June. The swim was officially launched on Saturday 2nd June with the first official time trial at Blackrock in Salthill.
The swim which is now sold out will see close to 130 swimmers taking part this year it is now one of Ireland’s biggest and longest one day swims. Starting from Auginish in Co. Clare and finishing at Blackrock Diving Tower in Salthill, the swim is a distance of roughly 13 kilometres….if you swim straight.
This year there will be 65 solo swimmers and 65 relay swimmers taking part in teams of 2,3 and 4 swimmers. Since the swim began 13 years ago, 569 people have swum the Bay and this year again it will be a mixture of swimmers who have completed the swim every year and complete novices.
Safety is a priority for the swim, each year the event reaches out to the maritime community in the west to support the swim through boat support.
Each swimmer needs a boat to follow and track their swim, organisers are again this year asking any boat owner to get in contact with the hope they can volunteer their services on the day.
“The most suitable boat is a 5.0m Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) with a 50HP engine or equivalent and we are again asking people to help support the swimmers in this years swim across the Bay,” explained David O’Donnell of Cancer Care West.
Last year’s swim raised €108,000 for Cancer Care West and we are hoping to beat that this year. The monies raised will help fund the expansion of our support services for cancer patients including a counselling service for children and a dedicated gym rehabilitation space for cancer patients.
The Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim will take place on Saturday July 21st. People are invited to go down to Blackrock diving tower, Salthill to welcome the swimmers home from 12 Noon.
Our 13th Annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim will take place on Saturday, 21st of July 2018. All support welcome down at Balckrock, Salthill to welcome approx 140 swimmers back to shore – this event sold out in minutes and will be the biggest it has ever been this year! All spectators and support welcome!
