Stand Up To Cancer with a Halloween Spooktacular

Stand Up To Cancer

Local residents are being urged to Stand Up To Cancer with range of activities and fun clothing.

There is a Halloween Spooktacular at the Farm Centre at Heaton Park, on Saturday 27 and 28 October 12pm-4pm including a hunt for the cursed stones, pumpkin carving, biscuit decorating, tombola and arts and crafts with a Spooky Walk at 4pm on Sunday 28 October. Just turn up on the day for activities or to register for the Spooky Walk visit Eventbrite. 

Customers can also donate at all Cancer Research UK shops and show their support for the campaign in style as a fun range of clothing and accessories for men, women and children is available online and at Cancer Research UK shops.

And people can organise their own fundraising events like wear orange day, bake sales and more with information about how to get involved available by visiting: standuptocancer.org.uk

Exclusive Stand Up To Cancer virtual reality headsets are also available from WHSmith for a suggested donation of £2. With Olivia Colman and Stephen Fry as their personal guides, supporters can take a walk through Stand Up To Cancer's incredible virtual worlds in full 360°, exploring ground-breaking science, walking with dinosaurs or meeting Stand Up To Cancer’s celebrity supporters including Danny Dyer, Kimberly Wyatt, Alexa Chung and more at the Celeb Hotel.

Alison Barbuti, Cancer Research UK spokesperson for Greater Manchester, said: “The good news is more people are surviving than ever before, but too many lives are still cut short by this devastating disease. That’s why we need everyone in the North West to stand up and help take cancer out.

“Every day our scientists and researchers are working tirelessly to beat the disease. But research in the lab alone won’t get us there. We need to raise some serious cancer-crushing cash to speed up breakthroughs from the petri dish into better treatments for patients.

She continued: “By supporting Stand Up To Cancer people in the North West could help to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. The more people that join the fight now, the sooner we can beat cancer for everyone.”

Stand Up To Cancer has raised £38 million since it was launched in the UK in 2012 including funding for research in the North West in Manchester and Liverpool. The funding is used for clinical trials and projects which accelerate the development of new cancer treatments and tests, to help patients and ultimately save more lives.

This year, Stand Up To Cancer will culminate with a night of live TV on Channel 4, on Friday, 26 October.