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Cornwall is one of the few counties in delighted to have the support of the Falmouth
England not to have a cancer support Rotary Club, who have joined with clubs from
centre, but local Rotary Clubs are across Cornwall to contribute to our appeal. Our
doing their utmost to rectify that. experience from similar centres leads us to
believe that around 13,000 people will use The
Falmouth on the case Cove every year.”
The club has raised £1,250 towards the building The roof is already on the building, which is on
of The Cove Macmillan Cancer support centre, course to open in September.
using its Christmas Float in the weeks before
Christmas, and President Paul Wyatt duly Contact: Paul Wyatt on paulwyatt@hr-
presented the cheque to the centre at the end of specialist.co.uk.
February.
Sky’s the limit
Paul Wyatt said: “The lack of a centre makes an The man below the Hell’s Angel is Helston
already difficult time even more stressful and Rotarian Davey Jeffery, raising more than £1,100
frightening for all concerned. We in the Falmouth for the Cove Cancer Support Centre at Treliske by
Rotary, along with other clubs in the county, want jumping out of his private plane at 10,000ft over
to contribute to the building of this centre as soon North Cornwall.
as possible to ensure that all aspects of cancer
care in Cornwall are of the highest quality.” More about Helston RC from Mike Hales at
writer@mikehales.com.
More than 21,000 people in Cornwall and the Isles
of Scilly are living with cancer. Emma Wright,
fund raising manager for Macmillan, said: We are
