Live Well March Newsletter
- livewellwithcancer
- Mar 1
- 4 min read
Updated: Oct 19
Welcome back to our monthly newsletter, the best place for all the latest news from Live Well with Cancer.
Fatigue Masterclasses
We are delighted to be hosting regional Fatigue Masterclasses for patients and professionals. The sessions will cover the causes of cancer related fatigue and how patients can manage the effects, with focus on therapies, physical activity and psychological wellbeing. We will end each day with sessions on journaling and conscious breathing.
Running from 9am to 3pm, our masterclasses will be held across the region.
Location | Date | Venue |
Newcastle | 1st May 2025 | Royal Station Hotel, NE1 5DH |
Middlesbrough | 26th June 2025 | Middlesbrough Football Club, TS3 6RS |
Durham | 11th September 2025 | The Durham Centre, DH1 1TN |
Hexham | 13th November 2025 | Hexham Abbey, NE46 3BN |
Email us at info@livewellwithcancer.co.uk to register your interest for one of the sessions.
Live Well Hub
It's been a month since we closed the doors of North Bank Cafe, and we are hard at work transforming our Live Well Hub so that our community has more spaces to come together to improve their health and wellbeing. We are working on plans to renovate our kitchen and create an accessible downstairs space for new groups and workshops.
We have been approached by several groups and organisations looking to hire the space. If you are interested in using our space, please email us at info@livewellwithcancer.co.uk and we will be happy to discuss ways we can work together to help our community to live well.
North East Nipple Project
We are renovating our back room to create space for pop-up sessions ran by Northeast Nipple Project, who provide free areola tattooing for women who have undergone a mastectomy and breast reconstruction because of breast cancer. Stay tuned for updates as we work towards launching this exciting collaboration from our Live Well Hub.
Live Well Fashion Show
We are so excited for our Live Well Fashion Show! Tickets are now on sale for the event, held at Village Hotel on 21st June. We hope you can join us to cheer on members of our community as they strut their stuff on the catwalk, wearing sustainable fashion supplied by our friends at St Oswald's Hospice. Tickets for a night of fun, food and entertainment cost £30 and include a welcome drink and buffet. Make sure to buy yours now before they sell out!
Live Well in West Moor
It has been our privilege to run our Live Well in West Moor project from West Moor Community Centre. We'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has helped make the project such a success, including our facilitators, our attendees and the lovely team at West Moor.
The project would not have been possible without funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and we'd like to say special thank you to the North East Combine Authority, North Tyneside Council and VODA for making it all possible.
As part of the legacy of the project, we were delighted to produce copies of The Wellbeing 9-a-Day: Wellness Week Edition, which helps people transform their health and wellbeing by building the nine foundational habits of a healthy lifestyle.
You can register for a free copy of The Wellness Week Edition by filling in our form here or visiting our Live Well Hub.
Physical activity support after breast cancer
We are delighted to be hosting Dr Sam Orange from Newcastle University, who will be running a series of in-person workshops funded by Breast Cancer Now. The project aims to develop a programme to improve women's access to physical activity support after breast cancer treatment. Everyone who signs up will receive a £40 voucher for each workshop attended.
You can register your interest by emailing sam.orange@newcastle.ac.uk
Updates
Prehabilitation Project
We have been so happy to collaborate with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on our ongoing prehabilitation project. Our weekly and monthly sessions help newly diagnosed patients to prepare for treatment with movement, nutrition and psychological wellbeing. We are also excited to share The Wellbeing 9-a-Day: The Prehab Edition, an 8-week wellness journals that helps patients build the nine foundational habits of a healthy lifestyle.
Bailey's Bear
Bailey’s Bear is a brand-new children’s book that tells the story of Bailey Wilson and how his support bear helped him get through his dad’s treatment. Funded by North Standard, the book is available in hardback and paperback versions. You can support our Bailey’s Bears project by ordering your own book or Bailey's Bear from our online shop.
The Grief Circle
We are delighted to be working with Nicola from The Grief Circle to provide support to people bereaved by cancer. Our current group of six is completing their 8-week course, with a new group coming soon. Please email us at info@livewellwithcancer.co.uk to register your interest in our next group.
Men's Group
Our Men’s Group has been meeting monthly to help members of our community to find purpose and improve their health and wellbeing. The sessions will be moving from Tuesday to Wednesday so that we can use the full upstairs space.
Join us from 6-7.30pm on Wednesday 19th March for our next session.
Writing for Wellness
Journaling is proven to help people improve their health and wellbeing. The Wellbeing 9-a-Day helps people build the nine foundational habits of a healthy lifestyle, while The Sleep Better Journal supports people as they improve their quality and quantity of sleep.
Join us for workshops that help you live well through the day and sleep better at night.
The Wellbeing 9-a-Day | 11th March 2025 | 6-7.30pm |
Sleep and Wellbeing | 25th March 2025 | 6-7.30pm |
Toon Tunes
We’d like to say a massive thank you to Toon Tunes for hosting their fundraiser on Saturday 15th March at The Laurels, Whitely Bay, with all proceeds from tickets going to Live Well with Cancer. All tickets are pay as you feel, with Porcelain, Elation and Buses all playing on the night.
There’s so much for you to enjoy this March.
Check out our upcoming events.
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