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Youth Cancer Trust

Name of Organisation: Youth Cancer Trust
Headline:
What We Do: We provide free, fun activity based holidays for young people (aged 14 to 30) suffering with cancer or any malignant disease, from anywhere in the UK and the Irish Republic,or who are patients of any UK hospital. You can also come on a holiday if you have been in remission for up to five years or are living with the effects of having had cancer as a teenager.

Groups of 8 are made up of similar ages and you can also put your own group together of friends you made in hospital.

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Area: Outside Southampton, National

Town:
Address: Tracy Ann House

5 Studland Road Alum Chine Bournemouth

Postcode: BH4 8HZ
Contact Person:
Telephone: 01202 763591

Twitter ID: @YouthCancerYCT

Email: admin@yct.org.uk
Website: http://www.yct.org.uk

Services Offered: What's great about The Youth Cancer Trust?
  • It's relaxed, it's fun and it's free
  • You choose which activities you want to do. It's up to you

You can make friends with other young people who are going through or have been through similar experiences with cancer:

  • It boosts your confidence
  • It gives your family a break
  • You can bring a friend or a brother or sister for FREE!
  • You can get your own group of together of friends you made in hospital.
  • You can forget about cancer and hospitals for a while.
  • The activities are great fun. Everything from horse riding in the beautiful New Forest to banana boating.
  • You choose what you want to do and if you don't feel like taking part in the activities, you can relax at Tracy Ann House. We have a pool table, Xbox360, PS3 and in-house karaoke or you can just chill out in our lovely garden or beach hut.

You'll be staying at Tracy Ann House which is just like home from home, warm and friendly and you'll be well looked after by Jim, Brenda, Georgie, Derek, Laura and the YCT team.

Disability Type: Severe/life threatening health conds
Pat Mark Status: Not Yet Applied For


Related Topics:

Health & Well Being, Have a holiday???, Support

Related Organisations: Teenage Cancer Trust

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