Today we officially started construction of the £30million Sir Bobby Robson Institute.
While our fundraising journey continues, we want to say a huge thank you to the generous donors who’ve brought us this far!
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Today’s our 18th birthday! 🥳
With help from Shola Ameobi, we’re celebrating with exciting news about a charity partnership with NE1 Newcastle Dragon Boat Race. 🐉
Boats sold out fast and please support us on the day (26 Sept) for lots of family fun! sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/dragon-boats...
Because he's a big fan!
Thank you to everyone involved with this year’s extremely special North East Football Writers' Awards night. 👏🏾
Bringing together all the region’s clubs, the event once again raised funds to support our work and we're very grateful.
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Boro and Sunderland legend Tony Mowbray has been named Personality of the Year! 👏🏾
The annual North East Football Writers' award - given in association with us - recognises someone who uses their position in football to benefit the wider community. ❤️
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Your support for us enabled funding of this pioneering genetic test, hailed as a cancer ‘breakthrough’ by scientists - and demonstrating the vital importance of clinical trials. #LynchSyndrome
Thank you! 👏🏽
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Sir Bobby was born on this day in 1933. ❤️
Shola Ameobi is remembering his former manager on this special day.
Please join us in saying Happy Birthday Sir Bobby! 🎂
And please help us build The Sir Bobby Robson Institute to deliver more life changing cancer clinical trials.
📢 Calling all OWN PLACE runners in the Great North Run 2026!
Join our team and help us raise money to build The Sir Bobby Robson Institute, a world-leading centre for cancer trials in the North East. ❤️
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Thank you to Saddleworth 3D’s U15 Reds who are wearing our logo on their training kits to promote our work.
Based in Saddleworth, Oldham, they play in the East Manchester Junior Football League.
We wish them all the best for the rest of the season!
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Construction of The Sir Bobby Robson Institute begins later this year and we're now in a crucial fundraising period.
Enabling work has begun behind hoardings on the site and our good friends and neighbours Maggie’s Newcastle are open as usual to offer expert cancer support.
Fascinating & inspiring interviews with Newcastle University alumni Prof Ruth Plummer, Dr Ashraf Azzabi & Lauren Mole.
With fundraising for The Sir Bobby Robson Institute at a crucial stage, they discuss Sir Bobby’s legacy for cancer patients locally and worldwide: www.ncl.ac.uk/alumni/news/...
Today is #WorldCancerDay and we’re celebrating the work of COLO-SPEED, the innovative bowel cancer project we funded thanks to your support.
Clinical trials are vital, so why not join the COLO-SPEED Research Network and drive research forward?
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Thank you to Northumberland fishing shop Rod and Tackle - and their generous customers and suppliers - for raising almost £2,900 to help us build The Sir Bobby Robson Institute. 👏🏽
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Looking forward to seeing you then Keith! 🏃🏿♂️➡️
Kevin Keegan kindly supported us during his tenure as @newcastleunited.com manager - and spent time with one of our earliest supporters, Johnny Bliss from Washington, when he was facing cancer.
Everyone at our Foundation wishes Kevin all the very best following his own cancer diagnosis.
Thank you for your heartfelt support this year. We appreciate it more than ever.
As we fundraise for The Sir Bobby Robson Institute, we hope 2026 will be even more special.
Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Year! 🥳
Good luck to all our #HogmanHOWAY 5K runners in Newcastle tonight. A great way to see out 2025 and welcome in 2026! 🥳
And in Sydney and Brisbane, North East expats have already done their own 5K run to fundraise and celebrate New Year. Thanks all! 🏃🏻♀️➡️🏃🏿♂️➡️👏🏽
It’s the HogmanHOWAY 5K on New Year’s Eve! 🏃🏻♀️➡️🏃🏿♂️➡️
A run for all abilities in Newcastle, it’s a great way to celebrate and support our work. 🥳
Choosing to fundraise £20 for us, entry is just £10. For more information or to sign up, please visit: newcastlehospitalscharity.beaconforms.com/form/5cbc07d7.
Thank you to our long-time volunteer and fundraiser, Bridget Andrews from Washington, whose festive fundraising raised £1,348 towards our goal to build the Sir Bobby Robson Institute. 👏🏽
We’d like to wish Bridget - and all our wonderful supporters - a very Happy Christmas! 🎄
It’s the Wear Tyne derby today! 🥳
Sir Bobby loved the passion but said of the great rivalry, “cancer takes no account of colour – black and white or red and white, we’re all the same.”
A huge day for fans of both clubs and we’re hoping for an entertaining game! ❤️🤍🖤🤍
This is very exciting news for all of us here. This will be the first dedicated space we will have had that has been specifically designed for the delivery of oncology/haematology research in the North East.
It will be an amazing space for our patients to receive the best possible care.
Great news! Planning permission has been granted today for the Sir Bobby Robson Institute.
With £20 million raised already by supporters, fundraising is now ramping up to raise the final £10million needed.
A significant step in the right direction! sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/green-light-...
Our thanks to the HogmanHOWAY 5K for choosing us as their first official charity partner! 🏃🏻♀️➡️🏃🏿♂️➡️
A run for all abilities in Newcastle this New Year’s Eve, it’s a great way to celebrate. 🥳
For more details and to sign up and support our work: sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/best-foot-fo...
Congratulations to Professor Ruth Plummer MBE, Director of the @newcastle-ecmc.bsky.social, who has been honoured with an Outstanding Contribution to the North East Award.
Very well deserved! 👏🏽 sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/professor-ru...
We’re very grateful to artist Kevin Day for donating his wonderful painting - The Parade - to support our work, raising an amazing £4,450. 👏🏽
Our thanks to The Biscuit Factory, Ouseburn, and everyone kind enough to buy a ticket.
And congratulations to the very lucky winner!
The final whistle is approaching!
In March, artist Kevin Day captured the moment @newcastleunited.com paraded with the Carabao Cup and donated the artwork to support our work.
The raffle closes 10am Mon 10 Nov.
Info/buy a ticket from The Biscuit Factory: www.thebiscuitfactory.com/collections/...
Thank you to everyone who has supported 15 years of fundraising in memory of Sunderland fan Kevin Outhwaite.
Like Kevin, Black Cats legend Jimmy Montgomery received treatment at the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Centre and met fundraisers to say thanks: sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/15-years-of-...
Yes. I set up the DeadManRunning1 tag on the other place in 2019.
I had inadvertently signed up for the Great North Run, my first ½ marathon in 30 years, to raise money for @sbrfoundation.bsky.social where I was on my first clinical trial for stage 4 bowel cancer.
In March, a parade celebrating @newcastleunited.com winning the Carabao Cup brought Newcastle to a halt!
Artist Kevin Day captured the moment from within the crowds and has donated the artwork to support us.👏🏻
Info/buy a ticket from The Biscuit Factory: www.thebiscuitfactory.com/collections/...
Friends & family came together to play in the second Live Forever Cup.👏🏾
The match date & theme was decided before @newcastleunited.com drew FC Barcelona in the Champions League!
Huge thanks to organiser Iain Chisholm & all involved: sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/second-live-...
