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  Virginia Bates’ son, Will and his colleagues have arranged two recordings with accompanying videos featuring ALEX GIBNEY and DICK VALENTINE.     Sincere thanks to all the people involved. The singles are available for purchase on iTunes, all

Newsletter December 2013. We hope you are all well and everything is OK with you and your family. For various reasons and time restrictions, we were unable to send a Newsletter in July but hopefully this

Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer. Time is of the essence when it comes to diagnosing pancreatic cancer. It’s easy to miss early indicators so it’s important to be aware of the symptoms. Having any or

A recent article in the British Journal of Cancer has highlighted that research in America has shown that women who eat a handful (8 grams or 28 ounces) of Brazil nuts, cashews, pecans and

If you watch Coronation Street, you will know that Hayley, Roy’s wife, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.   The fact that pancreatic cancer is being featured will give this terrible illness some well needed publicity and

Virginia at the Cinema Museum-December 2012. On Thursday 13 December 2012, Virginia teamed up with Martine Beswick at the Cinema Museum in Kennington, South London (www.cinemamuseum.org.uk) to meet cinema enthusiasts and fans of Ralph Bates

Well, it doesn’t seem that long since our last Newsletter in July/August. Time flies these days and it’s not just older guys like me who say it- even the “youngsters” say they don’t know where time goes. So, it’s nearly Christmas! The last time I looked, it was over two months to go and now it’s almost upon us!

We are very pleased to announce that Sir Peter Blake CBE,RDI,RA has agreed to be our Patron. Virginia Bates, Ralph’s widow, has known Sir Peter for many years and he has been involved with our Fund since the early days.

We were saddened to learn of the death of actress Angharad Rees who has died from pancreatic cancer agaed just 63. Angharad expresswaterbeds.com starred in the popular BBC TV series “Poldark” alongside Ralph

Claire Elam from Prestwich ran the London Marathon on behalf of our Fund! She completed the course in 4 hours 34 minutes and says she thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.