Cuppa for Cancer Care ®
What is Cuppa for Cancer Care?
Cuppa for Cancer Care is Hope for Tomorrow’s flagship fundraising campaign, originally launched in early 2023 by television icon Gloria Hunniford.
Below, Gloria explains the importance of mobile cancer care and how Cuppa for Cancer Care can help drive cancer care forward so that Hope for Tomorrow can support many more patients receiving their care closer to where it’s needed.
Cancer can take a terrible toll on individuals and their families. Travelling for repeated treatment is often difficult, stressful and time-consuming, for so many people. The mobile cancer care units and specialist NHS nurses drive out to patients’ communities rather than them having to travel to hospital. This makes a difficult time that much easier for them. Patients regularly comment on how great the nurses and drivers are, with the team immediately making them comfortable and offering them a cup of tea or coffee. That’s where the idea of Cuppa for Cancer Care came from, and we hope that people across the country will get together for this wonderful cause. The mobile units are a fabulous asset in their communities.
Cuppa for Cancer Care ‘mug shots’
Some of our favaourite images from previous Cuppa for Cancer Care events. Spot some friends, family and even some famous faces in there too!
What can I do?
Cuppa for Cancer Care is your chance to get involved with Hope for Tomorrow, helping to raise funds in a way that everyone can enjoy.
We would like you to come together with your friends, family, colleagues, community groups – anyone and everyone to sit down for that all important coffee and cake that so often unites us. Ours is a cup of tea and a slice of Victoria sandwich…
Host your own afternoon tea or coffee morning – and go as big as you like. By participating, you not only enjoy memorable moments with those around you, but you can also contribute to a cause that makes a meaningful impact on the lives of those affected by cancer. All you have to do is pop the kettle on! We’ll provide you with a free fundraising pack nearer the time to make sure you have things like a sponsorship form, donation tub, poster and more, meaning your event will go as smoothly as possible. If you need extra of the items in your fundraising pack, please let us know.
More about Cuppa for Cancer Care
When is it?
The last Cuppa for Cancer Care events took place between Monday 3rd February and Sunday 9th February 2025, meaning the next Cuppa for Cancer Care will be in 2026.
How do I take part?
You can hold an event wherever you want – in your dining room, work, village hall or wherever you choose! What better way to connect with your community, catch up with friends, family or work colleagues than serving tea, coffee, and delicious cakes, all while supporting local cancer patients.
Across 2023-2024 Hope for Tomorrow enabled the NHS to provide over 26,700 patient visits for cancer patients in local communities across England on our mobile cancer care units. Whether you’re serving a classic Victoria sponge or a gooey brownie, every donation enables us to do what we do best! Simply sign up below to receive your FREE Cuppa for Cancer Care fundraising pack
Your support means a lot to cancer patients
Every Cuppa for Cancer Care event means that NHS cancer patients can receive their treatment closer to their home or work, instead of travelling lengthy distances to a hospital, saving them precious time and money something which is more important than ever. As you bring your community together, the funds raised will enable Hope for Tomorrow and our NHS trust partners to reach and support more cancer patients.
Excited to bake a change? Here’s how your fundraising will help:
£5 could pay for one person to receive an essential PICC line clean on board one of our mobile cancer care units
£10 could pay for one person to receive their vital pre-treatment blood test on board one of our mobile cancer care units.
£15 could pay for one person to receive their treatment on board a unit.
£212 could ‘pay for a day’ of mobile cancer care for approximately 20 patients.
Just like going to meet your friends
With the unit, you’re straight in and out. They’re there waiting for you, so they know instantly who you are. The nurses ask if you want a coffee and biscuits. It’s just so lovely.
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