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Hexham Lodges created to
meet last wishes of teenager
A North East architecture firm has donated their time and expertise towards a
project inspired by the final wishes of a young woman who lost her life to cancer.
Sadler Brown Architecture has
partnered with several other North East
rms to create specialist lodges in
Hexham, designed exclusively for children
and teenagers who are undergoing cancer
treatment.
‘Jess’s Dream’ project has been
inspired by Hexham teenager Jessica
Robson, who in 2010, aged just 14, was
diagnosed with alveolar sarcoma.
Following chemotherapy treatment,
Jessica later underwent an operation to
have the tumour removed, resulting in
needing the use of a wheelchair.
Further scans found shadows on
Jessica’s chest, which resulted in further
treatment. However, the chemotherapy
Jessica underwent was unsuccessful and,
after celebrating her 18th birthday, she
sadly passed away on May 16th 2014.
Jessica’s mother, Julie Robson, said:
“One of Jess’s wishes while fundraising
and receiving treatment was to raise
enough money to buy a lodge so that
children and teenagers undergoing cancer
treatment could spend time relaxing and
enjoying quality family time with loved
ones.
“Jessica was never selsh, always
smiling and never gave up. She didn’t
deserve this awful disease, but I want
Jessica’s spirits to live on, even if her body
doesn’t. We are one proud family and I
want everyone to know what an
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inspiration she was.”
The purchase of the land was funded
by the Robson family following the sale of
their home, while the construction of the
three chalet-style lodges has been made
possible by the fundraising eorts of
Jessica’s Sarcoma Awareness charity.
Jessica loved fundraising and over her
three-and-a-half-year battle with cancer,
Jessica and her family have raised over
£28,000. Jessica’s family set up a charity
in her name; Jessica’s Sarcoma Awareness
which has raised over £200,000. 80% of
the funds raised are used towards
projects like Jess’s Dream and to purchase
special gifts for children and teenagers
who are being treated for cancer. The
remaining funds are split between the
Teenage Cancer Trust and Sarcoma UK.
The Hexham Lodges are now
underway with the help of several North
East businesses who have pooled their
eorts to create the modern, comfortable
and luxurious space.
Tony Harmieson, managing director at
Sadler Brown Architecture, said: “Jessica
was an inspirational young lady and we
are delighted to be involved in fullling
one of her seless, nal wishes.
“We are very proud of the lodges, they
will provide a fantastic space for young
people to enjoy with their families and
loved ones. We hope many people will
make positive and happy memories while
spending time there.”
Sadler Brown Architecture has created
the bespoke chalet style design for the
accommodation. Henry Riley, a
commercial construction consultancy, are
overseeing costing and delivery. John
Gibson, of Gibson Surveying and
Mapping, has assisted alongside WYG, a
Newcastle based multi-disciplinary
consultancy who supported the project
with on planning, landscape, ecology,
drainage and highways and M Design has
supported with the engineering input and
drainage design.
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