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NEWS
DAFT AS A BRUSH CANCER
PATIENT CARE FOUNDER
BRIAN BURNIE RECEIVES
HIGHEST LOCAL ACCOLADE
We are proud to announce that Brian Burnie,
the founder of the Bradley Hall chosen charity
partner for 2018, Daft as a Brush Cancer
Patient Care, has been awarded the Newcastle
Gateshead Local Heroes Award.
Nominated by the public, Newcastle
Gateshead’s most inspiring people from
the past 60 years have been honoured
with a bronze plaque installed on one of
the destination’s most iconic visitor sites –
the NewcastleGateshead Quayside.
Brian joins other prestigious north east
names including; Professor Sir John Burn,
Alan Shearer, Sting and Brendan Foster on
the Quayside’s “Walk of Fame”.
On behalf of Brian, who is currently on
an epic 7,000 mile walk to promote the
charity nationwide, Trustee Leslie Caisley
said; “It is a great honour for Brian
to receive this award, we are all so
proud of his contribution to our
region. Due to the eorts of our
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amazing volunteers, the charity is going
from strength to strength with over
20,000 cancer patient journeys in 2017.
We are hugely grateful to the members of
the public who nominated Brian Burnie
for this amazing award.”
The charity makes thousands of
journeys annually, oering people not
only free transport, but also emotional
support from the volunteers who travel
with patients.
To date the charity has a eet of 22
ambulances, 18 of which have been
adopted by primary schools from across
the region and 2 by the Great North
Children’s Hospital. Over 250 people
volunteer as ambulance drivers and
companions; stang the information desk
at the Freeman Hospital, the shop in
Eldon Garden and at Daft as a Brush
House.
Further information available at
www.daftasabrush.org.uk
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