It's been incredible to raise £200,000 for so many charitable projects. Please join us on this years walk and help 3 great causes...

This year the Bartlow 3 Counties Charity Walk will be raising funds for the three local causes that possibly have or will at some time have some meaning to you all. For more details on what these chosen charities give back to their community please see below...

Addenbrooke's Cancer Research Hospital

Every day 11 people face a new cancer diagnosis at Addenbrooke’s Hospital

Situated at the heart of Cambridge’s thriving life sciences eco-system, the brand-new hospital will unite the NHS, academia and industry in a powerful collaboration that will pioneer new ways to detect cancer earlier and treat it in a more personalised way.

Every year, around 375,000 people in the UK are told they have cancer – a figure which is set to grow to half a million by 2035. And sadly, around half of those diagnosed will die of their disease.
With growing numbers of patients, increasingly complex diagnoses and treatments, and the economic and social cost of the disease steadily climbing, we need to radically change our whole approach to cancer.

Set to open in 2027, the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital will change the story of cancer.

This brand-new, purpose-built hospital is being designed in partnership with patients. It will bring together the clinical excellence of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, the scientific expertise of the University of Cambridge and Cancer Research UK, and the commercial capability of industry partners under one roof.

Tom’s Trust

Tom’s Trust is dedicated to providing psychological support for children with brain tumours and their families.

Of the 500 children who are diagnosed with a brain tumour every year, 1 in 3 will die. Of those that survive, 62% will struggle with life-altering disabilities. The long-term result is that survivors of childhood brain tumours have fewer friends, more impoverished interpersonal experiences, and report lower quality of life than their peers.

We have funded Clinical Psychology to support these children’s mental health in an innovative service at Addenbrooke’s and are now seeking funding to implement a new role. The new Tom’s Trust psychologist will provide mental health support to teenagers who have been through brutal treatment for their brain tumours. Between the ages of 14-19, they move from children’s to adult services and this new role will enable them to find the path to living their best independent adult lives.

Transitioning to adulthood can be challenging for any young person, but for a child who has survived the trauma of a brain tumour or is still undergoing treatment, the step is very challenging. They may face extreme fatigue, physical disabilities such as blindness, loss of hearing and learning disabilities and it has been proven that they currently have poorer outcomes in adulthood: they have fewer friends, more impoverished interpersonal experiences, are more frequently under-employed, and report lower quality of life than siblings, peers, and other cancer survivors. In addition, the move from the very supportive, personalised and child-centred services to an adult service environment can be traumatising for the child and their parents.

With this innovative role, we will provide a full-time psychologist, based in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust to support this unique group of young people with such complex needs.

The cost of this role will be £40,000 per year so support from a local event such as the 3 Counties Walk will make a huge impact on our fundraising efforts.

Bartlow St. Mary Church

Sunday by Sunday this Church is used by a small but devoted congregation, and this village of 85 adults and 23 children contributes to the upkeep of this building: help has been forthcoming from the Department of the Environment and we still need more money to repair the windows and decorate the interior. We have received this Church on trust from past generations and we hope to pass it on in good repair. Much has been accomplished but much still needs to be done.