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Nationwide donates £20K to Tom Bowdidge Cancer Foundation | East Anglian Daily Times

Published: 11:00 AM May 15, 2021    Nikki and Richard Bowdidge, from the Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation, collect funding from Nationwide branch member Julie Nurse and some of her staff - Credit: Steve Brading Photography A bank has donated £20,000 to a charity in memory of an inspirational teenager who died from a rare cancer - to help other sufferers pay their mortgage and rent. Tom Bowdidge, from Colchester, was just 18 when he was diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma in his peritoneum and pelvis, an extremely rare and aggressive cancer.  Mr Bowdidge did not let that stop him helping others, as he raised more than £170,000 for charity to help put an end to the illness before his death in 2013.

North Essex branches donate £20k to help young cancer sufferers

A FOUNDATION will be able to help dozens of young people with cancer after a building society donated a huge £20,000. Nationwide branches across north Essex nominated to help the Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation after co-founders Nikki and Richard Bowdidge appealed for help. Julie Nurse, who oversees Nationwide branches in Clacton and Frinton, said: “We all just had tears in our eyes after hearing Tom’s inspirational story. “There was never any doubt in our mind afterwards that we wanted to help the Foundation. The local branch celebration, which was held virtually, was only meant to be 20 minutes but we were so moved it lasted more than an hour.

North Essex branches donate £20k to help young cancer sufferers

North Essex branches donate £20k to help young cancer sufferers
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