We're delighted to see Ashley Ball-Gamble (@ashleysgamble) appointed as the National Cancer Board's lead for children and young people's cancers. We greatly value working alongside Ashley and @cclguk particularly through the Children and Young People's Cancer Coalition and North Star Cancer Collective and look forward to continuing to work together to improve outcomes and support for children, young people and families facing cancer. ❤️

It was great to see the Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer note the upcoming Travel Fund for children and young people with cancer in England in Prime Minister's Questions yesterday, following a question from @CliveJonesMP. We look forward to the Travel Fund opening for children and young people with cancer in England by 2027. Thank you Clive for always being an advocate for people facing cancer, including through your Private Members' Bill.

A big thank you to @ColinSDLP for visiting Amy's House, our Home from Home in Belfast. We spoke about the high cost of travelling to treatment for children and young people with cancer in Northern Ireland, and the support they and their families need, like a Young Cancer Patient Travel Fund.

Thank you @PutneyFleur for being a long term supporter of our campaign for a Travel Fund for children and young people with cancer, and Minister @AshleyDalton_MP for noting the important role charities like us continue to play. We're ready to work together throughout implementation of the National Cancer Plan.

The National Cancer Plan was published on #WorldCancerDay with it's own dedicated chapter for children and young people. Find out more about the plan👉 ow.ly/B33v50Y9eOs

"Listening is always the key" We're proud to campaign alongside children, young people and their families, like @TimothyPSadler to call for a better system of support. Tim has been sharing how the cost of travelling to treatment impacts families, and how a travel fund, announced today as part of the National Cancer Plan, will help👇

Breaking news 📢UK Government commit to a £10 million pound Fund to support children and young people with cancer with the cost of getting to treatment. This is absolutely huge news for young cancer patients and their families who spend an average of £250 per month travelling to treatment, often over many months or years. Thank you so much for standing with us to make a massive difference. 👉bit.ly/4kfx2tB

We look forward to publication of the National Cancer Plan on Wednesday, and are pleased that after years of campaigning it will include a dedicated section for children and young people - a historic first for a National Cancer Plan for England. We've been pleased to work with the Children and Young People's Cancer Taskforce to amplify the voices of children, young people and families throughout development of the plan.

The North Star Cancer Collective is hosting a series of joint, open workshops to build and deepen our shared understanding of the system around children and young people with cancer, and their families. Those attending the workshop via Microsoft Teams at 11.30am -12.30pm on Thursday 22 January will be able to input into and shape the focus of the work of the North Star Cancer Collective, in particular its ambition to 'strengthen the mental health of children and young people with cancer, and their families – within and beyond treatment'. These sessions are open to all. We are particularly interested in exploring perspectives with: - Young people (aged 16 years+) and family members with direct experience of children and young people’s cancer - Community leaders, especially those representing communities who experience discrimination and oppression - Thought leaders in research, systems thinking, social justice and innovation - Practitioners (across organisations and focuses) - Clinicians To find out more and to sign up for the workshop, please visit: ow.ly/Q1X850XVBi3