We are here for your cancer support needs
Our mission is simple; to improve the quality of your life by helping you cope with and come to terms your cancer diagnosis and all the changes that come with it. We have been helping people in our community for over 20 years. In that time we’ve supported over 20,000 people with free emotional, physical and practical support.
We are a non-medical centre and make a conscious effort to provide a totally different space to that of a GP or Hospital. Our clients will have enough hospital appointments and GP check-ups to last a life time and we don’t want to be another place on that list.
With warm welcomes, plenty of cups of tea and more tears of laughter than sadness, many of our clients call us their ‘home from home‘. Something we’re incredibly proud of.
You can find out more about what we do, who we help and how we raise our funds below
Don’t struggle with cancer alone
How The Nightingale began
You might know what The Nightingale does but you might not know how the charity came to be.
The original hope for The Nightingale was to provide in-patient hospice services with an idea to end up with a bedded hospice within 10-12 years. However, during the late 90s and early 00s, cancer treatment was going through a sea of change. That’s when the charity’s priorities shifted.
22 years later we’re still here helping people in our community affected by the devastating impact of cancer.
Read more here about how The Nightingale came to be and what we’ve achieved in the last 20 years.
Find out what our team said is their favourite thing about working for The Nightingale.
They have a coffee club,massages reflexology and different activities & the people are lovely.They have been a great support when going through so much in your life!
The moment I stepped into The Nightingale Centre I felt like I was enveloped in a big warm hug! The support and understanding from the staff, volunteers and therapists is worth its weight in gold. When you are swept up in a mountain of hospital appointments, investigations and treatments it is a complete change to your life. As brilliant as our NHS is, there are limits to the time offered to patients and this is the gap the Nightingale fills.
The complimentary therapies that help you cope with treatment side effects and benefit your physical & mental well-being; the group and individual emotional therapies on offer; the gentle physical activities and the all important social and fundraising events are part and parcel of the wealth of expertise and assistance offered by everyone in this ‘centre of excellence’. Fiona, with her welcoming, friendly and bubbly character has lifted my spirits on many occasions, she has an amazing ability to just know when you need a chat or are not feeling great.
As I now ‘live with cancer’ and have learned to navigate life without the routine of work I am immensely grateful for the Nightingale centre and all it offers. I look forward to Tuesday’s coffee morning, the chance to share and to both give and receive advice from others who are going through similar experiences is invaluable but what is most important is this gathering usually fills the centre with laughter.
I have been fortunate enough to make some wonderful friendships through the Nightingale, we are there to support each other, our Whattsapp chats make me roar with laughter and we get out and enjoy life, so important when some days are a challenge.
The Nightingale Centre really is the lifeline you need when facing cancer, I cannot recommend it enough to anyone who is going through the challenge of a cancer diagnosis.
