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Congratulations to all those that completed the London Marathon this weekend – more than 53,000 of you finished the marathon on Sunday! A new record! Over £67 million has been raised so far – the biggest amount ever seen for an annual one-day fundraising event. A new world record! Below we’ve listed some more crazy … Continue reading London Marathon: Crazy Facts and Figures
Welcome to the first edition of our new blog series – meet the team! It does exactly what it says on the tin! Gain an insight into the lives of the people who run, support or volunteer for Baggy Trousers UK. We start the series with our founder Jack Broadley. 1) What does your role … Continue reading Meet the Team: Jack Broadley
Testicular cancer awareness month is in full swing and with it comes our no frills guide on how to check your nuts! It’s extremely important that you regularly examine your testicles as it may one day just save your life. It’s normal for one of your boys to be bigger or hang lower than the … Continue reading No Frills Guide on How to Check Your Nuts
April is testicular cancer awareness month. Throughout the next 30 days, charities like Baggy Trousers UK will be doing more than ever to raise awareness and funds to help support those experiencing testicular cancer. Sadly, over 2400 people in the UK are diagnosed with testicular cancer every year. If detected early though, the chances of … Continue reading 5 Things You May Not Know About Testicular Cancer
Jack Hinton was just 24-years-old when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2019. The musical theatre actor who lives in London, shares his story about discovering a lump in his testicle, and the subsequent surgery. Jack, who’s now 26, sought support from Baggy Trousers UK following his diagnosis, and is returning the favour by … Continue reading I noticed a small lump on my right testicle
Over the past five years we have reached over 3 million people online, delivered awareness talks to over 15,000 young adults and engaged with over 50 males directly affected by testicular cancer. The generosity of our supporters has enabled us to make a real difference in our mission to offer emotional, financial and practical support … Continue reading We need your support
On the 5th October, Sophie Bull, Hannah Albans and Sophie’s mother Jill will be taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in aid of testicular cancer charity Baggy Trousers UK. The challenge consists of taking on the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough totalling a massive 24 miles and 1585m (5200ft) of ascent in just … Continue reading 3 Ladies take on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks
Founder Jack Broadley and Treasurer Jessica Rae attended Music for Merrick on Sunday 30th July 2017, a fundraising event in aid of BaggyTrousersUK. Organiser Joely Mitchell said “I chose to raise money in aid of BaggyTrousersUK as my brother in law, Jamie, is currently fighting Testicular Cancer. He is 12 months in and still has … Continue reading Music for Merrick
I was your average 21-year-old, girlfriend, healthy lifestyle involved in stock car racing every weekend and doing what an average 21-year-old would do. I noticed a lump on my left testicle but chose to ignore it for a few days as I thought it was nothing and would just pass. A few days later my girlfriend noticed something also at this point she insisted that I must … Continue reading Survivor Series – Robert Jacklin
Yep! – We did it, we was granted £856.00 by Bardsley Construction via Forever Manchester! So what do we plan to do with it? We will be running a targeted social media campaign at males aged between 15 and 35 in Tameside and surrounding areas. The population of Tameside is approximately 219,000+, with 49% of … Continue reading Bardsley Constructions 50th Anniversary