Star of stage and screen Jimmy Nail has backed the ambition of North East cancer charity FACT by becoming its patron, in order to raise awareness of the local charity.
FACT (Fighting All Cancers Together) was founded by cancer survivor and mum of two Joanne Smith to provide services which simply did not exist when she was going through treatment. Via its team of trained counsellors and volunteers, the charity provides a range of support including counselling, social events, fitness sessions, mastectomy bra fitting evenings and even kindness kits’ of toiletries, food, clothing and other essentials for patients facing financial pressures during treatment.
Joanne said: “To secure Jimmy’s support is amazing and we are so grateful that he has joined the FACT family. We have recently moved into larger premises and we are expanding our range of services, so anything we can do to raise our profile is extremely important.”
