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The ‘força’ is strong in Lymington…
Cycletta challenge and waded
through mud runs.
On 26 April, Race New Forest are
holding the Força Lymington
Triathlon in support of força strength against cancer. To find
out more and to reserve your place
visit www.racenewforest.co.uk.
with cancer (and of course for the
population as a whole).”
In 2011 a group of Lymington mums
founded the unincorporated
association ‘Força 14’ after one of
their friends was diagnosed with
metastatic breast cancer. ‘Força’
means strength in Portuguese and
that is exactly what the group aspired
to bring to their friend. What started
as a group of 14 friends rallying
round to help look after children and
cook meals whilst the exhaustion of
chemotherapy took its toll, soon grew
to be much, much more.
Força 14 were delighted to become a
UK Registered Charity in 2014,
becoming força - strength against
cancer. The team of volunteers has
grown, along with the support given
by the local community and the
number of people that the charity is
now able to assist.
“Our main focus is to raise awareness
and funds in order to support people
affected by cancer in our local
community,” outlined Frauke Taylor,
chair of força - strength against
cancer.
“We want to help improve the
services provided locally to people
receiving cancer treatment. It makes
such a difference if treatment and
support can be provided close to
home, rather than having to travel
weekly to Southampton. At the same
time we would like to raise awareness
and provide practical advice on how
lifestyle and diet can help those living
Money raised so far has been reinvested locally, with donations to
individuals (for alternative therapies
to complement treatment for
example) and to organisations such
as Southampton General Hospital’s
Outreach Programme, which brings
chemotherapy to Oakhaven Hospice
in Lymington. Funding was also
allocated to support the running costs
of the car that takes the chemo
therapy medicine from Southampton
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