Yorkshire | Shine Cancer Support

Shine Yorkshire are a friendly group of adults with cancer who meet up once a month in Yorkshire to spend time with other people who just ‘get it’. Our meet ups change monthly and we do a variety of activities such as, pubs, cafe’s, walks, craft, meals, etc. We’re run by volunteer Network Leaders who have their own diagnosis and we would love new people to come along and join us!

To find out about our next event please click below or drop the Yorkshire Network an email at yorkshire@shinecancersupport.org. We’d love to hear from you!

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Meet Yorkshire’s volunteer network leader, Becca!

“Hi, I’m Becca and I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2021. I decided to get involved with Shine to meet other people who “get it” and to talk about the issues that particularly affect people in our age group. I first started going to meet ups in Manchester, as that was my closest group, despite being from Leeds! The group there was amazing and so supportive. It was brilliant to hang out with people in a normal setting (making new pub friends? Yes please!) where I didn’t always have to pretend that everything was fine. I knew there must be so many other people from Yorkshire who could also benefit from that kind of support.

Cancer can be very isolating, and people aren’t always sure of how to act around you when you are or have been ill. Friend and family dynamics change, there’s a lot of uncertainty, and it can feel like so much is out of your control. Knowing that you’re not alone in this, and having people around you who are experiencing the same thing can be such a reassurance. And if it can be done over a glass of wine or a board game, all the better!”