Award for Alderney Cancer Relief 'tribute to charity's founder'
THE chairman of Alderney Cancer Relief said receipt of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service was a tribute to the efforts of his late mother, who founded the charity.
The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is the most prestigious award a voluntary group can be given in the UK – the equivalent of an MBE for a charity – and Alderney Cancer Relief's accolade was announced by Bailiwick Lt-Governor Air Marshal Peter Walker.
Alderney Cancer Relief was founded 35 years ago by Joy Crawford after her husband John contracted cancer, and had to travel for specialist treatment to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London.
Now headed up by her son James Roberts, the charity offers financial support to cancer sufferers who have to travel off-island for medical treatment, enabling them to take a carer with them to hospital appointments and stays. It hands out grants totalling around £20,000 a year.
