Join Antonia and her family in supporting Kitchen Table Day this March

Maggie’s Oldham supporter Antonia Diggle will be holding her first Kitchen Table Day

Hundreds of people across the UK will be taking part in Kitchen Table Day for Maggie’s cancer centres on Friday 25 March.

The local award-winning centre, based at the Royal Oldham Hospital, offers free practical and psychological support to anyone affected by cancer, and their loved ones. And they need your help to continue to be there for people with cancer when they need it most.

Built in the grounds of the Royal Oldham Hospital, Maggie’s Oldham is a warm and welcoming place, with qualified professionals on hand to offer an evidence-based core programme of support that has been shown to improve physical and emotional wellbeing.

Maggie’s Oldham relies on voluntary donations to develop its unique, high-quality programme of support. The charity’s aim is to make the biggest difference possible to people living with cancer and their family and friends.

Supporters can host any event, as long as it is centred around a kitchen table, which are at the heart of every Maggie’s centre. Sign-ups this year include a pizza and prosecco party, a cake sale at work, and even a cheese and beer evening. Events can be held on Friday 25 March or a date that works for you.

Maggie’s Oldham supporter Antonia Diggle will be holding her first Kitchen Table Day and had this to say: “I'm really looking forward to holding my event for Maggie’s Oldham, a great excuse for us to invite friends and family over.

“We’re going to be making fresh pizzas to order, from ‘Diggleo’s’ Pizzeria! Everyone will be bringing their own cakes to sell and we will have plenty of games and challenges along the way. We might even throw in some orange fancy dress. What will you do?”

Every Maggie’s follows the ideas about cancer care originally laid out by Maggie Keswick Jencks. Maggie lived with advanced cancer for two years and was determined that she should not “lose the joy of living in the fear of dying”.

In order to live more positively with cancer, Maggie believed people needed information, stress-reducing strategies, psychological support and the opportunity to meet other people in similar circumstances in a relaxed and beautiful setting. All Maggie’s are individually designed by leading architects to feel like a home and all have a big kitchen table at their heart.

To find out more about your local Maggie’s and to see how the centre supports people living with cancer across Oldham and the surrounding areas, please visit the centre at The Sir Norman Stoller Building, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road, OL1 2JH or get in touch on 0161 989 0550.

Host your kitchen table event on Friday 25 March (or a date of your choice) to raise money for people with cancer.

Register now for your free pack, t-shirt and bunting at maggies.org/kitchentableday