4myhead.com supports different cancer charities through fundraising, donations and this information page pointing to support offered by charities and commercial organisations. This page is intended to provide information only and, as such, commentary and other materials posted on our site are not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. We therefore disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by any visitor to our site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
You can also follow our news on our new website www.jashcroft.co.ukA new extension to our headwear includes our Teens section. This follows the success of our first Beaconsfield High School hat design competition for Teenage Cancer Trust.. We continue to develop our ideas and selection of useful products. In 2011, we became stockists of the Lepel Athena soft non-wired bra. Our newest product is our Wynter cape, designed after talking to nurses about lymphedema and considering ways to help those who have had cancer move forward with suitable clothing. On our 4myhead.com website, we have focused on providing further helpful information, such as that on Breast Cancer, including supporting the Breast Cancer Care HeadStrong service. Further information can be found on Breast Cancer. During September, we were once again pleased to support the Lymphoma Association with a wide selection of purple gifts including our Capry headscarves and our new silk scarves. It was an extremely busy summer as we attended 11 Race for Life events this summer, with our hats and scarves being sold, in aid of Cancer Research UK.
Cancer Hair Care is an award winning free service run by the registered charity Caring Hair. They have a fantastic website with over 250 pages of expert advice and support. The sensitively written topics span the entire hair loss journey from pre hair loss to new hair growth and everything in between. They also run a variety of free services in London and the South East. www.cancerhaircare.com
My name is NOT cancer (MNINC): "Helping people understand a little of what it's like to have cancer and to not be defined by it! MNINC encourages you to retain identity and sense of self, and is a cancer resource with a difference...you stand out, you're illness doesn't." www.mynameisnotcancer.com
Pink Ribbon Lingerie. Pink Ribbon Lingerie's aim is to help women feel beautiful. Pink Ribbon Lingerie specialises in Lingerie, Sleepwear, Swimwear and Clothing for ladies following breast cancer surgery. They also donate 10% of sales to breast cancer charities.
Wigs available from the NHS. You can contact Caroline, Herts based at: bespokewig@yahoo.co.uk or for further information visit: www.bespokewig.com
Youth Cancer Trust - provides free holidays and support for teenagers and young adults (14 to 30) with cancer from the UK and Ireland. Tel: 01202 763591. E:admin@yct.org.uk W:www.yct.org.uk
In July 2011, it was the finals of our first teenage hat competition. Jo will now be working with her British seamstresses to have the hat produced and will be donating proceeds from each of these hats sold in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.
JAshcroft hats and scarves will be at Windsor, Reading, St. Albans, Newbury, High Wycombe and Banbury during July for Tesco and Cancer Research UK's Race for Life 2011 events.
JAshcroft will be at Milton Keynes on Saturday 11th June, Northampton on Sunday 19th June and Oxford on Sunday 26th June for Tesco and Cancer Research UK's Race for Life events. We will have a selection of great cotton hats, silk scarves and of course our jersey print headscarves. On the day, 15 percent from the sale of 4myhead.com Limited products will be paid to Cancer Research UK Trading Limited, which gives its taxable profits to Cancer Research UK. Registered Charity Number 1089464.
Our first Race for Life 2011 Stamford event at Burghley House. We have added fabulous new baker boy cotton hats and introduced our first stunning silk scarves for the events. A full selection of our headwear and neck scarves is now available on our new website, www.jashcroft.co.uk
4myhead.com supports the girls at Tesco and Cancer Research UK's Race for Life 2011! Enter one of over 300 events across the UK this summer and walk, jog or run 5k or 10k to help beat cancer. Race for life.
A busy start to 2011. We were amazed by the wonderful selection of hats designed by Beaconsfield High School in our hat competition. More information on our blog.
December 2010. 4myhead.com Limited is now an Approved Buy with Confidence member. For more information, please see our listing under Trading Standards Approved Traders.
Teenage Cancer Trust focuses on the needs of teenagers and young adults with cancer by providing specialist teenage units in NHS hospitals designed to give teenagers and young people the very best chance of a positive outcome. As well as state-of-the-art facilities to keep patients occupied during long stays in hospital, the units provide an environment where teenagers can meet others in a similar situation. (Registered Charity No. 1062559). 4myhead.com are pleased to announce the launch of a special competition for Beaconsfield High School (BHS). BHS students will submit hat designs for teenagers who are being treated for cancer. The competition and the hat that is produced by 4myhead.com will be in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. For more information on this charity, please visit their website.
Since 2010, Jo from 4myhead.com will be at the Macmillan Cancer Support centre at the Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, Hampstead, London. Please check with the Macmillan centre to see when we will next be available with hats and headwear to try on and purchase.
October 2010 watch for our exciting new development as we work with a local school and The Teenage Cancer Trust to develop a hat for teenagers and raise funds for this charity.
During September, 4myhead.com are pleased to support the Lymphoma Association. We are selling our purple Skye SP1 scarf and our Capry SP2 headscarf and a donation from the sale of these items to the Lymphoma Association (Registered Charity No. 1068395). The Patient Support team can be contacted at The Lymphoma Association.
Jo was thrilled to meet the Patient Support and Fundraising teams at the Lymphoma Association. They produce many useful leaflets on Hodgkin lymphoma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including many useful tips for coping with side effects such as hair loss. The Patient Support team can be contacted at www.lymphomas.org.uk/
With many Scottish patients we are pleased to be included in Cancer Support Scotland (Tak Tent) a national cancer support charity which was founded in 1980 by Professor Sir Kenneth Calman. For the Tak Tent website please click on www.taktent.org/link.html
For colder temperatures we have our flattering Beryl beret which the Macmillan team loved the look of. We have samples available to try on at the UCLH Macmillan Centre.
Stylish Beryl beret
Our 2009 fundraising was an enjoyable and eco evening. Thank you to the ladies who emptied their wardrobes, cupboards, jewellery boxes and bookcases. We raised in voluntary cash donations, £95 for Cancer Research and £51.71 for Breast Cancer Care. A further 100 items were donated to the Beaconsfield Cancer Research shop.
A fantastic presentation by Sarah and Loretta from Ovarian Cancer Action. See how you can support the charity or find out more on www.ovarian.org.uk. There is also information from the Remember the symptoms campaign. They also have a new e-Christmas card.
In May 2008, The Walkie Talkies surviving a chilly Moonwalk. We collected over £600.
In October 2007, 4myhead.com raised £399 from a "In the Pink" cocktail party in support of Breast Cancer Care.
There are a number of other websites providing information for hair loss sufferers, cancer patients, friends and family. A selection of these are below.
www.breastcancercare.org.ukFor ideas for friends and family on what to read or gifts for hospital patients, please see our Amazon page.
