SAMANTHA Cameron has handed a big boost to a charity which is raising funds for specialist cancer equipment at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
The Prime Minister’s wife has agreed to open up the Chequers gardens to raise money for Scannappeal, which needs £80,000 to secure leading bowel cancer equipment.
Mrs Cameron is ‘keeper of the diary’ at her husband’s countryside home near Wendover. Only one charity in Bucks is allowed access to Chequers per year.
Chequers will be the centre piece of the charity’s open gardens scheme this summer, in which people pay money to gain access to 25 local gardens. It is hoped the scheme will raise £20,000.
Scannappeal’s Gill Whitehead said: “We are very grateful, it’s a great opportunity for us to raise money. It will be great for people to have a look at Chequers – it’s lovely down there.”
Scannappeal, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has already raised £20,000 towards the ‘scope guide’, which makes diagnosis of bowel cancer quicker and less painful.
The Chequers day on June 8 will raise £4,000 from ticket sales as entry costs £20 but numbers are limited to 200.
More than 300 people have already applied for tickets so a ballot is being held. The last day to apply for tickets is May 1 and those who enter must also have bought tickets to another open garden.
See scannappeal.org.uk
