All That Matters: The Inspirational and Uplifting Memoir of Hope From One of GB’s Greatest Olympians.

Sir Chris Hoy knows better than most how life can change in the blink of an eye.

In elite sport, the margin between victory and defeat is miniscule, and the pressure is immense. Chris has built a glittering sporting career on understanding these moments: how to feel for them, how to cope with them, how to make them count.

Last year, he faced another life-changing moment. He found out that the ache in his shoulder was in fact a tumour, and that he had Stage 4 cancer.

He will be living with this disease for the rest of his life.

In this memoir, Chris shares the next phase of his extraordinary life with exceptional bravery. He looks over the challenges he has faced thus far, and the ways he has taken them on. With his wife Sarra and their young children by his side, he shares how he has used these experiences to find ways to focus on the moments that matter, showing us how to do the same.

We do have some copies available to borrow from our library. Which is now located at the end of Cross Keys House on the left hand side.

Just add your items to the basket and go to the checkout which is now using Stripe payments but Paypal is still an option. If you have any problems please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance.

We also have a  little shop ‘The Nook’ at Cross Keys House with a selection of good quality reasonably priced items, where all profit goes directly to support local people affected by cancer. Please bring any donations to Cross Keys House for our Nook or Pop-Up Charity Shop we have one a month.

Did you know we also have a Vinted Shop – Click here to go straight to our store

Neal’s Yard have some fabulous gift ideas and remedies on sale – you can now order via Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support https://uk.nyrorganic.com/shop/alcs

Well done Claire on running the London Marathon last week – she is also undertaking a host of fundraising activities to raise money for Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support.

Sandwich of the month – available from Lyme Bay Sandwich Co in Lyme Regis.  A donation will be made for every sandwich of the month purchased.

Blind Date with a Book – a literary adventure where the title and author stay secret until you unwrap. Includes a handmade bookmark, tea sachet, lavender bag, sticky notes and a small chocolate treat.  What’s not to love?  Take a look and treat yourself or a friend.  Available from Lyme Bay Sandwich Co, Lyme Regis and Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support at Cross Keys House, Axminster

Raffle – handmade quilt – a beautiful handmade quilt created by Claire.  Raffle tickets are available from Lyme Bay Sandwich Co and Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support.  Draw will be made on 12 May.

All proceeds go to Axminster and Lyme Cancer Support … we can’t thank Claire enough!

Please take a moment to check out her fundraising page and sponsor if you can!

Our second £5,000 draw of 2025 is nearly here! To support the incredible work that so many charities do to support Health and Wellbeing, our second special draw of the year will award £5,000 to 10 charities working in this area. The nomination window opens next week for seven days only – Monday 28th April to Sunday 4th May, so please mark your calendar and come back then to get your favourite charities in the running. Find out more

More chances for the charity you support to win £1,000

The next £1,000 draw is Monday 2nd June, so if you haven’t already done so, please do get involved and nominate the charity of your choice today. Don’t forget, it’s one nomination per charity per person, so if you have more than one cause you support, get them in the running today. Once you’ve nominated, use our tools to share and get your network to support too – it only takes a minute and the more nominations your charity gets, the greater their chance of winning. Please note: if you’ve already nominated a charity in the £1,000 awards this year, your nomination will automatically be carried forward to all of the remaining £1,000 draws.

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1182035 – AXMINSTER AND LYME CANCER SUPPORT

Together with our recycling partners, our textile recovery project prevents these bras going into landfill before giving them a new lease of life.

Successful ventures like this provide employment and an income for people living in the UK. Any bras that are genuinely beyond redemption are dismantled and disposed of properly.

For every tonne of bras collected, Against Breast Cancer receives £700 to fund our research. With over 30 million women in the UK you could really help make a difference!