September 2025
This newsletter aims to give you information about local supportive activities for anyone affected by cancer.
If you need support, please get it touch with the Macmillan Service, call us on 01228 814283 or email cancerinformation@ncic.nhs.uk and we can see how we can help.
We have a face-to-face service at West Cumberland Hospital and The Cumberland Infirmary.
Macmillan at West Cumberland Hospital
We are now running a weekly drop in at West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven. Every Thursday 10am to 1pm for anyone affected by cancer to access support with trained health professionals and our Macmillan volunteers.
The area will be a welcoming space for you to come along, enjoy a cup of tea in a relaxed environment and to ask any questions that you may have about cancer. We also have bookable one to one appointments with our trained health professionals that are held in a private room. These sessions can be booked any weekday, please contact us to book. You can find us on level 3, opposite the chapel - follow the green signs
New Lung cancer support group launching in Carlisle next month!
In collaboration with the Roy Castle Foundation, the Lung Clinical Nurse Specialist team will be running a new monthly lung cancer support group on the third Monday of the month from 1pm at Morton Manor Community Centre in Carlisle.
The support group offers:
- Expert-led sessions by Clinical Nurse Specialists or other professionals
- Specialist topics such as treatment side effects, financial advice, and healthy eating
- Peer support: Share thoughts and experiences with others affected by lung cancer
If you have or are affected by lung cancer, please come along to access support. For more information or to discuss with the facilitators of the group, please call 01228 814391 to speak with Chris or Lindsay.
Upcoming Events - contact to book
Craft sessions
- Tuesday 21st October
iCan Wellbeing Centre, Carlisle. No previous experience required and all materials will be provided.
Creative Journaling Course
Improve your wellbeing, self-awareness and self-esteem. Gain a fresh perspective following range of guided journaling activities that will help you reflect on your experience. Starts Thursday 16 October, 1pm to 3pm for 6 weeks (excluding half term).
HOPE Course
The HOPE Programme (which stands for Helping Overcoming Problems Effectively) is an evidenced-based programme that is designed for cancer patients who have completed treatment and who may be finding it difficult to live well and cope with the long-term effects of their cancer and its treatment.
The course is facilitated by trained Health Professionals from the Macmillan Information and Support Service at the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and will take place over 6 weeks in weekly 2 and a half hour sessions. The course will cover topics such as managing fatigue, better sleep and goal setting.
Dates to be confirmed for May 2026, please get in touch to register your interest.
Breast Cancer Now have support in your area
You don’t always feel ‘back to normal’ when you finish your hospital treatment for primary breast cancer. That’s why Moving Forward is here.
| Where | When |
|---|---|
| Carlisle | 13th October and 20th October from 9:30am to 1pm |
| Whitehaven | 24th November and 1st December from 9:30am to 1pm |
If you’d like to come along you can register online here or call 0345 0771893