Relay for Life Jarrow is a powerful event raising much needed funds for the North East. We have all been touched by cancer in one way or another, but we got to see it’s ugly face up close when my father in law was diagnosed in December 2024 and sadly passed after a short, intense fight in July 2025. This year is for him

We love and miss you George.

Early detection gives people time with loved ones. Some are gifted with years, some months, but it is precious either way.

Relay For Life celebrates the power of community fundraising to make breakthroughs happen. Across the UK and the globe, teams of friends, families and colleagues fundraise for world-leading research to save and improve lives, then unite at an event to honour everyone affected by cancer and celebrate the progress we’re making to beat it. Here's how the money you raise powers progress:£60 could buy a microscope lens, allowing our scientists to focus on the small details that could help us beat cancer.£2000 could fund the CanRisk project for one day, which is developing a way to accurately predict people's risk of developing cancer so we can spot the disease earlier.When you fundraise for Relay For Life, you’re helping to bring about a world where everybody lives longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer. Thank you for your support.Together we are beating cancer.