September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month symbolised worldwide by the Gold Ribbon 🎗️

In memory of Pearl Dixie BartlettBundy we turn the village of Hassocks GOLD every September, to raise awareness and funds to fight Childhood Cancer. This year’s theme is GOLDEN PINEAPPLES!

Sadly cancer is the most common cause of death in children aged 1-14 years but despite this Childhood Cancer receives only a tiny proportion of cancer research funding (less than 1.4%)

So far via the CCLG, and through fundraisers such as HassocksGoesGold, #PearlPower has now helped to fund SIX research projects. These projects are focussed on developing new treatments for brain tumours, Juvenile MyeloMonocytic Leukemia and most recently Ewings sarcoma - the very type of childhood cancer that took Pearl.

Join us in turning Hassocks GOLD for the 8th year running… with the Gold 24hr Daily Auctions; Let’s STALL Childhood Cancer; Giant Gold Bow Trail; Sunflower Growing Competition; Golden Wine Tasting; Market Stall Tombola; and the Golden Gala finale there’s so much fun to be had….

….and so much good to be done in funding research into childhood cancers with poor outcomes. Join in the gold fun and help us raise awareness and research funds to improve the outcomes for children diagnosed with tricky to treat cancers.