Please support us as we raise money and awareness for the battle against brain tumours.

Hi, I'm Luke. Dad of two little girls and husband to Alex.

I was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2020.

Brain tumours come in all different shapes and sizes. Some are treatable and curable, others inoperable. Some are considered ‘benign’, others are deadly and fast-moving.

Mine is a low grade glioma, astrocytoma - incurable and the sort that grows back.

I was fortunate in that my tumour was accessible for brain surgery and I recovered well. I’m hopeful it’ll be a similar experience when we face it again.

Many people are suffering more severely than I am right now, and 5,500 people are dying each year.

Here's what we’re doing...

In October, we’ll be joined by a group of fantastic and generous friends as we tackle the Royal Parks Half Marathon in London.

Together we are team: Joggin for my Noggin.

And we want to raise £5,000 for The Brain Tumour Charity!

Our team members are:

Alex Cross

Luke Cross

Olivia Smith

Phil Walker

Pete Gladwell

Paul Rickard

Jamie Ratcliff

Anna Smith

Pete Sherlock

Sasha Kratky

Laura Kratky

Mark Hill

Why help us? Some facts about brain tumours…

1️⃣ Brain tumours are the BIGGEST cancer killer of children and adults under 40

2️⃣ Over 12,000 people are diagnosed each year with a primary brain tumour, including 500 children and young people – that’s 33 people every day

3️⃣ Over 5,300 people lose their lives to a brain tumour each year

4️⃣ At least 88,000 children and adults are estimated to be living with a brain tumour in the UK currently

5️⃣ Brain tumours reduce life expectancy by on average 27 years – the highest of any cancer

6️⃣ Just 12% of adults survive for five years after diagnosis

7️⃣ Research offers the only real hope of dramatic improvements in the management and treatment of brain tumours. Over £700m is spent on cancer research in the UK every year, yet less than 3% is spent on brain tumours.

Why support The Brain Tumour Charity?

Your sponsorship and support will help The Brain Tumour Charity fund world-class research, keep striving for faster diagnosis times and to offer support for people affected by brain tumours – both now and in the future.

The charity - which supported me with valuable counselling during my recovery from my first round of surgery - has 2 clear goals over the coming years:

Live Longer – to double survival by 2030.

Live Better – to halve the harm that brain tumours have on quality of life by 2030.

All roads lead to research - which will propel the most powerful change for everyone diagnosed with a brain tumour – now and in the future.

Any support you can give would be hugely appreciated.