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Walking football group helps cancer patients

19 Jun 2024 1 min read No comments Impairment / Disability

The Tackle Cancer walking football group which meets in Bowthorpe in Norfolk was set up by cancer charity The Big C

A walking football group for people and their loved ones who have experienced cancer is an opportunity to “totally forget about their problems”, a charity has said.

The Tackle Cancer group, which meets at the Football Development Centre in Bowthorpe, Norwich, aims to provide exercise in a safe and supported space.

Cancer charity The Big C, external, which set up the group, runs a variety of events and support groups for people affected by cancer.

Amy Goreham from the charity said: “While people are having a laugh… they can forget anything else that is going on in their life.”

READ MORE at source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ppd7qw791o

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