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Happy Birthday Bob!

Bob Jenkins has been a long-time supporter of RAFT, running a total of 19 marathons for our medical research! And next year he will be running the Virgin London Marathon for RAFT. What is even more remarkable is that he turns 80 today! Bob was introduced to RAFT in 1993 for the only reason that […]

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LFB Gala Dinner 1 November Mansion House – A huge success

2016 was a momentous year for the London Fire Brigade (LFB) celebrating its 150th anniversary. A year of events culminated in the LFB charity gala dinner which RAFT organised on behalf of the LFB and 4 other charities that benefited from the evening. These were the Children of Fire, Children’s Burns Trust, The Firefighters Charity,

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NEWS – Memories of Sir Robin Chichester-Clark by Peter Forbes F.C.A., former Deputy Chair of RAFT

I was the Deputy to Robin for most of his 12 years and must say it was a really rewarding experience – the essential element being Robin’s leadership. Robin had the quality of being able to lead mainly through his ability to encourage one to do one’s best in the interests of RAFT. We were

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News – RAFT to get ‘Safe in the City’ with London Fire Brigade

The RAFT team will be taking a stand at the London Fire Brigade’s largest ever family fun day which forms part of the force’s 150th anniversary celebrations. Safe in the City, which is sponsored by Securitas, is taking place on Saturday August 20th (11am to 5pm) at Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park (next to Imperial War

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DNA Sequencing in Cells Containing Pigment

Melanoma is aggressive cancer which usually starts in the skin. For several years RAFT conducted a successful research programme investigating potential new treatments for melanoma, which involved studying in detail the cellular and molecular characteristics of the disease. To delve further into the genetics of melanoma, cell biologists at RAFT needed to isolate and study

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Burns and Skin Grafts

Someone in the UK is accidentally burned or scalded every two minutes and at least 12 patients a day are admitted to hospital for several days as a result of a burn injury. Many of these patients will require skin grafting and plastic surgery following the injury. Skin grafting is the process where a layer

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RAFT Runners

RAFT and the Virgin Money Marathon   The London Marathon is the largest annual fundraising event on the planet – runners have raised over £700 million for good causes since the race began in 1981. Participants have a chance to take part and run 42km through the streets of Central London together with thousands of

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