Peacocks wins prestigious award from Cancer Research UK

Howard Lake | 8 June 2006 | Newswire

PEACOCKS, one of the UK’s leading High Street stores, has finished an incredibly successful year supporting Cancer Research UK by winning the charity’s Flame of Hope award for Business Supporter of the Year.
The award recognises the huge contribution Peacocks has made to Cancer Research UK through extensive in-store promotions, colleague fundraising, and incredible customer support.
Tim Bettley, Peacocks Managing Director, said: In recognition of our colleagues and customers fundraising achievements, we are delighted to receive this award from Cancer Research UK. We are now in the second year of the partnership and with the activities we have planned during 2006 we are confident of continuing with our fundraising achievements”.
Amongst other fundraising activities, Peacocks will again be backing Cancer Research UK’s ‘All Join Together’ campaign in support of Breast Cancer Awareness by selling a specially created collection of fashionable pink clothing and accessories, with a percentage of all sales going to the charity. All of these exclusive items will be available through Peacocks’ 425+ stores nationwide from mid-September.
Sarah Lyness, Executive Co-Director of Fundraising for Cancer Research UK, added: I’d like to thank Peacocks’ colleagues and customers for raising such a fantastic amount towards our world-class research into beating cancer and, of course, offer my congratulations to Peacocks on the award. After such a great start to the partnership everyone involved has high hopes for 2006.”
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Notes to Editors:
Peacocks
·Peacocks stores are part of The Peacock Group. There are currently over 425 Peacocks stores nationwide. Store locations are available on www.peacocks.co.uk or by calling 0292 027 0222
·Peacocks was voted Best Value Retailer in the prestigious Drapers Awards 2005, demonstrating the fantastic contribution Peacocks has made to UK High Street fashion.
Cancer Research UK
·Together with its partners and supporters, Cancer Research UK’s vision is to beat cancer.
·Cancer Research UK carries out world-class research to improve understanding of the disease and find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat different kinds of cancer.
·Cancer Research UK ensures that its findings are used to improve the lives of all cancer patients.
·Cancer Research UK helps people to understand cancer, the progress that is being made and the choices each person can make.
·Cancer Research UK works in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer.
·For further information on Cancer Research UK’s All Women Together campaign for breast cancer research visit www.cancerresearchuk.org/breastcancer

About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.