A new fund has been established to support brain cancer sufferers in North Wales in memory of a beloved daughter, sister, auntie and friend.
The Angela Mary Bennett Memorial Fund will be used to support brain cancer patients and their families with the financial burden of travel and accommodation when visiting their loved ones receiving care further afield. The fund will be established through Awyr Las, the NHS Charity for North Wales, and will also enable the enhancement of available care and treatment in local hospitals by supporting the cost of additional equipment and complementary services.
Angela Mary Bennett passed away at the age of 47 in March 2023, only nine weeks following a brain tumour diagnosis. Angela’s family wished to establish this fund to support others in North Wales affected by brain tumour diagnoses with the costs and logistics of visiting family members receiving specialist care at hospitals such as The Walton Centre in Liverpool.
Nick Bennett, Angela’s brother, says:
“When we heard of Angela’s diagnosis we rallied and my brother Chris and I were able to make sure my mum visited her in Walton every day. We don’t want anyone without a support network not to be able to do the same.”
Dyfed Jones, Chair of the Charitable Funds Committee, adds:
“It can be difficult and costly for families to have to travel to visit their loved ones receiving care outside of North Wales. This new fund in memory of Angela will support the travel and accommodation costs for families at a time of need, going above and beyond what can ordinarily be offered by the NHS.
We are incredibly grateful to the family for such a generous contribution in memory of Angela. The funds received will go a long way to making a difference for brain cancer sufferers and their families.”
Nick and his three adult children will be running the Anglesey 10k on 1st March 2026, around the time of what would have been Angela’s 50th birthday.
Donations to the Angela Bennett Memorial Fund are accepted through Awyr Las, the North Wales NHS Charity, and the fund’s JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/angela-mary-bennett
