News and campaigns

We’re delighted to welcome Mollie‑Ann Honest as our new Community Fundraiser and the third member of the Daisy team.

At Daisy Appeal, we are constantly reminded of the extraordinary kindness that exists within our communities - and recently, the people of Goole have shown just how powerful that spirit can be.

We’re delighted to share that Pixel Media Technologies has named Daisy Appeal as their Charity of the Year, marking the beginning of an impactful partnership.

Daisy Appeal is inviting supporters to enjoy a relaxed and sociable Sunday lunch at one of East Yorkshire’s most picturesque venues, all in support of its Scan for Life campaign.

March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, spotlighting the UK’s most common cancer affecting over 4,000 Yorkshire men yearly. The Daisy Appeal is proud to announce a game-changing step forward in Hull and East Riding.

Hornsea Golf Club has proudly become the Daisy Appeal’s first sporting sponsor, raising an outstanding £14,500 after choosing the charity as its Charity of the Year for 2025.

This story offers hope and insight for anyone going through cancer treatment - or supporting a loved one on that journey. It shows how easily symptoms can be overlooked in young people, and how vital specialist scanning is in getting the right diagnosis as early as possible.

The Daisy Appeal has launched Scan for Life, a major fundraising drive to raise £3 million for a state-of-the-art digital PET-CT scanner at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham. Building on the success of A Mischief of Rats, the campaign introduces three illustrated rat characters to boost awareness and support.

The creators of Hull’s beloved public art trails have officially brought their remarkable run of community projects to a close

As part of our ongoing commitment to excellence, members of the Daisy Appeal team recently took part in LabLogic’s Radio-HPLC workshop.

Hull’s much-loved A Mischief of Rats art trail bowed out in style this week with a glittering charity auction, helping to raise an impressive £160,000 for the Daisy Appeal.

Organisers of a charity which has raised more than £20m to fund advanced screening for the detailed early detection of cancer, heart disease and dementia have led the tributes to a business owner who became one of its most passionate supporters.

The caravan industry annual dinner has raised more than £50,000 for medical research.

With this newsletter we hope to bring you news from the UK PET community and foster collaboration and conversations amongst various UK PET centres.

The lovely Lifestyle team The Daisy’s from Hedon Primary School have handed over their fantastic fundraising for the Daisy Appeal. The total was £1400.85

The Daisies – aka Annie, Izzy, Phoebe and Temperance – have been busy making handmade crafts, including crochet items, bracelets, phone charms, key rings and more, to sell from their stall on Hedon’s Market Hill every Friday during the summer holidays.

Our community fundraiser Claire Levy collected a cheque on Tuesday 1st July from the New2You charity shop at St Augustine’s Church Skirlaugh.

June 2025: Local housebuilder, Barratt & David Wilson Homes Yorkshire East, has launched a unique competition with local schools near to its Stewarts Reach and Wolds View developments in Pocklington.

The University of Hull has decided to close the Department of Chemistry and the Positron Emission Tomography Research Centre (PETRC) in response to financial challenges it faces as an institution.

Thousands of men will be able to have a "gold standard" diagnostic imaging scan for prostate cancer in East Yorkshire from the New Year.

Research and treatment for cancer, dementia and heart disease is set to take a huge step forward after the long-awaited handover of a £9m molecular imaging facility at Castle Hill Hospital in East Yorkshire.

Biz Week sees launch for radical sculpture trail set to unleash ‘mischief’ across East Yorkshire next year to raise vital funds for the Daisy Appeal at Castle Hill

A pioneering removals and storage business which has been relocating customers and safeguarding possessions across the country for nearly 30 years is also taking the name of the Daisy Appeal nationwide after signing up as a corporate supporter.

The team at an East Yorkshire holiday park have boosted one of the region’s leading medical research charities by handing over thousands of pounds raised by families from across the north during a summer of fundraising.

A woman from East Yorkshire turned her Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge from a fun event into a Daisy Appeal fundraiser after losing her mum only weeks before the trek.

Staff at the UK’s largest manufacturer of touring caravans, motorhomes and holiday homes will support the Daisy Appeal by rising to the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.

A woman who shaved her head in solidarity with her mum after a devastating cancer diagnosis has handed over more than £3,000 to the Daisy Appeal.

A bikers’ charity ride which has raised funds and awareness worldwide for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health arrived in Hull to be welcomed by the Daisy Appeal and other charities.