We Wish You a Merry Christmas…. With the help of our lovely Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund Christmas Cards

As well as all the other stuff we get up to here at Sarsen, it’s very important to us that we support charities where we can. This year we have chosen to support the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund by buying all our Christmas cards from their wonderful collection.

The Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (PCRF) is a national charity dedicated to supporting research to improve diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer. It was founded in April 2004 by Maggie Blanks, following the death of her husband Alan from the disease in May 2003. The PCRF directly fund research into the disease by offering grants to researchers in universities, research institutes and hospitals in the UK and Ireland.

Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all cancers – just 3% of those diagnosed in the UK survive for 5 years. It accounts for 5% of cancer deaths but attracts very little research funding. You can find out about the work the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund are doing in their newsletter.

You can buy their Christmas cards here, and the great thing is that with every PCRF Christmas card you send, as well as supporting them financially, you'll be making people aware of the charity and the world-class research it's funding to defeat pancreatic cancer. There are other ways to support the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund - Nigel is also offering his support by volunteering to help with research into pancreatic cancer at St Barts hospital in London. Find out more here.

Why not take a leaf out of our book and support a charity this Christmas - it'll give you a warm fuzzy glow faster than a hot toddy by an open fire!