Andy Flower Is New Skin Cancer Charity Ambassador

England Cricket coach and legend Andy Flower has announced that he is to become an Ambassador for Skin Cancer charity Factor 50.

Factor 50  campaigns for greater awareness and the dangers of malignant melanoma, the skin cancer which kills over 2000 people a year in theUK. Factor 50  work  with  The Christie, and also raise  money to conduct research into Malignant Melanoma.

As people embark on their summer holidays Factor50 hope that the appointment of Flower as an Ambassador will help alert people to the dangers of not using sun cream and sun burn.

In a recent survey over 60% of adults and over 70% of young adults were still too careless when it comes to sun screen and the dangers of the summer sun.   Over 10,000 new cases of malignant melanoma are diagnosed each year.

Gill Nuttall, CEO and founder of Factor 50  said – “I am over the moon that a legend such as Andy Flower has agreed to lend his support to our cause – Skin Cancer is increasing in the UK faster than at any time and our campaign this summer is to get everyone to slap on the Factor50 and enjoy their summer holidays safe in the knowledge that they are at least protected.”

Andy Flower commenting on his new role said “When Gill approached  me to ask for my support it wasn’t a difficult decision for me at all.   I wish the team at Factor 50 and The Christie much success and am delighted to be associated with them.”

Hard work, but well worth it!

Gillian Nuttall - PR & Marketing Manager

On Saturday 4 June the partners and staff at Ralli turned up at The Point, Manchester’s new venue and partied until the early hours.  Nothing new in that you might think, but this time we were partying with a difference.

In 2007 I found out that one of my pals was terminally ill.  The illness was malignant melanoma.   He was only 29.   How could that be?  How could someone be dying before they had really started to live?   However, he was very seriously ill and sadly, in May 2008 he passed away.

I started to do some fundraising for Dr Paul Lorigan’s team at The Christie and before I knew it, the fundraising had really taken off.  More and more people were becoming involved and when I approached the partners here at Ralli to ask for some support, there was no hesitation – it was a firm yes.

In April 2009 we held the first ever Ralli Factor 50 Ball which was a great success.  In 2010 we continued to fund raise, Factor 50′s awareness growing from strength to strength.  Several solicitors at Ralli became involved, to name a couple, Richard Biggs and Maria Penny, both associates in the personal injury department, have entered several runs over the last few years, Factor 50 has been their chosen charity.   I know the doctors and the patients are very grateful for every bit of fundraising that we do.

This year Ralli held the second Ralli Factor 50 His and Hers Ball at The Point.  The event was well attended and supported by Ralli staff and partners and many clients and supporters of Factor 50. Read more »

Are workers dying for a tan?

A recent landmark case in Australia came to the attention of Factor 50 as providing a common sense and welcome clarification of employer’s obligations to employees.

A group of Australian workers had contracted skin cancer after having worked for long hours outdoors under the sun.  The employees sued their employers for failing to have provided adequate sunscreen which would have protected them against sun damage.  Read more »

Ralli’s charitable staff and clients

Gillian Nuttall (PR & Marketing Manager)

Happy New Year.   Twenty ten…. what are you going to call it?  Two thousand and ten or, twenty ten?   I personally, am going with two thousand and ten, simply because it sounds less like a boy band than “2010″.

Just before Christmas I attended a networking lunch in Liverpool with a few of my colleagues from Ralli and some clients. As well as a networking event, the organiser, Chris Shirling-Rooke treats the events as an opportunity to do some fund raising for a couple of his chosen charities,  Help for Heroes and Factor 50.   The Christmas lunch was the turn of Factor 50. Read more »