Leading cancer hospital The Christie has praised the Steve Prescott Foundation for its work in enabling “huge progress” in cancer research.

The renowned centre in Manchester believes that funds and awareness raised by the charity has improved its understanding of cancer patients “beyond belief” and could lead to the availability of different treatments in under five years.

A crack 8 man team representing the Steve Prescott Foundation (SPF) will tackle a cycling endurance race called the Race Across Europe (RACE) starting on the 3^rd July 2018 from Boulogne Sur Mer and finishing in Gibraltar. The route incorporates the toughest terrain Europe can offer, covering a total of 3000 miles. The challenge is to cycle nonstop, 24 hours a day, to set a 6 day record for the event. The aim for the team is to raise a massive £60k for the SPF.

Celebrates 150 St Helens Anniversary

Registration is still open for the GPW Recruitment St Helens 10k run 2018 which takes place on Sunday 4th March. The event is open for runners age 16 and over. We are encouraging runners to sign up as soon as possible to ensure their place in this year’s event. Entries close on 01/03/18 or when race capacity of 2500 is reached. Registration costs £25.

It was with great sadness the Steve Prescott Foundation Trustees and committee heard of the passing of Wilf Roach last November aged 85 years.  Wilf who started his playing career at amateurs Pilks Recs, was a centre or wing and played 37 games for St Helens in the 1950s  and was a popular figure amongst the fans. He retained a keen interest in sport and Saints in particular.

Wilf and his wife Elsie had recently celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary and were neighbours of Steve and Linzi Prescott.

Annette Conuel is a class teacher from Roseacre Primary School, Blackpool who for the eighth year in a row took on the challenge of walking from Keswick to Barrow in a day. The walk is a 40 mile challenge which includes some steep inclines through the beautiful Cumbrian countryside. Annette was joined by a teaching assistant also from the Academy, Lisa Lloyd who was on her third walk and Annette’s husband Ian who was attempting his ninth. Each year approx 2000 people complete the challenge on a Saturday in May.

Jill Lawrence very kindly contacted the SPF recently with a donation of £150 in memory of her mother June Mawdsley who sadly passed away on 17^th December 2015 aged 80 years.

St Helens born June was a big Saints supporter all her life.

June bumped into Steve Prescott a few years ago whilst shopping in Tesco and had her photo taken with her hero.

The internationally-acclaimed website You Are The Ref will literally take football to new heights later this year in aid of The Steve Prescott Foundation (SPF)

Saints fan Neil Marsh and his girlfriend Nicola Dean completed the Great North Run last September and raised a magnificent £312 in the process. Neil explains why he was motivated to raise funds and awareness of the SPF:-

‘My girlfriend and I have been into our fitness and running for a number of years. We enjoy giving ourselves set challenges as we find this gives us that bit of a push needed to keep ourselves training in all weathers, preparing ourselves for whatever run we have entered.

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, will give a blessing to all runners before the start of the 9th annual 10K race at St Helen’s Rugby Football Club on Sunday 10^th March at 9am.

Archbishop Sentamu will be joined at the start of the race for the blessing by keen runners including the Bishop of Newcastle, Bishop Christine Hardman, Archdeacon of Warrington Roger Preece and other clergy from St Helens.

This event will see the Steve Prescott Foundation pass the Million Pound mark in Donations to our charitable causes.

We would like supporters from the past and present to join us celebrating the life of Steve Prescott MBE and the incredible legacy he has left behind.

The Prescott Family, SPF Ambassadors & RL personalities will be present.

The SPF is really proud to have a representative running the prestigious Virgin Money London Marathon 2016 which takes place on Sunday 24th April.

Shaun Archer has been lucky enough to get a ballot place for the London Marathon and will be using the opportunity to raise awareness and funds for for the Steve Prescott Foundation. Shaun will no doubt be inspired by Precky as he pounds the streets of London in the knowledge that Precky himself completed the same course on three occasions.

Huddersfield Giants fan Eddie Hirst, a Yorkshire man who has lived in St Helens for about 14 years has set himself a  number of challenges for 2016.

Eddie is married to Lisa  and has two children.  He is a big RL fan and remains loyal to the Giants even though all his family are big Saints fans!!

Darren Henderson has set himself a unique challenge for the GPW Recruitment St Helens 10k which takes place on Sunday 6th March 2016 from Langtree Park.

He plans to complete the 10k route in a Suit of Armour!! Darren is a regular participant of the St Helens 10k in different guises. Darren made his own 14th century knights outfit  which he wore for the 10k in 2013 and the next year came dressed as the Predator.

Saturday 31st March

7.30PM till late

Clock Face Labour Club

469A Clock Face Road, St Helens, WA9 4TZ

Tickets £20.00 + £1.00 booking fee

Includes: Curry & Rice or Hotpot

A crack 8 man team representing the Steve Prescott Foundation (SPF) will tackle a cycling endurance race called the Race Across Europe (RACE) starting on the 3^rd July 2018 from Boulogne Sur Mer and finishing in Gibraltar. The route incorporates the toughest terrain Europe can offer, covering a total of 3000 miles. The challenge is to cycle nonstop, 24 hours a day, to set a 6 day record for the event. The aim for the team is to raise a massive £60k for the SPF.

The seventh St Helens 10k run sponsored by GPW Recruitment takes place on Sunday 5^th March, with the 2000 runners setting off from the Totally Wicked Stadium at 0930.  The event has already reached its capacity of 2000 entrants.

This year volunteers from St Mark's Parish Church and the Centurion Centre are supporting the GPW Recruitment St Helens 10k Run by offering spectators at the top of North Road with tea, coffee and sandwiches whilst they wait to see their loved ones tackle the steep incline.

gymBUG fitness centre St Helens is fully behind this year's GPW Recruitment St Helens 10k Run in more ways than one. Firstly they are giving all runners a one day pass so they can check out all the fantastic facilities to keep up their fitness levels after they take part in the 10k.  www.thegymbug.com

In addition, gymBUG's Personal Trainer and St Helens Star fitness columnist Mark Hunt has also got together "Team Hunt" who has so far managed to raise over £1300 for GPW St Helens 10k run organisers The Steve Prescott Foundation (SPF).

The Steve Prescott Foundation (SPF) is delighted to announce the latest epic challenge to raise funds and awareness for The Christie Manchester, the Rugby League Benevolent Fund and the SPF Special Causes Fund.

The SPF are looking for a team of 40 climbers will be tackling Mount Kilimanjaro in October 2017 to raise funds for the SPF. The challenge follows on from the SPF epic record breaking Guinness Book of World Records highest game of rugby in 2015 and the inaugural SPF trek in 2013.

On the weekend of January 17th/18th the legend that is Andrew "Wolfie" Pahlen organised a White Collar Boxing Event at the KC Stadium Hull.

To say the weekend was special would be a massive understatement.

Dave Glover, Diane Glover, Rich and Carole Carr, Phil and Jill Hart, and Simon Taylor (Lesley Taylor) from the Seven Stars St Helens are taking part in a Coast to Coast bike ride on 19th - 21st April 2013.

SAINTS have announced their match against Hull FC will be a fitting tribute to the late Steve Prescott MBE.

The Dewsbury and Heavy Woollen Beer festival returns to Dewsbury Town Hall for its fourth consecutive year, 16^th-18^th May.

 The Steve Prescott Foundation in association with Engage Mutual Assurance are pleased to announce that the GPW Legal Services St Helens 10k Run in association with Hattons Solicitors will take place on Sunday 11th March, starting and finishing at the New Saints Stadium.

www.sthelens10krun.org.uk

After last year’s hugely successful inaugural Taylor Park Challenge our plans for this year are to expand the event to include 12 Corporate Teams with up to 11 participants per team.

A group of friends from all over the country are getting on their bikes to raise £5,000 for the SPF. 

The eight riders are cycling the L-P3 – that’s 300 miles from London to Paris in just three days. Their Paris dash begins at Wembley Stadium on Friday 23^rd August, finishing on Sunday 26^th at the Arc de Triomphe.