An evening to celebrate life: 15 years of força!
Updated: Sep 2
Book your tickets now to celebrate with força on Thursday 1st October at Lymington Town Sailing Club.
We're excited to invite you to a special evening to mark the 15th anniversary of our charity, força - strength against cancer and, importantly, 15 years of our wonderful inspiration, Carla, fighting and living with cancer.
An evening to celebrate life: 15 years of força will be taking place on Thursday, 1st October, at Lymington Town Sailing Club, with drinks from 7 pm.
During our 15-year journey, we've learned a lot about the importance of wellbeing - for everyone, not just those living with cancer. We'd love to share some of this learning with you, and so, during the evening, there will be a short and informal wellbeing conversation featuring a panel of experts on nutrition, fitness, rehabilitation and healthy living.
Tickets are limited and now available - pay what you can. All donations will go directly to our charity, enabling us to support more people in Hampshire and Dorset who are living with cancer. We are all volunteers.
We look forward to seeing you!
Meet our wellbeing conversation panel
Our Wellbeing conversation will focus on ways in which we can all live our best lives.
Nicky Osborne
Nicky is a local GP with a passion for supporting people to optimise their own health, energy and performance at transition points, new diagnoses of disease and beyond. She has a background working in elite sport and rehabilitation, with an interest in health coaching and lifestyle medicine.
"What fuel do we need, how can we best rest and recover, and what matters most to pay attention to now?"
Kim King
Kim is a personal trainer with specialist training in cancer recovery.
"On May 23 this year, Dr Burke, who is 50, summited Everest. She is living with stage 4 breast cancer and has undergone extensive treatment, including chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, radiotherapy and liver surgery. But you do not have to be an Olympian - or summit Everest - to benefit from exercise. It can be as simple as walking for 30 minutes a day.
"Exercise is something I am really passionate about. I regularly swim, cycle and run - mostly as an excuse to catch up with friends and family, and to stop at a cafe for a coffee and a cake! I will be speaking in more detail about the benefits of exercise and sharing some fun, easy ways to stay active before, during and after a cancer diagnosis."
Annie Winter
Annie is a BANT and CNHC-registered Nutritionist and Nutritional Therapist who helps people cut through the confusion around healthy eating and build realistic habits that support long-term health. Passionate about preventative healthcare, Annie specialises in translating nutrition science into practical, everyday advice that people can actually enjoy and stick to.
"I will explore the lifestyle habits linked with living a longer, healthier life, sharing evidence-based strategies to boost wellbeing, reduce the risk of chronic disease, and add more healthy years to life—without giving up all the foods you love."
Carla Whitbread
Carla is a metastatic breast cancer patient advocate and passionate campaigner for improving the quality of life of people living with and beyond cancer. Diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2011 at the age of 37, Carla has spent the past 15 years using her lived experience to influence cancer services, raise awareness, and support patients and their families.
As an ambassador of força – strength against cancer, Carla has supported the charity's work across its Nourish, Support, and Strength projects, reaching hundreds of people affected by cancer in the local community.
Carla will share her personal journey, reflections on living well with cancer, and practical insights into maintaining wellbeing, resilience, purpose, and joy in the face of life's challenges. Her message is one of hope, celebrating life, community, and the power of support.
Marion Lambert Nuding
Marion is a linguist and a traveller, a mother of two, a perpetual student and a Hodgkin's lymphoma and chemotherapy survivor. She believes in finding ways to exercise around our body’s current challenges, in eating well and in taking full advantage of the good days. Cancer is just part of the journey.
“No more 'later', 'tomorrow' or 'one day'. Since my diagnosis in 2021, I have started a master’s degree, I’m learning a new language, and I grab every opportunity to meet people, have simple fun and show a little kindness.”
Book your tickets now!
Tickets are limited and now available - pay what you can. All donations will go directly to our charity, enabling us to support more people in Hampshire and Dorset who are living with cancer.
We look forward to seeing you!
How your donations help
We are all volunteers. Our charity helps local people living with cancer, via three important projects:
Nourish by força - we provide free, nutritious, frozen meals for people undergoing treatment for cancer who live in Hampshire or Dorset. Each meal has been hand-prepared by the team at Oakhaven Kitchen, using great quality ingredients. You can pick up meals for yourself and for any family members in your household so that you don’t need to think about cooking for at least one meal a week during treatment. We offer a drop-in collection service to pick up meals every Friday morning in Lymington. For more information, email nourishbyforca@gmail.com.
Support by força - we provide specialist supportive compression bras to local people undergoing breast surgery related to a cancer diagnosis, who live in Hampshire and Dorset. For more information, email fsac.apply@gmail.com.
Strength by força - we fund practical help on an individual basis to assist with some of the challenges that accompany living with cancer. Apply at forcaagainstcancer.org.uk/contact
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