Trudy Evans from Stourbridge has been battling the brutal disease herself since 2019 when she received intensive treatment for breast cancer. In 2021 she was given the all clear. Last year it reared its ugly head again and she faced the devastating news it had spread throughout her body.
Together with her husband Tim, they have a holiday home at Pearl Lake Country Park in North Herefordshire, bought to ‘make the most of life’ following her initial ‘all clear’. The couple and their wider family have enjoyed numerous stays there, great games of golf and have become very much part of the Discover Parks family. A Silver Anniversary pledge to give a £1,000 a month to charity by the park owners led to Trudy nominating Cancer Research UK.
Despite coping with her deteriorating condition, Trudy has just returned from a trip to EuroDisney with her grandchildren, joined in an Easter egg hunt and taken part in the presentation receiving that special donation for her nominated charity.
Sue Capon, Treasurer for Cancer Research UK in the West Midlands first met Trudy with her friends, when they handed over a cheque for £5000 that they’d raised for the charity.
“The generosity shown by Glenn & Hannah Jones, who’ve pledged £1,000 a month to charity to mark their 25 years at Pearl Lake Country Park is amazing. “ says Sue. “Without such funds research into cancer couldn’t continue, we’re so thankful to Trudy for nominating us and to Discover Parks for their donation.”