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BBC News
29-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
BBC presenter's melanoma campaign "saved our lives"
A couple has credited a BBC presenter's campaign to raise awareness of skin cancer risks with saving their his death from melanoma skin cancer in 2015, BBC Radio Derby's Colin Bloomfield, 33, set up the Colin Bloomfield Sun Safe Campaign, with help from the Nottinghamshire-based charity Skcin, to try to prevent similar deciding to get their skin checked out by doctors because of Mr Bloomfield's campaign, John and Linda Williams, from Mackworth in Derbyshire, were told they had moles that were both getting the all clear from doctors, Mrs Williams said: "Finding it early is vital and had we left it any longer, things would be a lot, lot worse." 'We were very lucky' Mr Williams said he found a mark, about a millimetre in size, on his left knee that he had never been worried about until the Sun Safe Campaign appeal was launched in campaign directly inspired 479 people to get their skin checked out by experts, more than 100 of whom were urged to go for further November 2015, Mr Williams said he noticed the mark was "noticeably darker" when he returned home from a holiday in the having a check-up with a dermatologist in February 2016, they took the mole out and tests revealed it was April 2016, they then took a larger amount of skin and tests showed he was then cancer to BBC Radio Derby in 2016, Mr Williams said: "All the work and publicity that Colin Bloomfield did, detected my melanoma at an early stage."I think Colin Bloomfield has made a tremendous impact in what he has done for me." After her husband received the all clear, Mrs Williams decided she wanted to get a mark on her face checked out by doctors in July 2016."I had an original biopsy that found nothing on my mark", said Mrs Williams."When they looked at it again after it was removed, they found melanoma in the middle of it. We were both very lucky to catch the cancer at an early stage."Mrs Williams said the campaign has been "very important" to her and her husband and she has now urged people to get their moles checked out."If we see anyone with a mark or a mole, we always tell them to get it checked out and we want to help them with that first step," she added."Colin's legacy has reached a lot of people and it has saved both of our lives."It's better to be safe than sorry, so buying sun cream and putting it on could save your life."During a recent trip to Trinidad and Tobago, the couple said they ensured they wore factor 50 sun cream "in the morning, afternoon and reapplied again after swimming."
BBC News
25-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Skin cancer campaign returns in memory of Colin Bloomfield
A campaign to raise awareness about the risks of skin cancer is returning in memory of a BBC Radio Derby presenter who died 10 years his death from melanoma skin cancer on 25 April 2015, Colin Bloomfield, 33, spearheaded the initial project, with help from the Nottinghamshire-based charity Skcin, to try to prevent similar directly inspired 479 people to get their skin checked out by experts, more than 100 of whom were urged to go for further as part of the Colin Bloomfield Sun Safe Campaign, a number of skin checking sessions with dermatologists are being arranged by BBC Radio Derby, while Skcin is urging schools to register for its Sun Safe programme. The number of people being diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer in the UK is increasing, according to Cancer Research are also non-melanoma skin cancers, which are generally more common and usually less serious than Research UK says common symptoms of skin cancer include a sore or area of skin that:does not heal within four weeks;looks unusual;hurts, is itchy, bleeds, or scabs over. Marie Tudor, chief executive officer of Skcin, said: "There are 250,000 cases of skin cancer a year and 17,000 of melanoma - which is the most deadly form that took Colin's life."So it is a problem, it's not going to go away and we know one significant sunburn in adolescence doubles a person's chance of getting melanoma."BBC Radio Derby and Skcin raised more than £150,000 in 2015 through the Colin Bloomfield Melanoma Appeal and helped 100 schools to register as Sun Safe with teaching materials and suncream dispensers for Halsey, co-head teacher of Netherseal St Peter's Primary in Swadlincote, said: "We do revisit it annually and do a sun safe day which we usually do later in the year, but to mark Colin's anniversary we've done it this week." Mr Bloomfield was well loved by the fans of Derby County as he commentated on the 18 April, his mum Alison was a special guest at Pride Park, before the home Championship fixture versus Luton Town, to see a tribute paid to him ahead of the anniversary of his said: "[Colin] once said to me - 'Mum, I want to be remembered, not for that guy who died of melanoma, but because I was a presenter - and a good one at that'."Lots of people know more about melanoma now than ever before and we have to thank Radio Derby and Skcin for that, for putting the word around about how dreadful a disease melanoma is."
The Herald Scotland
22-04-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Tammy Beaumont says England spots up for grabs in ‘extremely exciting' new era
That replaces the old regional structure and has delivered not only a huge uplift in full-time contracts, up to more than 150 from a base of just 40 at the start of the decade, but a commitment to greater off-field resources and support. 2️⃣4️⃣ hours to go 🔥 We kick off our 50-over campaign at 10.30 tomorrow morning with a visit from Lancashire here at Trent Bridge. 🎟️ — The Blaze 🔥 (@TheBlazeCricket) April 22, 2025 With Charlotte Edwards newly installed as England head coach after a period of post-Ashes blood-letting, there is also an entirely clean slate for players up and down the country to make their mark on. 'It's extremely exciting. I think anyone in this county set-up sticks their hand up they will be in with a shout. Performances are going to be at a premium,' Beaumont told the PA news agency. 'We know Charlotte is watching. She's watched every warm-up game, every live stream, she's texted me about how I've got on or asked, 'how did this person do?'. You won't find a more passionate person about England women's cricket and she's got a very clear vision of what she wants so these games are going to be so important. 'As recently as 2020, 2021 we didn't have masses of depth but with the contracts and tiers, competition for places has never been better. That's good for English cricket even though, at times, it's uncomfortable as a player because you've got to really earn your spot. 'International cricket is never easy so why would you want to play easier cricket to prepare for it? If I'm not trying to get better, to stay ahead, then it's time to move on.' Beaumont is a senior player with the Blaze, the Nottinghamshire-based side who have bucked the trend for traditional county names and who host Lancashire at Trent Bridge on Wednesday. Elsewhere, Essex travel to Durham, Surrey face Somerset at Beckenham and Edgbaston hosts Warwickshire against Hampshire. Beaumont, 34, is one of several survivors from the very first batch of professional women's contracts offered by the England and Wales Cricket Board to just 18 players in 2014. Charlotte Edwards is the new head coach of England Women (Ben Whitley/PA) And while that was heralded as a big step forward, in real terms it was a baby one towards the progress that has accelerated sharply in recent years. 'I'm now able to get more from a bat deal than I did in my initial England contract. It's utterly mad,' she said. 'I was on the lowest tier and I worked two days a week for the Chance to Shine charity to top my salary up to £17,000. I was still begging my parents to help with rent! 'So I think it's amazing to see how far the game has come and that the likes of myself, Heather Knight, Kate Cross, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones are still here playing and have seen it all. 'I don't think anyone can guess what it's going to look like in 10 years' time.'
The Independent
22-04-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Tammy Beaumont says England spots up for grabs in ‘extremely exciting' new era
Women's cricket begins a new era on Wednesday with the launch of the tier one county game and England's Tammy Beaumont believes international shirts will be won and lost as the competition heats up. After a lengthy gestation the inaugural fixtures in the women's Metro Bank One-Day Cup are at hand, with a fully professional top division of eight teams aligned to first-class counties. That replaces the old regional structure and has delivered not only a huge uplift in full-time contracts, up to more than 150 from a base of just 40 at the start of the decade, but a commitment to greater off-field resources and support. With Charlotte Edwards newly installed as England head coach after a period of post-Ashes blood-letting, there is also an entirely clean slate for players up and down the country to make their mark on. 'It's extremely exciting. I think anyone in this county set-up sticks their hand up they will be in with a shout. Performances are going to be at a premium,' Beaumont told the PA news agency. 'We know Charlotte is watching. She's watched every warm-up game, every live stream, she's texted me about how I've got on or asked, 'how did this person do?'. You won't find a more passionate person about England women's cricket and she's got a very clear vision of what she wants so these games are going to be so important. 'As recently as 2020, 2021 we didn't have masses of depth but with the contracts and tiers, competition for places has never been better. That's good for English cricket even though, at times, it's uncomfortable as a player because you've got to really earn your spot. 'International cricket is never easy so why would you want to play easier cricket to prepare for it? If I'm not trying to get better, to stay ahead, then it's time to move on.' Beaumont is a senior player with the Blaze, the Nottinghamshire-based side who have bucked the trend for traditional county names and who host Lancashire at Trent Bridge on Wednesday. Elsewhere, Essex travel to Durham, Surrey face Somerset at Beckenham and Edgbaston hosts Warwickshire against Hampshire. Beaumont, 34, is one of several survivors from the very first batch of professional women's contracts offered by the England and Wales Cricket Board to just 18 players in 2014. And while that was heralded as a big step forward, in real terms it was a baby one towards the progress that has accelerated sharply in recent years. 'I'm now able to get more from a bat deal than I did in my initial England contract. It's utterly mad,' she said. 'I was on the lowest tier and I worked two days a week for the Chance to Shine charity to top my salary up to £17,000. I was still begging my parents to help with rent! 'So I think it's amazing to see how far the game has come and that the likes of myself, Heather Knight, Kate Cross, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones are still here playing and have seen it all. 'I don't think anyone can guess what it's going to look like in 10 years' time.'
Powys County Times
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Tammy Beaumont says England spots up for grabs in ‘extremely exciting' new era
Women's cricket begins a new era on Wednesday with the launch of the tier one county game and England's Tammy Beaumont believes international shirts will be won and lost as the competition heats up. After a lengthy gestation the inaugural fixtures in the women's Metro Bank One-Day Cup are at hand, with a fully professional top division of eight teams aligned to first-class counties. That replaces the old regional structure and has delivered not only a huge uplift in full-time contracts, up to more than 150 from a base of just 40 at the start of the decade, but a commitment to greater off-field resources and support. 2️⃣4️⃣ hours to go 🔥 We kick off our 50-over campaign at 10.30 tomorrow morning with a visit from Lancashire here at Trent Bridge. 🎟️ — The Blaze 🔥 (@TheBlazeCricket) April 22, 2025 With Charlotte Edwards newly installed as England head coach after a period of post-Ashes blood-letting, there is also an entirely clean slate for players up and down the country to make their mark on. 'It's extremely exciting. I think anyone in this county set-up sticks their hand up they will be in with a shout. Performances are going to be at a premium,' Beaumont told the PA news agency. 'We know Charlotte is watching. She's watched every warm-up game, every live stream, she's texted me about how I've got on or asked, 'how did this person do?'. You won't find a more passionate person about England women's cricket and she's got a very clear vision of what she wants so these games are going to be so important. 'As recently as 2020, 2021 we didn't have masses of depth but with the contracts and tiers, competition for places has never been better. That's good for English cricket even though, at times, it's uncomfortable as a player because you've got to really earn your spot. 'International cricket is never easy so why would you want to play easier cricket to prepare for it? If I'm not trying to get better, to stay ahead, then it's time to move on.' Beaumont is a senior player with the Blaze, the Nottinghamshire-based side who have bucked the trend for traditional county names and who host Lancashire at Trent Bridge on Wednesday. Elsewhere, Essex travel to Durham, Surrey face Somerset at Beckenham and Edgbaston hosts Warwickshire against Hampshire. Beaumont, 34, is one of several survivors from the very first batch of professional women's contracts offered by the England and Wales Cricket Board to just 18 players in 2014. And while that was heralded as a big step forward, in real terms it was a baby one towards the progress that has accelerated sharply in recent years. 'I'm now able to get more from a bat deal than I did in my initial England contract. It's utterly mad,' she said. 'I was on the lowest tier and I worked two days a week for the Chance to Shine charity to top my salary up to £17,000. I was still begging my parents to help with rent! 'So I think it's amazing to see how far the game has come and that the likes of myself, Heather Knight, Kate Cross, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones are still here playing and have seen it all. 'I don't think anyone can guess what it's going to look like in 10 years' time.'
