CPCSG Newsletters
Here you can use the following links to download our newsletter. This will be updated every 3 months to keep you up to date with additional information about Prostate Cancer along with events and activities that CPCSG are hosting or are involved in.
Autumn 2026
It has been a very busy year so far for CPCSG, with more activities yet to come – especially the next PSA testing day due to be held in collaboration with Buckinghamshire NHS Healthcare Trust at Stoke Mandeville Hospital on 21st November. Catch up with everything in this latest newsletter:
Autumn 2025
Yes, it is 20 years since this group was established in 2005 by a small group of prostate cancer patients to provide support and encouragement to all men affected by prostate cancer and their spouses, partners, carers, relatives and friends. This was on the initiative of Urology Consultant John Kelleher and lead nurse Hilary Baker.
Spring 2025
Yes, it is 20 years since this group was established in 2005 by a small group of prostate cancer patients to provide support and encouragement to all men affected by prostate cancer and their spouses, partners, carers, relatives and friends. We are proud to be displaying our new strapline: “Supporting men since 2005”.
Winter 2024
Happy Christmas and New Year! We send our greetings to all our members and interested parties coupled with our wishes for a very Happy Christmas and a healthy 2025.
Autumn 2023
Winter 2023
We hosted our first Christmas lunch and AGM at Missenden Abbey on Saturday 14 January – it was highly successful. It was attended by over 40 members and friends,
Your Voice Matters:
Helping shape future cancer services together in Buckinghamshire
The event was chaired and overseen by Barry Sarl, Chair of Chiltern Prostate Support Group who welcomed all those attending, outlined the aim of the day and content
Autumn 2022
As you know we had an outstanding success in July when we held our first PSA Testing Day in High Wycombe – lots of men tested were presenting for the first time. This was very re-assuring to us as it showed we were definitely “filling a gap” because so many men came to us rather than their GP.
Trust and CCG programme
Trust and CCG programme supports local charity’s prostate cancer screening event potentially saving men’s lives
In 2019 Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust launched a joint programme with CCG funding and support from Heart of Bucks Community Foundation – Help Us to Help You
Summer 2022
Your Chairman Barry Sarl has pulled off a masterpiece – the PSA Testing Day held on 2 July at the Wycombe Arts Centre has been a resounding first-time success.
February 2022
We are pleased to announce that a PSA Testing Day has been arranged for the South Bucks area. It will be held on Saturday 2 July at the Wycombe Arts Centre, 15 Desborough Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2PU.
February 2021
Let’s have some fun! Zoom Quiz Night Saturday 13 March at 7.30 p.m. Come and join us, but to take part please email Barry Sarl cpcsghw1@gmail.com to register your interest and reserve your place.
November 2020
We hope that you are keeping well and coping in the current difficult circumstances. Your Committee continues to meet every quarter and our last meeting was held on 5 November via Zoom.
Summer 2020
Your Committee has already had a couple of meetings using Zoom and two weeks ago we had our first meeting with members – again using Zoom.
Spring 2020
In our last newsletter we congratulated ourselves on a successful 2019 and we laid out our ambitious plans for 2020 – sadly all must now change.
April 2020
Your Committee is still working!! We had a committee meeting this week – not in person but by Zoom. So we thought this was a good time to keep you up to date.
Spring 2020
In our last newsletter we congratulated
ourselves on a successful 2019 and we laid
out our ambitious plans for 2020 – sadly all
must now change.
Winter 2019
Well, thanks to you our loyal members, 2019 has been an exciting year and we now want to make 2020 even better.
Spring 2019
We have been invited by Scannappeal to help with their important campaign as follows: An incredible opportunity has arisen for Bucks to be the first location in the UK to have 2 of the most advanced MRI scanners in Europe. £1.5m needs to be raised in the next 18 months – without Scannappeal’s support the NHS Trust would only be able to replace their existing MRI scanners with a basic like for like.
Winter 2018
The annual Christmas Social and Annual General Meeting were held at High Wycombe Cricket Club on 13 December 2018t was a very successful event, over 40 members attended, and it was an excellent prelude to the Christmas season.
Autumn 2018
As I write this I am pleased to be able to report on some of our completed activities and on others which are ahead.
Summer 2018
We are delighted to learn that Rose Southby, the Team Leader and Uro-Oncology Nurse Specialist at Wycombe Hospital, has been invited to contribute to a key national organisation.
Winter 2017
At the Annual General Meeting held on 3 October the Group was unable to elect the essential Officers necessary to comply with the terms of its Constitution and there was a genuine risk that the CPCSG could be disbanded.
Summer 2017
There’s so much planned for the weeks ahead it’s important to get these dates in your diary straight away.
Spring 2017
Consultant Urologist John Kelleher (who I am sure is well known to many of you) is going to be our guest speaker at our meeting on Tuesday 25 April.
Winter 2016
You will shortly be receiving details of our forthcoming Christmas Social which will be held on Thursday 8th December at High Wycombe Cricket Club. Our Chairman Terry and all the Committee look forward to welcoming you there so please come and join us.
Spring 2016
After a reasonably quiet period whilst our new Officers took stock and determined the future direction of the Charity we can now report on lots of activity.
Spring 2015
Our next meeting is the AGM – but we have managed to attract an excellent speaker who has agreed to come and entertain us.