Fragrant Fundraising for the Lavender Trust

Byrkley Garden Centre has donated profits from 130 Lavender plants sold during Lavender Week (3rd to 9th May) to the Lavender Trust, which provides support and information for younger women with breast cancer.

Although relatively uncommon among younger women, around 8,000 women under 50 are diagnosed with the disease each year, and just over 2,000 of these are under 40. Younger women have specific support needs and concerns, and because of their relatively low numbers, they can feel isolated following their diagnosis.

With this in mind, the Lavender Trust, which is part Breast Cancer Care, has developed a unique range of services designed to help meet the needs of younger women.  These include weekend workshops, one-to-one support, free publications which look at the medical and emotional issues of particular concern to younger women and a set of 'standards of care' designed to ensure that the specialist needs of younger women are not overlooked during breast cancer treatment.

The Lavender Trust is hugely important and provides vital support for young women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and we were only too pleased to help again this year by donating profits from the sale of our Lavender plants.

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