UCAN Urological Cancer Charity

22/12/2025

🎅🏽🎄FESTIVE OPENING HOURS 🎄🎅🏽

The UCAN Fundraising office will be closed Monday 22 December and reopen Monday 5 January.

The UCAN Centre opening hours are as per the picture.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our patients, families and supporters a lovely Christmas and New Year.

17/12/2025

We were delighted to be one of 15 charities to receive a £100 donation from Scott James & Associates. The donations were made rather than sending Christmas Cards. We were all treated to a great festive morning in their office, christmas carols, mince pies and the chance to speak to some of the other charities.

Thank you once again and Merry Christmas to you all 🎄

10/12/2025

Gayle and Kenny were delighted to be invited to the Aberdeen City Lieutenancy Christmas Carol Service at the Cathedral Church of St Machar on Tuesday 9 December, beautiful service🎄

03/12/2025

Everyone at UCAN is delighted that construction will being next month on the SURE Unit (Swift Urological Response Evaluation). The SURE Unit will be a one-stop diagnostic centre for people with symptoms of urological cancers and will ensure they are seen quicker.

This project is a unique collaboration between UCAN, Friends of Anchor and NHS Grampian and only made possible by numerous donations to both charities including very generous support from the Suttie Foundation.

Full story in the link below

NHS Grampian has joined forces with UCAN and Friends of Anchor to create a new fast service for patients with urological cancers, designed to have patients get all their scans and diagnostic tests done in a single hospital visit.

02/12/2025

We are delighted to be the chosen charity for "Music from the Americas"

Date - Saturday 6 December 2025
Time - 3pm
Venue - The Sanctuary of Fountainhall Church at the Stocket

Music provided by Robert Duncan

All welcome - entry is by donation

27/11/2025

We were delighted to be the chosen charity for the Kick the Ball event earlier this year. An event incorporating a 100+mile cycle stopping off at some of the Highland League Football Clubs.

The event raised an amazing 🎉£55,256.12 🎉.

Huge thank you to Ian Ord, Mike Macaulay and Pat Machray for organising and co-ordinating the event and to British long distance cyclist, broadcaster and author Mark Beaumont who lead the cycle and entertained guests at the dinner in the evening. Thanks to all the cyclists who took part on the day and to the Highland League Football Clubs who contributed to the funds raised with various activities during their pre season training.

Funds raised will go towards our current appeal, the SURE Unit. The SURE Unit will be transformational in how we diagnose and treat urology patients, reducing anxiety and improving outcomes.

Pictured handing the cheque over to UCAN Directors James Donaldson and Kenny Anderson are Ian Ord, Mike Macaulay and Pat Machray

13/11/2025

It was lovely to go back to the Brig Inn on Tuesday evening to receive the funds raised at the Pool Competition on Saturday 8 November.

They raised an amazing £1,000. Huge thank you to the ladies from Lord Hays Court for their excellent raffle selling skills, the Brig Inn staff, Neil and Graeme for organising and to all the players who took part on the day.

Pictured (L-R)
Nigel Montgomery, Thomas Still, Ally Gray Jason Noonan
Neil Stewart, Gayle and Graeme Paton

08/11/2025

Today Gayle is at the Brig Inn where they are holding a charity pool competition with all proceeds going to UCAN

Pictured before the start is co organiser Graeme Paton, Daniel (Brig Inn), Gayle, Blanka (Brig Inn) and co organiser Neil Stewart and the amazing raffle table

Thank you for choosing UCAN as the charity to benefit from the competition

05/11/2025

Today we are at the Beach Ballroom for Step Change in Safety Wellbeing event. Delighted to be presenting along with Perfect Hygiene Ltd who are promoting their WEE CAN

03/11/2025

Retired Fire Fighters Golf Section held their annual charity golf day on 26 September at Peterculter Golf Club.

This year, in memory of former colleague and golf section member Alan Rose, they chose UCAN as the charity to benefit and they raised an amazing £1,000 for the charity.

Gayle went along to Peterculter Golf Club, met with the organisers Mike Megginson, Fraser Burr and Scott MacKay and receive the donation. Huge thank you to everyone who took part on the day and to Cammy Burr for being the photographer for the cheque presentation.

Pictured - Mike, Gayle, Fraser and Scott

03/11/2025

Always great to see the UCAN banner featuring in photos from the Linx Ice Arena, this time from the Aberdeen Lynx Ice Hockey Team 3-2 Scottish Cup win against Kirkcaldy Kestrels where goalie Liam Griffin took man of the match 🏒🥅

📸 courtesy of the Club

14/10/2025

Due to holidays the UCAN fundraising office will be closed Wednesday 15 - Friday 17 October.