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	<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk</link>
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		<title>BTA Leighton Buzzard Fashion Show a SELLOUT!</title>
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March is Brain Tumours Awareness Month, and BTA is getting off to a grand start with our Fashion Show at Leighton Buzzard Golf Club on the evening of Friday 5th March. Organized by BTA&#8217;s Home Counties Representative Nicole Witts and her team of volunteers, the show features fashion from Daisie Lane, make-up demonstrations from Clarins, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/2010/03/bta-leighton-buzzard-fashion-show-a-sellout/</link>
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		<title>Dorset Brain Tumour Support Groups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The charity Hammer Out run a support group for brain tumour patients at  the Springfield Hotel in Wareham.
Time: 
Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every other month 1.30-3.00pm.
Contact:
Contact Anne Coles on 0845 450 1039, or Jason Bowie on 01202 263072
Location:
The Springfield Hotel, Grange Road Wareham BH20 5AL
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		<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/2010/02/dorset-brain-tumour-support-groups/</link>
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		<title>Wear a Hat to Work for Brain Tumours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brain Tumour Action is partnering with the umbrella group charity Brain Tumour Research and other member charities to use the month of March 2010 to raise awareness and funds for brain tumour charities.  We are hoping that everyone will join us to wear a hat on a date in March and help us with this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/2010/02/wear-a-hat-to-work-for-brain-tumours/</link>
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		<title>Links</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Charities associated with brain tumours: support, information and research.
http://www.braintumourresearch.org/ Brain Tumour Research
http://alisdream.f2s.com/ Ali&#8217;s Dream
http://www.andreasgift.org.uk/ Andrea&#8217;s Gift
http://www.annashope.co.uk/ Anna&#8217;s Hope
http://www.brainandspine.org.uk/ The Brain and Spine Foundation
http://www.wayahead-btrc.org/ Brain Tumour Research Campaign
http://www.brainstrust.org.uk/ Brainstrust &#8211; The Meg Jones Brain Cancer Charity
http://www.brainwaves-ni.org/ Brainwaves &#8211; Northern Ireland Brain Cancer Charity
http://www.cbtrc.org/ The Childrens&#8217; Brain Tumour Research Centre
http://www.elliestrust.org/ Ellie&#8217;s Trust
http://www.hammerout.co.uk/ Hammer Out
http://www.levisstar.co.uk/ Levi&#8217;s Star
http://www.btbuddies.org.uk/ BTBuddies
http://www.libertyrosetrust.org/ [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/2010/02/links/</link>
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		<title>Why it can be hard to convince the professionals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Press Association reports a case in which a worried mother was able to convince her child&#8217;s doctors to agree to a brain scan &#8211; but only after a fortnight of multiple appointments and the child&#8217;s worsening illness.
Carly Hornbuckle was told four-year-old  daughter Bella Flint&#8217;s condition was nothing serious. But the  worried 25-year-old [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/2010/02/why-it-can-be-hard-to-convince-the-professionals/</link>
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		<title>Brain Tumour Action Bookshop</title>
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		<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/2010/01/brain-tumour-action-bookshop/</link>
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		<title>BTA Lobbying Subject List</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BTA&#8217;s lobbying Alerts will cover the following subjects, agreed at a meeting of the Brain Tumour Research umbrella group in November 2009:

More Neuro-oncology Staff at hospitals nationwide


Continuity of Care from diagnosis onwards


Post Treatment care improved and expanded nationwide


More funding for training specialist doctors nationwide


Regional centres – more research centres across the UK


GP – assistance with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/2010/01/bta-lobbying-subject-list/</link>
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		<title>Brain Tumour Action Lobbying Guidelines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please adhere to these guidelines when using our online lobbying facilities.

Only use BTA&#8217;s online lobbying facilities for the purpose of contacting your own local politicians, and only use them for BTA-led lobbying and for no other purpose.
&#8220;Your own local politicians&#8221; refers to those politicians elected to serve the area in which your home address falls. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/2010/01/brain-tumour-action-lobbying-guidelines/</link>
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		<title>Will You Rise to the Charity Challenge?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brain Tumour Action and Charity Challenge have got together to offer you the chance to enjoy life-changing experiences in some of the world’s most incredible places – and to help in the fight against brain tumours at the same time.
Charity Challenge are the UK’s top challenge-creating companies, and organised the very successful Comic Relief celebrity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/2009/11/will-you-rise-to-the-charity-challenge/</link>
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		<title>Lobbying Resources for our Advocates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IMPORTANT: Please use these online facilities in accordance with BTA&#8217;s lobbying guidelines. If these useful facilities are abused in any way, we will lose the right to use them.
Click here to read BTA&#8217;s Lobbying Guidelines
Read a list of subjects agreed with Brain Tumour Research UK for BTA Political Lobbying
Information and Contact Details for both Scottish [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.braintumouraction.org.uk/2009/11/lobbying-resources-for-our-advocates/</link>
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