Lady Elsie Robson and her son Mark welcomed guests and hard-working fundraisers to the Copthorne Hotel in Newcastle on Sunday, including World Cup hero Jack Carlton, actor Stephen Thompkinson and Lindisfarne legend Ray Laidlaw. Incredibly, the foundation Sir Bobby launched in 2008 to raise £500,000 has gone on to […]
The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation has contributed £892,000 to Prospect-NE, a new personalised cancer treatment and research project, which will be delivered at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle. The genome sequencing project, which will be delivered at the RVI’s molecular pathology node proximity lab, will help develop personalised treatments for cancer patients, […]
Ex-Newcastle United goalkeeper Steve Harper has become the fourth patron for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. The former Premier League player was welcomed into the role by Sir Bobby Robson’s widow Lady Elsie and their son Andrew Robson yesterday (Tuesday, September 5). He is the first new patron of the charity since […]