{"id":9430,"date":"2025-11-26T11:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/?page_id=9430"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:38:58","slug":"the-bob-willis-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/the-bob-willis-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bob Willis Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-start grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<source data-srcset='https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image-610x340.jpg 610w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image-1220x680.jpg 1220w 680h' media='(max-width: 992px)' >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image-610x510.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image-610x510.jpg 610w 510h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Image-1220x1020.jpg 1220w 1020h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Working with The Bob Willis Fund, we use the power of sport to promote greater health awareness across our communities.<\/h3>\n<p>In 2025, we delivered our walking cricket sessions for men over 50 in Coventry and Handsworth, and we hosted three prostate cancer testing days at local clubs, Stratford Cricket Club, Knowle &amp; Dorridge Cricket Club, and Sutton Coldfield Cricket Club, all made possible through funding from The Bob Willis Fund.<\/p>\n<p>By engaging men in familiar community settings, we\u2019ve encouraged open conversations about prostate health while supporting physical, mental, and social wellbeing. We\u2019re proud of the impact so far and look forward to continuing this vital programme in 2026, reaching even more men.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the work of The Bob Willis Fund, click <a href=\"https:\/\/bobwillisfund.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                                                    <blockquote class=\"quote\">\n                                                            <p>Thanks to our collaboration with The Bob Willis Fund, we\u2019ve been able to reach over 200 men in 2025 alone. Early detection saves lives, and together we\u2019re ensuring that communities across Warwickshire have access to vital health checks while honouring Bob\u2019s incredible legacy.<\/p>\n                                                        <div class=\"author\">\n                                                                <div class=\"author__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <h4>Esther Lau-Mackaay<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <p>Community Engagement Project Officer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/blockquote>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--media-copy\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-center grid--media-right\">\n                                            \t\t\t<picture class=\"col-md-6 image order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bob-Willis-celebrate-16x9-1.png\"\n\t\t\t\t    srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\n\t\t\t\t    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bob-Willis-celebrate-16x9-1.png 604w 340h, https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bob-Willis-celebrate-16x9-1.png 1209w 680h\" \n\t\t\t\t    data-sizes=\"auto\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>                            \t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Prostate cancer is the number one diagnosed male cancer in the UK, killing 12,000 men a year.<\/h3>\n<p>1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, rising to 1 in 4 for Black men. With no national screening programme in place, we work with The Bob Willis Fund to deliver <a href=\"https:\/\/edgbaston.com\/foundation\/walking-cricket\/\">walking cricket<\/a> sessions that raise awareness of prostate cancer while helping men stay active, social, and connected to the sport they love.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"section section--padding-md section--grey section--stats\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat stat--turquoise\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"stat__number\">12,000<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat__text\">Men die of prostate cancer every year in the UK*<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat stat--turquoise\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"stat__number\">129<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat__text\">Men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every day in the UK*<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-4 col-xs-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat stat--turquoise\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"stat__number\">\u00a31.5m<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat__text\">Has been raised so far by The Bob Willis Fund to help support research<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":71867,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9430","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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