Page 48 • The HERALD • 23rd April 2026 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v Health, Beauty & Wellbeing Professional, safe ear wax removal service delivered in the comfort of your own home. We use microsuction, water irrigation and manual ear wax removal to suit the different needs of our clients. To book your appointment please call Gosia on 07591 036071 or email: info@watersideearcare.com CHIROPODY/PODIATRY 07895 691290 Kerry Grassick BSc (Hons) Podiatry MRCPod KG PODIATRY First Floor, South Street Shopping Centre, Hythe SO45 6EB * LIFT ACCESS * Email: kerrythepodiatrist@gmail.com www.kgpodiatry.co.uk • Fully trained counsellor - Level 5 • 2 locations:- St Andrews, Dibden Purlieu and Central Southampton • A warm and welcoming approach • All issues welcome T. 07464 33882 www.gillianhoughtoncounselling.co.uk SOUTHAMPTON STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY SIGN UP 200,000TH LIFE-SAVING STEM CELL DONOR Southampton Marrow, a student-led volunteer group supporting stem cell donation charity Anthony Nolan, is set to make its debut at the ABP Southampton Marathon Festival - bringing a potentially life-saving message to thousands of visitors a er recently securing their 200,000th potential donor. Every 13 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with blood cancer. For many of them, a stem cell transplant will be their best chance of survival. Yet just one in four patients will nd a matching donor within their own family, leaving the remaining 75% dependent on strangers willing to join a stem cell register. is year, the ABP Southampton Marathon Festival on 3rd May is set to play a small but signi cant role in changing that reality. Southampton Marrow, the University of Southampton’s student-run volunteer group a liated with leading blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan, will have a dedicated stall at the event. Visitors will be able to learn about stem cell donation, speak directly with student volunteers and sign up to the Anthony Nolan register on the spot. A number of the group’s student members will also take part in the 5k and 10k race distances - combining charity’s most impactful recruitment channels. Universities are among the most productive recruitment environments because young donors are the most valuable. Young men, for example, make up just 18% of the register but provide over 54% of all transplants. While anyone can donate up to the age of 61, the younger the donor, the greater the likelihood they will be called upon to give. Across all Marrow groups, approximately 1 in every 100 people who sign up goes on to donate - each one potentially giving a patient a second chance at life. Southampton Marrow is run entirely by students in their spare time. e group currently has more than 10 active volunteers, six of whom sit on the committee, and organises donor recruitment drives, fundraising activities and awareness campaigns alongside their fulltime studies. Visitors to the ABP Southampton Marathon Festival are encouraged to visit the Southampton Marrow stall, where volunteers will be on hand to explain the stem cell donation process, answer questions and help people register. Signing up to the Anthony Nolan register is quick, non-invasive and free - and could one day save a life. For more information about Southampton Marrow and Anthony Nolan’s work, or to sign up to the register, you can visit: www.anthonynolan.org/ SouthamptonMarrow sporting challenge with charitable purpose. The timing of the Southampton Marathon Festival coincides with a landmark moment for Marrow groups nationally. Southampton Marrow is part of a wider network of student Marrow groups, which have now successfully registered their 200,000th donor - a milestone achievement as part of their ‘Race to 200K’ campaign. Marrow groups are responsible for recruiting nearly a quarter of all donors on the Anthony Nolan register, making them one of the Southampton Marrow is a student-run volunteer group
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