Windsor Lions free prostate screening event

Karen Neville

Men, book your place at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 26^th April

Windsor Lions are holding their latest Prostate Cancer Screening event at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday, 26^th April.

This important event in the Lions’ calendar offers men between 40 and 75 the opportunity to book a free PSA blood test to check for signs of prostate cancer or other related problems.

The importance of such checks was highlighted at their last event in 2023 when over 1,000 men were tested in one day – and of those, nine previously undiagnosed cases of cancer were detected. One of those men – who asked us to share his story – was John.

John emailed the event co-ordinator, Diane Purchase, after the last event saying: “Can I say a big thank you for organising the prostate cancer event. I saw it advertised at Wexham Park Hospital and decided to book a place. My result was abnormal and I now have a positive diagnosis which can be easily rectified by surgery. Without your event I would be unaware of this so thank you so very much. I am now badgering people to get tested!”

John has recently told Diane: “I have now had surgery and they have removed the prostate and hopefully all the cancer…Thanks again to you and the Lions as without your event it would still be silently growing inside of me.”

Diane said of the event: “Stories like John’s are why we are so passionate about this event. Uncovering just one case like this makes it all worthwhile and we are very grateful to John for sharing this powerful story and encouraging other men to get tested. This is why we are staging another event at Ascot Racecourse on 26^th April. 

“We couldn’t do it without the help of many of our supporters: The Shanly Foundation, Savills Estate Agents in Windsor and Sunningdale, Grundon, The Berkshire Community Foundation and Ascot Fire Brigade Trust and Centrica. We feel it is very important to make this a free event so that all men can access it (although donations are always welcome!) and without their help, this would not be possible.”