Cancer Screening Programme 2025 - 2026
GYUP was sponsored by Norfolk & Waveney ICB, Great Yarmouth & Northern Villages PCN, and Gorleston PCN to encourage communities in Great Yarmouth to attend their regular cancer screening programmes. Between 2025 and 2026 we trained 107 Cancer Screening Champions and produced information videos in 18 languages covering Breast, Bowel and Cervical Screening. See also our feedback page and Lonely Llama's webpage — https://www.lonelyllama.co.uk/cancer-screening.
Reaching Great Yarmouth's Hardest-to-Reach Communities
In 2025–26, GYUP's members came together to deliver a £20,000 cancer awareness programme reaching people who are too often missed by mainstream health messaging — including non-English speakers, people experiencing homelessness, and isolated residents across Great Yarmouth.
What our members did
This programme only worked because so many different organisations across our network put their own expertise, time and trust into it. The Mosque ran sessions during Ramadan for separate men's and women's congregations, with multilingual interpreters. Mandalay Wellbeing CIC delivered training directly to people experiencing homelessness. The Bread Kitchen CIC reached 36 adults through community education sessions, including neurodivergent and homeless participants. Pyrovision at the Louise Hamilton Centre ran creative sessions where people could talk openly about health, screening and bereavement.
Between them, our members trained 107 Cancer Screening Champions across 11 events — local people equipped to have informal, trusted conversations about screening within their own communities, in the places people already feel safe.
To reach residents in their own language, members and volunteers produced 54 cancer screening videos across 18 languages, including Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, Kurdish, Pashto, Polish, Somali, Tamil, Ukrainian and Urdu — translations provided largely by community members themselves.
What people told us
"The training offered valuable insight into the importance of cancer screening and gave me greater knowledge and confidence to support and encourage others."
"The trainers went well beyond what anyone might have expected. A fantastic effort for the whole community."
Feedback response rates were high — 82% from Champions, 100% from Trainers and Event Organisers — and have already shaped how future sessions are planned.
What it achieved
The £20,000 grant was matched by a huge amount of donated time and goodwill from across our membership — programme management alone represented around £28,800 of freely given effort. As the project team put it: if just one person discovers early signs of a preventable cancer because of this work, the investment is recouped many times over.
This is what GYUP exists to do: bring our members' individual strengths together so the whole community benefits more than any one organisation could achieve alone.
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For Translations of the Cancer Screening Videos:
Please click on the following links:
- العربية - Arabic
- বাংলা - Bengali / Bangla
- 中國人 – Chinese
- Francais - French
- Deutsch - German
- 日本語 - Japanese URL
- کوردی - Kurdish
- Lietuvių - Lithuanian
- پښتو - Pashto
- Português - Portuguese
- Polski – Polish URL
- Soomaali – Somali
- Español - Spanish
- தமிழ் - Tamil
- Türkçe- Turkish
- українська – Ukrainian
- اردو - Urdu
Translations kindly provided by Community Members - So much appreciated😁 and by Google Translate.
Downloads available on request: please email:
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Your guide to NHS cancer screening & support
Screening finds signs of cancer (or changes that could become cancer) before you notice symptoms. Taking up your NHS screening invitations can help find problems early, when treatment is more likely to work. Below are trusted links to official NHS pages and leading UK cancer charities.
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Cancer remains a major challenge for our community — our area has one of the highest cancer mortality rates in the country and one of the lowest levels of cancer screening uptake.
Early detection saves lives. When cancer is found at an early stage, treatment is often more effective and survival rates improve dramatically. By increasing participation in NHS cancer screening programmes, we can detect cancer sooner, provide timely treatment, and significantly reduce deaths caused by the disease. Cancer affects more than just the person diagnosed — it touches families, friends, and the wider community. That’s why early diagnosis and awareness are so important.
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Cervical screening only takes a few minutes, but it helps protect your health for years to come. It’s a small step that really matters. Watch our video below for more information.
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Bowel screening might feel easy to put off, but it’s such a simple test that could make a big difference. It can find problems early, when they’re easier to treat. Watch our video below for more information.
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Breast screening is a simple way to take care of yourself. It can spot changes before you notice anything, giving you the best chance to stay healthy and well. Watch our video below for more information.
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