Stagecoach is gearing up to support Breast Cancer Awareness month with the launch of two initiatives to help get the message out to the public about the benefits of regular breast checks and examinations.
Stagecoach has donated a bus and driver to support Lorraine Kelly’s ground-breaking Change + Check breast cancer awareness campaign. Lorraine’s ‘Boob Bus’ was waved off by Lorraine in London on 1 October and then travelled to Manchester on 3 October. It is then scheduled to be in Belfast on 8 October, Glasgow on 10 October and Cardiff on 14 October before returning to London on 17 October, with six live shows from the bus.
Driven by Stagecoach driver Kevan Docherty from Cumbernauld depot in West Scotland, the Boob Bus will have trained breast cancer nurses to talk to the public about how to monitor their own breasts. Lorraine’s very own Dr Hilary will be on board as the bus reaches Belfast, Glasgow and Cardiff. Helen Addis, the producer of the Lorraine programme and the brainchild behind the Change + Check Campaign, will also be on the bus to spread the message far and wide, and the charity Prevent Breast Cancer will join for the Manchester leg along with Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor.
In Greater Manchester, Stagecoach, in partnership with Alexander Dennis, has also this week helped to launch a special liveried double decker pink BooBee bus with Prevent Breast Cancer. The bus will be visiting public areas where there is a high female footfall as well as large companies and organisations. On board the bus will be Prevent Breast Cancer’s ‘BooBees’ who will be distributing ‘Bee Aware’ information and encouraging women to come on board to find out more about breast health.
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