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Street Artists Paint Mural to Raise Awareness for Children's Cancer Centre

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Street artists worked against the clock to paint a massive 8ft mural near Tower Bridge in central London, raising awareness for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity fundraising appeal. The artwork, created by Global Street Art, features the face of six-year-old Sienna Halls, who was treated for leukaemia at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The mural is a key part of the charity's £3.5 million fundraising appeal, with runners participating in the London Marathon hoping to raise funds for a new children's cancer centre.

Key Takeaways:

  • The street artists took just four-and-a-half hours to paint the 8ft mural, which is equivalent to the average time it takes runners to finish the London Marathon.
  • The mural features the face of six-year-old Sienna Halls, who was treated for leukaemia at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
  • The London Marathon's charity of the year, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, is aiming to raise £3.5 million for a new children's cancer centre.
  • The new cancer centre will have inpatient wards, intensive care units, operating theatres, and a cancer day care centre.
  • The centre will also feature a new hospital school and outdoor spaces, including a roof garden.
  • Every day, an average of five families in the UK receive the news their child has cancer, according to figures from Cancer Research UK.
  • GOSH Charity's Build it, Beat it campaign is its biggest-ever fundraising appeal, aiming to raise £300 million for the new cancer centre.

Statistics:

  • 4.5 hours - the time it took street artists to paint the 8ft mural.
  • £3.5 million - the amount of money raised by the London Marathon's charity of the year, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.
  • £300 million - the target for GOSH Charity's biggest-ever fundraising appeal to build a new children's cancer centre.
  • 5 - the average number of families in the UK that receive the news their child has cancer every day, according to Cancer Research UK.
  • £1 - the average cost of treating a child with cancer in the UK, according to Cancer Research UK.

Sources:

  • "Gareth Halls, father of Sienna Halls, interviewed on the London Marathon website"
  • "Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, builditalbeatit.org.uk"
  • "Cancer Research UK, cancerresearchuk.org"

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