Melanoma Fund

12/06/2026

For years, we've treated sun safety as an awareness issue. What if it's actually an implementation issue?

Delighted to see the campaign by Klick for the Melanoma Fund featured in the latest edition of The Professional Mountaineer.

One of the most important developments for us this year has been reframing sun safety as a UV and heat risk issue and working with Mountain Training to embed the Sunguarding® Course within its educational resources and CPD platform.

Because prevention doesn't happen when people hear the message. It happens when organisations embed new behaviours into everyday practice.

That's the shift we're interested in creating.

Looking forward to continuing the conversation with brands across the sector

04/06/2026

FIFA's bottle ban has sparked debate around heat, hydration and duty of care at the World Cup. What is interesting is how quickly environmental exposure is moving up the sporting agenda.

Heat and hydration are now being discussed as welfare issues. UV exposure should be part of the same conversation.

The FA The Premier League

Fans will not be allowed to take reusable water bottles into World Cup stadiums due to safety concerns, Fifa says in a late policy change.

04/06/2026

We're proud to be working with Sport England and Buddle to highlight the importance of keeping people safe in the sun and to share practical steps that clubs and organisations can take to protect participants, volunteers and staff.

Alongside our work with leading sports and outdoor organisations, we're helping bring sun safety into the heart of the sector. Not bad for a small charity.

We know that awareness is only the first step. Sun protection becomes effective when it is visible, accessible and part of everyday sporting culture.

Whether you are a coach, club volunteer, event organiser, parent or participant, small actions can make a big difference.

Thank you to Sport England and Buddle for helping keep this important conversation moving forward.

You can read the article here: https://buddle.co/community/news/keep-people-safe-sun

Buddle's advice on the practical steps sport and physical activity clubs and community organisations can take to manage and prevent the risk of sun and heat exposure.

02/06/2026

A huge thank you to Ravelston Golf Club for supporting the Melanoma Fund through their recent members' golf day.

Within days of receiving the donation, we were already putting it to work in Scotland, expanding our engagement with organisations including YouthLink Scotland and the Outdoor Learning Network.

As more children and young people learn, play and stay active outdoors, we want to help ensure they also stay sun safe.

This is a great example of how golf club fundraising can be turned into practical health prevention, creating impact far beyond the clubhouse.

Thank you to everyone at Ravelston Golf Club for helping us take Sunguarding® to new audiences. Lots more collaboration and activity to come.

https://www.youthlink.scot/news/melanoma-fund-free-sunguarding-resources-for-organisations-working-outdoors/

As Scotland encourages more children and young people to learn, play and be active outdoors, are we doing enough to help them stay sun safe? The Melanoma Fund has developed a range of free Sunguarding® resources for organisations working outdoors.

01/06/2026

We're delighted that Portakabin and Avery Football Club have chosen to support the Melanoma Fund through its charity golf day on July 3rd.

Community events like this play a vital role in helping us reach more schools, sports clubs and outdoor communities with practical sun safety education.
We are currently seeking a small number of raffle and auction prizes to help maximise fundraising on the day.

If your business would like to support the event with a prize donation, please get in touch with Michelle Baker at [email protected]

Thank you to the amazing Simon Waterhouse for arranging this and Sandwell Park Golf Club for hosting the day. If you fancy registering - details below!

01/06/2026

The events industry has become highly effective at managing visible risks.

UV remains one of the most significant invisible risks facing outdoor workers and attendees.

That's why the Production Services Association is working with us to put sun safety on the agenda across the events industry.

The reality is that guidance alone doesn't change behaviour. People need visible reminders, practical support and environments that make protection easy.

From festivals and outdoor events to sport and recreation, sun safety needs to become part of everyday operations, alongside hydration, welfare and PPE.

If you're planning or delivering an outdoor event this summer, take a look at the PSA guidance below or get in touch to discuss practical ways to support your workforce, volunteers and visitors.

Read the PSA guidance 👇
https://www.psa.org.uk/pages/sun-safety-responsibilities-for-event-organisers-and-employers?_pos=3&_psq=Sun+sa&_ss=e&_v=1.0

29/05/2026

Honoured to see Peak Exposure, created by KKlickfor the Melanoma Fund, recognised with 6 x Gold wins at the 2026 Clio Health Awards.

By placing melanoma prevention directly into the world of mountaineering and outdoor achievement, the campaign helped reach audiences in a completely different way - generating more than 19 million impressions globally and opening wider conversations around UV exposure at altitude and within outdoor culture.

For us, this reinforces something important: prevention only works when it becomes culturally relevant within the environments people actually live, work and play in.

Thanks to our amazing subjects, Guy Jarvis, Willie Munro Caroline Gleich and huge congratulations to Yan Cucco, Tim Jones and the entire Klick Health team on this incredible recognition.

Now… fingers crossed for Cannes. 👀

https://clios.com/winners-gallery/explore?vertical=Clio+Health&season=2026&program=22114

29/05/2026

Don’t you love it when a plan comes together… ☀️😎

From conversations and concepts… to actual UV Safety Stations and Sunguarding® signage standing proudly in Trearddur Bay, Anglesey.

Turns out behaviour change works a lot better when people can actually see it.

Small signs. Visible reminders. Real-world prevention.

That’s how culture shifts happen, not through endless talking, but by putting sun safety directly into the environments where people live, work, play and burn.

Well done Jean Ross and the students a Otago Polytechnic, Teifi Jones, Jean Ross and Keith R Roberts CMILT Gerallt Roberts and all the wider team at Isle of Anglesey County Council

Happy Friday from Wales.



Otago Polytechnic

29/05/2026

Great collaboration with Isle of Anglesey County Council on our Sunguarding Anglesey campaign

Anglesey launches UK-first Sunguarding pilot to tackle rising skin cancer risk

A UK pilot ‘Sunguarding’ initiative launches this week in Trearddur Bay, led by the Melanoma Fund in partnership with the Isle of Anglesey County Council and Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand.

More here: https://www.anglesey.gov.wales/en/newsroom/news/anglesey-launches-uk-first-sunguarding-pilot-to-tackle-rising-skin-cancer-risk

MônFM Visit Anglesey

29/05/2026

We are delighted to welcome Antony Young as Scientific Advisor to the Melanoma Fund.

Antony is Emeritus Professor of Experimental Photobiology at King’s College London and internationally recognised as one of the UK’s leading experts in ultraviolet radiation and skin photobiology.

His appointment further strengthens the scientific leadership supporting our prevention and education work, alongside Professor Brian Diffey and our wider multidisciplinary advisory network.

For decades, Antony’s research has helped shape scientific understanding of UV exposure, sunscreen science, skin cancer prevention, and photoprotection, ensuring that public health guidance remains grounded in robust evidence.

As we continue to develop Sunguarding® across schools, sport, outdoor recreation and workplaces, scientific integrity and evidence-led prevention remain central to our mission.

https://melanoma-fund.co.uk/our-charity/our-team/