Updates: Maggie's Centre

25.09.2025

Philanthropist Steve Morgan CBE opens new cancer support centre in North Wales

A new cancer care centre in North Wales has been opened by philanthropist Steve Morgan CBE.

Maggie’s North Wales at the Steve Morgan Foundation Building, built in the grounds of Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, has been completely commissioned, designed and funded by the Steve Morgan Foundation. The new centre will support the whole North Wales area which sees 4800 people newly diagnosed with cancer every year.

Dame Laura Lee, DBE, Chief Executive, of Maggie’s said: “We are delighted our new centre in Denbighshire is open and that we are now able to support people living with cancer, including family and friends, from across North Wales.

“We have been able to bring Maggie’s to North Wales thanks to the incredible generous support of the Steve Morgan Foundation in commissioning, designing, building and funding our centre, and for that I am so grateful.

“The Steve Morgan Foundation has committed to building three new Maggie’s centres in the North West– including the one in North Wales – which is a truly phenomenal act of philanthropy.

“I am greatly looking forward to continuing to work with the Steve Morgan Foundation, and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to ensure we support as many people as possible from across the whole area.

“Maggie’s is here for everyone who needs it, and we are free with no appointment or referral required. We know this makes a huge difference to helping people cope with their diagnosis: from getting ready for cancer treatment, help with potential side-effects, support after treatment, providing benefits advice, or coping with advanced cancer.

“I’m delighted that Maggie’s North Wales is now open, and Maggie’s support is available at all three NHS cancer centres in Wales”.

The Steve Morgan Foundation provided £4 million to build the centre in North Wales, and has already commissioned, designed, built and funded Maggie’s, Wirral which officially opened in the grounds of Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral in September 2021. In 2024, the centre supported people nearly 20,000 times.

A third Maggie’s centre in Liverpool is set to be built within the grounds of the New Royal Liverpool Hospital next to the new Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool – received planning permission last week and is also being built thanks to the Steve Morgan Foundation.

Steve Morgan CBE, Chairman of the Steve Morgan Foundation, said: “It’s wonderful to have the new Maggie’s centre in North Wales open.

“The new centre will ensure the people of North Wales have easy access to the vital cancer support that Maggie’s provides and we are pleased to be able to make that happen. The ethos of the Foundation is to ‘give money away well’ and our partnership with Maggie’s is a prime example of how we can harness our expertise, practical support and commercial experience to maximise the impact of our financial support.

“We are very excited to see this centre doing what it has been designed to do – supporting people with cancer at possibly the hardest time of their lives - and to continuing our partnership with Maggie’s through the development of the centre in Liverpool.”

Jules Peters, wife of the late Mike Peters of Welsh rock band The Alarm, was also at the opening.

Mike died earlier this year after living with cancer for 30 years. Their son Evan sang with Welsh opera singer Rhys Meirion to help celebrate the opening.

Jules said: “It is wonderful to be here today to see the Maggie’s centre in North Wales open. Maggie’s free, expert support for people living with cancer is so badly needed and I know the centre will help a huge number of people at what I know is such a difficult time. Mike would have loved to see it open, and I am sure we would have visited.”

Kevin Owen, 61, was diagnosed with cancer in 2021 and has been supported by Maggie’s on the Wirral, was also present at the centre’s opening.

He said: “I was fortunate during and after my cancer treatment to have a Maggie’s nearby to my home at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Wirral. The support I received from Maggie’s has helped make a difficult journey a bit easier. As a native Welsh speaker from Bethesda I was in touch with others affected by cancer from that area and realised how fortunate I was to be close to a Maggie’s.

“The new Maggie’s at Glan Clwyd will make it so much easier for people across North Wales to access the superb support offered. A very much needed support service for people affected by cancer in North Wales.”

Glan Clwyd Hospital is managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and is home of the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre.

Carol Shillabeer, Chief Executive of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, said: "We are delighted that North Wales now hosts a new Maggie’s centre, providing invaluable support to people living with cancer across North Wales. Its arrival at Glan Clwyd Hospital, where our North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre was recently re-designated as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence for neuro-oncology, strengthens our regional capability. It ensures that additional compassionate, expert care is available close to home. We are grateful to the Steve Morgan Foundation and Maggie's for making this much-needed centre possible."

Maggie’s, North Wales is the third Maggie’s in Wales, with Maggie’s, Swansea opening in 2011 and Maggie’s, Cardiff opening in 2019. These two centres supported people with cancer, as well as family and friends, more than 18,500 times in 2024.

Maggie’s has 30 years of experience and expertise providing free cancer support and information in centres across the UK. Built in the grounds of NHS cancer hospitals, the centres are warm and welcoming and are run by expert staff, who help people live well with cancer.

Maggie’s relies almost entirely on voluntary donations to support and grow its network of centres and to develop its unique, high-quality programme of support. The charity’s aim is to make the biggest difference possible to people living with cancer and their family and friends.

We want our centres to be there to support as many of these people, and their families, as possible and we rely on the generosity of communities around the centres to make that happen.

To find out more about Maggie’s in North Wales and how you can support the centre please visit: https://www.maggies.org/our-centres/maggies-north-wales/ .

21.03.2025

New cancer support centre in North Wales ‘tops out’

A new cancer support centre in North Wales has celebrated its ‘topping out’ - a traditional ceremony to mark the completion of the highest part of the building. Read more here: New cancer support centre in North Wales 'tops out' - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

12.03.2025

Maggie’s Takes Shape

Work on the new Maggie’s North Wales centre at Glan Clwyd Hospital has been ramping up. Ahead of an official topping out ceremony on March 20, new pictures show how the structure has taken shape.

Due to open this autumn, construction was made possible by a generous £4m investment from the Steve Morgan Foundation. Our pictures show how the steel frame, roof, solar panels, windows and first phase of the external cladding have all been completed.

The new Maggie’s centre will provide free practical, psychological and emotional support for people with cancer, as well as their family and friends, from across the whole region.

For more information about the work done by Maggie’s, visit: Maggie's, North Wales | Maggie's

For more information regarding the charitable work of the Steve Morgan Foundation, visit: Steve Morgan Foundation - Charitable Foundation Providing Funding, Support and Advice

08.01.2025

Maggies Centre Update - Online Forum

Join us for a Maggie’s Centre update Online Forum - 21 January 2025 5:30pm-6:30pm. Please email bcu.getinvolved@wales.nhs.uk to register your place.

06.09.2024

Work has started on the development. So far, a new car park entrance has been installed on Car Park 2 of the hospital and preparatory works are underway for the construction phase.

Over the next few weeks various changes will become apparent around that car parking area, as work begins to ramp up. The portacabin, which was installed to house security before free parking was introduced, will be removed.

Fencing is already being installed around the works site and work to alter some of the lighting columns is also taking place.

Felling works, relating to non-native trees, will commence next week. The comprehensive landscaping plan which is included in the scheme’s brief will see a net increase in trees around the development.

There will be deliveries on site and visitors are reminded of the road works, relating to the Pure Homes construction site, adjacent to Glan Clwyd Hospital. So, if possible, please allow extra time when travelling to Glan Clwyd Hospital for the foreseeable future.

Obviously, there will be some disruption to, and loss of, parking spaces during some of the works which are taking place. There will be no net loss of parking spaces on site overall, because of the construction work.

If you have an outpatient appointment and can be dropped off and collected by someone, it would really help us manage the available car parking spaces on site. We apologise for any inconvenience while the works go ahead.

This development will bring a welcome and worthwhile resource for current and former cancer patients, and their families, throughout North Wales.

13.08.2024

Stakeholder meeting “great success”

A stakeholder meeting, explaining the role of Maggie’s North Wales at Glan Clwyd Hospital, was attended by more than 40 people recently.

Jalibani Ndbele, Glan Clwyd Hospital’s director of operations, opened the third meeting for anyone interested in the scheme. There was also a presentation of some of the latest CGI designs for the new centre, presented by Sarah Beard, Maggie’s business development director (see accompanying images).

An extended question and answer session followed, where the panel replied to enquiries about parking, layout, access from other areas of the region, the services it will provide and how the new facility will collaborate with the North Wales Cancer Centre.

Sarah Beard said: “The latest stakeholder session was a great success. We had some really interesting and thoughtful questions, along with some really insightful first person testimonies from people who’ve used our services in the past.

“It’s really important to us to engage with everyone and be really clear about our mission in North Wales. That includes members of the public, clinicians and elected representatives.”

Jalibani Ndbele said: “It was really good to have a positive and inspiring conversation about a new service coming to Glan Clwyd Hospital. We are really looking forward to welcoming this new resource for the people of North Wales and adding to the services we already have for those with cancer, their families and their friends.”

More stakeholder sessions will be organised as the project develops. They are open to members of the public, who can get more information about them via ours, Maggie’s and The Steve Morgan Foundation’s social media channels and regularly checking this development page.

*The Maggie’s North Wales project is being generously funded by the The Steve Morgan Foundation.

10.07.2024

Possible disruption to traffic flow on Glan Clwyd Hospital site

To facilitate construction work on the new Maggie’s Cancer Support Centre at Glan Clwyd Hospital, there will be some alterations to traffic flow on site.

From Thursday, July 11, there may be disruption for vehicles entering Glan Clwyd Hospital via the main road off the roundabout, with a lane closure in effect.

These works are necessary to make adaptations to road markings and the entrances to the car park before building construction starts on the centre. Priority will be given to emergency ambulances at all times.

Our apologies for any inconvenience this will cause.

We will keep you updated about the development and any further on-site traffic issues on our website, here: Maggie's Centre North Wales - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (nhs.wales)

09.07.2024

Preparatory works are about to commence on the new Maggies Centre at Glan Clwyd Hospital:

02.01.2024

Maggie’s cancer support centre in Denbighshire started thanks to £4 million from the Steve Morgan Foundation. Read more here: New cancer support centre in North Wales breaks ground - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (nhs.wales)

30.10.2023

Planning permission has been granted for a new cancer support centre in North Wales.

09.11.2021

New cancer support centre plans are announced.