Lady Margaret Holt Society
Recognising your lasting legacy
Christie Supporter's Seminars are
part of the Lady Margaret Holt Society - an organisation set up to
provide a forum for old and new supporters who may be thinking of
leaving something in their will to The Christie.
Money received from bequests is a very valuable source of income
for The Christie. Many of the important projects underway rely on
the generosity of kind-hearted people who had the foresight to
include a donation to us in their will. In our last financial year,
we received £5.9 million in legacies which has all gone towards
research and treatment at The Christie, bringing real hope to those
affected by cancer.
Much of The Christie's success in the battle against cancer has
been built on legacies. Half of the first £10,000 needed to set up
the first Cancer Pavilion and Home in Manchester in 1892 came from
the estate of Mr Daniel Proctor. The Home was built on land left to
Owen's College by the Whitworth estate.
The Holt family, founders of Manchester brewers Joseph Holt Ltd,
became generous benefactors of the Hospital in the early years of
the 20th century. In 1914 Sir Edward Holt senior helped raise funds
to purchase radium for the Manchester and District Radium
Institute, eventually named the Holt Radium Institute in his
honour, The family tradition was continued by his son, Sir Edward
Holt junior, whose wife, Lady Margaret Holt, chaired Christie's
Women's Auxiliary Committee, later the Women's Trust Fund, from
1939-1977 and remained as its President until 1988. When Lady Holt
died in 1997 she bequeathed her estate to The Christie, a legacy of
over £8 million.
The Christie Supporters Seminars
The Lady Margaret Holt Society hosts The Christie Supporters
Seminar Series which are open to anyone who would like to learn
more about our work.
For further information or to reserve a place at the next
seminar, contact:
