The Gatehouse I want to make sure that everyone who visits Maggie's feels valued and leaves feeling a little more in control of their lives. Maggie’s environments support that,” says Laura Lee, the chief executive for Maggie’s Centres. London Maggie’s is a charity providing free cancer support and information in centres across the UK and online. I joined Maggie’s in 2007 bringing with me experience as a print and broadcast journalist for national publications such as The Times and The Daily Telegraph and a producer for the BBC on programmes including Crimewatch and for BBC Radio 4. The centre pages also have full contact details so you can contact your nearest Maggie's centre directly. G11 6PA. Our support. Glasgow Maggie's – everyone's home of cancer care - Maggie's Centres. For all media enquiries please visit our Media centre or contact us. 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Laura Lee, chief executive of Maggie’s, commented: “Our new centre will be located on the grounds of the hospital, just a stone’s throw away from where people are being treated for cancer; and we will have a uniquely designed building, providing a welcoming and inspiring atmosphere to visitors. Penny Lister was then recruited for a short tenure. Since the late 90s Maggie’s Chief Executive Laura Lee has worked with one of the founding trustees Marcia Blakenham to expand the network of 22 centres across the UK. In challenging times, the charity Maggie’s has been there to offer social, emotional and practical support to people affected by cancer. For all enquiries about Maggie's Events including Culture Crawl and Kitchen Table Day. Maggie had a vision of a place that would allow you to be an informed participant in your medical treatment, offering stress-reducing strategies, psychological support and the opportunity to meet other people in similar circumstances in a relaxed warm atmosphere. She died in 1995, but Laura, Maggie’s nurse and friend, worked with Maggie’s family to ensure her vision became a reality. Says Laura Lee, who was Maggie’s specialist chemo nurse before being appointed Chief Executive for Maggie’s Centres: "The diagnosis of cancer, Maggie felt is a bit like being flung out of a plane with a parachute that may or may not open, and no map when you land behind enemy lines. With the support of her young nurse, Laura Lee, Maggie would devote the rest of her life to planning a cancer caring centre. Glasgow I want to make sure that every major NHS cancer centre within the UK, and beyond has a Maggie’s. I have led Maggie's since the inception of the charity in 1998 and have overseen the development of all our centres across the UK, online and abroad. Maggie’s Chief Executive Laura Lee added: “We are absolutely blown away by Sir Rod Stewart’s generous support and I can’t thank him enough, “Everyone is incredibly excited that he is supporting Maggie’s to help people with cancer in what has been the toughest year imaginable. Maggie’s Centre’s Laura Lee on the healing power of architecture. Dame Laura Lee DBE. Laura Lee has commissioned some of the world’s top architects to design the Maggie’s Centres, and along the way she’s discovered the importance of architecture. I am also responsible for IT, HR, risk management and governance all of which are vital to deliver Maggie’s unique cancer care programme. I have met so many extraordinary people in our centres: they are my inspiration and the driving force behind all that we do at Maggie’s. Ask Laura Lee your VIP question. 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