Group Organiser: Clive Hancocks: Email Clive
Our meetings are open to anyone who has an interest in prostate cancer. This includes men with prostate cancer, their partners, family members, carers and friends. We meet four times in the year, usually on a Thursday, at 7.00 pm at:
Tesco Community Room
Tesco Extra
Lottbridge Drove
Eastbourne (Inside Tesco)
BN23 6QD
DROP IN DATES 2026 (10am till 12 noon)
February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1.
In addition, the quarterly evening meetings have been changed to afternoon start. This is to accommodate the consultants & speakers who give their time to us for nothing!
SPEAKER MEETINGS 2026 note: 3.45pm arrival please for a prompt 4pm start.
Please let Clive know if you are planning to attend: easternsussex@pcaso.org
Tuesday March 24th 4pm – 6pm
Sally Sawyer, Lead Uro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Q&A
Tuesday 23rd June 4pm – 6pm
Lucie Rounds, Macmillan Specialist Dietician & Team Lead, Pelvic Radiation Disease from a diet perspective
Tuesday 22nd September 4pm-6pm
Dr Caroline Manetta, & Dr Sally Appleyard, Consultant Clinical Oncologists, topic to be confirmed
Tuesday 15th December 4pm-6pm
Steff Collins, Macmillan Information & Support Manager, Radiotherapy referral process and radiotherapy side effects
The meetings usually comprise a talk from a guest speaker with time for questions either during the presentation or afterwards. We then have refreshments and a raffle which allows time for more informal discussion with other members and the guest speaker. Speakers are normally health care professionals or people connected with prostate cancer in their work role. Occasionally, we have an open forum meeting but it is up to you how little or much you want to say about your experience of prostate cancer. The emphasis and purpose of the meetings is to share information and learn more about living with and beyond prostate cancer including the consequences of and side effects of treatment, for example, improving bone health, coping with weight gain.