The Testicle Tour ©

The Testicle Tour was created by best mates Darren Couchman and Richard Miller. Our aim is to raise awareness of testicular cancer in a funny, light hearted way.

Testicular cancer is often seen as an embarrassing illness because of what it affects. We want to break down this barrier using humour. Darren used lots of humour in his fight against testicular cancer and now he wants to bring this humour to the people of England. We will literally be "talking balls around England."

"The Testicle Tour aims to raise the profile of testicular cancer by using humour. Testicular cancer is often seen as a taboo subject, however Darren and Richard want to break down this barrier by injecting a bit of fun into their fundraising events and at the same time deliver an important message. That men should carry out regular self-examinations. I fully support everything that The Testicle Tour aims to achieve."

Dr Chris Steele MBE- resident Doctor- ITV's This Morning- Britain's No. 1 Daytime Show and "Health Journalist of the Year-2007

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The Testicle Tour © 2009

The Testicle Tour's big wacky event this year is in London on the 11th July 2009. This involves a large group, some survivors like Darren, walking around London many armed with a large fluffy testicle (see picture below). There will be testicular cancer survivors from all over England and even one from the United States to make this a truly international event.We will be visiting major London landmarks, where the whole group and fluffy testicles will have their photo taken. Also during the walk, one of the survivors Ezra Williams (a talented classical singer and musician) will be performing his own rendition of Nessun Dorma to include testicular cancer references. The official patron of the Testicle Tour Dr Chris Steele MBE is also aiming to attend. We also aim to have raised £10,000 by the end of 2009 for the Everyman Male Cancer Campaign. If you are interested in covering this event or require more information, please contact Darren Couchman via facebook, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 07905 041960.

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Here is the route of the walk. Please note times are an estimate. We will be at each venue for around 15-20 minutes for photo's.

10.00am     - meet at London Eye
10.45am     - start walk
10.55am     - arrive at Millenium Bridge
11.20am     - Globe Theatre
11.55am     - HMS Belfast
12.25pm     - City Hall or The Glass Testicle as it is sometimes known as.
12.55pm     - Tower Bridge
1.30pm       - Tower of London

1.50pm-2.30pm LUNCH

3.00pm      - St Pauls Cathedral
3.45pm      - Covent Garden ( stay for around 1 hour and 30 mins )
5.30pm      - Leicester Square
6.00pm      - FA Headquarters, Soho Square
6.45pm      - Piccadilly Circus
7.45pm      - Buckingham Palace
8.30pm      - Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
9.00pm      - Downing Street
9.20pm      - Horse Guards Parade
9.40pm      - Admirality Arch
9.50pm      - Finish at Trafalgar Square.

Route is approximately 8 miles, however there will be plenty of stops for the photo's, so it's not 8 miles all in one hit...even we would struggle with that!