More than 1,200 men have attended an annual prostate screening event in Worthing.

Saturday’s event, at the Charmandean Centre, was organised by the Worthing Lions, the prostate cancer charity PCaSO and the Worthing Freemasons.

Organisers said: “It is an annual event held every September. This year’s event is reputed to be the biggest single-day event ever held in this country. The general manager of the Charmandean Centre, Trevor England, generously allowed the centre to be used for the event without charge.

“A combined team of almost 50 volunteers from Worthing Lions, PCaSO, and phlebotomists were involved in the event. It was a logistical challenge – fortunately everything went very smoothly with no traffic issues.

A team of almost 50 volunteers were involved in the event, which attracted more than 1,200 men

placeholder image — A team of almost 50 volunteers were involved in the event, which attracted more than 1,200 men

“At the end of the day the blood samples were taken to Worthing Hospital for testing. The testing is funded by the PCaSO Charity at no charge to the NHS. All the participants who gave a blood sample will receive their result normally within five days – either normal or out of range.”

Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in men across the UK, killing more than 12,000 people each year.

The lead from Worthing Lions, Robin Rogers, and his counterpart from PCaSO, Lance Allen, described the day as a phenomenal success and a tremendous team effort.