News & Stories
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Fundraising
Cycling for the Vicar from Paris to Bridgwater
This year’s Cycle for the Vicar event reached a successful conclusion at the weekend as 14 weary cyclists pulled into Bridgwater Cricket Club in Somerset after a 330-mile ride from the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Lighting the tracks ahead for World Meningitis Day
On Tuesday 1 October, we teamed up with Great Western Railway (GWR) to run a special train service, followed by a gathering at London Paddington attended by Lisa Snowdon, ‘lighting the tracks ahead’ – to a future where nobody in the UK dies of meningitis and all those affected get the support they need to rebuild their lives.
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A fantastic Five Valleys Walk
Our flagship sponsored walk took place on Sunday 29 September and saw over 1400 walkers walk through the stunning Cotswold countryside, helping us in the fight against meningitis every step of the way. So far the walkers have raised an incredible £42,000!
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Making a splash with Turtle Tots
Meningitis Now are delighted to announce we are once again teaming up again with national swim school, Turtle Tots, with our Splash Now event this October. And it was wonderful to be invited along to their annual conference on 12th September, to share and celebrate their successes.
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Fundraising
Leaving a gift in your will – Geoff, Lynda and Emma’s story
Gifts in Wills from our supporters are an incredible way to help us fulfil our vision of a future where no-one in the UK loses their life to meningitis and everyone affected gets the support they need. Behind each gift lies a powerful and emotional story. Supporter Geoff Howse and his wife Lynda have made Meningitis Now a beneficiary of their wills. He tells us why here.
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Events
Our Midsummer Party raised an incredible £18,600!
Our Midsummer Party at the Mall Galleries in London was a huge success, raising £18,600. Thank you to everyone who showed their support and made it such a special night. Erin, one of the young speakers at the event recounts the evening below.
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Fundraising
Walking on the Wings for Meningitis Now
In August, Josie took to the skies and completed a Wing Walk to raise funds for Meningitis Now. She has raised over £2,000, an incredible amount which will go towards supporting those impacted by meningitis.
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Thank you, Team Alexis Rose!
We want to say an enormous thank you to Team Alexis Rose, who since 2011 have raised an incredible £135,000 to support the fight against meningitis in the UK.
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Meningitis Now concerned by sharp rise in meningitis cases
Meningitis Now is concerned following the release of new data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showing a significant rise in cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) across England over the past 12 months. Data from the rest of the UK shows similar trends.
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Making sense in sign
Author and journalist Jenny Froude recently shared the uplifting story of her youngest son, Tom who had meningitis as a baby and became deaf as a result. At first Jenny was overwhelmed by this, but over time she became inspired, as signing made sense of a world silenced by meningitis for Tom. Jenny wrote a book on her son’s uplifting journey and the insights into family life with a deaf child.
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Tigerbond tackling the Three Peaks
Tigerbond, an integrated marketing agency, have been taking on the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money in memory of their wonderful colleague and friend, Rhiannon.
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Events
Learning to live with hearing loss after meningitis
On Tuesday 10 September we are hosting an online support event aiming to help adults who have hearing loss as a result of meningitis or care for a child who has hearing loss as a result of meningitis. The lead speaker at this event is Rebecca Mansell, CEO of British Deaf Association who became Deaf after having meningitis as a child. Rebecca shares her story here.