News & Stories
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Events
Family Day at the Museum
Our support team put on another amazing Family Day, this time at the Great North Museum
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Stories
Milo R’s story
Jodylee from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire was sure her son’s tonsillitis was masking something more serious. Her instincts were right, and he was diagnosed with meningitis.
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Awareness
Clock change prompts winter meningitis warning
With the clocks going back and the prospect of colder winter weather the risk of meningitis increases. People spend more time indoors, closer to others; meaning germs are spread more easily.
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Awareness
Make a Difference Day 2023
28 October is Make a Difference Day in the UK. This year we’re taking the opportunity to highlight two of our champion volunteers who make a difference everyday
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Stories
Peggy-Sue's story
Dora’s baby girl was rushed to hospital in Shropshire where it was later revealed that Peggy-Sue had meningitis.
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Fundraising
Ribbon Appeal 2023
Our Ribbon Appeal 2023 is as a stark reminder that meningitis can strike at any age
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Stories
Hannah G’s story
Hannah from Northamptonshire contracted meningitis and septicaemia when she was 19 years old.
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Stories
Naomi A’s story
Naomi from Alton in Hampshire contracted viral meningitis at 45 years old. Support from Meningitis Now was invaluable to her after she left hospital. She tells us her story.
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Fundraising
Britain’s strongest disabled woman takes on Mount Snowdon
Louise G, Believe & Achieve peer mentor, will scale the highest peak in Wales for Meningitis Now
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Awareness
Help us light the way this World Meningitis Day
The theme of World Meningitis Day this year is to light the road towards defeating meningitis and achieving the World Health Organisation’s goal of defeating meningitis by 2030.
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Fundraising
A ‘Ball for our Babies’
Mum of four, Daksha Mistry, continues her incredible fundraising in memory of daughter Bhavini
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Fundraising
Mighty Myles completes the Mini Great North Run
The youngest member of Team Tangerine runs 1.5k for his favourite charity