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Kiltwalk says thank you for Josh’s recovery
Turn the clock back one year and the then 18-year-old from Thornhill in Dumfries and Galloway was seriously ill with meningitis -
It’s time to celebrate our amazing volunteers!
It's Volunteers’ Week, an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people across the UK make through volunteering -
Get your tickets and join us for the Five Valleys Walk
Make a note of the date for our Five Valleys Walk this year – it’s Sunday 24 September – and join us if you can for our flagship sponsored walk. Tickets for the event are now on sale -
A mother's promise to 'give daughter her hands back'
Tilly Lockey made a miraculous recovery from having both hands amputated as a baby. Her Mum, Sarah, was by Tilly’s side through it all. -
Meningitis Now Trustee Stephen takes on two epic fundraising challenges
Trustee and keen sportsman Stephen Sutcliffe will take on not one but two epic challenges for Meningitis Now this year -
Skydive in memory of Thomas
In memory of her son, mum Donna Murton, 52, from Selby in North Yorkshire, has taken to the skies and undertaken a skydive to raise awareness of meningitis -
The full-circle of how double amputee Tilly regained her confidence
For teenager Tilly Lockey losing both hands was not the tragedy people might assume. But other’s perception of her affected her confidence growing up. -
Focusing attention on viral meningitis
During our annual Viral Meningitis Week, we focus attention on the viral form of the disease. -
Meningitis Now celebrates Deaf Awareness Week 2023
Deaf Awareness Week is an annual campaign which promotes the positivity of living with deafness. Meningitis Now supports many amazing people living with hearing loss due to meningitis -
Friends run London Marathon in memory of baby Calvin
Friends Daniel and Calum to run the London Marathon in memory of baby Calvin who died from meningitis -
Meningitis still a concern to parents
A new national survey has found the disease that most concerns parents is meningitis. -
Rebuilding Futures Fund helps Jade stay warm
Diving into the North Sea in the middle of winter isn’t the most appealing prospect, but thanks to our Rebuilding Futures Fund, it just became a little more tempting for top surfer Jade -
Bridgwater couple run London Marathon in memory of 'huge role model'
Kieran and Lilly, from Bridgewater, will run the London marathon for Meningitis Now to honour their friend Josh Vickery, who died of meningitis at just 40 -
Archie and Finn visit Tenerife in Race2Escape challenge
Archie and Finn, managed to make it all the way from the Scottish capital to Tenerife in the Canary Islands, raising awareness of meningitis -
B&A Group Smash £100k fundraising target for Meningitis Now
Bristol and Avon Group have exceeded their £100,000 fundraising target to support essential meningitis research -
Get waddling for Meningitis Now this spring
By organising a Toddle Waddle this Spring you can help us raise essential funds to support children, their families, and adults who have experienced meningitis. -
As Renishaw turns 50 we celebrate their ongoing charitable spirit
Supporting local communities remains core to Renishaw’s ethos, and Meningitis Now is grateful to have benefited from this giving spirit. -
Lisa Snowdon teams up with Tom Kerridge with ‘Double Trouble’ burger to support us
Lisa Snowdon has teamed up with the Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge to serve up her “Double Trouble Truffle Burger” which will help raise vital funds for our work. -
Harmonie helps charity donations vault higher
Our irrepressible Junior Ambassador Harmonie-Rose has been at the heart of further fundraising activity for us recently -
Meningitis survivor runs 20th marathon for us
Thomas will mark the amazing milestone of running twenty marathons when he attends the London Marathon 2023