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A ‘Ball for our Babies’
Mum of four, Daksha Mistry, continues her incredible fundraising in memory of daughter Bhavini. -
Believe & Achievers take on the Five Valleys Walk
Three inspirational young women believe they can achieve the Five Valleys Walk -
Madrid to London by bike
A 1500km bike ride from Spain to London is Bhaven’s contribution to his family’s amazing fundraising -
Meningitis Now's Believe & Achieve Cookery Day
Believe & Achievers spent a delicious day learning new cookery skills -
‘Get the facts, get your jabs!’
We are urging students, parents and carers to make sure that young people have received their meningitis vaccinations before starting college and university this year. -
Meningitis Now Trustee Rod Adlington takes on the Atlantic
Rod Adlington, along with three other crew members, will take to the Atlantic Ocean in an epic 3,000-mile row in memory of Rod’s son, Barney, who died of meningitis when he was three -
Navigating Meningitis at University Podcast
We have joined forces with the University of Gloucestershire to create a podcast episode for their Behind the Uni podcast series. -
Harnessing the pain of grief
Dr. Claire Handby FCIOB MAPM tells us how, by harnessing the pain of losing her younger sister Rachel to Hib meningitis, she carved out a life of joy and empowerment inspired by her -
A Weekend of Firsts for B&A
Our Believe and Achieve community came together from all over the country for an adrenaline fuelled day on 9th July in Derbyshire. -
Hoburne Holidays make fundraising look easy
The team at Hoburne, Devon Bay, have been fundraising for Meningitis Now as their charity of the year 2023 since January. -
Community Support Officers make a difference every day
Four incredible Meningitis Now Community Support Officers cover the whole of the UK to offer solace, a listening ear, information and support to people who have had meningitis and the people who love them -
50 mountains for 50th birthday
To celebrate her recovery from bacterial meningitis Caroline is walking 50 mountains to raise money for Meningitis Now -
24 hours, 3 peaks, 1 cause
Many of you will have read Sophie’s story on our website and how her life changed forever when she contracted meningitis this time last year. Now, to enable her to return home and live independently her family and friends are busy fundraising. -
Horse-power and dedication
In the third of her follow-up blogs Paralympic Dressage hopeful Diana Man introduces us to the most important member of the team – her horse Horatio -
Jack’s walk will fight back against meningitis
To give thanks for his recovery from meningitis our supporter Jack is taking on a walking challenge -
Making the right moves to realise a dressage dream
In the second of her follow-up blogs, Diana Man, who hopes to represent the Great Britain team in Para Dressage at the 2024 Paralympic Games, tells us more about her journey -
Group B Strep Awareness Month
July is group B strep awareness month which focuses on giving new and expectant parents more information about the disease and how it could affect their baby -
Climbing Everest via Ben Nevis
A Bradford man will be ‘running, walking and crawling’ the equivalent height of Mount Everest later this month -
Jade is Pride of Scotland
Huge congratulations to 10-year-old surfer Jade Edward, from Aberdeenshire, who has recently picked up a Child of Courage Award in the prestigious Pride of Scotland Awards -
Striding out to fight meningitis
Congratulations to our supporter Bankim Desai, who successfully completed a charity walk at the weekend