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Ball to fight back against meningitis
Katy Tyler will be hosting a ball next Saturday (7 May) at The View in Welwyn Garden City to raise funds and awareness for Meningitis Now -
Raising awareness of the value of vaccines for World Immunisation Week
This week is World Immunisation Week, highlighting the action needed and vaccines available to protect people of all ages against diseases including meningitis -
Spencer's Legacy: Nobody Left Behind - Steve's new campaign to beat meningitis
Launched today, Spencer's Legacy: Nobody Left Behind aims to beat meningitis within a generation, in memory of Spencer Dayman -
Meningitis Now's response to Sunetra Sarker comment on ITV's Loose Women
Meningitis Now's CEO Dr Tom Nutt urges ITV's Loose Women to reflect on whether a "thoughtless and disappointing" comment made about meningitis should go unchallenged -
Meningitis survivor Archie plays the Easter bunny
What a cracking job! Wigan schoolboy Archie, who lives with after-effects of MenB meningitis, has donated hundreds of Easter eggs to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital over the last few years -
Bucks Fizz star's daughter rushed to hospital with meningitis
18-year-old Josie, daughter of Jay Aston, is currently undergoing treatment for bacterial meningitis after her entire body was covered in a rash -
Donations to Meningitis Now speaking volumes
"Never judge a book by its cover" - especially as this collection of books, kindly left to us in a legacy, recently raised over £1,000 at auction -
Leanne's inspiration to take on the Manchester Marathon
Inspired by the heart-breaking experience of nearly losing her daughter to bacterial meningitis, Leanne is taking on a huge 26.2-mile challenge to help raise money for us as a charity close to her heart -
The best time from start to finish at Meningitis Now's residential weekend
Eleven young people and their parents and carers joined us at the stunning Calvert Trust Lakes outdoor centre last month, for our latest 11-18 residential weekend -
Meningitis Warriors don their tartan for the Glasgow Kiltwalk
Led by our Scottish Community Ambassador James, a big-hearted team of Meningitis Warriors are taking on The Mighty Stride and Big Stroll for us in April -
Braving the shave to raise money for Meningitis Now
On the May Bank Holiday, Kathleen will be publicly shaving her head to say thank you for all of the support she's received since son Stanley recovered from MenB meningitis -
Call for evidence to support people with acquired brain injury
A call for evidence is being launched to inform a new strategy to improve services for people with acquired brain injury - which can be an after-effect of meningitis -
Join Meningitis Now for a Wheel-y good time at Scotland Family Day
Families with a meningitis experience are invited to join us for a day of fun at The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland -
Pauline's Meningitis Now blanket has fundraising well covered
This fabulous hand-crocheted blanket - featuring our logo - has been lovingly created by supporter Pauline, in memory of her daughter Kimberley who died of meningitis 31 years ago -
Students - learn the signs and symptoms of meningitis
University students are being urged to learn the signs and symptoms of meningitis and look out for their friends, as another UK university reports a case of the bacterial form of the disease -
Wood Leisure's big year of fundraising for Meningitis Now
A big thank you to Wood Leisure Holiday Parks, who have raised £3,000 for us over the last year - despite all of the disruptions of Covid -
Take on the Three Peaks Challenge in 2022 and fight meningitis
Our Three Peaks Challenge is back for 2022! Join our team and climb the highest mountains in Wales, England and Scotland in 36 hours -
Sandy builds her dream home after meningitis, with PLG
We're delighted to be the first featured charity on the PLG website, after the leading disability property specialists built a fully customised house for meningitis survivor Sandy -
Treating meningitis without antibiotics - like a boat without a paddle
We have teamed up with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) to fight back against antibiotic resistance - a very real threat to the treatment of bacterial meningitis -
Make it a date – with Meningitis Now's Five Valleys Walk
It's back. After a two year hiatus, Meningitis Now's Five Valley wak returns bigger and better than ever - Save the date; Sunday September 25